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Exposure of dogs to Rickettsia spp. in Costa Rica: Risk factors for PCR-positive ectoparasites and seropositivity
(Elsevier, 2019-08-11)
Infection of dogs with Rickettsia spp. can result in inapparent, mild, or severe disease. Moreover,
common dog ticks and fleas are able to transmit rickettsiae to nearby humans. In this
study, the seroprevalence of spotted ...
Detection of antibodies against flavivirus over time in wild non-human primates from the lowlands of Costa Rica
(PLOS ONE, 2019-07-05)
Two-hundred-nine free ranging non-human primates from 31 locations throughout Costa
Rica were captured and released between 1993 and 2012, and blood samples, sera or
plasma were collected, to detect antigens and antibodies, ...
Strain diversity of Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks infesting birds in the North Huetar conservation area of Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2019-06-10)
Although the presence of rickettsial agents in ticks infesting wild birds in Costa Rica has been recently reported,
information on strain diversity is limited to selected rickettsial species. In order to mine deeper into ...
Seroprevalence and factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii-, Neospora caninum- and Coxiella burnetii-infections in dairy goat flocks from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2018-09-19)
A total of 391 goats from 13 dairy flocks from all Costa Rican regions were analyzed for Toxoplasma gondii-,
Neospora caninum- and Coxiella burnetii-related seroprevalence by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). ...
Análisis de las causas más frecuentes de decomisos de vísceras (hígado, riñones, corazón) en cerdos, en un matadero del Valle Central de Costa Rica, durante el periodo del año 2007 al primer semestre del 2009 y su implicación económica.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010)
Un análisis de las causas y de las pérdidas por decomisos de vísceras fue hecho a partir de
los informes post mortem, tomados diariamente de los animales sacrificados, en el periodo
comprendido entre el año 2007 y el ...
Evaluación del grado de frescura del pescado de mar y tilapia mediante un método organoléptico durante su recibo en establecimientos procesadores y exportadores del país
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010)
Un total de 1582 muestras de pescado de 14 especies marinas: atún aleta amarilla, atún big eye,
cabrilla, congrio, corvina reina, dorado, pez espada, macarela, marlín blanco, marlín rosado, pargo
seda, pargo mancha, ...
Caracterización de la diversidad genética de Brucella ceti aisladas en la costa del Pacífico de Costa Rica, mediante secuenciación de nueve genes seleccionados
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013)
Trece aislamientos bacterianos provenientes de delfines Stenella coeruleoalba
encallados en la costa Pacífica de Costa Rica, fueron sometidos a caracterización bioquímica
e identificados como Brucella ceti. Los mismos ...
Presencia de Maedi-Visna en hatos ovejeros de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013)
A pesar de que el virus de Maedi Visna (VMV) está ampliamente distribuido en el mundo, la
presencia de este lentivirus de los pequeños rumiantes en Costa Rica era desconocida. Un total
de 359 sueros procedentes de 15 ...
Chlamydia psittaci genotype B in a pigeon (Columba livia) inhabiting a public place in San José, Costa Rica
(University of Tripoli, 2013-12-02)
Human chlamydiosis is a zoonotic disease of avian origin caused by Chlamydia psittaci. The highest infection rates
have been detected in parrots (Psittacidae) and pigeons (Columbiformes), the latter most frequently carry ...
Snakebites are associated with poverty, weather fluctuations and El Niño
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2015-09-11)
Snakebites are environmental and occupational health hazards that mainly affect rural populations worldwide.
The ectothermic nature of snakes raises the issue of how climate change’s impact on snake ecology could ...