GIDS Research Radar · Costa Rica https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/ Published infectious-disease literature filtered to Costa Rica. en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:45:11 GMT Pulmonary Dirofilaria immitis Infection and Concurrent Pleural Lymphangiomatosis in a Young Woman from Costa Rica: A Diagnostic Challenge after 20 Years of Silence https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-4269-ajtmh-26-0392-beb8cd0f/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-4269-ajtmh-26-0392-beb8cd0f/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The report characterizes human dirofilariasis as an underreported, vector-borne disease and emphasizes the diagnostic value of integrating clinical, molecular, and histopathological approaches in endemic settings. Filariasis Treatment Diagnostics Journal article Immunogenicity and safety of BPZE1, an intranasal live attenuated pertussis vaccine, evaluated with and without tetanus-reduced diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine in healthy children aged 6–17 years: a randomised, active-controlled and placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-26-00470-6-676fbecc/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-26-00470-6-676fbecc/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The abstract frames pertussis as an ongoing public health concern and describes BPZE1 as a candidate intended to induce mucosal immune responses. The reported findings support further development of this candidate in acellular pertussis vaccine-primed children aged 6 years and older. Pertussis Diphtheria Tetanus Vaccination Vaccine safety Journal article Phylogenomics of Leptospira santarosai, a prevalent pathogenic species in the Americas https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0011733-5c67006d/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0011733-5c67006d/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT The authors state the results support improved surveillance of L. santarosai in humans and animals and clarify leptospirosis epidemiology in the Americas. Leptospirosis One Health Surveillance Genomic epidemiology Genomic study Persistence of Brucella abortus lineages revealed by genomic characterization and phylodynamic analysis https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0008235-3498cdd0/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0008235-3498cdd0/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT The article concerns brucellosis in animal and human hosts and describes persistent, geographically distributed B. abortus lineages in Costa Rica. The abstract frames genomic and epidemiologic characterization as information relevant to disease prevention and control. Brucellosis Genomic epidemiology Treatment One Health Transmission dynamics Surveillance Genomic study Neotropical bats that co-habit with humans function as dead-end hosts for dengue virus https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0005537-2b65bf7d/ https://papers.globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0005537-2b65bf7d/ Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Findings suggest urban bats do not amplify dengue or serve as reservoirs, which helps focus control efforts on mosquito-human transmission rather than wildlife. Dengue Journal article