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A new method for the detection of phospholipase A2 variants: Identification of isozymes in the venoms of newborn and adult Bothrops asper (terciopelo) snakes
(Elsevier B.V, 1988)E. Moreno, A. Alape, M. Sánchez and J. M. Gutiérrez. A new method for the detection of phospholipase A2 variants: identification of isozymes in the venoms of newborn and adult Bothrops asper (terciopelo) snakes. Toxicon ... -
Agreement among equine veterinarians and between equine veterinarians and inertial sensor system during clinical examination of hindlimb lameness in horses
(Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd, 2019-06-24)Background: Hindlimb lameness evaluation is known to be challenging. Experience is essential for the ability of equine veterinarians to detect lameness. Nevertheless, even an experienced veterinarian is still subject to ... -
Analysis of the association between density of Helicobacter spp and gastric lesions in dogs
(American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2017-12)OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation between the density of native gastric Helicobacter spp and the presence of gastric lesions in dogs. ANIMALS 80 dogs of various breeds, sexes, and ages. PROCEDURES Gastroscopic and ... -
Anthelmintic resistance in commercial sheep farms in Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V., 2021)Forty-eight commercial sheep farms were sampled between the years 2017 and 2019 to evaluate the percentage of reduction of the three families of broad-spectrum anthelmintic drugs available in Costa Rica - benzimidazoles ... -
Antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. isolated from broiler chicken at three levels of the poultry production chain in Costa Rica
(International Association for Food Protection, 2021-07-29)Campylobacter spp. are considered the most common bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis, one of the four main causes of diarrheal disease worldwide, and they are one of the main foodborne pathogens causing hospitalizations ... -
ASGARD+: A New Modular Platform for Bacterial Antibiotic-Resistant Analysis
(Wiley Online Library, 2023-03-09)ASGARD+ (Accelerated Sequential Genome-analysis and Antibiotic Re- sistance Detection) is a command-line platform for automatic identification of antibiotic-resistance genes in bacterial genomes, providing an ... -
Bactericidal activity of Lys49 and Asp49 myotoxic phospholipases A2 from Bothrops asper snake venom Synthetic Lys49 myotoxin II-(115−129)-peptide identifies its bactericidal region
(FEBS, 1998)Mammalian group-II phospholipases A2 (PLA2) of inflammatory fluids display bactericidal properties, which are dependent on their enzymatic activity. This study shows that myotoxins II (Lys49) and III (Asp49), two group-II ... -
Biologic and genetic characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in free-range chickens from Costa Rica, Central America
(Elsevier B.V, 2006-02-23)The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The prevalence of T. gondii in 144 free-range ... -
Bone lesions caused by pythium insidiosum in a horse
(Oxford University Press, 1987-10-02)A 5-year-old, female saddle horse developed a tumoral mass anterolaterally on the metacarpal region of its right front leg. Histopathological study showed hyaline, aseptate, broad hyphae in the sequestered coral-like ... -
Bovine Leukaemia‐virus infection in Costa Rica
(Blackwell Wissenschaft, 1995)The geographical distribution of bovine leukaemia‐virus (BLV)‐infected herds in Costa Rica and the isolation of BLV from cases of enzootic bovine leukosis are presented. It was found that BLV is prevalent throughout the ... -
Breeding soundness evaluation of extensively managed bulls in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 1999-02-17)This paper describes the results of single breeding soundness evaluations (BSE) in 898 Bos indicus, Bos taurus and B. indicus x B. taurus bulls, 1 to 12 yr. old, extensively reared in different climatic regions of Costa ... -
Canine brucellosis in Costa Rica reveals widespread Brucella canis infection and the recent introduction of foreign strains
(Elsevier, 2021-04-16)Brucellosis is a prevalent disease in Costa Rica (CR), with an increasing number of human infections. Close to half of homes in CR have one or more dogs, corresponding to ∼1.4 million canines, most of them in the Central ... -
Canine mycotic keratoconjuntivitis caused by Acremonium kiliense
(Oxford University Press, 1985)Mycotic keratoconjuntivitis caused by Acremonium kiliense in a German Shepherd bitch was diagnosed with the aid of laboratory tests. The dog presented with photophobia, tearing, corneal edema and reduction of the visual ... -
Chagas' disease: Risk factors for house infestation by Triatoma dimidiata, the major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Costa Rica
(The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health., 1991)The reduction of domiciliary infestation by insect vectors, the key to controlling Chagas' disease, depends on identification of housing features associated with infestation. In this study, log-linear modeling was used to ... -
Childhood leukaemia in Costa Rica, 1981-96
(Blackwell Science, 2002)Childhood leukaemia incidence in Costa Rica during 1981-96, among the highest in the world, was analysed by histology, gender, birth year, time period of diagnosis, age at diagnosis and region. Numbers of cases were extracted ... -
Clinical and pathological findings of a sac-like formation in the tunica vaginalis of a nelore (Bos indicus) bull
(Blackwell, 2010)Contents A seven-month-old purebred Nelore calf was diagnosed with a bilateral finger-shaped swelling although more prominent at the left side of the scrotum, located longitudinal and parallel to epididymis corpus. The ... -
Deferred bulls: are cycles per conception and pregnancy rate determined by the type of spermiogramme deviation under natural mating?
(Elsevier, 2016)Deferred bulls undergo clinical deviations that could be transitory or have an uncertain potential fertility output. Data in Costa Rica showed no significant differences in conception rate (CR) between sound vs. deferred ... -
Density dependence in a seasonal time series of the bamboo mosquito, Tripteroides bambusa (Diptera: Culicidae)
(Entomological Society of Canada, 2017)The bamboo mosquito, Tripteroides bambusa (Yamada) (Diptera: Culicidae), is a mosquito species ubiquitous across forested landscapes in Japan. During 2014 we sampled adult mosquitoes from May to November using a sweep ... -
Detection of proteins antigenically related to Bothrops asper myotoxin in crotaline snake venoms
(Pergamon Press, 1987-03-05)H. Loxtoxre, E, Moatnvo and J . M. GurtEsaez . Detation of proteins antigenically rdated to Bothrops riper myotoxin in crotaline snake venoms. Tadcon 25, 947 -953, 1987 . - The presence of componrnts antigenically related ... -
Detection of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks collected from dogs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
(Elsevier B.V, 2018-08-04)The neotropical climate of Central America provides ideal conditions for ticks, which may transmit several human pathogens, including spotted-fever group Rickettsia. Dogs may act as sentinels or reservoirs for human tick-borne ...
