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Epidemiologic perspective of diarrheal disease in Costa Rica and current efforts in control, prevention and research
(1981)
This paper shows that mortality due to
diarrheal diseases in Costa Rica began to decline in
the 1940's. After a period of arrest during 1948-1964,
the decline reached a low of 12 deaths per 100,000
population in 1977. ...
Mutual enlightenment: A toolbox of concepts and methods for integrating evolutionary and clinical toxinology via snake venomics and the contextual stance
(2021-07)
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that may claim over 100,000 human lives annually
worldwide. Snakebite occurs as the result of an interaction between a human and a snake that elicits either a
defensive ...
Enteritis y colitis infecciosa del hombre
(Adel Microbiol Enf Infecc 1(1), 1982)
Most diarrheas affecting man in developing nations have an: infectious origin, and
are transmitted from person to person or indirectly thorough water, food and utensils contaminated with the agents. About two thirds of ...
Ethnobotany, Chemical Constitution and Biological Activities of Moquilea Genus: A Systematic Review
(2022-01)
Moquilea (Chrysobalanaceae) is a taxon recently separated from previous Licania genus. Several plants from Moquilea genus have been studied for the evaluation of their biological properties and chemical constitution analysis, ...
Enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica: Estudio comparativo en dos épocas diferentes
Chagas disease in Costa Rica: comparative studyin two different stages
(2006)
Para actualizar la situación de la Enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica se realizó un estudio serológico y epidemiológico parcial en 4 zonas de riesgo en el país. Un total de 1.561 estudiantes de 6 a 12 años fueron estudiados ...
Anticuerpos monoclonales y el tratamiento del lupus eritematoso sistémico.
Monoclonal antibodies and the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
(2021)
El lupus eritematoso sistémico es una enfermedad autoinmune crónica, que implica la producción de ciertos anticuerpos en todo el cuerpo y la consecuente inflamación de tejidos conjuntivos, así como afecciones cutáneas, ...
Snake venomics of the pit vipers Porthidium nasutum, Porthidium ophryomegas, and Cerrophidion godmani from Costa Rica: Toxicological and taxonomical insights
(2012-02-16)
Within the Neotropical pit vipers, a lineage of primarily Middle American snake species
referred to as the “Porthidium group” includes the genera Atropoides, Cerrophidion, and
Porthidium. In this study, the venom proteomes ...
Inhibition of the myotoxic activity of Bothrops aspermyotoxin II in mice by immunization with its synthetic 13-mer peptide 115-129
(1999)
The region comprising amino acid residues 115±129 of myotoxin II, a Lys49
phospholipase A2 from the venom of Bothrops asper, was previously shown to constitute a
heparin binding site, and to be associated with its toxic ...
Zoonotic Agents in Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) from Costa Rica: Possible Improvements to Diminish Contagion Risks
(2018-01)
Most studies on zoonotic agents in pigeons have been conducted in the Palearctic region, but the scarcity of data is notorious in the Neotropical region, where these birds can breed all year around and are in close contact ...
Intermediate and expanded FMR1 alleles in an autistic Costa Rican population
Alelos intermedios y expandidos en el gen FMR1 en una población con autismo de Costa Rica
(2022-03-01)
Objective: We aimed to determine the distribution of intermediate and expanded FMR1 alleles in Costa Rican individuals diagnosed with autism. Materials and methods: A total of 212 autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases of ...