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Phylogenetic and Mutation Analysis of the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Sequence Isolated in Costa Rica from a Mare with Encephalitis
(MDPI, 2022-05-28)
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus (VEEV) is an arboviral pathogen in tropical America
that causes lethal encephalitis in horses and humans. VEEV is classified into six subtypes (I to VI).
Subtype I viruses are divided ...
Diversity of Human Rotavirus G and P Genotypes in Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008)
In this study 2,089 fecal samples from patients with gastroenteritis were analyzed from different hospitals
in Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic during the period comprised between December 2002 and July
2003. ...
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 ...
Seroprevalence of Viral Infections in Domestic Cats in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018-12-13)
A cross-sectional survey of a convenient sample of domestic cats from Costa Rica’s greater metropolitan area was carried out
to determine the prevalence of antibodies against feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1), feline ...
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 ...
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: ...
Infectious agents associated with diarrhoea of calves in the canton of Tilarán, Costa Rica
(Elsevier Science B.V, 1997-01)
A case-control study of calves under 3 months of age was carried out by weekly visits to 15 farms in the canton of Tilarán, Costa Rica. Most farms were dedicated to beef or dual-purpose (DP) production. Faecal samples were ...