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    • Haematology and plasma chemistry of breeding olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) 

      Meneses Guevara, Ana; Santoro, Mario (British Veterinary Association (BVA), 2007-12-15)
      THE olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is the smallest species of living sea turtle. It is primarily carnivorous and highly migratory, with a pantropical distribution in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans ...

    • Hallazgos post-mortem y caracterización bacteriana de salmonelosis septicémica equina: Descripción de un caso. 

      Segura, Enid; Rojas Sánchez, Ernesto; Murillo, Carla; Razquín, Patricio; Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro; MUNOZ VARGAS, LOHENDY; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-07)
      Se describe el primer caso, debidamente confirmado, de salmonelosis en un equino en Costa Rica; una potra iberoamericana de siete meses de edad con un cuadro de diarrea de unas cuatro semanas de transcurso y baja ...

    • Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica 

      Santoro, M.; Bolaños, F.; Chaves, G.; De Stefano, M.; Morales, Juan Alberto (Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, 2015)
      Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including Carettacola stunkardi (Spi- rorchiidae), ...

    • Hematology and Serum Biochemistry Values of Healthy Free-ranging Panamanian White-faced Capuchins (Cebus imitator) in Costa Rica 

      Bernal Valle, Sofía; Jiménez-Soto, Mauricio; Meneses Guevara, Ana (Wildlife Disease Association (WDA), 2020)
      We describe the hematology and serum biochemistry values for 26 free-ranging Panamanian white-faced capuchins (Cebus imitator) in Costa Rica. Howell-Jolly bodies and microfilariae were observed in some animals. ...

    • Herd management information systems to support cattle population research: The VAMPP® case 

      Galina Hidalgo, C.S.; Rojas Campos, J.; Estrada-König, S.; Vargas, Bernardo; Sánchez-Hernández, Z. (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 ...

    • High prevalence of multidrug-resistant community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus at the largest veterinary teaching hospital in Costa Rica 

      Rojas, Irene; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Van Balen, Joany; Rojas, Norman; MUNOZ VARGAS, LOHENDY; Hoet, Armando E. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2017)
      Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen associated with severe infections in companion animals present in the community, and it is diagnosed in animals admitted to veterinary hospitals. However, ...

    • Highly effective frontal stunning procedure using a pneumatic penetrating captive bolt in water buffaloes 

      Molnar Fernández, Valeria; MUNOZ VARGAS, LOHENDY; ROMERO-ZUÑIGA, JUAN JOSÉ; Araya-Rodríguez, Gustavo (MDPI, 2023-01-03)
      An effective frontal stunning procedure in water buffaloes was assessed using a pneumatic penetrating captive bolt (PPCB) with high air pressure. The study contemplated two phases; first, 352 buffaloes and 168 post-mortem ...

    • Hipoadrenocorticismo canino: un reto diagnóstico 

      Hagnauer, Isabel; Suárez-Esquivel, Marcela; Castro Ramírez, Laura (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)
      El hipoadrenocorticismo, o enfermedad de Addison, representa un gran desafío diagnóstico por su similitud con varias patologías, tanto en su presentación clínica como en los hallazgos de laboratorio. Se recibió ...

    • Histopathological findings of infections caused by canine distemper virus, Trypanosoma cruzi, and other parasites in two free-ranging White-nosed Coatis Nasua narica (Carnivora: Procyonidae) from Costa Rica 

      Rojas Jiménez, Jorge; Morales Acuña, Juan A.; Arguello-Saenz, Milena; Acevedo González, Silvia; Yabsley, Michael; Urbina, Andrea (Zoo Outreach Organisation, 2021-01-26)
      Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes systemic infections and immunosuppression in carnivores, which subsequently makes animals highly susceptible to opportunistic infections. Although Trypanosoma cruzi infects procyonids, ...

    • Host life history strategy, species diversity, and habitat influence Trypanosoma cruzi vector infection in changing landscapes 

      GOTTDENKER, NICOLE L.; Chaves, Luis Fernando; CALZADA, JOSÉ E.; Saldaña, Azael; Carroll, C. Ronald (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012-11-15)
      Background: Anthropogenic land use may influence transmission of multi-host vector-borne pathogens by changing diversity, relative abundance, and community composition of reservoir hosts. These reservoir hosts may have ...

    • Hot temperatures can force delayed mosquito outbreaks via sequential changes in Aedes aegypti demographic parameters in autocorrelated environments 

      Chaves, Luis Fernando; Scott, Thomas W.; Morrison, Amy; Takada, Takenori (Elsevier B.V, 2014)
      Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) is a common pantropical urban mosquito, vector of dengue, Yellow Fever and chikungunya viruses. Studies have shown Ae. aegypti abundance to be associated with envi ronmental fluctuations, ...

    • Human Brucella melitensis infections in southern Vietnam 

      Campbell, J.I.; Lan, Nguyen Thi; Phuong, P.M.; Chau, L.B.; Pham, Trung Duc; Guzman-Verri, Caterina; Ruiz-Villalobos, Nazareth; Minh, T.P.T.; Muñoz Bruque, Álvaro; Moreno, Edgardo; Thwaites, G.E.; Rabaa, M.A.; Chau, N.V.V.; Bake, S. (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, ...

    • Human neutrophils are resistant to Clostridioides difficile toxin B 

      Chaves-Cordero, Catalina; Quesada-Gómez, Carlos; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS (Elsevier, 2022-03-21)
      Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the glucosyltransferase activity of C. difficile TcdB on the activity of human PMNs. Methods: To better understand the interaction between PMNs and TcdB, PMNs ...

    • Hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives as antioxidant food and its implications on management and prevention of Diabetes mellitus 

      Passos Pequeno, Andréia; Sarmento da Silva, Tânia Maria; da Silva Júnior, Valdemiro Amaro (International Journal of Advanced Research and Development, 2020-07-03)
      Antioxidant rich foods have been widely used as defenders of the body against excessive oxidative damage and preventing different chronic diseases among them, the Diabetes. In the food industry, the synthetic antioxidants ...

    • Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of obligate anaerobic bacteria from clinical samples of animal origin 

      BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Mayorga, Melissa; Rodríguez-Cavallini, Evelyn; López-Ureña, Diana; Quesada-Gómez, Carlos (Anaerobe, 2015-09-14)
      The etiology of veterinary infectious diseases has been the focus of considerable research, yet relatively little is known about the causative agents of anaerobic infections. Susceptibility studies have documented the ...

    • If You're Not Confused, You're Not Paying Attention: Ochrobactrum Is Not Brucella 

      Moreno, Edgardo; Middlebrook, Earl A.; Altamirano-Silva, Pamela; Al Dahouk, Sascha; Araj, George F.; Arce-Gorvel, Vilma; Arenas-Gamboa, Ángela; Ariza, Javier; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Battelli, Giorgio; Bertu, Wilson J.; Blasco, José María; Bosilkovsk, Mile; Cadmus, Simeon; Caswell, Clayton C.; Celli, Jean; Chacón-Díaz, Carlos; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; Comerci, Diego J.; Conde-Álvarez, Raquel; Cook, Elizabeth; Cravero, Silvio; Dadar, Maryam; De Boelle, Xavier; De Massis, Fabrizio; Díaz, Ramón; Escobar, Gabriela I.; Fernández-Lago, Luis; Ficht, Thomas A.; Foster, Jeffrey T.; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno; Godfroid, Jacques; Gorvel, Jean-Pierre; Güler, Leyla; Erdenlig-Gürbilek, Sevil; Gusi, Amayel M.; Guzman-Verri, Caterina; Hai, Jiang; Hernández-Mora, Gabriela; Iriarte, Maite; Jacob, Nestor R.; Keriel, Anne; Khames, Maamar; Köhler, Stephan; Letesson, Jean-Jacques; Loperena-Barber, Maite; López-Goñi, Ignacio; McGiven, John; Melzer, Falk; Mora-Cartin, Ricardo; Moran-Gilad, Jacob; Muñoz, Pilar M.; Neubauer, Heinrich; O'Callaghan, David; Ocholi, Reuben; Oñate, Ángel; Pandey, Piyush; Pappas, Georgios; Pembroke, J. Tony; Roop, Martin; Ruiz-Villalobos, Nazareth; Ryan, Michael P.; Salvador-Bescós, Miriam; Sangari, Félix J.; de Lima Santos, Renato; Seimenis, Aristarchos; Splitter, Gary; Suárez-Esquivel, Marcela; Tabbaa, Darem; Trangoni, Marcos David; Tsolis, Renee M.; Vizcaíno, Nieves; Wareth, Gamal; . Welburn, Susan C; Whatmore, Adrian; Zúñiga-Ripa, Amaia; Moriyónq, Ignacio (American Society for Microbiology, 2023-07-03)
      Bacteria of the genus Brucella are facultative intracellular parasites that cause brucellosis, a severe animal and human disease. Recently, a group of taxonomists merged the brucellae with the primarily free-living, ...

    • Ileitis y colitis piogranulomatosa en un mono ardilla (Saimiri oerstedii) asociada con Prosthenorchis elegans 

      Fallas, S.; Alfaro-Alarcon, Alejandro; Morales, Juan Alberto (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-09-16)
      Un mono ardilla (Saimiri oerstedii), adulto, macho con paresis posterior fue remitido al Laboratorio de Pa- tología de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional. El mono presentaba peritonitis, adherencias ...

    • Impacto de la Pandemia por SARS-CoV2 sobre la Educación 

      Jiménez Sánchez, Carlos (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-12-01)
      Se describe el impacto de la pandemia por SARS-CoV2 sobre la educación y se propone algunos escenarios donde la Universidad Nacional puede contribuir a mitigar el daño y a participar en la construcción del escenario ...

    • In search of a bacterial spedes definition 

      Moreno, Edgardo (Universidad de Costa Rica., 1997)
      The bacterial species concept was examined within the framework of plant and animal associated a-2 proteobacteria, taking into consideration the phylogenetic, taxonomic and biological approaches as well as the microbiologists' ...

    • In vitro activity of thienyl-2-nitropropene compounds against Trypanosoma cruzi 

      Herrera, Cristina; Vallejos, Gabriel; Loaiza, Randall; Zeledón, Rodrigo; Urbina, Andrea; Sepúlveda-Boza, Silvia (Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-11)
      The in vitro activity of four 2-nitropropene derivatives, 1-(3-benzothienyl)-2-nitropropene (N1), 1-(3-thienyl)-2- nitropropene (N2), 1-(5-bromo-2-thienyl)-2-nitropropene (N3) and 1-(4-bromo-2-thienyl)-2-nitropropene (N4), ...