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Sociocultural factors in the control and prevention of parasitic diseases
(Reviews of infectious diseases 4(4):871-879, 1982-07)
Control and prevention of parasitic disease depends on an adequate knowledge of interactions
among factors such as human behavior, the environment, and the life cycles of
parasites. Sociocultural factors in large part ...
Costa Rica saves infants’ lives
(1988)
Costa Rica covers an area of about 50 000
square kilometres. Approximately half of its
2.5 million inhabitants live in rural areas.
The economy is based on exports of tropical
products, predominantly coffee and ...
The Global Snake Bite Initiative: an antidote for snake bite
(2010-01-02)
Clinicians have for a long time witnessed the tragedy of
injury, disability, and death from snake bite that is a daily
occurrence in many parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin
America. To many people living in these ...
Snakebite envenoming from a global perspective: Towards an integrated approach
(2010-12-15)
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected public health challenge of compelling importance in many regions of the world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and Papua-New Guinea. Addressing the problem of snakebite ...
Comparative study of the edema-forming activity of Costa Rican snake venoms and its neutralization by a polyvalent antivenom
(1986)
The edema-forming activity of eight Costa Rican crotaline snake venoms and its neutralization by a polyvalent antivenom were studied using the mouse footpad test. All of the venoms induced edema, the highest activity being ...
Dengue in Costa Rica: the gap in local scientific research
(2006)
Globalization has affected the reemergence of infectious diseases, with increased human travel and trade facilitating the introduction of diseases into new areas and the resurgence of diseases that had been eliminated in ...
Efecto de cuatro rizobacterias promotoras de crecimiento sobre la pudrición basal causada por Phytophthora capsici en plantas de chile dulce (Capsicum annuum)
(2015)
La pudrición basal causada por Phytophthora capsici es la enfermedad más importante del chile (Capsicum annuum) ya que en el mundo, y en Costa Rica causa grandes pérdidas económicas; son necesarias alternativas al control ...
Epidemiologic perspective of diarrheal disease in Costa Rica and current efforts in control, prevention and research
(1981)
This paper shows that mortality due to
diarrheal diseases in Costa Rica began to decline in
the 1940's. After a period of arrest during 1948-1964,
the decline reached a low of 12 deaths per 100,000
population in 1977. ...
Seasonal profiles of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larval habitats in an urban area of Costa Rica with a history of mosquito control
(2008-06-01)
Dengue is the most important arboviral disease worldwide and the principal vector-borne disease in Costa
Rica. Control of Aedes aegypti populations through source reduction is still considered the most effective way of ...
Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America
(2014-03-06)
Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases ...