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Dislipidemia y niveles de lípidos sanguíneos en pacientes tratados en centros de atención primaria de la Zona Este de San José, Costa Rica, año 2006
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010-12)La dislipidemia, o sea, niveles elevados de lípidos sanguíneos (colesterol y triglicéridos), está estrechamente asociados con la Enfermedad Cardiovascular (ECV). Conocer el perfil lipídico de una persona – y de una ... -
Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a domestic cat in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-07-12)Histoplasmosis occurs occasionally in cats with and without predisposing factors. A 3-year-old domestic male cat was referred to the Small and Wild Animal Hospital at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National ... -
Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a captive porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from Costa Rica
(American Society fo Parasitologists, 2016)An adult porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from the National Zoo, San Jose, Costa Rica, died because of toxoplasmosis involving the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, Toxoplasma gondii was found in lesions and the diagnosis was ... -
Distribución del Pequeño Escarabajo de la Colmena, Aethina tumida, en abejas africanizadas (Apis mellifera) en diferentes zonas apícolas de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-07-01)El primer reporte sobre la presencia del Pequeño Escarabajo de la Colmena (PEC), Aethina tumida, en Costa Rica, se realizó el 25 de agosto 2015, en La Cruz, Guanacaste; lo cual aumenta el riesgo de dispersión a otras zonas ... -
Distribución espacial de los casos notificados como leishmaniasis e identificación de las especies de Lutzomyia (Díptera: Psychodidae) infectadas naturalmente en el cantón de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010-10)La leishmaniasis es una de las enfermedades consideradas como desatendidas en el nuevo mundo. Al mismo tiempo existe un subregistro de casos a nivel latinoamericano y en Costa Rica es considerada como una enfermedad de ... -
Distribución geográfica de garrapatas duras (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) en ambiente y animales domésticos de diferentes ecotopos en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-08)Durante el 2009 se recolectaron e identificaron garrapatas de ambiente (bosque primario [BP], bosque secundario [BS] y potrero [P]), y garrapatas sobre animales domésticos (bovinos, equinos y caninos), procedentes de ... -
Distribution and ecological aspects of Rhodnius pallescens in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and their epidemiological implications
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006)In light of the Central American Initiative for the control of Chagas disease, efforts were made on the part of Costa Rican and Nicaraguan teams, working separately, to determine the present status of Rhodnius pallescens ... -
Distribution of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Clarifying the Epidemiology of Bluetongue Disease in the Northern Great Plains Region of the United States
(Entomological Society of America, 2011)The presence or absence of the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis Wirth & Jones (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a primary vector of bluetongue viruses (genus Orbivirus, family Reo viridae, BTV) in North America, was assessed ... -
Diversidad genética en bovinos de ocho regiones en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015)Diversidad genética en bovinos de ocho regiones en Costa Rica. El objetivo del presente estudio fue explorar el grado de diversidad genética inter-regional presente en el ganado bovino de Costa Rica. Se colectaron ... -
Diversidad genética en el ganado bovino en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014-05)El objetivo de esta tesis fue cuantificar el grado de diversidad genética en el ganado bovino de Costa Rica. Inicialmente se realizó un análisis de la diversidad genética en la población total. Se colectaron 1498 muestras ... -
Diversidad genética entre subpoblaciones raciales bovinas de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-06-17)El objetivo del estudio fue cuantificar la diversidad genética entre 16 subpoblaciones raciales bovinas de Costa Rica, con base en 1412 muestras de ADN bovino de todo el país, eva- luadas mediante 18 marcadores ... -
Diversity of Human Rotavirus G and P Genotypes in Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008)In this study 2,089 fecal samples from patients with gastroenteritis were analyzed from different hospitals in Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic during the period comprised between December 2002 and July 2003. ... -
Do shade-grown coffee plantations pose a disease risk for wild birds?
(EcoHealth, 2013-05-02)Shade-grown coffee plantations are often promoted as a conservation strategy for wild birds. However, these agro-ecosystems are actively managed for food production, which may alter bird behaviors or interactions that could ... -
Do Shade-Grown Coffee Plantations Pose a Disease Risk for Wild Birds?
(International Association for Ecology and Health, 2013)Shade-grown coffee plantations are often promoted as a conservation strategy for wild birds. However, these agro-ecosystems are actively managed for food production, which may alter bird behaviors or interactions that could ... -
Dueños responsables: concientizando, informando y viendo crecer
(Biocenosis publicación de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia, 2017-03-30)El ser humano y las especies domésticas guardan hoy en día una relación muy cercana, la cual puede favorecer la transmisión de agentes zoonóticos y causar enfermedad. Con el objetivo de crear conciencia sobre los propietarios ... -
Dynamics of infections with gastrointestinal parasites and Dictyocaulus viviparus in dairy and beef cattle from Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V, 2007-09-30)A longitudinal survey was carried out to determine and describe the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasite infections and Dictyocaulus viviparus in a dairy and a beef cattle farm of two different ecological ... -
Ecological control of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811): five years after a Costa Rican pilot project
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008)An ecological pilot project for the control of Triatoma dimidiata allowed a new evaluation four and five years after environmental modifications in the peridomestic areas of 20 households. It was verified that the two ... -
Ecological patterns of blood-feeding by kissing-bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011-06)Host use by vectors is important in understanding the transmission of zoonotic diseases, which can affect hu mans, wildlife and domestic animals. Here, a synthesis of host exploitation patterns by kissing-bugs, vectors of ... -
Economic values for production and functional traits in Holstein cattle of Costa Rica
(Elsevier Science B.V., 2001-08-20)Economic values for production traits (carrier, fat, protein, and dressing percentage) and functional traits (conception rate, survival rate, body weight, and rumen capacity) were calculated for Holstein cattle of Costa ...