New Coronavirus in Colombian Caribbean Bats: In Silico Analysis Reveals Possible Risk of Interspecific Jumping [PDF]
VirusesSince the appearance of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, there has been increased interest in understanding the role of bats in the maintenance and circulation of coronaviruses.
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Genomics of novel influenza A virus (H18N12) in bats, Caribe Colombia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsInfluenza viruses are highly capable of mutating and adapting in mammalian hosts. While these viruses have been extensively studied in birds, research on their presence in bats has been limited.
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Seroprevalence of antibodies against to SARS-CoV 2 in umbilical cord blood in two hospital centers in Córdoba and Sucre, Colombia [PDF]
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022 Introduction: Pregnant women continue to be vulnerable to COVID-19, and their immunosuppressed state could put them at greater risk of developing more severe forms of the disease.
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Bats from an area of the Colombian Caribbean reveal the circulation of Alphacoronavirus [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesThe evolutionary origin of coronaviruses is related to bats (order Chiroptera), and their association with pathologies in animals and humans is expected. Anthropic threats reduce bat diversity and expose humans to extraordinary transmission and spread of
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Borrelia puertoricensis in opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) from Colombia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The genus Borrelia comprises pathogenic species of bacteria that pose a significant risk to public health. Borrelia spp. are emerging or reemerging infectious agents worldwide with complex transmission cycles, and many species use rodents as ...
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Hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean harbor the Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus of public health concern [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites involved in transmitting viruses of public health importance. The objective of this work was to identify the Jingmen tick virus in hard ticks from the Colombian Caribbean, an arbovirus of ...
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Rodent group borreliae do occur in wild rodents from the Caribbean region of Colombia [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Bacteria of the genus Borrelia are agents of disease in both domestic animals and humans and pose a significant public health risk. Borrelia species have complex transmission cycles, often using rodents as vertebrate reservoir hosts.
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Survey of West Nile virus infection in wildlife species in the Orinoquia region of Colombia [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyStudies focused on the epidemiological surveillance of arboviruses that cause potentially zoonotic diseases, such as dengue, Zika, or emerging viruses like West Nile virus (WNV), are critical due to their significant impact on public health.
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Ciencia e Interculturalidad, 2022 La investigación fue realizada en la Hacienda Hungría, Jinotega, Nicaragua, en un lote con 18 terneros afectados con papilomatosis bovina (BPV), se aplicó un diseño completamente al azar para evaluar dos tratamientos (T1 -arete de cobre, ácido yatrénico ...
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to remain in asymptomatic individuals facilitates its dissemination and makes its control difficult. Objective. To establish a cohort of asymptomatic individuals, change to the symptomatic status, and determine the ...
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