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    • Spotorno Oyarzún, Ángel; Palma V, R. Eduardo; Valladares Faúndez, Juan Pablo (2000)
      The basic biology of the potential hantavirus reservoir rodents from Chile are reviewed. The taxonomy and systematics of five endemic Muridae species, the oryzomine Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (probably the primary reservoir), ...
    • Olivares Castillo, Roberto; Vidal, Pamela; Sotomayor, Camila; Norambuena, Mackarenna; Luppi Norambuena, Mario; Silva Ojeda, Francisco; Cifuentes Díaz, Marcela (Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2017)
      Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by Brucella spp. It may be acquired by consuming unpasteurized dairy products. Brucellosis has a low incidence in Chile, thus, we have a scarce data. Aim: To report and to ...
    • Jiménez Bluhm, Pedro; Di Pillo Sanhueza, Francisca; Bahl, Justin; Osorio, Jorge; Schultz Cherry, Stacey; Hamilton-West Miranda, Christopher (Elsevier, 2018-05)
      Backyard productive systems (BPS) are recognized as the most common form of animal production in the world. However, BPS frequently exhibit inherent biosecurity deficiencies, and could play a major role in the epidemiology ...
    • Mendoza, Hugo; Rubio Carrasco, André; García Peña, Gabriel E.; García Pena, Gabriel; Suzan, Gerardo; Simonetti Zambelli, Javier (Springer, 2020)
      Land-use change can raise the risk of human exposure to zoonotic diseases by increasing abundance of reservoir hosts. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis on the associations between land-use change and the abundance ...
    • Borie Polanco, Consuelo; Bravo Vásquez, Cristian; Dettleff Faúndes, Phillip; Galarce Gálvez, Nicolás; Dorner Ampuero, Jessica; Martínez Moncada, Víctor (Elsevier, 2021)
      Background: Brucella canis is the etiological agent of canine brucellosis, a worldwide neglected zoonosis that constitutes one of the major infectious causes of infertility and reproductive failure in dogs. Although genomic ...
    • Rojas, Cristian A. Álvarez; Fredes Martínez, Fernando; Torres, Marisa; Acosta Jamett, Gerardo; Álvarez, Juan Francisco; Pavletic, Carlos; Paredes, Rodolfo; Cortés, Sandra (2016)
      This report summarizes the outcomes of a meeting on cystic echinococcosis (CE) in animals and humans in Chile held in Santiago, Chile, between the 21st and 22nd of January 2016. The meeting participants included representatives ...
    • Bravo Vásquez, Nicolás; Di Pillo Sanhueza, Francisca; Lazo Quezada, Juan; Jiménez Bluhm, Pedro; Schultz Cherry, Stacey; Hamilton-West Miranda, Christopher (Elsevier, 2016)
      In South America little is known regarding influenza virus circulating in backyard poultry and swine populations. Backyard productive systems (BPS) that breed swine and poultry are widely distributed throughout Chile with ...
    • Galarce, Nicolás; Escobar, Beatriz; Martínez, Eduard; Alvarado, Natalia; Peralta, Gabriela; Dettleff, Phillip; Dorner, Jéssica; Martínez, Víctor; Borie Polanco, Consuelo (MDPI, 2020)
      Simple Summary Canine brucellosis caused by Brucella canis is a zoonotic disease that is considered the main infectious cause of infertility and reproductive failure in dogs worldwide, particularly in Latin America. ...
    • Bravo-Vasquez, Nicolas; Baumberger, Cecilia; Jiménez Bluhm, Pedro; Di Pillo, Francisca; Lazo Escobar, Andrés; Sanhueza, Juan; Schultz Cherry, Stacey; Hamilton West, Christopher (Wiley, 2020)
      Backyard production systems (BPS) are a common form of poultry and swine production worldwide. The limited implementation of biosecurity standards in these operations makes BPS a potential source for the emergence of ...
    • Pavez Muñoz, Erika Isabel; Fernández Sanhueza, Bastián Ignacio; Urzúa Encina, Constanza Andrea; Galarce, Nicolás; Alegría Morán, Raúl Alejandro (MDPI, 2021)
      In the Metropolitana region of Chile there are 3836 backyard production systems (BPS), characterized as small-scale systems. They act as a source of zoonotic pathogens, such as Salmonella enterica and Shiga toxin-producing ...
    • Barreto, Marlen; Castillo-Ruiz, Mario; Retamal Merino, Patricio (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2016)
      All rights reserved. Salmonella enterica is a major foodborne pathogen worldwide, being the main cause of outbreaks by food consumption in Chile. Despite all efforts deployed for control and prevention, the high incidence ...
    • Tadich Gallo, Tamara; Tapia, Constanza; González, Daniela (Elsevier, 2016)
      Urban working horses live in close contact with their owners. They are usually kept in periurban areas of big cities and cohabit with other animals under precarious sanitary conditions, whereas army horses are kept under ...
    • Abalos Pineda, Pedro; Retamal Merino, Patricio (Office International des Epizootes, 2004)
      Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is found throughout the world and which can have a dramatic impact on the economy and on human and animal health. In humans, the principal cause of infection is Mycobacterium ...