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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 ...
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 ...
Understanding Ehrlichia canis infections in dogs of Costa Rica: hematological findings and indicative clinical signs
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-11-30)
Background: A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular
techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs was carried out to determine
hemopathological findings and suggestive clinical ...
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. ...
Molecular characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi and infection rate of the vector Triatoma dimidiate in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-06-30)
According to the genetic characterization by the analysis of the miniexon gene, strains of Trypanosoma cruzi can be classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs), and the DTU 1 into four distinct genotypes associated ...
Human Brucella melitensis infections in southern Vietnam
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2017-06-29)
Brucellosis is a collective term for infections caused by small Gram-negative coccobacilli belonging to genus Brucella. This genus incorporates the well-described animal pathogens Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus, ...
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 ...
Serological detection of viral infections in captive wild cats from Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2011-02-08)
Serum samples from a total of 44 wildcats, 28 margays (Leopardus wiedii), 10 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), four jaguaroundis (Herpailurus yaguaroundi), one oncilla (Leopardus tigrina), and one jaguar (Panthera onca) were ...
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, ...
Ehrlichia spp
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-10-31)
El objetivo de este vídeo es presentar una breve explicación sobre la ehrlichiosis, enfermedad infecciosa no contagiosa zoonótica, transmitida por garrapatas. Se muestran los síntomas, diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevalencia ...