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Brucella neotomae infection in humans, Costa Rica
(Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017-06)
Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B. neotomae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 2 men with ...
Efecto del estatus serológico al virus de la leucosis enzoótica bovina (BLV) sobre la producción de leche en hatos lecheros de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-09-02)
Se realizó un estudio longitudinal para determinar el efecto del estatus serológico
al virus de la leucosis enzoótica bovina (BLV) sobre la producción de leche en hatos lecheros
especializados de Costa Rica. Se analizó ...
Understanding Ehrlichia canis infections in dogs of Costa Rica: hematological findings and indicative clinical signs
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-11-30)
Background: A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular
techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs was carried out to determine
hemopathological findings and suggestive clinical ...
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. ...
Molecular characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi and infection rate of the vector Triatoma dimidiate in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-06-30)
According to the genetic characterization by the analysis of the miniexon gene, strains of Trypanosoma cruzi can be classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs), and the DTU 1 into four distinct genotypes associated ...
Human Brucella melitensis infections in southern Vietnam
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2017-06-29)
Brucellosis is a collective term for infections caused by small Gram-negative coccobacilli belonging to genus Brucella. This genus incorporates the well-described animal pathogens Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus, ...
Serological detection of viral infections in captive wild cats from Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2011-02-08)
Serum samples from a total of 44 wildcats, 28 margays (Leopardus wiedii), 10 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), four jaguaroundis (Herpailurus yaguaroundi), one oncilla (Leopardus tigrina), and one jaguar (Panthera onca) were ...
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 ...
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 ...