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New insights into Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NETs) formation from porcine neutrophils in response to bacterial infections
(MDPI, 2022-08-11)
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A.pp, Gram negative) and Streptococcus (S.) suis (Gram
positive) can cause severe diseases in pigs. During infection, neutrophils infiltrate to counteract
these pathogens with phagocytosis ...
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 ...
Sequence analysis of the hypervariable region in hmtp210 of Avibacterium paragallinarum
(The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, 2017-05-27)
The hmtp210 gene of Avibacterium paragallinarum, the causative agent of
infectious coryza, encodes an outer-membrane hemagglutinin (HA) that plays an essential role
in pathogenicity. A hypervariable region within this ...
Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) Ensemble Distribution Modeling: Applications for Malaria Elimination
(MDPI, 2022)
In the absence of entomological information, tools for predicting Anopheles spp. presence
can help evaluate the entomological risk of malaria transmission. Here, we illustrate how species
distribution models (SDM) could ...
Brucellosis in Central America
(Elsevier Science B.V, 2002)
Brucellosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans in Central America (CA). Bovine and swine brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, respectively, have been identified in all CA countries, while ovine ...
Editorial: Insights in infectious agents and disease: 2021
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2023-07-10)
The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred trough human history, and were recently reviewed in the section Infectious Agents and Disease by Piret and Boivin (2021). Major pandemics and ...
Prueba de torniquete como predictiva de sangrado espontáneo en casos de dengue clásico por den-2
(Asociación Costarricense de Salud Pública, 2008)
Objetivo: Determinar el valor de la prueba de
torniquete como predictiva de sangrado espontáneo
en pacientes afectados por dengue clásico en un
brote por el virus DEN-2. Materiales y métodos: Se
realizó un estudio ...
Detection of Human Paragonimiasis by ELISA Using Recombinant Paragonimus westermani Cysteine Protease 7
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023-05)
Paragonimiasis is an important but neglected foodborne trematodiasis caused by Paragonimus mexicanus in Costa Rica. Immunological techniques for diagnosing this parasitosis in humans do not exist in Central America. The ...
G and P Genotypes of Group A Rotavirus in Diarrheic Calves in Costa Rica
(Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2021-12-09)
Rotavirus infections are the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in young children
and animals worldwide. We performed a genotyping of rotavirus strains by RT-PCR for G (VP7)
and P (VP4), in diarrhea samples from ...
Doble infección en ovinos de Costa Rica, causada por Dermatofilus congolensis y Virus del Ectima Contagioso (ORF)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1984)
En los años 1981 y 1982 se estudiaron dos fincas, una en Upala y otra en el Valle de Orosi, con rebaños de 570 y 1632 ovinos, respectivamente.
En la finca de Upala se diagnosticó por primera vez en el país el ectima ...