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Short Communication:First report of the trematode Platynosomum illiciens (Trematoda: Digenea) in Felis catus in Costa Rica, Central America
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-04-12)
This paper is the first description of the trematode P. illiciens found in a domestic feline (Felis catus) in Costa Rica, detected as an incidental finding at necropsy. The cat’s carcass was accepted for a necropsy in the ...
Chromobacterium violaceum infection in a free ranging howler monkey in Costa Rica
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2010)
Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram-negative saprobe bacterium that is a rare opportunistic pathogen in mammals. There are numerous reports in humans including fatalities, but no record exists in free-ranging nonhuman ...
White spot syndrome virus and Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei in shrimp farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2020-03-04)
Introduction. The white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) causes systemic destruction of ectodermal and mesodermal tissues in shrimp and can cause 100 % mortality. Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) is an intracellular ...
Detección de IHHNV en el cultivo de Litopenaeus vannamei en Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021-05-01)
Introducción. El virus de la necrosis hipodérmica y hematopoyética infecciosa (IHHNV) produce deformidades cuticulares y reducción del crecimiento del camarón blanco (Litopenaeus vannamei), lo que genera ...
Serosurveillance of infectious agents in equines of the Central Valley of Costa Rica
(Open Veterinary Journal, 2014-11-16)
Blood samples from 181 equines from the Central Valley of Costa Rica were collected in the year 2012 to determine the presence of antibodies against selected infectious agents in horses and to determine the risk factors ...
Paratuberculosis
(Camara Nacional de Productores de Leche, 2016-09-29)
La paratuberculosis o enfermedad de Johne es una enfermedad incurable de los rumiantes, ocasionada por una bacteria denominada Mycobacterium aviun subespecie paratuberculosis o MAP. Esta bacteria ocasiona una enteritis ...
First isolation and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia canis in Costa Rica, Central America
(Elsevier B.V, 2010-07-23)
The present study investigated Ehrlichia species in blood samples from dogs suspected of clinical ehrlichiosis,
using molecular and isolation techniques in cell culture. From a total of 310 canine blood samples
analyzed ...
Ehrlichiosis y anaplasmosis en Costa Rica
(Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica, 2013-07)
La ehrlichiosis y la anaplasmosis son enfermedades infecciosas producidas por bacterias de
la familia Anaplasmataceae y transmitidas por garrapatas. Ambas afectan, entre otras especies, al
hombre, ocasionando sintomatología ...
Evaluación del diagnóstico de Ehrlichia canis mediante frotis sanguíneo y técnica molecular en perros de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013-11-20)
El objetivo de este trabajo fue comparar los resultados del diagnóstico de Ehrlichia
canis, mediante frotis sanguíneo y técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa, (PCR,
Polymerase Chain Reaction, por sus siglas en ...
Detección de anticuerpos a Neospora caninum en perros de las zonas urbana, peri urbana y rural del valle central de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2006-12-01)
To describe some traits of neosporosis in Costa Rican dogs, a cross sectional study was carried out to determine the presence/absence of N. caninum antibodies. Eighty nine dogs from dairy farms, 65 kennel dogs and 94 from ...