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Canine brucellosis in Costa Rica reveals widespread Brucella canis infection and the recent introduction of foreign strains
(Elsevier, 2021-04-16)Brucellosis is a prevalent disease in Costa Rica (CR), with an increasing number of human infections. Close to half of homes in CR have one or more dogs, corresponding to ∼1.4 million canines, most of them in the Central ... -
Canine distemper virus in wild felids of Costa Rica
(Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2016-04-01)Several highly infectious diseases can be transmitted through feces and cause elevated mortality among carnivore species. One such infectious agent, canine distemper virus (CDV; Paramyxoviridae: Morbillivirus), has been ... -
Canine mycotic keratoconjuntivitis caused by Acremonium kiliense
(Oxford University Press, 1985)Mycotic keratoconjuntivitis caused by Acremonium kiliense in a German Shepherd bitch was diagnosed with the aid of laboratory tests. The dog presented with photophobia, tearing, corneal edema and reduction of the visual ... -
Canine perineal tumours
(Paul Parey Scientific Publishers, 1989-05-29)One hundred and thirty nine canine perineal tumours were histologically evaluated. The vast majority (134 tumours = 96.4 Yo) appeared to originate from the characteristic glandular structures of this region. They were ... -
Canine trypanosomiasis in an endemic Costa Rican community: demonstration of the active infection cycle
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-05-29)A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in an endemic community of Costa Rica. The indirect hemagglutination and indirect immunofluorescence assay yielded positive results ... -
Caracterización clínica y epidemiológica de la población tamizada en el Centro de Detección Temprana de Cáncer Gástrico, Costa Rica: Período 1996-2015
(Asociación Costarricense de Salud Pública, 2018)Objetivo: Describir características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los pacientes tamizados en el Centro Detección Temprana de Cáncer Gástrico (CDTCG) del Hospital Max Peralta de Cartago. Métodos: Estudio longitudinal ... -
Caracterización clínica y epidemiológica de la población tamizada en el centro de detección temprana de cáncer gástrico, costa rica: período 1996-2015
(Asociación Costarricense de Salud Pública, 2018)Objetivo: Describir características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los pacientes tamizados en el Centro Detección Temprana de Cáncer Gástrico (CDTCG) del Hospital Max Peralta de Cartago. Métodos: Estudio longitudinal ... -
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 ... -
Características de los Egresos de una Unidad Hospitalaria de Atención de Dengue. Costa Rica, 1999–2002
(Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, 2009)Objetivo: Caracterizar la población de pacientes egresados de la Unidad de Atención al Dengue del Hospital Monseñor Sanabria de Puntarenas. Materiales y Métodos: Se reunieron datos descriptivos del período de enero ... -
Case report: First documented case of cerebral angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a free-ranging opossum
(Frontiers, 2024-02-01)Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that primarily infects the mesenteric arteries of wild rodents. This parasite is endemic in several regions of the American continent, and in humans, causes a ... -
Caso de Otodectes cynotis en un gato cachorro
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012)Otodectes cynotis se conoce como el ácaro de la oreja y causa entre el 50-84% de otitis externa en gatos. Pertenece a la familia Psoroptidae y afecta conejos, gatos, hurones, pe- rros y ratas; principalmente a los ... -
Centrocestus formosanus (Opisthorchiida Heterophyidae) como causa de muerte de alevines de tilapia gris Oreochromis niloticus (Perciforme Cichlidae) en el Pacífico seco de Costa Rica
(Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010-07-23)Centrocestus formosanus (Opisthorchiida: Heterophyidae) as a cause of death in gray tilapia fry Oreochromis niloticus (Perciforme: Cichlidae) in the dry Pacific of Costa Rica. Centrocestus formosanus is a zoonotic trematode ... -
Chagas disease in dogs from endemic areas of Costa Rica
(Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002-06)Dogs with the presumptive diagnosis of Chagas disease are commonly sent to our School of Veterinary Medicine by independent veterinarians. This prompted us to evaluate the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in some ... -
Chagas' disease: Risk factors for house infestation by Triatoma dimidiata, the major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Costa Rica
(The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health., 1991)The reduction of domiciliary infestation by insect vectors, the key to controlling Chagas' disease, depends on identification of housing features associated with infestation. In this study, log-linear modeling was used to ... -
Changes in Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Composition Following Insecticide Thermal Fogging in a Rural Setting of Western Panamá
(PLOS ONE, 2013-01-09)American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, ACL, is a zoonotic disease with a large richness of co-occurring vector species in transmission foci. Here, we describe changes in patterns of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: ... -
Characterization of a recent malaria outbreak in the autonomous indigenous region of Guna Yala, Panama
(BioMed Central, 2015-11-17)Background: This study aims to describe the epidemiological and entomological factors associated with a recent malaria outbreak that occurred in 2012 in a socially marginalized population from Guna Yala Comarca in Panama. ... -
Characterization of Anaplasma spp. infection in dogs from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-02-09)A cross-sectional study combining serological and molecular techniques for detecting selected Anaplasma species was conducted between 2011 and 2012 in dogs and ticks sampled in all provinces of Costa Rica. Global Anaplasma ... -
Characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis native haptens as outer membrane O-type polysaccharides independent from the smooth lipopolysaccharide
(American Society for Microbiology, 1996)Brucella native haptens (NHs) extracted with hot water from smooth (S)- type B. abortus and B. melitensis were purified to high levels of serological activity and compared with the polysaccharide obtained by acid hydrolysis ... -
Characterization of Brucella abortus lipopolysaccharide macrodomains as mega rafts
(Blackwell Science, 2005-09-28)The lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of intracellular Proteobacteria such as Brucella, Chlamydia, Legionella and Rickettsia, have properties distinct from enterobacterial LPSs. These properties include deficient LPS induction of ... -
Childhood leukaemia in Costa Rica, 1981-96
(Blackwell Science, 2002)Childhood leukaemia incidence in Costa Rica during 1981-96, among the highest in the world, was analysed by histology, gender, birth year, time period of diagnosis, age at diagnosis and region. Numbers of cases were extracted ...