Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Subject "DOGS"

Now showing items 1-2 of 2

    • Canine brucellosis in Costa Rica reveals widespread Brucella canis infection and the recent introduction of foreign strains 

      Foster, Jeffrey; Guzman-Verri, Caterina; Suárez Esquivel, Marcela; Ruiz Villalobos, Nazareth; Hidalgo Jara, Warren; Chacon Díaz, Carlos; Zúniga Pereira, Ana Mariel; Masís Mora, Mario; Fernández Fernández, Ericka; Hernández Mora, Gabriela; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Chaves Olarte, Esteban; Thomson, Nicholas R.; Moreno, Edgardo (Elsevier, 2021-04-16)
      Brucellosis is a prevalent disease in Costa Rica (CR), with an increasing number of human infections. Close to half of homes in CR have one or more dogs, corresponding to ∼1.4 million canines, most of them in the Central ...

    • Esophageal spirocercosis with pulmonary egg deposition and secondary hypertrophic osteopathy in a dog from Costa Rica 

      De Aguiar, Ivana; Baneth, Gad; García, Ricardo; Madriz, Daniel; Alfaro-Alarcon, Alejandro; Montenegro, Víctor M.; Aizenberg, Itzhak; Rojas, Alicia (Elsevier B.V., 2021)
      Spirocerca lupi is the etiologic agent of spirocercosis in canids from the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. A 1-year-old dog was presented with weight loss and diarrhea. Upon examination, thickened limbs, a ...