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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. ...
Detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in blood from equines from four indigenous communities in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-10-27)
A cross-sectional study was carried out in four indigenous communities of Costa Rica to detect presence and prevalence ofBabesiacaballiandTheileria equiand to investigate factors associated with presence of these hemoparasites. ...
Chlamydia abortus in dairy farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-12-02)
The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Chlamydia
abortus in specialized dairy farms. A total of 608 blood samples were collected during
2012 from 24 dairy farms located in the ...
Seroprevalence of Bluetongue and associated risk factors in Costa Rican sheep flocks
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-11-22)
A total of 359 sheep samples from 15 farms were analyzed for the presence of antibodies against bluetongue virus (BTV) by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Antibodies were detected in 290 sheep from ...
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 ...
Estudiando el papel de los neutrófilos polimorfonucleares en la brucelosis
(Revista del Colegio de Microbiólogos Químicos Clinicos Costa Rica, 2015-10)
Las enfermedades infecciosas pueden clasificarse en dos grandes grupos: las agudas y las crónicas. Las bacterias que inducen cuadros crónicos, son en general parásitos intracelulares que tienen tiempos de incubación largos ...
Molecular detection and genotyping of chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines from Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2013-08-18)
Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88) and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29) were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive ...
Building a combined targeted selective treatment scheme against gastrointestinal nematodes in tropical goats
(Small Ruminant Research, 2014-09)
The design and validation of a combined targeted selective treatment (C-TST) scheme to control gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) of goats under tropical conditions is described. A survey performed on 1585 goats (older than ...
Brucella abortus strain 2308 Wisconsin genome: Importance of the definition of reference strains
(Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016-09-29)
La brucelosis es una enfermedad infecciosa bacteriana que afecta a una amplia gama de mamíferos y una zoonosis desatendida causada por especies del género genéticamente homogéneo Brucella. Como en la mayoría de los estudios ...
The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) is a naturally susceptible definitive host for the zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis in Costa Rica
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2016-09-15)
Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Strongylida, Angiostrongylidae) is a roundworm of rodents, which may cause a severe or fatal zoonosis in several countries of the Americas. A single report indicated that the white-nosed coati ...