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El virus del Zika
Zika virus
(2016-01)
El virus del Zika es un arbovirus emergente. Se transmite
por medio de los mosquitos del género Aedes. Fue descrito
por primera vez en mosquitos y monos del bosque Zika en
Uganda, en 1947; posteriormente, en seres humanos ...
Mortality due to snakebite envenomation in Costa Rica (1993–2006)
(2008-09-01)
The mortality due to snakebite envenomation in Costa Rica for the period 1993–2006 was investigated by a retrospective analysis. There were 48 fatalities due to snakebites during this period. Mortality rates ranged from ...
Prevalencia de fasciolosis en bovinos de Costa Rica (2014). Comparación de cuatro técnicas diagnósticas
(2016)
Se realizó un estudio transversal con el objetivo de determinar la prevalencia de
fasciolosis en bovinos sacrificados en mataderos de Costa Rica y comparar cuatro técnicas
diagnósticas disponibles (inspección macroscópica ...
The need for an integrated approach in confronting snakebite envenoming in Latin America: the relevance of endogenous scientific and technological research
Hacia un abordaje integral del envenenamiento ofídico en América Latina: la importancia de la generación de conocimiento científico-tecnológico endógeno
(2016)
Snakebite envenomings constitute a serious public health problem on a global level, especially in Africa,
Asia and Latin America. In our Latin American region, it is estimated that at least 70,000 snakebite
cases occur ...
Umbilical Cord Immunoglobulins and Fetal Maturity: Neonates in a Guatemalan Indian Village
(1977)
During a 9-year prospectivestudy in a Mayan Indian village (1), umbilical
cord blood was collected by untrained midwivesfrom most newborns. Specimens
mixed with maternal blood were screened according to their ratios ...
Malnutrition-infection interactions in the tropics
(1975-07)
Mr. President Dr. Rozeboom, Officers and Members of the Society, ladies and gentlemen: I begin with a word of appreciation to Dr. Desowitz and Members of the Charles Franklin Craig Lectureship Committee for having invited ...
Snake venom phospholipase A2s (Asp49 and Lys49) induce mechanical allodynia upon peri-sciatic administration: involvement of spinal cord glia, proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide
(2004-03)
Snakebites constitute a serious public health problem in Central and South America, where species of the lancehead pit vipers (genus Bothrops) cause the majority of accidents. Bothrops envenomations are very painful, and ...
Preclinical assessment of the ability of polyvalent (Crotalinae) and anticoral (Elapidae) antivenoms produced in Costa Rica to neutralize the venoms of North American snakes
(2003-06)
Polyvalent (Crotalinae) and anticoral (Elapidae) antivenoms produced by Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Costa Rica, were assessed for their ability to neutralize various toxic activities of the venoms of North American snakes ...
Increments in serum cytokine and nitric oxide levels in mice injected with Bothrops asper and Bothrops jararaca snake venoms
(2000-09)
Changes in serum levels of several cytokines and nitric oxide were studied in BALB/c mice injected intraperitoneally with one median lethal dose (LD(50)) of the venoms of Bothrops asper and Bothrops jararaca, two of the ...
Evaluación del impacto de la reforma del sector de la salud en Costa Rica mediante un estudio cuasiexperimental
(2004)
Objetivo. Valorar el impacto de la reforma del sector de la salud iniciada en Costa Rica en
1995 sobre la mortalidad de niños y adultos y la equidad en el acceso a los servicios de salud.
Métodos. La reforma del sector ...