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Cryptic diversity in a gastrointestinal acanthocephalan of New World primates from Costa Rica
(Springer Nature, 2023-02-10)
Prosthenorchis elegans is a worm of the family Archiacanthocephala that infects non-human primates in the Americas, producing an intestinal pathology that may compromise the life of its hosts. Squirrel monkeys, Saimiri ...
First Report of Campylobacter hepaticus Isolation in Laying Hens and Broiler Breeders with Spotty Liver Disease in Costa Rica
(American Association of Avian Pathologists, 2023-04)
Poultry producers in Costa Rica have informally reported a spotty liver disease–like syndrome for more than 20 yr.
However, despite many attempts, the infectious agent responsible for this syndrome had not been identified. ...
Prevalence Estimation, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Serotyping of Salmonella enterica Recovered from New World Non-Human Primates (Platyrrhini), Feed, and Environmental Surfaces from Wildlife Centers in Costa Rica
(MDPI, 2023)
Concern about zoonoses and wildlife has increased. Few studies described the role of wild mammals and environments in the epidemiology of Salmonella. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem associated with Salmonella ...
Intoxicación por Senna cobanensis en terneros cebuinos: Primer reporte de caso
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)
Las plantas del género Senna pertenecen a la familia Fabaceae, distribuidas, mundialmente, en zonas tropicales
y subtropicales. Algunas especies del género contienen productos del metabolismo secundario, los cuales se ...
Amblyomma scutatum Neumann, 1899 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) parasitizing Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831) (Squamata: Iguanidae) in Costa Rica
(RESEARCH NOTE, 2023-07-31)
A total of 38 ticks were collected on black spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura similis, in a secondary dry forest
from northern lowlands of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. At the time of finding, the animal has not mobility of the ...
Detection of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus from Brain Samples of Equines with Encephalitis
(MDPI, 2023)
Alphavirus species are globally distributed zoonoses primarily transmitted by arthropods. The Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) and Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) are endemic in Costa Rica. This study ...
Virulent Brucella nosferati infecting Desmodus rotundus has emerging potential due to the broad foraging range of its bat host for humans and wild and domestic animals
(American Society for Microbiology, 2023-07-05)
Desmodus rotundus, vampire bats, transmit dangerous infections, and
brucellosis is a hazardous zoonotic disease, two adversities that coexist in the subtropical
and tropical areas of the American continent. Here, we ...
Potential Pesticide Misuse in Agriculture Farms from Two Costa Rican Provinces
(2023-09-25)
Pesticide misuse by farmers poses a human, animal, and environmental health hazard. Inadequate storage practices, incorrect pesticide selection, and pesticide formulation overuse were documented in agriculture farms from ...
Detección de virus dengue, chikungunya y Zika, y variabilidad genética de larvas Aedes aegypti en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)
Estudiar la diversidad de mosquitos en una región permite monitorear la aparición de
especies nuevas, brinda información sobre la composición de una comunidad de
insectos, y ayuda a monitorear la estabilidad de un ...
Identificación de especies de flebotominos (Diptera: Psychodidae) y búsqueda de fuentes alimenticias e infección natural con Leishmania spp., en flebotominos
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)
La leishmaniasis es una enfermedad tropical desatendida en zonas tropicales y subtropicales de todo el
mundo. El agente etiológico es un protozoo intracelular perteneciente al género Leishmania, que en el
continente de ...