Detection of Human Paragonimiasis by ELISA Using Recombinant Paragonimus westermani Cysteine Protease 7
This report is the first to describe the development of an ELISA for the diagnosis of Paragonimus spp. in Costa Rica and Central America. Using this ELISA in the health system of Costa Rica is recommended to detect infections.PMID:37253437 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0452 (Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - May 30, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Luana Gabriele Andrade-Gomes Mar ía J Zuniga Gaby Dolz Frank Solano-Campos Source Type: research
Detection of Human Paragonimiasis by ELISA Using Recombinant Paragonimus westermani Cysteine Protease 7
This report is the first to describe the development of an ELISA for the diagnosis of Paragonimus spp. in Costa Rica and Central America. Using this ELISA in the health system of Costa Rica is recommended to detect infections.PMID:37253437 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0452 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 30, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Luana Gabriele Andrade-Gomes Mar ía J Zuniga Gaby Dolz Frank Solano-Campos Source Type: research
Optimal restoration for pollination services increases forest cover while doubling agricultural profits
We present a novel planning framework to determine the best spatial arrangement for restoration in agricultural landscapes while accounting for yield improvements over 40 years following restoration. We explored a range of production and conservation goals using a coffee production landscape in Costa Rica as a case study. Our results show that strategic restoration can increase forest cover by approximately 20% while doubling collective landholder profits over 40 years, even when accounting for land taken out of production. We show that restoration can provide immense economic benefits in the long run, which may be pivotal...
Source: PLoS Biology: Archived Table of Contents - May 23, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Sof ía López-Cubillos Source Type: research
Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica
We describe a case of Mycobacterium marinum soft-tissue infection after an iguana bite in Costa Rica that was diagnosed through 16S rRNA sequencing and mycobacterial culture. This case informs providers of potential etiologies of infection after iguana bites.PMID:37209698 | DOI:10.3201/eid2906.230062 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - May 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jordan Mah Kyle Walding Brooke Liang Laurence Rinsky Roshni Mathew Indre Budvytiene Niaz Banaei Source Type: research
Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica
J. Mah et al. (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - May 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Genome Analysis of Triploid Hybrid Leishmania Parasite from the Neotropics
Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):1076-1078. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221456.ABSTRACTWe discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents. Our findings highlight the existence of poorly sampled Leishmania (Viannia) variants infectious to humans.PMID:37081624 | DOI:10.3201/eid2905.221456 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frederik Van den Broeck Senne Heeren Ilse Maes Mandy Sanders James A Cotton Elisa Cupolillo Eugenia Alvarez Lineth Garcia Maureen Tasia Alice Marneffe Jean-Claude Dujardin Gert Van der Auwera Source Type: research
Genome Analysis of Triploid Hybrid Leishmania Parasite from the Neotropics
Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):1076-1078. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221456.ABSTRACTWe discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents. Our findings highlight the existence of poorly sampled Leishmania (Viannia) variants infectious to humans.PMID:37081624 | DOI:10.3201/eid2905.221456 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frederik Van den Broeck Senne Heeren Ilse Maes Mandy Sanders James A Cotton Elisa Cupolillo Eugenia Alvarez Lineth Garcia Maureen Tasia Alice Marneffe Jean-Claude Dujardin Gert Van der Auwera Source Type: research
Genome Analysis of Triploid Hybrid Leishmania Parasite from the Neotropics
Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):1076-1078. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221456.ABSTRACTWe discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents. Our findings highlight the existence of poorly sampled Leishmania (Viannia) variants infectious to humans.PMID:37081624 | DOI:10.3201/eid2905.221456 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frederik Van den Broeck Senne Heeren Ilse Maes Mandy Sanders James A Cotton Elisa Cupolillo Eugenia Alvarez Lineth Garcia Maureen Tasia Alice Marneffe Jean-Claude Dujardin Gert Van der Auwera Source Type: research
Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in motorcyclists in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first decade of action for road safetyMortalidad y a ños de vida ajustados por discapacidad de los motociclistas en América Latina y el Caribe en la primera década de seguridad vial
CONCLUSIONS: The data underscore the importance of developing surveillance actions aimed at preventing motorcycle accidents, since the observed declining rates are still insufficient to address the morbidity and mortality associated with road accidents as a public health problem.PMID:37066130 | PMC:PMC10100995 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.68 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariz ângela Lissandra de Oliveira Santiago Renata Adele de Lima Nunes Fernando Virg ílio Albuquerque de Oliveira Mabell Kallyne Melo Beserra Francisco Thiago Carneiro Sena Loyane Ellen Silva Gomes Douglas de Ara újo Costa Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Mace Source Type: research
Frequencies of variants in genes associated with dyslipidemias identified in Costa Rican genomes
Front Genet. 2023 Mar 30;14:1114774. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1114774. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTDyslipidemias are risk factors in diseases of significant importance to public health, such as atherosclerosis, a condition that contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Unhealthy lifestyles, the pre-existence of diseases, and the accumulation of genetic variants in some loci contribute to the development of dyslipidemia. The genetic causality behind these diseases has been studied primarily on populations with extensive European ancestry. Only some studies have explored this topic in Costa Rica, and none have fo...
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Juan Carlos Valverde-Hern ández Andr és Flores-Cruz Gabriela Chavarr ía-Soley Sandra Silva de la Fuente Rebeca Campos-S ánchez Source Type: research
Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in motorcyclists in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first decade of action for road safetyMortalidad y a ños de vida ajustados por discapacidad de los motociclistas en América Latina y el Caribe en la primera década de seguridad vial
CONCLUSIONS: The data underscore the importance of developing surveillance actions aimed at preventing motorcycle accidents, since the observed declining rates are still insufficient to address the morbidity and mortality associated with road accidents as a public health problem.PMID:37066130 | PMC:PMC10100995 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.68 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariz ângela Lissandra de Oliveira Santiago Renata Adele de Lima Nunes Fernando Virg ílio Albuquerque de Oliveira Mabell Kallyne Melo Beserra Francisco Thiago Carneiro Sena Loyane Ellen Silva Gomes Douglas de Ara újo Costa Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Mace Source Type: research
Frequencies of variants in genes associated with dyslipidemias identified in Costa Rican genomes
Front Genet. 2023 Mar 30;14:1114774. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1114774. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTDyslipidemias are risk factors in diseases of significant importance to public health, such as atherosclerosis, a condition that contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Unhealthy lifestyles, the pre-existence of diseases, and the accumulation of genetic variants in some loci contribute to the development of dyslipidemia. The genetic causality behind these diseases has been studied primarily on populations with extensive European ancestry. Only some studies have explored this topic in Costa Rica, and none have fo...
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Juan Carlos Valverde-Hern ández Andr és Flores-Cruz Gabriela Chavarr ía-Soley Sandra Silva de la Fuente Rebeca Campos-S ánchez Source Type: research
Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in motorcyclists in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first decade of action for road safetyMortalidad y a ños de vida ajustados por discapacidad de los motociclistas en América Latina y el Caribe en la primera década de seguridad vial
CONCLUSIONS: The data underscore the importance of developing surveillance actions aimed at preventing motorcycle accidents, since the observed declining rates are still insufficient to address the morbidity and mortality associated with road accidents as a public health problem.PMID:37066130 | PMC:PMC10100995 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.68 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariz ângela Lissandra de Oliveira Santiago Renata Adele de Lima Nunes Fernando Virg ílio Albuquerque de Oliveira Mabell Kallyne Melo Beserra Francisco Thiago Carneiro Sena Loyane Ellen Silva Gomes Douglas de Ara újo Costa Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Mace Source Type: research
Analysis of cervical HPV infections among unvaccinated young adult women to inform vaccine strategies in this age group: the Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial
Conclusion
Young adult women may benefit from HPV vaccination if newly acquired vaccine-preventable oncogenic infections lead to cervical precancer and cancer. HPV vaccination targeting this population may provide additional opportunities for primary prevention.
Trial registration number
NCT00128661. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 17, 2023 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Sierra, M. S., Tsang, S. H., Porras, C., Herrero, R., Sampson, J. N., Cortes, B., Schussler, J., Wagner, S., Carvajal, L., Quint, W., Kreimer, A. R., Hu, S., Rodriguez, A. C., Romero, B., Hildesheim, A., for the Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial (CVT) Group, C Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
