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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Encefalitis arbovirales en caballos de Costa Rica: 2009-2017
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)
El objetivo de esta investigación fue establecer los agentes arbovirales asociados con la presentación de
enfermedades neurológicas en caballos costarricenses en el período 2009-2017.
Genetic typing of bovine viral diarrhea virus isolates from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-09-16)
Sixteen bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) isolates collected in Costa Rica between 1987 and 2006 from dairy
cattle were analyzed by RT-PCR and determined to belong to BVDV species 1. Furthermore, eleven of these
isolates ...
Absence of IgG antibodies against Schmallenberg virus in ruminant sera (bovine, goat and sheep) collected in Costa Rica between 2012 and 2014.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-07)
Schmallenberg virus affects ruminants, which causes significant economic losses. The virus is transmitted
through vectors of the genus Culicoides; however, other studies do not rule out the possibility of sexual
transmission ...
Neotropical bats from Costa Rica harbour diverse coronaviruses
(Blackwell, 2015)
Bats are hosts of diverse coronaviruses (CoVs) known to potentially cross the
host–species barrier. For analysing coronavirus diversity in a bat species-rich
country, a total of 421 anal swabs/faecal samples from Costa ...