• Arboviral encephalitis in Costa Rican horses: 2009-2016 

      Jiménez Rojas, César; Romero, Mario; Piche Ovares, María Marta; Baldi, Mario; Alfaro Alarcón, Alejandro; Chaves, Andrea; Morales, J.; León Rodríguez, Bernal Alberto; Hutter, Sabine Elisabeth; Corrales Aguilar, Eugenia (2016-12)
      Arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus and Flavivirus can cause febrile illness and sometimes neurological disease in both humans and animals. West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV), Western Equine ...
    • Brucella canis Is an Intracellular Pathogen That Induces a Lower Proinflammatory Response than Smooth Zoonotic Counterparts 

      Chacón Díaz, Carlos; Altamirano Silva, Pamela; González Espinoza, Gabriela; Medina, María Concepción; Alfaro Alarcón, Alejandro; Bouza Mora, Laura; Jiménez Rojas, César; Wong Araya, Melissa; Barquero Calvo, Elías; Rojas Campos, Norman; Guzmán Verri, Caterina; Moreno Robles, Edgardo; Chaves Olarte, Esteban (2015-11-10)
      Canine brucellosis caused by Brucella canis is a disease of dogs and a zoonotic risk. B. canis harbors most of the virulence determinants defined for the genus, but its pathogenic strategy remains unclear since it has not ...
    • Depletion of complement enhances the clearance of Brucella abortus in mice 

      González Espinoza, Gabriela; Barquero Calvo, Elías; Lizano González, Esteban; Alfaro Alarcón, Alejandro; Arias Gómez, Berny; Chaves Olarte, Esteban; Lomonte, Bruno; Moreno Robles, Edgardo; Chacón Díaz, Carlos (2018)
      Brucellosis is a bacterial disease of animals and humans. Brucella abortus barely activates the innate immune system at the onset of infection, and this bacterium is resistant to the microbicidal action of complement. ...
    • Neotropical bats that co-habit with humans function as dead-end hosts for dengue virus 

      Vicente Santos, Amanda; Moreira Soto, Andrés; Soto Garita, Claudio; Chaverri Sánchez, Luis Guillermo; Chaves Ramírez, Andrea; Drexler, Jan Felix; Morales Acuña, Juan Alberto; Alfaro Alarcón, Alejandro; Rodríguez Herrera, Bernal; Corrales Aguilar, Eugenia (2017-05-18)
      Several studies have shown Dengue Virus (DENV) nucleic acids and/or antibodies present in Neotropical wildlife including bats, suggesting that some bat species may be susceptible to DENV infection. Here we aim to elucidate ...