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There is no valid excuse for failing to commit substantial resources to improving the environment
(1986)
The primary aim of all governments should be to enable all their citizens to satisfy their basic human rights of freedom, adequate food, health and shelter. In the wake of in the environment and improved health education. ...
Assessment of the viral safety of antivenoms fractionated from equine plasma
(2004-09)
Antivenoms are preparations of intact or fragmented (F(ab')2 or Fab) immunoglobulin G (IgG) used in human medicine to treat the severe envenomings resulting from the bites and stings of various animals, such as snakes, ...
Desarrollo y perspectivas de la genética humana en Costa Rica
(Acta Pediátrica Costarricense 12:87-94, 1998)
The development and perspectives of human genetics in Costa Rica are analyzed In relation to research, human resources formation, and social and scientific impact. A review of the scientific literature during the last 25 ...
Response of a Specialist Bat to the Loss of a Critical Resource
(2011-12)
Human activities have negatively impacted many species, particularly those with unique traits that restrict their use of resources and conditions to specific habitats. Unfortunately, few studies have been able to isolate ...
Using Geographical Information Systems to Identify Populations in Need of Improved Accessibility to Antivenom Treatment for Snakebite Envenoming in Costa Rica
(2013-01-31)
INTRODUCTION:
Snakebite accidents are an important health problem in rural areas of tropical countries worldwide, including Costa Rica, where most bites are caused by the pit-viper Bothrops asper. The treatment of these ...
The Need for Full Integration of Snakebite Envenoming within a Global Strategy to Combat the Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Way Forward
(2013-06-13)
Snakebite envenoming constitutes a serious medical condition that primarily affects residents of rural communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and New Guinea [1], [2]. It is an occupational, environmental, and domestic ...
Antivenom for snakebite envenoming in Sri Lanka: The need for geographically specific antivenom and improved efficacy
(2013-07)
Sri Lanka is a tropical developing island nation that endures significant economic and medical burden as a result of snakebite envenomation, having not only a high prevalence of envenomations, but also one of the highest ...
Effects of roost specialization on extinction risk in bats
(2015)
Understanding causes and consequences of ecological specialization is of major concern in conservation. Specialist species are particularly vulnerable to human activities. If their food or habitats are depleted or lost, ...
Understanding and confronting snakebite envenoming: The harvest of cooperation
(2016-01)
During 45 years, the Instituto Clodomiro Picado (ICP, University of Costa Rica) has developed an ambitious scientific, technological, productive, and social program aimed at providing a better understanding of snakes and ...
Roosting Ecology of the Tent-Roosting Bat Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Southwestern Costa Rica
(2005-11)
We described the plants used as roost resources by Artibeus watsoni in southwestern Costa Rica, assessed roost fidelity, and compared roosting ecology between two sites, Golfito and Corcovado, which vary in the degree of ...