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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. ...
Climatic fuctuations and malaria transmission dynamics, prior to elimination, in Guna Yala, República de Panamá
(BioMed Central, 2018-02-20)
Background: Malaria has historically been entrenched in indigenous populations of the República de Panamá. This
scenario occurs despite the fact that successful methods for malaria elimination were developed during the ...
Serosurvey in two rural areas evidences recent and previously undetected WNV and SLEV circulation in Costa Rica
(medRxiv preprint, 2021-09-13)
West Nile virus (WNV) and Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) share similar virus transmission cycles that involve birds as amplifiers and mosquitoes as vectors. Mammals, including humans, are dead-end-hosts that may be ...
Effects of local and regional climatic fluctuations on dengue outbreaks in southern Taiwan
(PLOS ONE, 2017-06-02)
Background: Southern Taiwan has been a hotspot for dengue fever transmission since 1998. During 2014 and 2015, Taiwan experienced unprecedented dengue outbreaks and the causes are poorly understood. This study aims to ...
Nasal rhinosporidiosis in a mule
(Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, 2007-03)
A mass was removed from the nostril of a mule that exhibited unilateral epistaxis and nasal discharge.
Impression smears revealed oval structures consistent with spores of Rhinosporidium seeberi. Microscopically, the
mass ...
Seroprevalence and prevalence of Babesia vogeli in clinically healthy dogs and their ticks in Costa Rica
(BMC, 2021-09-14)
Canine babesiosis is a disease caused by a parasite of the genus Babesia which destroys red blood cells. Previous studies have shown the presence of Babesia vogeli in rural areas in Costa Rica using molecular techniques. ...
Extracellular trap formation in response to Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in granulocytes isolated from dogs and common opossums, natural reservoir hosts
(Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018-05-15)
Granulocytes mediate the first line of defense against infectious diseases in humans
as well as animals and they are well known as multitasking cells. They can mediate
antimicrobial activity by different strategies ...
Factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de infecciones intrahospitalarias en pacientes quemados. Hospital S. Juan de Dios, Costa Rica: Enero 2003-Diciembre 2005. Parte II
(Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE), 2009)
En los pacientes quemados, existen diferentes factores como la edad,
sexo y días de estancia hospitalaria entre otros, que influyen en el desarrollo
de infección intrahospitalaria (IIH). Debido a la mayor frecuencia ...
Establishment of a minor groove binder-probe based quantitative real time PCR to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and differentiation of Borrelia spielmanii by ospA-specific conventional PCR
(BioMed Central, 2010-08-10)
Background: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, is transmitted by ticks of
the genus Ixodes as vector. For identification of Borrelia infections in ticks a TaqManTM minor groove ...
Epidemiological characteristics and space-time analysis of the 2015 dengue outbreak in the metropolitan region of Tainan City, Taiwan
(MDPI, 2018-02-26)
The metropolitan region of Tainan City in southern Taiwan experienced a dengue outbreak
in 2015. This manuscript describes basic epidemiological features of this outbreak and uses spatial
and temporal analysis tools to ...