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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 ...
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 ...
Prevalence of mild serum vitamin B12 deficiency in rural and urban Costa Rican young adults
Prevalencia de la deficiencia moderada de vitamina B12 sérica en jóvenes adultos de zonas rurales y urbanas de Costa Rica
(2007)
Objective. Recent studies have shown an increase of mild serum cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency in some Latin American countries; however, no data are available from Costa Rica. The purpose of this work was to establish ...
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 ...
A novel approach to biological risk surveillance in occupational hygiene: A case study on the use of quantitative microbial risk assessment to determine occupational risks for wastewater treatment plants workers in Costa Rica
(2023)
Wastewater treatment is essential for preventing infectious diseases and water pollution. To perform this process, workers operate and maintain wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); thus, they are exposed to the many pathogens ...
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 ...