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Isolation and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia mandrillaris from combination shower units in Costa Rica
(2014-08-19)
Free living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous protozoa, which may behave as parasites under certain conditions. Four genera are recognized as causal agents of infections in humans and animals: Naegleria, Sappinia, Acanthamoeba ...
SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Costa Rica: Evidence of a divergent population and an increased detection of a spike T1117I mutation
(2021)
Genome sequencing is a key strategy in the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Latin America is the hardest-hit region of the world, accumulating almost 20% of COVID-19 cases ...
Specific Mutations in the PB2 Protein of Influenza A Virus Compensate for the Lack of Efficient Interferon Antagonism of the NS1 Protein of Bat Influenza A-Like Viruses
(2018-03-14)
Recently, two new influenza A-like viruses have been discovered in bats, A/little yellow-shouldered bat/Guatemala/060/2010 (HL17NL10) and A/flat-faced bat/Peru/033/2010 (HL18NL11). The hemagglutinin (HA)-like (HL) and ...
Detection of Dirofilaria immitis and other arthropod-borne filarioids by an HRM real-time qPCR, blood-concentrating techniques and a serological assay in dogs from Costa Rica
(2015)
Background: Canine filarioids are important nematodes transmitted to dogs by arthropods. Diagnosis of canine
filariosis is accomplished by the microscopic identification of microfilariae, serology or PCR for filarial-DNA. ...
Parasitismo imaginario: experiencia clínica y diagnóstica
Delusional parasitosis: Clinical and Diagnostic Experience
(2012-06-01)
Objetivo: describir los casos de parasitismo imaginario observados en el Laboratorio de Entomología Médica, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica durante 2001-2011.
Métodos: se describen 9 casos cuyas ...
Aedes albopictus (Skuse) en la Región Huetar Atlántica de Costa Rica: estudios preliminares sobre ecología larval
Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in the Huetar Atlantic Region of Costa Rica
(2012)
Objetivo: Determinar las características de los hábitats larvales de Ae. albopictus y su culicidofauna asociada en la comunidad “La Primavera”.
Métodos: Se realizó una encuesta larval en 20 de 28 casas ubicadas en un área ...
Sitios potenciales para la multiplicación de Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) en relación con las características de las viviendas de la comunidad “La Carpio”, San José, Costa Rica, durante la estación seca de 2003
(2003-06-01)
Se realizó la identificación y tipificación de los potenciales criaderos para Ae. aegypti en viviendas pertenecientes a los sectores que conforman el caserío "La Carpio", San José, Costa Rica. Las viviendas visitadas fueron ...
Porphyromonas spp. have an extensive host range in ill and healthy individuals and an unexpected environmental distribution: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-10-01)
Studies on the anaerobic bacteria Porphyromonas, mainly focused on P. gingivalis, have revealed new bacterial structures, metabolic pathways, and physiologic functionalities. Porphyromonas are mainly described as being ...
Heterologous hyperimmune polyclonal antibodies against SARS-COV-2: A broad coverage, affordable, and scalable potential immunotherapy for Covid-19
(2021-09)
The emergence and dissemination of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global public health crisis.
Although several SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have ...
The effects of human movement on the persistence of vector-borne diseases
(2009-06)
With the recent resurgence of vector-borne diseases due to urbanization and development there is an urgent need to understand the dynamics of vector-borne diseases in rapidly changing urban environments. For example, many ...