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Molecular detection and genotyping of chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines from Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2013-08-18)Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88) and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29) were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive ... -
Molecular detection and identification of Rickettsiales pathogens in dog ticks from Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10)Although vector-borne diseases are globally widespread with considerable impact on animal production and on public health, few reports document their presence in Central America. This study focuses on the detection and ... -
Molecular detection of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in Penaeus vannamei shrimps in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020-03-02)Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) is a bacterial disease associated to severe mortality in farmed shrimps, and caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus containing plasmid pVA-1 encoding pirA and pirB toxins. This ... -
Molecular detection of Plasmodium malariae/Plasmodium brasilianum in non-human primates in captivity in Costa Rica
(PLOS ONE, 2017-01-26)One hundred and fifty-two blood samples of non-human primates of thirteen rescue centers in Costa Rica were analyzed to determine the presence of species of Plasmodium using thick blood smears, semi-nested multiplex ... -
Molecular evidence of intraspecific variability in different habitat-related populations of Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Costa Rica
(Springer, 2010-02-18)Intraspecific genetic variation among Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from seven Costa Rican populations and from different domestic, peridomestic, and sylvatic ecotopes were analyzed. The complete ... -
Molecular typing of bovine papillomaviruses in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2022-03-13)Bovine papillomaviruses are related to cause fbroepithelial proliferations in the skin and mucosae and are associated with economic loss mainly related to poor body condition and reduced milk production. This study aimed ... -
Monitoring female reproductive function by measurement of fecal estrogen and progesterone metabolites in the white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
(Wiley-Liss, 1994)A simple method for extracting and measuring ovarian steroids in feces is applied to the ovarian cycle, pregnancy, parturition, and period of lacta tional amenorrhea in Pithecia pithecia. Small amounts of wet, unmixed ... -
Morfologia externa de Triatoma ryckmani Zeledón & Ponce, 1972 vista através da microscopia eletrônica de Varredura
(Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1996-12)External Morphology of Triatoma rickmani Zeledón & Ponce, 1972 by Scanning Electron Mi croscopy - A male of Triatoma ryckmani Zeledón & Ponce, 1972, was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Only few specimens of this ... -
Morphologic and genetic characterization of Sarcocystis sp. from the African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, from Costa Rica
(Stefañski Institute of Parasitology, 2006-06-19)A species of Sarcocystis is reported from a naturally infected African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, from Costa Rica. Only mature sarcocysts, measuring up to 2 mm in length and up to 750 μm in width, were observed. ... -
Morphological and molecular characterization of the metacercaria of Paragonimus caliensis, as a separate species from P. mexicanus in Costa Rica
(Parasitology International, 2017-04)The trematode Paragonimus mexicanus is the etiological agent of paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic disease in Latin America. This species, as well as Paragonimus caliensis, have been reported from Costa Rica, but it ... -
Morphological features of the seminiferous and cauda Epididymides epithelia of breeding zebu bulls with normal and decreased testicular consistency
(The Society for Reproduction and Development, 1999)The fine morphology of the testes and epididymes collected from breeding Zebu (Bos indicus) bulls with normal or decreased testicular consistency (TC) at clinical palpation was studied. The ultrastructure of testicles with ... -
Mortalidad de pacientes internados por pie diabético en un hospital de Costa Rica (2017-2019)
(Horizonte sanitario, 2023-04-28)Objetivo: Identificar factores clínicos y sociodemográficos asociados a la mortalidad en los pacientes internados por pie diabético, en la Unidad de Pie Diabético del Hospital San Juan de Dios de Costa Rica, ... -
Mortality supposedly due to intoxication by pyrrolizidine alkaloids from heliotropium indicum in a horse population in costa rica: a case report
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2011-11-01)This article describes a case of massive mortality among horses which was probably due to intoxication by pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium indicum. Over 4 years more than 75% of a population of about 110 horses ... -
Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species composition in ovitraps from a Mesoamerican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
(Oxford University Press, 2018-08-20)Knowledge about mosquito species diversity at tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) in Mesoamerica is scarce. Here, we present data on mosquito species richness from samples biweekly collected, from January to December 2017, ... -
Mosquito biodiversity patterns around urban environments in South-central okinawa island, Japan
(The American Mosquito Control Association, Inc., 2014)Okinawa is the largest, most urbanized, and densely populated island in the Ryukyus Archipelago, where mosquito species diversity has been thoroughly studied. However, the south-central Okinawa mosquito fauna has been ... -
Mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity from ovitraps in a Mesoamerican Tropical Rainforest
(Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America, 2018-01-30)Mosquito sampling using efficient traps that can assess species diversity and/or presence of dominant vectors is important for understanding the entomological risk of mosquito-borne disease transmission. Here, we ... -
Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) Persistence and Synchrony Across an Urban Altitudinal Gradient
(Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America, 2016)Patterns of mosquito spatial persistence and temporal presence, as well as synchrony, i.e., the degree of concerted fluctuations in abundance, have been scarcely studied at finely grained spatial scales and over altitudinal ... -
Multidrug-resistant Clostridium Difficile Ribotypes 078 and 014/5-FLI01 in Piglets From Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2018-11-08)Though an overlap of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes (RT) in humans and animals has been noted -particularly in piglets-information regarding C. difficile isolates from swine is scarce in Latin America. A characterization ... -
Multidrug-Resistant CTX-M and CMY-2 producing Escherichia coli Isolated from healthy household dogs from the great metropolitan area, Costa Rica
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2020)Objective:This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fecal carriage of antibiotic-resistantEscherichia coliof healthy household dogs with an emphasis on extended-spectrumb-lactamases (ESBL), AmpC-typeb-lactamases ... -
Murciélagos generalistas de Costa Rica: descripción de aspectos macroambientales en sitios de captura, características de hospedero y caracterización molecular de hemoflagelados de Leishmania spp. y Trypanosoma spp.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)Los murciélagos son un grupo de mamíferos con gran diversidad, que juegan un papel muy importante en los procesos ecológicos de los bosques tropicales. A pesar de ello, actualmente se encuentran amenazados por la ...