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Novel genotype of Ehrlichia canis detected in samples of human blood bank donors in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick- borne Diseases, 2017-09-23)
This study focuses on the detection and identification of DNA and antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in samples of blood bank donors in Costa Rica using molecular and serological techniques. Presence of Ehrlichia canis was ...
Persistence of Brucella abortus in the bone marrow of infected mice
(Journal of Immunology Research, 2018-12-03)
Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection that may persist for long periods causing relapses in antibiotic-treated patients. The ability of Brucella to develop chronic infections is linked to their capacity to invade ...
What have we learned from brucellosis in the mouse model?
(Veterinary Research, 2012)
Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by Brucella species. Brucellosis research in natural hosts is often precluded by
practical, economical and ethical reasons and mice are widely used. However, mice are not natural Brucella ...
The lipopolysaccharide core of Brucella abortus acts as a shield against innate immunity recognition
(PLoS Pathogens, 2012-05-10)
Innate immunity recognizes bacterial molecules bearing pathogen-associated molecular patterns to launch inflammatory responses leading to the activation of adaptive immunity. However, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the ...
Estudiar para prevenir : estudios científicos señalan que los mapaches podrían ser reservorios de enfermedades transmisibles a los humanos (zoonóticas), que incluyen virus, bacterias y parásitos de diferentes tipos.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-05)
Dada la constante presencia de mapaches en la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica (GAM) y la posible transmisión de agentes infecciosos responsables de causar enfermedad en humanos, un equipo de investigadores de la ...