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Serosurvey in two rural areas evidences recent and previously undetected WNV and SLEV circulation in Costa Rica
(medRxiv preprint, 2021-09-13)
West Nile virus (WNV) and Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) share similar virus transmission cycles that involve birds as amplifiers and mosquitoes as vectors. Mammals, including humans, are dead-end-hosts that may be ...
Costa Rica wildlife disease reporting system for preventive medicine and disease Control
(ASTMH, 2020-11)
SARS-COV-2 pandemic evidence that the impact of new zoonotic diseases
can be on both social and economical levels. Since such agents are
originated from wildlife reservoir communities, there’s a need for more
active ...
Passive epidemiological surveillance in wildlife in Costa Rica identifies pathogens of zoonotic and conservation importance
(PLoS ONE, 2022-09-26)
Epidemiological surveillance systems for pathogens in wild species have been proposed as
a preventive measure for epidemic events. These systems can minimize the detrimental
effects of an outbreak, but most importantly, ...