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Brucella neotomae infection in humans, Costa Rica
(Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017-06)
Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B. neotomae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 2 men with ...
Serology, molecular detection and risk factors of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10-06)
A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A seroprevalence of ...
Apparent lack of evidence on selected infectious agents in wild Yellow-naped Amazon parrots: implications for releasing attempts
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-05-09)
Blood and feather samples, as well as oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, were collected
from nine free-ranging Amazona auropalliata between January and May 2009 in two highly
modified landscapes in northern Costa Rica. ...
Canine distemper virus in wild felids of Costa Rica
(Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2016-04-01)
Several highly infectious diseases can be transmitted through feces and cause elevated mortality among carnivore species. One such infectious agent, canine distemper virus (CDV; Paramyxoviridae: Morbillivirus), has been ...
Molecular characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi and infection rate of the vector Triatoma dimidiate in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-06-30)
According to the genetic characterization by the analysis of the miniexon gene, strains of Trypanosoma cruzi can be classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs), and the DTU 1 into four distinct genotypes associated ...
Serological detection of viral infections in captive wild cats from Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2011-02-08)
Serum samples from a total of 44 wildcats, 28 margays (Leopardus wiedii), 10 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), four jaguaroundis (Herpailurus yaguaroundi), one oncilla (Leopardus tigrina), and one jaguar (Panthera onca) were ...
Determinación preliminar de los patrones de resistencia antimicrobiana de las bacterias pertenecientes al género Staphylococcus spp. causantes de pioderma en pacientes caninos atendidos en clínicas veterinarias del Área Metropolitana.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014-09-10)
En el Hospital de Especies Menores y Silvestres de la Universidad Nacional de Costa
Rica y en otras cinco veterinarias del área metropolitana fueron atendidos 74 caninos con
diagnóstico clínico de pioderma. Setenta y ...
Cangrejos de agua dulce transmiten peligroso parásito al humano : puede afectar cerebro, médula espinal, pericardio, ojos, útero, escroto y tejidos subcutáneos de las personas.
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2017-03)
Consumir cangrejos de río crudos, mal procesados o cocidos de
forma parcial podrían desembocar
en una letal enfermedad, conocida
como paragonimiasis humana, una
zoonosis importante en América
Tropical. En Costa ...
Tuberculosis bovina: implementación del diagnóstico molecular y concordancia con técnicas diagnósticas utilizadas en Costa Rica.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-06)
La tuberculosis bovina es una enfermedad bacteriana crónica con
potencial zoonótico causada por Mycobacterium bovis. Los programas de control
y erradicación se basan en la detección de bovinos reactores a la prueba ...
Serosurveillance of infectious agents in equines of the Central Valley of Costa Rica
(Open Veterinary Journal, 2014-11-16)
Blood samples from 181 equines from the Central Valley of Costa Rica were collected in the year 2012 to determine the presence of antibodies against selected infectious agents in horses and to determine the risk factors ...