Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a world pandemic since early 2020.Currently, there is no established treatment to combat this potentially fatal disease. Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy has a strong scientific basis and historical…
Con el objeto de evaluar tratamientos alternativos para el manejo de tizón tardío de la papa causada por Phytophthora infestans, se estudió la respuesta de sensibilidad in vitro del patógeno al bioinsumo de fique (Furcraea gigantea Vent),…
The world has developed an elaborate global health system as a bulwark against known and unknown infectious disease threats. The system consists of various formal and informal networks of organizations that serve different stakeholders; have varying…
SARS coronavirus injected intratracheally into chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, and quail, or into the allantoic sac of their embryonating eggs, failed to cause disease or replicate. This finding suggests that domestic poultry were unlikely to have…
Murine models of severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) will greatly advance research on this emerging virus. When BALB/c mice were simultaneously inoculated intranasally and orally, replication of SARS-CoV was found in…
Background: Non-invasive detection of carriers of COVID-19 virus remains elusive. A decrease in sense of smell appears to be a potential marker of the disease. However, it is not the most frequently reported complaint and there may be more novel…
El presente proyecto analiza la migración y la renovación generacional en la agricultura familiar indígena como parte del proceso de la desagrarización, desde los enfoques de la agricultura familiar indígena y la juventud rural en el cantón indígena…
Se evaluó el efecto de un bioinsumo elaborado a partir de jugo de fique (Furcraea gigantea Vent.) en el manejo de la enfermedad del tizón tardío causada por el patógeno Phytophthora infestans en dos cultivos experimentales de papa (Solanum tuberosum…
Este artículo hace un breve recorrido por las bases teóricas que sustentan el concepto de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional (SAN), algunas de las causas de la inseguridad alimentaria y la necesidad de la toma de decisiones acertadas. Se recurre a…