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Determination of streptomycin and doxycycline using LC/MS towards an effective treatment against an experimental Brucella abortus infection in mice
(Elsevier B.V, 2022-02-25)Herein we described a versatile liquid chromatographic method for detection and quantification of the total levels of two antimicrobials [i.e., streptomycin (STM) and doxycycline (DOX)], in mice plasma and selected tissues, ... -
Digenetic trematode community in nesting green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
(American Society of Parasitologists, 2006-12-01)The digenetic community of 40 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) was investigated at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. In total, 24,270 trematodes belonging to 29 species and 6 families including Clinostomidae 1, ... -
Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a captive porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from Costa Rica
(American Society fo Parasitologists, 2016)An adult porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from the National Zoo, San Jose, Costa Rica, died because of toxoplasmosis involving the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, Toxoplasma gondii was found in lesions and the diagnosis was ... -
Diversity of Human Rotavirus G and P Genotypes in Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008)In this study 2,089 fecal samples from patients with gastroenteritis were analyzed from different hospitals in Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic during the period comprised between December 2002 and July 2003. ... -
Economic values for production and functional traits in Holstein cattle of Costa Rica
(Elsevier Science B.V., 2001-08-20)Economic values for production traits (carrier, fat, protein, and dressing percentage) and functional traits (conception rate, survival rate, body weight, and rumen capacity) were calculated for Holstein cattle of Costa ... -
Effect of a killed whole Neospora caninum tachyzoite vaccine on the crude abortion rate of Costa Rican dairy cows under field conditions
(Elsevier B.V, 2004-06-04)A standard field trial was carried out to assess the effect of a commercial Neospora-vaccine based on whole killed tachyzoites (Bovilis–Neoguard, Intervet1) on the abortion rate. Eight hundred and seventy-six cows, over ... -
Epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis and babesiosis in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 1994)A serum bank created by the National Brucellosis Control Program during 1991 con sisted of approximately 4000 sera collected from farms in each of the seven provinces in Costa Rica. Sera were used to determine the ... -
Epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis in dairy herds from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2011)Bovine anaplasmosis is endemic and occurs in almost all areas of livestock production of Costa Rica. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of anaplasmosis in dairy farms of Costa Rica ... -
Epizootic of dolphin morbillivirus on the Catalonian Mediterranean coast in 2007
(British Veterinary Association, 2011-07-23)BETWEEN 1990 and 1992, thousands of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Mediterranean coast due to a newly described virus, the dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) (Domingo and others 1990, 1992). DMV is ... -
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 ... -
Extensive Cell Envelope Modulation Is Associated with Virulence in Brucella abortus
(American Chemical Society, 2007-08-03)Brucella virulence is linked to components of the cell envelope and tightly connected to the function of the BvrR/BvrS sensory-regulatory system. To quantify the impact of BvrR/BvrS on cell envelope proteins, we performed ... -
Factors associated with Neospora caninum serostatus in cattle of 20 specialised Costa Rican dairy herds
(Elsevier B.V, 2002-04-15)Twenty-five specialised Costa Rican dairy farms (located in the Poás area) were used to determine neosporosis seroprevalence and the association of seropositivity with environmental and management factors. The farms involved ... -
First report of Trypanosoma vivax infection in dairy cattle from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2009)An outbreak of haemoparasitoses occurred from October 2007 to July 2008 in cattle from the district of Rio Cuarto, province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. Fifty animals of various ages out of 450 Brown Swiss were affected. The ... -
Fixation of hydrogel constructs for cartilage repair in the equine model: a challenging issue
(Tissue Engineering, 2017-11-07)Objective: To report on the experiences with the use of commercial and autologous fibrin glue (AFG) and of an alternative method based on a 3D-printed polycaprolactone (PCL) anchor for the fixation of hydrogel-based scaffolds ... -
Four cases of equine bone lesions caused by Pythium insidiosum
(BEVA, 1990)PYTHIOSIS is usually a granulomatous disease of skin and subcutis in horses (Austwick and Copland 1974; Miller and Campbell 1982; Mendoza and Alfaro 1986), and cattle (Miller, Bruce and Archer 1985), of skin and intestinal ... -
Francisella sp., an emerging pathogen of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), in Costa Rica
(Blackwell, 2009)Francisella sp. is an emergent bacterial pathogen that causes acute to chronic disease in warm and cold water cultured and wild fish species. During the past 3 years, the bacterium has been detected in tilapia, Oreochromis ... -
Gastrointestinal parasites and ectoparasites of Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni sloths in captivity from Costa Rica
(American Association of Zoo Veterinanrans, 2009-03)Sloths may serve as host to a wide range of parasites. However, there is little information available on the types of parasites that affect Costa Rica's sloth population. During a 1-yr period, 65 specimens of Costa Rican ... -
Genome typing, histopathology, and evolution of BPV30, a novel Xipapillomavirus type isolated from Bovine papilloma in Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V, 2022-02-13)Xipapillomavirus includes a group of viruses almost exclusively reported in both beef cattle and dairy breeding, in which they induce papillomatosis and occasionally malignant tumors. Bovine papillomaviruses (BPVs) infection ... -
Hot temperatures can force delayed mosquito outbreaks via sequential changes in Aedes aegypti demographic parameters in autocorrelated environments
(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 neutrophils are resistant to Clostridioides difficile toxin B
(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 ...