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Persistence of Brucella abortus in the bone marrow of infected mice
(Journal of Immunology Research, 2018-12-03)
Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection that may persist for long periods causing relapses in antibiotic-treated patients. The ability of Brucella to develop chronic infections is linked to their capacity to invade ...
Brucella canis is an intracellular pathogen that induces a lower proinflammatory response than smooth zoonotic counterparts
(Infection and Immunity, 2015-09-29)
Canine brucellosis caused by Brucella canis is a disease of dogs and a zoonotic risk. B. canis harbors most of the virulence determinants defined for the genus, but its pathogenic strategy remains unclear since it has not ...
First report of a naturally patent infection of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a dog
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2015-09-15)
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is the zoonotic agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in several countries in North and South America. Rodents are recognized as the main definitive hosts of A. costaricensis, but other wildlife ...
Análisis post mortem de causas de enfermedad en mamíferos, reptiles y aves silvestres de vida libre de Costa Rica remitidos por el Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)
El aumento en la interacción entre animales silvestres, domésticos y el ser humano tiene impacto directo en la viabilidad de las poblaciones silvestres, principalmente en ecosistemas alterados por restricción de hábitat, ...
Costa Rica wildlife disease reporting system for preventive medicine and disease Control
(ASTMH, 2020-11)
SARS-COV-2 pandemic evidence that the impact of new zoonotic diseases
can be on both social and economical levels. Since such agents are
originated from wildlife reservoir communities, there’s a need for more
active ...
Passive epidemiological surveillance in wildlife in Costa Rica identifies pathogens of zoonotic and conservation importance
(PLoS ONE, 2022-09-26)
Epidemiological surveillance systems for pathogens in wild species have been proposed as
a preventive measure for epidemic events. These systems can minimize the detrimental
effects of an outbreak, but most importantly, ...
Molecular, morphological and histopathological evidence of Spirometra mansoni in wild and domestic animals from Costa Rica
(Elsevier Science B.V, 2024-04-30)
Spirometra mansoni is a diphyllobothroid cestode and one of the causing agents of sparganosis, a zoonotic
foodborne and waterborne infection in humans. This parasite has an indirect life cycle with domestic and wild
canids ...