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Serology, molecular detection and risk factors of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10-06)
A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A seroprevalence of ...
Chlamydia abortus in dairy farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-12-02)
The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Chlamydia
abortus in specialized dairy farms. A total of 608 blood samples were collected during
2012 from 24 dairy farms located in the ...
Molecular detection and genotyping of chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines from Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2013-08-18)
Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88) and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29) were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive ...
Serology, molecular detection and risk factors of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-07-10)
tA cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection ofEhrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A sero-prevalence ...
Canine trypanosomiasis in an endemic Costa Rican community: demonstration of the active infection cycle
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-05-29)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in an endemic community of Costa Rica. The indirect hemagglutination and indirect immunofluorescence assay yielded positive results ...
Multidrug-resistant Clostridium Difficile Ribotypes 078 and 014/5-FLI01 in Piglets From Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2018-11-08)
Though an overlap of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes (RT) in humans and animals has been noted -particularly in piglets-information regarding C. difficile isolates from swine is scarce in Latin America. A characterization ...
Characterization of Anaplasma spp. infection in dogs from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-02-09)
A cross-sectional study combining serological and molecular techniques for detecting selected Anaplasma species was conducted between 2011 and 2012 in dogs and ticks sampled in all provinces of Costa Rica. Global Anaplasma ...
Re-emergence of Plasmodium malariae in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-04-30)
In this paper we report the diagnosis of four cases of Plasmodium malariae in humans in Costa Rica, using parasitological and molecular techniques. Real-time PCR detected P. malariae in all four samples and established ...
Emergence of an outbreak-associated Clostridium difficile variant with increased virulence
(Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015-04-23)
The prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections has increased due to the emergence of epidemic variants from diverse genetic lineages. Here we describe the emergence of a novel variant during an outbreak in a Costa Rican ...
Detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in blood from equines from four indigenous communities in Costa Rica
(Veterinary Medicine International, 2015-11-16)
A cross-sectional study was carried out in four indigenous communities of Costa Rica to detect presence and prevalence of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi and to investigate factors associated with presence of these ...