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A. Alfaro-Alarcon

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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E. Corrales-Aguilar· 2 shared A. Aguilar-Setien· 1 shared A. Garcia-Baltazar· 1 shared A. Jimenez-Rocha· 1 shared A. Kipar· 1 shared A. Moreira-Soto· 1 shared B. Leon· 1 shared C. Almazan-Marin· 1 shared

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Boid Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD) Is Also a Disease of Wild Boa Constrictors

A. Alfaro-Alarcon, U. Hetzel, T. Smura, F. Baggio, J. A. Morales, A. Kipar, J. Hepojoki

This paper identifies reptarenavirus infection and Boid Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD) in wild and captive boa constrictors in Costa Rica, showing the disease occurs in wild populations and suggesting boas may contribute to natural virus circulation.

bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2022Microbiology

Experimental infection of Artibeus lituratus bats and no detection of Zika virus in neotropical bats from French Guyana, Peru, and Costa Rica, suggest a limited role of bats in Zika transmission.

A. Aguilar-Setien, M. Salas-Rojas, G. Galvez-Romero, C. Almazan-Marin, A. Moreira-Soto, J. Alfonso-Toledo, C. Obregon-Morales, M. Garcia-Flores, A. Garcia-Baltazar, J. Serra-Cobo, M. Lopez-Roig, N. Reyes-Puma, M. Peniche-Ovares, M. Romero-Vega, D. F. Barrantes-Murillo, , F. Drexler

This study experimentally infected bats and tested wild populations for Zika virus, finding no evidence of viral replication or neutralizing antibodies, suggesting bats are not efficient reservoirs for ZIKV.

bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Passive epidemiological surveillance in wildlife in Costa Rica identifies pathogens of zoonotic and conservation importance

A. Alfaro-Alarcon, F. Aguilar, T. Solorzono, M. Baldi, E. Barquero-Calvo, A. Jimenez-Rocha, C. Jimenez, M. Piche-Ovares, G. Dolz, B. Leon, E. Corrales-Aguilar, M. Santoro

The paper evaluates the feasibility of establishing a passive epidemiological surveillance system in Costa Rica to detect zoonotic and conservation-important pathogens in wildlife, identifying key challenges and findings.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2021Pathology