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Factores asociados con la incidencia de dengue en Costa Rica
(2011)Objetivo. Determinar el grado de influencia de diferentes variables socioeconómicas, demográficas, geográficas y climáticas con respecto a la incidencia de dengue y dengue hemorrágico (D/DH) en Costa Rica durante el período ... -
Factors associated with adverse reactions induced by caprylic acid-fractionated whole IgG preparations: comparison between horse, sheep and camel IgGs
(2005-12)Caprylic acid purification of IgG, currently used in the manufacture of horse-derived antivenoms, was successfully adapted for the preparation of sheep and camel IgG. Sheep IgG had a molecular mass of approximately 150 ... -
Fatal meningoencephalitis in child and isolation of Naegleria fowleri from hot springs in Costa Rica
(2015-02)In summary, this investigation identified an N. fowleri ameba in water sources at a resort in Costa Rica that had been visited by a child from the United States who died of PAM as a results of N. fowleri infection. These ... -
Feeding behavior and venom toxicity of coral snake Micrurus nigrocinctus (Serpentes: Elapidae) on its natural prey in captivity
(2004-08)The feeding behavior and venom toxicity of the coral snake Micrurus nigrocinctus (Serpentes: Elapidae) on its natural prey in captivity were investigated. Coral snakes searched for their prey (the colubrid snake Geophis ... -
First characterization of the probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Costa Rican pineapple silages
(2021)Background. Agro-industrial waste from tropical environments could be an important source of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with probiotic potential. Methods. Twelve LAB isolates were isolated from pineapple silages. The ... -
First crotoxin-like phospholipase A2 complex from a New World non-rattlesnake species: Nigroviriditoxin, from the arboreal Neotropical snake Bothriechis nigroviridis
(Toxicon vol 93:144–154, 2015-01)Bothriechis nigroviridis is an arboreal Neotropical pitviper found in Costa Rica and Panam a. A previous proteomic profiling of its venom revealed the presence of proteins with homology to the A and B subunits of ... -
First insights into the venom composition of two Ecuadorian coral snakes
(2022)Micrurus is a medically relevant genus of venomous snakes composed of 85 species. Bites caused by coral snakes are rare, but they are usually associated with very severe and life-threatening clinical manifestations. Ecuador ... -
First isolation report of Arcobacter cryaerophilus from a human diarrhea sample in Costa Rica
(2017)Arcobacter cryaerophilus is an emerging enteropathogen and potential zoonotic agent transmitted by food and water. In Costa Rica, this bacterium has not been associated with cases of human gastroenteritis, even though it ... -
First look into the venom of Roatan Island´s critically endangered coral snake Micrurus ruatanus: proteomic characterization, toxicity, immunorecognition and neutralization by an antivenom
(2019)A proteomic and toxicological study of the venom from one specimen of Micrurus ruatanus, a critically endangered coral snake species endemic to Roatan Island, Honduras, was carried out. Immunorecognition and neutralization ... -
First report of acariasis by Caparinia tripilis in African hedgehogs, (Atelerix albiventris), in Costa Rica
(2013)The African hedgehog is one of the newly imported exotic pets which have been observed with increasing regularity in veterinary clinics in Costa Rica. Despite their popularity, information about their diseases is scarce. ... -
First Report of the Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Rickettsia amblyommii and Rickettsia felis in Central America
(2011-10-05)During 2010, 15 adult ticks, identified as Amblyomma cajennense, were collected from horses in Cahuita and Turrialba districts, whereas 7 fleas, identified as Ctenocephalides felis, were collected from a dog in San Jose ... -
Fluorescence Imaging Approaches in Flavivirus Research
(2021-10-01)The genus Flavivirus within the family Flaviviridae contains many arthropod-borne infectious agents of medical relevance like dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), and West Nile virus (WNV), among others, that cause ... -
Focal Philophthalmus gralli infection possibly persists in Melanoides tuberculata over two years following the definitive hosts' removal
(2014)Philophthalmosis is a zoonotic disease associated largely with the spread of the invasive freshwater snail Melanoides tuberculata, serving as an intermediate host. Here we examined Philophthalmus gralli focal fenced infection ... -
Frecuencias de grupos sanguíneos ABO, Rh y Kell en donantes de sangre y pacientes de los bancos de sangre de los hospitales San Juan de Dios, Calderón Guardia y México entre los años 2009 y 2018
(2023-08-10)Los sistemas sanguíneos ABO, Rh y Kell son los más relevantes desde el punto de vista clínico por su inmunogenicidad y ser los principales causantes de reacciones hemolíticas. Mediante este estudio estimamos las frecuencias ... -
Freeze-dried snake antivenoms formulated with sorbitol, sucrose or mannitol: Comparison of their stability in an accelerated test
(2014-11)Freeze-drying is used to improve the long term stability of pharmaceutical proteins. Sugars and polyols have been successfully used in the stabilization of proteins. However, their use in the development of freeze-dried ... -
From Fangs to Pharmacology: The Future of Snakebite Envenoming Therapy
(2016)The snake is the symbol of medicine due to its association with Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine, and so with good reasons. More than 725 species of venomous snakes have toxins specifically evolved to exert potent ... -
Functional analysis of DM64, an antimyotoxic protein with immunoglobulin-like structure from Didelphis marsupialis serum
(2002-12-11)Bothrops snake venoms are known to induce local tissue damage such as hemorrhage and myonecrosis. The opossum Didelphis marsupialis is resistant to these snake venoms and has natural venom inhibitors in its plasma. The aim ...