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Subcutaneous spirocercosis in a dog from Costa Rica and first molecular confirmation of Spirocerca lupi in Central America
(Elsevier, 2022-01-31)Spirocerca lupi is the etiological agent of spirocercosis in canids from tropics and subtropics in the world. This parasite can lead to life threatening complications, including the formation of fibro and osteosarcomas. ... -
Supervivencia de los niños nacidos con cardiopatías congénitas en Costa Rica: estudio retrospectivo de la cohorte de nacimientos 2006-2007
(Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica, 2018)Justificación: alrededor del mundo las cardiopatías congénitas ocupan las primeras causas de mortalidad infantil. En Costa Rica son el grupo de defectos congénitos más frecuentes, con una prevalencia de 6 x 1000 nacimientos ... -
Suplementación de vacas lecheras en producción con un complejo de vitaminas B recubierto
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021-01-01)Introducción. Los requerimientos de vitaminas B en rumiantes son satisfechos por su propia capacidad de síntesis a nivel ruminal; sin embargo, el mejoramiento genético, los avances en nutrición animal y los ... -
Survey of wild mammal hosts of cutaneous Leishmaniasis parasites in Panamá and Costa Rica
(The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, 2014-12-06)The eco-epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is driven by animal reservoir species that are a source of infection for sand flies that serve as vectors infecting humans with Leishmania spp parasites. The ... -
Tail stump sperm defect as a cause of sterility in an indobrasil (Bus indicus) bull
(Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin, 1998)The first known case of an Indobrasil (BOA indicus) bull, with a frequency of 100% of the specific sperm abnormality, known as ‘tail stump sperm defect’ is reported. A 5-year old bull was located as a breeding sire in ... -
TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE PROFILE OF THE FOUR-TIME COSTA RICAN SENIOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
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Ten simple rules for aspiring scientists in a low-income country
(Public Library of Science, 2008-05-30)Being a scientist entails a common set of characteristics. Admiring nature and having concern for social issues; possessing a strong academic background, team work abilities, honesty, discipline, skepticism, communication ... -
Terapia física y rehabilitación en especies menores en diversas clínicas privadas y domicilios del Gran Área Metropolitana
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Se realizó una pasantía en fisioterapia y rehabilitación veterinaria en varias clínicas privadas y visitando domicilios en toda el Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) durante los meses de junio a setiembre del 2015. La ... -
Teriogenología y cirugía de tejidos blandos asociados en especies mayores: descripción de casos y procedimientos observados en la Universidad de Cornell, Nueva York
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010-08-03)La presente pasantía se realizó en el Hospital Veterinario de la Universidad de Cornell, con sede en la ciudad de Ithaca, estado de Nueva York, Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Se realizaron alrededor de 240 horas de ... -
Técnicas Reproductivas en Ovinos: Inseminación Artificial y Transferencia de Embriones en la Empresa OVITEC, Punta Arenas, Chile
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-08-09)El presente trabajo describe las principales técnicas aplicadas en la reproducción ovina en la región de la Patagonia chilena. La pasantía fue realizada con la empresa chilena OVITEC, con sede en Punta Arenas, Chile, que ... -
The Brucella abortus two-component system response regulator BvrR binds to three DNA regulatory boxes in the upstream region of omp25
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2023-09-14)Brucella abortus is a facultative extracellular-intracellular bacterial zoonotic pathogen worldwide. It is also a major cause of abortion in bovines, generating economic losses. The two-component regulatory system BvrR/BvrS ... -
The current prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema related symptoms in school-aged children in Costa Rica
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2018-04-25)Objective: Asthma prevalence in Costa Rica is among the highest worldwide. We aimed to determine the prevalence of asthma among school-age children in the Central Highland Area of Costa Rica. Methods: Cross-sectional ... -
The differential interaction of brucella and ochrobactrum with innate immunity reveals traits related to the evolution of stealthy pathogens
(PLOS ONE, 2009-06-16)Background: During evolution, innate immunity has been tuned to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns. However, some a-Proteobacteria are stealthy intracellular pathogens not readily detected by this system. ... -
The dynamics of latifundia formation
(PLOS ONE, 2013-12-20)Land tenure inequity is a major social problem in developing nations worldwide. In societies, where land is a commodity, inequities in land tenure are associated with gaps in income distribution, poverty and biodiversity ... -
The effect of the dam–calf relationship on serostatus to Neospora caninum on 20 Costa Rican dairy farms
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2003-03-31)An epidemiological study was conduced on 20 dairy herds previously diagnosed as seropositive for Neospora caninum. The number of females per farm varies from 41 to 296. All females present on the farms were bled once in ... -
The genus Whiteringia: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology
(International Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2017)The genus Witheringia belongs to Solanaceae family. Some of its species are widely used in traditional medicine to cure several disorders such as diabetes, cancer, malaria, helminthic infections, inflammatory disorders, ... -
The horse as a model for translational orthopedic research: examples of studies on the regeneration of cartilage and bone conducted in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)The paper provides results published or to be published of long-term in vivo equine studies to evaluate techniques of possible regenerative matrices of cartilage and bone, by means of cell-free implants or ... -
The Impact of Deforestation, Urbanization, and Changing Land Use Patterns on the Ecology of Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases in Central America
(MDPI, 2021)Central America is a unique geographical region that connects North and South America, enclosed by the Caribbean Sea to the East, and the Pacific Ocean to the West. This region, encom- passing Belize, Costa Rica, ... -
The impact of overstocking and negative energy balance on quantitative measurement of non-typhoidal Salmonella in periparturient dairy cattle
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022-02-17)Stressful conditions in animal production facilities may exacerbate the fecal shedding and foodborne transmission of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica. Dairy cows are reservoirs of this zoonotic microorganism, ...