Browsing by Author "Solórzano-Morales, Antony"

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    • First report of Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, 1933 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Costa Rica 

      Dolz, Gaby; Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia; Castro, Ruth; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; Montenegro, Víctor M.; Bermúdez, Sergio; Víquez, Carlos (Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2015-07-31)
      A total of six Amblyomma tapirellum ticks were found for the first time in rainforest from the lowland to the southern Pacific of Costa Rica. Tick identification was carried out by morphology and afterward confirmed by ...

    • Leopardus wiedii Papillomavirus type 1, a novel papillomavirus species in the tree ocelot, suggests Felidae Lambdapapillomavirus polyphyletic origin and host-independent evolution 

      Dolz, Gaby; LECIS, Roberta; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; Aguilar-Vargas, Fernando; Solórzano-Scott, Tamara; Peña, Roberto; Zobba, Rosanna; Tore, Gessica; Pittau, Marco; Alberti, Alberto (University of Sassari, 2020-07-01)
      The limited knowledge on Papillomavirus diversity (particularly in wild animal species) influences the accuracy of PVs phylogeny and their evolutionary history, and hinders the comprehension of PVs pathogenicity, especially ...

    • Molecular detection and identification of Rickettsiales pathogens in dog ticks from Costa Rica 

      Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia; Campos-Calderón, Liliana; Ábrego-Sánchez, Leyda; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; ALBERTI, ALBERTO; Tore, Gessica; ZOBBA, Rosanna; Dolz, Gaby (Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10)
      Although vector-borne diseases are globally widespread with considerable impact on animal production and on public health, few reports document their presence in Central America. This study focuses on the detection and ...

    • Novel genotype of Ehrlichia canis detected in samples of human blood bank donors in Costa Rica 

      Dolz, Gaby; Bouza-Mora, Laura; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José; Salazar Sanchez, Lizbeth; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Aguiar, Daniel M. (Ticks and Tick- borne Diseases, 2017-09-23)
      This study focuses on the detection and identification of DNA and antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in samples of blood bank donors in Costa Rica using molecular and serological techniques. Presence of Ehrlichia canis was ...

    • Presence of Maedi-Visna in Costa Rican sheep flocks 

      Dolz, Gaby; Villagra-Blanco, Rodolfo; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro; Montero-Caballero, Danilo; Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José (Small Ruminant Research, 2015-01-22)
      A total of 359 sheep serum samples from 15 farms were analyzed for the presence of antibodies against Maedi Visna Virus (MVV) by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Additionally, a survey was applied to the sheep ...

    • Re-emergence of Plasmodium malariae in Costa Rica 

      Dolz, Gaby; Calvo, Nidia; Morera, Jessica; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; Herrero-Acosta, Marco Vinicio (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-04-30)
      In this paper we report the diagnosis of four cases of Plasmodium malariae in humans in Costa Rica, using parasitological and molecular techniques. Real-time PCR detected P. malariae in all four samples and established ...