Browsing Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria by Subject "INFECTIOUS DISEASES"
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Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) Ensemble Distribution Modeling: Applications for Malaria Elimination
(MDPI, 2022)In the absence of entomological information, tools for predicting Anopheles spp. presence can help evaluate the entomological risk of malaria transmission. Here, we illustrate how species distribution models (SDM) could ... -
Apparent lack of evidence on selected infectious agents in wild Yellow-naped Amazon parrots: implications for releasing attempts
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-05-09)Blood and feather samples, as well as oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, were collected from nine free-ranging Amazona auropalliata between January and May 2009 in two highly modified landscapes in northern Costa Rica. ... -
Applying One Health to understand brucellosis biology
(Microbiology Society UKCongreso de la Sociedad de Microbiología del Reino Unido, 2019-04-08)Members of the Brucella genus, are facultative extracellular intracellular zoonotic bacteria that cause reproductive disease in animals. The different species show strong host preference in spite of sharing 96-98% similarity ... -
Appraisal of the epidemiology of Neospora caninum infection in Costa Rican dairy cattle
(Wageningen Institute of Animal Science, 2005)Appraisal of the epidemiology of Neospora caninum infection in Costa Rican dairy cattle. In Costa Rica, milk production has increased gradually during the twentieth century, in which the activity developed from a non-technical ... -
Brucella abortus uses a stealthy strategy to avoid activation of the innate immune system during the onset of infection
(PLOS ONE, 2007-07-18)Background. To unravel the strategy by which Brucella abortus establishes chronic infections, we explored its early interaction with innate immunity. Methodology/Principal Findings. Brucella did not induce proinflammatory ... -
Brucella neotomae infection in humans, Costa Rica
(Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017-06)Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B. neotomae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 2 men with ... -
Cangrejos de agua dulce transmiten peligroso parásito al humano : puede afectar cerebro, médula espinal, pericardio, ojos, útero, escroto y tejidos subcutáneos de las personas.
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2017-03)Consumir cangrejos de río crudos, mal procesados o cocidos de forma parcial podrían desembocar en una letal enfermedad, conocida como paragonimiasis humana, una zoonosis importante en América Tropical. En Costa ... -
Characterization of a recent malaria outbreak in the autonomous indigenous region of Guna Yala, Panama
(BioMed Central, 2015-11-17)Background: This study aims to describe the epidemiological and entomological factors associated with a recent malaria outbreak that occurred in 2012 in a socially marginalized population from Guna Yala Comarca in Panama. ... -
Chromobacterium violaceum infection in a free ranging howler monkey in Costa Rica
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2010)Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram-negative saprobe bacterium that is a rare opportunistic pathogen in mammals. There are numerous reports in humans including fatalities, but no record exists in free-ranging nonhuman ... -
Climatic fuctuations and malaria transmission dynamics, prior to elimination, in Guna Yala, República de Panamá
(BioMed Central, 2018-02-20)Background: Malaria has historically been entrenched in indigenous populations of the República de Panamá. This scenario occurs despite the fact that successful methods for malaria elimination were developed during the ... -
Contingencia y educación a la población
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional., 2020-04)En el marco del enfoque multisectorial Una-Salud, que promueve la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), se establece que la esencia del médico veterinario es la protección de la salud pública, ... -
Desarrollo de un ensayo inmunoenzimatico (ELISA) para el diagnóstico de Paragonimus mexicanus
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)La paragonimiasis es una zoonosis parasitaria transmitida por alimentos y ocasionada por trematodos del género Paragonimus. La enfermedad es considerada un serio problema de salud pública en áreas endémicas. Costa Rica ... -
Desarrollo de una técnica inmunoenzimática para el diagnóstico de anticuerpos contra Paragonimus mexicanus
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-04-17)La paragonimiasis es una zoonosis parasitaria transmitida por alimentos que se considera desatendida y subdiagnosticada en Costa Rica. Debido a que no se encuentra disponible una prueba diagnóstica inmunológica, el ... -
Detección de anticuerpos a Neospora caninum en perros de las zonas urbana, peri urbana y rural del valle central de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2006-12-01)To describe some traits of neosporosis in Costa Rican dogs, a cross sectional study was carried out to determine the presence/absence of N. caninum antibodies. Eighty nine dogs from dairy farms, 65 kennel dogs and 94 from ... -
Detección de IHHNV en el cultivo de Litopenaeus vannamei en Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021-05-01)Introducción. El virus de la necrosis hipodérmica y hematopoyética infecciosa (IHHNV) produce deformidades cuticulares y reducción del crecimiento del camarón blanco (Litopenaeus vannamei), lo que genera ... -
Detección y genotipificación de rotavirus bovino y porcino en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2007-10)Treinta y ocho muestras fecales de bovinos con diarrea neonatal, positivas a rotavirus grupo A por inmunocromatografía y electroforesis en gel de poliacrilamida (PAGE) fueron analizadas mediante reverso transcripción y ... -
Detection of Human Paragonimiasis by ELISA Using Recombinant Paragonimus westermani Cysteine Protease 7
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023-05)Paragonimiasis is an important but neglected foodborne trematodiasis caused by Paragonimus mexicanus in Costa Rica. Immunological techniques for diagnosing this parasitosis in humans do not exist in Central America. The ... -
Editorial: Insights in infectious agents and disease: 2021
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2023-07-10)The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred trough human history, and were recently reviewed in the section Infectious Agents and Disease by Piret and Boivin (2021). Major pandemics and ... -
Efecto del estatus serológico al virus de la leucosis enzoótica bovina (BLV) sobre la producción de leche en hatos lecheros de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-09-02)Se realizó un estudio longitudinal para determinar el efecto del estatus serológico al virus de la leucosis enzoótica bovina (BLV) sobre la producción de leche en hatos lecheros especializados de Costa Rica. Se analizó ... -
Effects of local and regional climatic fluctuations on dengue outbreaks in southern Taiwan
(PLOS ONE, 2017-06-02)Background: Southern Taiwan has been a hotspot for dengue fever transmission since 1998. During 2014 and 2015, Taiwan experienced unprecedented dengue outbreaks and the causes are poorly understood. This study aims to ...