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Esophageal spirocercosis with pulmonary egg deposition and secondary hypertrophic osteopathy in a dog from Costa Rica
(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 ...
Antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. isolated from broiler chicken at three levels of the poultry production chain in Costa Rica
(International Association for Food Protection, 2021-07-29)
Campylobacter spp. are considered the most common bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis, one of the four main causes of diarrheal disease worldwide, and they are one of the main foodborne pathogens causing hospitalizations ...
Lesiones en corales suaves del Caribe no son causados por enfermedad
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2021-07)
El aumento de la temperatura de los
océanos y el cambio de sus características
químicas, consecuencia del impacto humano,
son las mayores amenazas para los arrecifes
de coral. Estos ecosistemas proveen alimento,
protegen ...
Variante delta circularía en el país con baja prevalencia
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2021-08)
Debido al numeroso tráfico de personas
entre Europa y los Estados Unidos, y a
que dicha variante predomina en aquel
continente y toma fuerza en el país de
América del Norte, Juan José Romero
Zúñiga, epidemiólogo de ...
Expertos alertan sobre peligrosa bacteria en aves, mamíferos y reptiles
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2021-06)
La manipulación inadecuada de las
excretas, secreciones o cadáveres de aves,
reptiles, anfibios y mamíferos podría
pasar de una tarea cotidiana a una seria
complicación de salud, tanto en animales
como en personas. ...
Analysis of ORF5 sequences of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulating within swine farms in Costa Rica
(BMC Veterinary Research, 2021-06-12)
Background: Worldwide, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the diseases that cause
the highest economic impact in modern pig production. PRRS was first detected in Costa Rica in 1996 and has
since ...
Seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on swine farms in a tropical country of the Middle Americas: the case of Costa Rica
(Springer Nature, 2021-08-18)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes signifcant economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Little is known regarding the epidemiology of this infection in tropical countries. To address ...
Serosurvey of nonhuman primates in Costa Rica at the human–wildlife interface reveals high exposure to flaviviruses
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing (MDPI), 2021-06-15)
Arthropod-borne viruses belonging to the flavivirus genus possess an enormous relevance
in public health. Neotropical non-human primates (NPs) have been proposed to be susceptible to
flavivirus infections due to their ...
Malaria elimination in Costa Rica: changes in treatment and mass drug administration
(MDPI AG, 2020-06-30)
Costa Rica is a candidate to eliminate malaria by 2020. The remaining malaria transmission hotspots are located within the Huétar Norte Region (HNR), where 90% of the country’s 147 malaria cases have occurred since 2016, ...
Herd management information systems to support cattle population research: The VAMPP® case
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2020-04-01)
Introduction. Livestock information systems, besides being indispensable for the daily management of the herd, can serve as a basis for research at the population level. Objective. The objective of the study was to analyze ...