Morphological and molecular characterization of amblyomma scutatum (acari: ixodidae) accidentally introduced in italy
J Parasitol. 2024 Apr 1;110(2):155-158. doi: 10.1645/20-69.ABSTRACTEight ticks were found in Comacchio (FE), Italy parasitizing a young black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) that had been accidentally transported in a commercial plant container from Costa Rica. Specimens were identified morphologically as Amblyomma scutatum and then confirmed by the barcoding of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. Amblyomma scutatum is a common tick known to infest reptiles in Central America, Mexico, and Venezuela, but not in Europe. In Italy, the possibility for this tick to become endemic is unlikely because of the absenc...
Source: The Journal of Parasitology - April 15, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Annalisa Grisendi Mattia Calzolari Francesco Defilippo Deborah Torri Katia Marzani Michele Dottori Paolo Bonilauri Giulia Maioli Source Type: research
Healthy Diets and Lifestyles in the World: Mediterranean and Blue Zone People Live Longer. Special Focus on Gut Microbiota and Some Food Components
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.2174/0118715303271634240319054728. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLongevity has been associated with healthy lifestyles, including some dietary regimens, such as the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the Blue Zone (BZ) diets. MedDiet relies on a large consumption of fruit, vegetables, cereals, and extra-virgin olive oil, with less red meat and fat intake. Four major BZ have been recognized in the world, namely, Ogliastra in Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), the Peninsula of Nicoya (Costa Rica), and Okinawa (Japan). Extreme longevity in these areas has been associa...
Source: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders Drug Targets - April 3, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Luigi Santacroce Lucrezia Bottalico Ioannis Alexandros Charitos Kastriot Haxhirexha Skender Topi Emilio Jirillo Source Type: research
Healthy Diets and Lifestyles in the World: Mediterranean and Blue Zone People Live Longer. Special Focus on Gut Microbiota and Some Food Components
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.2174/0118715303271634240319054728. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLongevity has been associated with healthy lifestyles, including some dietary regimens, such as the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the Blue Zone (BZ) diets. MedDiet relies on a large consumption of fruit, vegetables, cereals, and extra-virgin olive oil, with less red meat and fat intake. Four major BZ have been recognized in the world, namely, Ogliastra in Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), the Peninsula of Nicoya (Costa Rica), and Okinawa (Japan). Extreme longevity in these areas has been associa...
Source: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders Drug Targets - April 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Luigi Santacroce Lucrezia Bottalico Ioannis Alexandros Charitos Kastriot Haxhirexha Skender Topi Emilio Jirillo Source Type: research
Healthy Diets and Lifestyles in the World: Mediterranean and Blue Zone People Live Longer. Special Focus on Gut Microbiota and Some Food Components
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.2174/0118715303271634240319054728. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLongevity has been associated with healthy lifestyles, including some dietary regimens, such as the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the Blue Zone (BZ) diets. MedDiet relies on a large consumption of fruit, vegetables, cereals, and extra-virgin olive oil, with less red meat and fat intake. Four major BZ have been recognized in the world, namely, Ogliastra in Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), the Peninsula of Nicoya (Costa Rica), and Okinawa (Japan). Extreme longevity in these areas has been associa...
Source: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders Drug Targets - April 3, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Luigi Santacroce Lucrezia Bottalico Ioannis Alexandros Charitos Kastriot Haxhirexha Skender Topi Emilio Jirillo Source Type: research
Healthy Diets and Lifestyles in the World: Mediterranean and Blue Zone People Live Longer. Special Focus on Gut Microbiota and Some Food Components
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.2174/0118715303271634240319054728. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLongevity has been associated with healthy lifestyles, including some dietary regimens, such as the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the Blue Zone (BZ) diets. MedDiet relies on a large consumption of fruit, vegetables, cereals, and extra-virgin olive oil, with less red meat and fat intake. Four major BZ have been recognized in the world, namely, Ogliastra in Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), the Peninsula of Nicoya (Costa Rica), and Okinawa (Japan). Extreme longevity in these areas has been associa...
Source: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders Drug Targets - April 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Luigi Santacroce Lucrezia Bottalico Ioannis Alexandros Charitos Kastriot Haxhirexha Skender Topi Emilio Jirillo Source Type: research
Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985 –2020
C. Jones et al. (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - March 30, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Comparison of Polytech MESMO and Motiva Ergonomix Breast Implants With a Focus on Displacement Issues: A Single Surgeon's Experience in 329 Patients
CONCLUSIONS: Polytech MESMO devices provided a more favorable outcome. Motiva Ergonomix devices revealed a concerning incidence of displacement issues during the first post-surgery years, with no advantage over other major complications.PMID:38547508 | DOI:10.1093/asj/sjae071 (Source: Hand Surgery)
Source: Hand Surgery - March 28, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Paolo Montemurro Source Type: research
Molecular characterization of antibiotic resistant Salmonella enterica across the poultry production chain in Costa Rica: A cross-sectional study
Int J Food Microbiol. 2024 Mar 7;416:110663. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110663. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAntibiotic resistant Salmonella enterica are on the increase, worldwide. Given the scarcity of data, this study aimed to investigate its occurrence, virulence, and antibiotic resistance in Costa Rica's food chain. In total, 65 chicken meat- and 171 chicken caecal samples were collected and examined for Salmonella. High frequencies of Salmonella were found in chicken meat (58.5 %, n/N = 38/65) and poultry farms (38.0 %, n/N = 65/171). The majority of Salmonella from chicken meat (89.5 %, n/N = 34/38) and caecum...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - March 19, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Andrea Molina Thorsten Thye Lohendy Mu ñoz-Vargas Rebeca Zamora-Sanabria Daniel Haile Chercos Raquel Hern ández-Rojas Noelia Robles Daniela Aguilar J ürgen May Denise Dekker Source Type: research
Molecular characterization of antibiotic resistant Salmonella enterica across the poultry production chain in Costa Rica: A cross-sectional study
Int J Food Microbiol. 2024 Mar 7;416:110663. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110663. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAntibiotic resistant Salmonella enterica are on the increase, worldwide. Given the scarcity of data, this study aimed to investigate its occurrence, virulence, and antibiotic resistance in Costa Rica's food chain. In total, 65 chicken meat- and 171 chicken caecal samples were collected and examined for Salmonella. High frequencies of Salmonella were found in chicken meat (58.5 %, n/N = 38/65) and poultry farms (38.0 %, n/N = 65/171). The majority of Salmonella from chicken meat (89.5 %, n/N = 34/38) and caecum...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - March 19, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Andrea Molina Thorsten Thye Lohendy Mu ñoz-Vargas Rebeca Zamora-Sanabria Daniel Haile Chercos Raquel Hern ández-Rojas Noelia Robles Daniela Aguilar J ürgen May Denise Dekker Source Type: research
Institutional care in four Latin American countries: the importance of fostering public information and evaluation strategies
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024 Mar 8;48:e14. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2024.14. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTMore than 8 million older people in Latin America depend on long-term care (LTC), accounting for 12% of people aged ≥ 60 years and almost 27% of those aged ≥ 80. It is crucial to develop sustainable strategies for providing LTC in the area, including institutional care. This special report aims to characterize institutional LTC in four countries (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico), using available information systems, and to identify the strategies adopted to support institutional care in these countries. This narrative ...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Patrick Alexander Wachholz Patricia Morsch Pablo Villalobos Dintrans Isabel Barrientos-Calvo Jorge Browne Omar Yaxmehen Bello-Chavolla Enrique Vega Source Type: research
Ranking of immunization programs in Latin America, 2020 < em > Ranking < /em > dos programas de vacina ção na América Latina, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: The lower overall score in 2020 highlights the need to recover the Region's vaccination coverage rates. This analysis seeks to motivate countries to address pending challenges.PMID:38464876 | PMC:PMC10921906 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.15 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mar ía Fernanda Rombini Romina Paola Mauas Nathalia Katz Anal ía Urueña Source Type: research
Institutional care in four Latin American countries: the importance of fostering public information and evaluation strategies
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024 Mar 8;48:e14. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2024.14. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTMore than 8 million older people in Latin America depend on long-term care (LTC), accounting for 12% of people aged ≥ 60 years and almost 27% of those aged ≥ 80. It is crucial to develop sustainable strategies for providing LTC in the area, including institutional care. This special report aims to characterize institutional LTC in four countries (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico), using available information systems, and to identify the strategies adopted to support institutional care in these countries. This narrative ...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Patrick Alexander Wachholz Patricia Morsch Pablo Villalobos Dintrans Isabel Barrientos-Calvo Jorge Browne Omar Yaxmehen Bello-Chavolla Enrique Vega Source Type: research
Ranking of immunization programs in Latin America, 2020 < em > Ranking < /em > dos programas de vacina ção na América Latina, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: The lower overall score in 2020 highlights the need to recover the Region's vaccination coverage rates. This analysis seeks to motivate countries to address pending challenges.PMID:38464876 | PMC:PMC10921906 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.15 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mar ía Fernanda Rombini Romina Paola Mauas Nathalia Katz Anal ía Urueña Source Type: research
Institutional care in four Latin American countries: the importance of fostering public information and evaluation strategies
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024 Mar 8;48:e14. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2024.14. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTMore than 8 million older people in Latin America depend on long-term care (LTC), accounting for 12% of people aged ≥ 60 years and almost 27% of those aged ≥ 80. It is crucial to develop sustainable strategies for providing LTC in the area, including institutional care. This special report aims to characterize institutional LTC in four countries (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico), using available information systems, and to identify the strategies adopted to support institutional care in these countries. This narrative ...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Patrick Alexander Wachholz Patricia Morsch Pablo Villalobos Dintrans Isabel Barrientos-Calvo Jorge Browne Omar Yaxmehen Bello-Chavolla Enrique Vega Source Type: research
Ranking of immunization programs in Latin America, 2020 < em > Ranking < /em > dos programas de vacina ção na América Latina, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: The lower overall score in 2020 highlights the need to recover the Region's vaccination coverage rates. This analysis seeks to motivate countries to address pending challenges.PMID:38464876 | PMC:PMC10921906 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.15 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mar ía Fernanda Rombini Romina Paola Mauas Nathalia Katz Anal ía Urueña Source Type: research
