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Evaluation of a voluntary control program for the detection of Bovine Leukemia Virus antibodies based on agar gel immunodiffusion test in dairy farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-05-02)
A total of 20 farms were analyzed repeatedly during five years using only the agar gel immunodiffusion
test (AGIDT) as part of a voluntary control program of Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV). After
five years of cleaning up ...
Do shade-grown coffee plantations pose a disease risk for wild birds?
(EcoHealth, 2013-05-02)
Shade-grown coffee plantations are often promoted as a conservation strategy for wild birds. However, these agro-ecosystems are actively managed for food production, which may alter bird behaviors or interactions that could ...
National Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020-06-02)
Eastern equine encephalitis and Venezuelan equine encephalitis are endemic neglected tropical diseases
in the Americas, causing encephalitis in both horses and humans. In 2013, a cross-sectional study was
performed in ...
First complete coding sequence of a Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Strain Isolated from an Equine Encephalitis case in Costa Rica
(Microbiol Resour Announc, 2019-09-05)
The first complete coding sequence of the Venezuelan equine encepha-
litis virus IE, isolated from a Costa Rican mare with severe encephalitis, was con-
firmed by histological and viral whole-genome analyses. The isolated ...
Analysis of ORF5 sequences of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulating within swine farms in Costa Rica
(BMC Veterinary Research, 2021-06-12)
Background: Worldwide, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the diseases that cause
the highest economic impact in modern pig production. PRRS was first detected in Costa Rica in 1996 and has
since ...
Seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on swine farms in a tropical country of the Middle Americas: the case of Costa Rica
(Springer Nature, 2021-08-18)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes signifcant economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Little is known regarding the epidemiology of this infection in tropical countries. To address ...
Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of ferlavirus in captive vipers of Costa Rica
(American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2017-06-01)
Abstract: Ferlaviruses (FV, previously referred to as ophidian paramyxoviruses, OPMV), are enveloped viruses with a negative-strand RNA genome, affecting snakes in captivity worldwide. Infection is characterized by respiratory ...
Caracterización molecular de dos brotes de distemper canino en animales de vida silvestre en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)
El virus del distemper canino (CDV), es el causante de una importante enfermedad infecciosa que
afecta perros, cánidos de vida silvestre y otros carnívoros. Es altamente patógeno, pertenece al género
Morbillivirus, familia ...
Reporte de influenza canina en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)
Influenza canina causada por H3N8 fue descrita en 2004 en los Estados Unidos en Greyhounds. El
agente etiológico es un mutante del virus de la influenza equina, H3N8. Posteriormente se describieron
casos de influenza ...
¿Cuánto debemos preocuparnos por la evolución del SARS-COV-2?
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2021-04)
Hace un año la OMS declaró pandemia
a la covid-19, cuyo agente causal es
SARS-COV-2. Hoy en día se registra
un total de 121.055.633 infectados y
2.676.824 fallecidos. A esto se suma
el confinamiento, que altera la ...