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Naegleria fowleri-associated encephalitis in a cow from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2006)
Species of Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, and Balamuthia are soil amoebae that can cause encephalitis in animals and humans. Of these, Naegleria fowleri is the cause of often fatal primary meningoencephalitis in humans. N. ...
Biologic and genetic characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in free-range chickens from Costa Rica, Central America
(Elsevier B.V, 2006-02-23)
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The prevalence of T. gondii in 144 free-range ...