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Caracterización morfológica y molecular de Paragonimus mexicanus y Paragonimus caliensis en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-08)La paragonimiasis es una enfermedad zoonótica de transmisión alimentaria en Latinoamérica. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo determinar las especies de Paragonimus presentes en cangrejos de agua dulce de Costa Rica. -
Caracterización y evaluación de la eficiencia y sostenibilidad del engorde bovino manejado en pastoreo, semiestabulado y estabulado en la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2005-03)Se desarrolló un estudio con el objetivo de caracterizar y evaluar sostenibilidad del engorde bovino en pastoreo, semiestabulado y estabulado en la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica entre marzo y junio del 2003. Se ... -
Características de los Egresos de una Unidad Hospitalaria de Atención de Dengue. Costa Rica, 1999–2002
(Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, 2009)Objetivo: Caracterizar la población de pacientes egresados de la Unidad de Atención al Dengue del Hospital Monseñor Sanabria de Puntarenas. Materiales y Métodos: Se reunieron datos descriptivos del período de enero ... -
Case report: First documented case of cerebral angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a free-ranging opossum
(Frontiers, 2024-02-01)Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that primarily infects the mesenteric arteries of wild rodents. This parasite is endemic in several regions of the American continent, and in humans, causes a ... -
Caso de Otodectes cynotis en un gato cachorro
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012)Otodectes cynotis se conoce como el ácaro de la oreja y causa entre el 50-84% de otitis externa en gatos. Pertenece a la familia Psoroptidae y afecta conejos, gatos, hurones, pe- rros y ratas; principalmente a los ... -
Cell free Regenerative Medicine (RM) strategies for cartilague and bone put to the test in the challenging equine in vivo model
(Utrecht University, 2019-04-09)This thesis focuses on in vivo studies in horses for the long-term evaluation of various regenerative approaches for articular cartilage and bone repair using cell-free techniques. It is concluded that the equine stifle ... -
Centrocestus formosanus (Opisthorchiida Heterophyidae) como causa de muerte de alevines de tilapia gris Oreochromis niloticus (Perciforme Cichlidae) en el Pacífico seco de Costa Rica
(Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010-07-23)Centrocestus formosanus (Opisthorchiida: Heterophyidae) as a cause of death in gray tilapia fry Oreochromis niloticus (Perciforme: Cichlidae) in the dry Pacific of Costa Rica. Centrocestus formosanus is a zoonotic trematode ... -
Chagas disease in dogs from endemic areas of Costa Rica
(Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002-06)Dogs with the presumptive diagnosis of Chagas disease are commonly sent to our School of Veterinary Medicine by independent veterinarians. This prompted us to evaluate the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in some ... -
Chagas' disease: Risk factors for house infestation by Triatoma dimidiata, the major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Costa Rica
(The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health., 1991)The reduction of domiciliary infestation by insect vectors, the key to controlling Chagas' disease, depends on identification of housing features associated with infestation. In this study, log-linear modeling was used to ... -
Changes in Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Composition Following Insecticide Thermal Fogging in a Rural Setting of Western Panamá
(PLOS ONE, 2013-01-09)American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, ACL, is a zoonotic disease with a large richness of co-occurring vector species in transmission foci. Here, we describe changes in patterns of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: ... -
Characterization of a recent malaria outbreak in the autonomous indigenous region of Guna Yala, Panama
(BioMed Central, 2015-11-17)Background: This study aims to describe the epidemiological and entomological factors associated with a recent malaria outbreak that occurred in 2012 in a socially marginalized population from Guna Yala Comarca in Panama. ... -
Characterization of Anaplasma spp. infection in dogs from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-02-09)A cross-sectional study combining serological and molecular techniques for detecting selected Anaplasma species was conducted between 2011 and 2012 in dogs and ticks sampled in all provinces of Costa Rica. Global Anaplasma ... -
Characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis native haptens as outer membrane O-type polysaccharides independent from the smooth lipopolysaccharide
(American Society for Microbiology, 1996)Brucella native haptens (NHs) extracted with hot water from smooth (S)- type B. abortus and B. melitensis were purified to high levels of serological activity and compared with the polysaccharide obtained by acid hydrolysis ... -
Characterization of Brucella abortus lipopolysaccharide macrodomains as mega rafts
(Blackwell Science, 2005-09-28)The lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of intracellular Proteobacteria such as Brucella, Chlamydia, Legionella and Rickettsia, have properties distinct from enterobacterial LPSs. These properties include deficient LPS induction of ... -
Characterization of PRRSV and dynamics of the virus in swine farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018)The Porcine ReproducPve and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) was first recognized clinically in the EU in 1987, and thereaYer it spread through Europe and America. The virus has two genotypes: ... -
Childhood leukaemia in Costa Rica, 1981-96
(Blackwell Science, 2002)Childhood leukaemia incidence in Costa Rica during 1981-96, among the highest in the world, was analysed by histology, gender, birth year, time period of diagnosis, age at diagnosis and region. Numbers of cases were extracted ... -
Chlamydia abortus in dairy farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-12-02)The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Chlamydia abortus in specialized dairy farms. A total of 608 blood samples were collected during 2012 from 24 dairy farms located in the ... -
Chlamydia psittaci
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020)El objetivo de este vídeo es presentar una breve explicación sobre la bacteria Chlamydia psittaci presente en aves, su forma de transmisión a humanos, presencia en Costa Rica, diagnóstico y las medidas de prevención. El ... -
Chlamydia psittaci genotype B in a pigeon (Columba livia) inhabiting a public place in San José, Costa Rica
(University of Tripoli, 2013-12-02)Human chlamydiosis is a zoonotic disease of avian origin caused by Chlamydia psittaci. The highest infection rates have been detected in parrots (Psittacidae) and pigeons (Columbiformes), the latter most frequently carry ... -
Chlamydophila abortus en ganado lechero de la zona norte de Heredia y Alajuela, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014-02-13)Establece la presencia de Chlaydophila abortus en las fincas lecheras de la zona norte de Heredia y Alajuela mediante la determinación de anticuerpos. Se analizaron sueros de bovinos especializados en producción de leche, ...