Browsing Artículos Científicos by Subject "AMÉRICA CENTRAL"
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An electrophoretic study on phospholipase A2 isoenzymes in the venoms of Central American crotaline snakes
(Elsevier, 1992)The number and isoelectric points of phospholipase A2 isoenzymes were studied in the venoms of 12 Central American crotaline snakes of the genera Bothrops, Crotalus, Lachesis and Agkistrodon. The study was carried out by ... -
Brucellosis in Central America
(Elsevier Science B.V, 2002)Brucellosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans in Central America (CA). Bovine and swine brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, respectively, have been identified in all CA countries, while ovine ... -
Epidemiological, social, and control determinants of Chagas disease in Central America and Mexico - Group discussion
(Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007)The existence of Chagas disease in Central America was reported for the first time in El Salvador in 1913, four years after its discovery in Brazil. At that time only Triatoma dimidiata was known as a vector, but two ... -
Francisella marina Sp. nov., etiologic agent of systemic disease in cultured spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus Guttatus) in Central America
(American Society for Microbiology, 2018-06-18)Historically, piscine francisellosis in various warm-, temperate-, and cold-water fish hosts has been attributed to Francisella noatunensis From 2015 to 2016, an undescribed Francisella sp. was recovered during mortality ... -
Persistence of Brucella abortus lineages revealed by genomic characterization and phylodynamic analysis
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020-04-14)Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus, is a major disease of cattle and humans worldwide distributed. Eradication and control of the disease has been difficult in Central and South America, Central Asia, the Mediterranean ... -
Strain diversity of Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks infesting birds in the North Huetar conservation area of Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2019-06-10)Although the presence of rickettsial agents in ticks infesting wild birds in Costa Rica has been recently reported, information on strain diversity is limited to selected rickettsial species. In order to mine deeper into ... -
The Impact of Deforestation, Urbanization, and Changing Land Use Patterns on the Ecology of Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases in Central America
(MDPI, 2021)Central America is a unique geographical region that connects North and South America, enclosed by the Caribbean Sea to the East, and the Pacific Ocean to the West. This region, encom- passing Belize, Costa Rica, ... -
The Struggle of Neglected Scientific Groups: Ten Years of NeTropica Efforts to Promote Research in Tropical Diseases in Central America
(PLOS ONE, 2011)The general strategy used by high-income countries to address global health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) relies heavily on short-term strategies designed to diminish the burden of diseases afflicting ... -
Ticks infesting humans in Central America: A review of their relevance in public health
(Elsevier, 2022)Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that parasitize most groups of terrestrial or semiaquatic vertebrates. Humans are accidental hosts to the ticks; however, in humans the ticks can cause damages varying from simple ... -
Whole genome sequencing of Shigella sonnei through PulseNet Latin America and Caribbean: advancing global surveillance of foodborne illnesses
(Clinical Microbiology and infection, 2017-11)Objectives: Shigella sonnei is a globally important diarrhoeal pathogen tracked through the surveillance network PulseNet Latin America and Caribbean (PNLA&C), which participates in PulseNet International. PNLA&C laboratories ...