Browsing Artículos Científicos by Subject "INFECTIOUS DISEASES"
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Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) Ensemble Distribution Modeling: Applications for Malaria Elimination
(MDPI, 2022)In the absence of entomological information, tools for predicting Anopheles spp. presence can help evaluate the entomological risk of malaria transmission. Here, we illustrate how species distribution models (SDM) could ... -
Apparent lack of evidence on selected infectious agents in wild Yellow-naped Amazon parrots: implications for releasing attempts
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-05-09)Blood and feather samples, as well as oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, were collected from nine free-ranging Amazona auropalliata between January and May 2009 in two highly modified landscapes in northern Costa Rica. ... -
Brucella abortus uses a stealthy strategy to avoid activation of the innate immune system during the onset of infection
(PLOS ONE, 2007-07-18)Background. To unravel the strategy by which Brucella abortus establishes chronic infections, we explored its early interaction with innate immunity. Methodology/Principal Findings. Brucella did not induce proinflammatory ... -
Brucella neotomae infection in humans, Costa Rica
(Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017-06)Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B. neotomae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 2 men with ... -
Characterization of a recent malaria outbreak in the autonomous indigenous region of Guna Yala, Panama
(BioMed Central, 2015-11-17)Background: This study aims to describe the epidemiological and entomological factors associated with a recent malaria outbreak that occurred in 2012 in a socially marginalized population from Guna Yala Comarca in Panama. ... -
Chromobacterium violaceum infection in a free ranging howler monkey in Costa Rica
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2010)Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram-negative saprobe bacterium that is a rare opportunistic pathogen in mammals. There are numerous reports in humans including fatalities, but no record exists in free-ranging nonhuman ... -
Climatic fuctuations and malaria transmission dynamics, prior to elimination, in Guna Yala, República de Panamá
(BioMed Central, 2018-02-20)Background: Malaria has historically been entrenched in indigenous populations of the República de Panamá. This scenario occurs despite the fact that successful methods for malaria elimination were developed during the ... -
Detección de anticuerpos a Neospora caninum en perros de las zonas urbana, peri urbana y rural del valle central de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2006-12-01)To describe some traits of neosporosis in Costa Rican dogs, a cross sectional study was carried out to determine the presence/absence of N. caninum antibodies. Eighty nine dogs from dairy farms, 65 kennel dogs and 94 from ... -
Detección de IHHNV en el cultivo de Litopenaeus vannamei en Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021-05-01)Introducción. El virus de la necrosis hipodérmica y hematopoyética infecciosa (IHHNV) produce deformidades cuticulares y reducción del crecimiento del camarón blanco (Litopenaeus vannamei), lo que genera ... -
Detection of Human Paragonimiasis by ELISA Using Recombinant Paragonimus westermani Cysteine Protease 7
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023-05)Paragonimiasis is an important but neglected foodborne trematodiasis caused by Paragonimus mexicanus in Costa Rica. Immunological techniques for diagnosing this parasitosis in humans do not exist in Central America. The ... -
Editorial: Insights in infectious agents and disease: 2021
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2023-07-10)The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred trough human history, and were recently reviewed in the section Infectious Agents and Disease by Piret and Boivin (2021). Major pandemics and ... -
Efecto del estatus serológico al virus de la leucosis enzoótica bovina (BLV) sobre la producción de leche en hatos lecheros de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-09-02)Se realizó un estudio longitudinal para determinar el efecto del estatus serológico al virus de la leucosis enzoótica bovina (BLV) sobre la producción de leche en hatos lecheros especializados de Costa Rica. Se analizó ... -
Effects of local and regional climatic fluctuations on dengue outbreaks in southern Taiwan
(PLOS ONE, 2017-06-02)Background: Southern Taiwan has been a hotspot for dengue fever transmission since 1998. During 2014 and 2015, Taiwan experienced unprecedented dengue outbreaks and the causes are poorly understood. This study aims to ... -
Ehrlichiosis y anaplasmosis en Costa Rica
(Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica, 2013-07)La ehrlichiosis y la anaplasmosis son enfermedades infecciosas producidas por bacterias de la familia Anaplasmataceae y transmitidas por garrapatas. Ambas afectan, entre otras especies, al hombre, ocasionando sintomatología ... -
Epidemiological characteristics and space-time analysis of the 2015 dengue outbreak in the metropolitan region of Tainan City, Taiwan
(MDPI, 2018-02-26)The metropolitan region of Tainan City in southern Taiwan experienced a dengue outbreak in 2015. This manuscript describes basic epidemiological features of this outbreak and uses spatial and temporal analysis tools to ... -
Establishment of a minor groove binder-probe based quantitative real time PCR to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and differentiation of Borrelia spielmanii by ospA-specific conventional PCR
(BioMed Central, 2010-08-10)Background: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes as vector. For identification of Borrelia infections in ticks a TaqManTM minor groove ... -
Evaluación del diagnóstico de Ehrlichia canis mediante frotis sanguíneo y técnica molecular en perros de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013-11-20)El objetivo de este trabajo fue comparar los resultados del diagnóstico de Ehrlichia canis, mediante frotis sanguíneo y técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa, (PCR, Polymerase Chain Reaction, por sus siglas en ... -
Factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de infecciones intrahospitalarias en pacientes quemados. Hospital S. Juan de Dios, Costa Rica: Enero 2003-Diciembre 2005. Parte II
(Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE), 2009)En los pacientes quemados, existen diferentes factores como la edad, sexo y días de estancia hospitalaria entre otros, que influyen en el desarrollo de infección intrahospitalaria (IIH). Debido a la mayor frecuencia ... -
First isolation and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia canis in Costa Rica, Central America
(Elsevier B.V, 2010-07-23)The present study investigated Ehrlichia species in blood samples from dogs suspected of clinical ehrlichiosis, using molecular and isolation techniques in cell culture. From a total of 310 canine blood samples analyzed ... -
Human Brucella melitensis infections in southern Vietnam
(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, ...