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    • Among-species differences in pollen quality and quantity limitation: implications for endemics in biodiverse hotspots 

      GERARDO ARCEO GOMEZ; VICTOR PROSPERO PARRA TABLA
      Insufficient pollination is a function of quantity and quality of pollen receipt, and the relative contribution of each to pollen limitation may vary with intrinsic plant traits and extrinsic ecological properties. ...
    • Catch composition, effort, and selectivity of fishes of recreational fishing in Yucatán, Mexico 

      HAROLD OSWALDO VILLEGAS HERNANDEZ; GASPAR ROMAN POOT LOPEZ; CARLOS FRANCISCO GONZALEZ SALAS; SERGIO GUILLEN HERNANDEZ; RAUL ENRIQUE DIAZ GAMBOA
      Fishing for recreational purposes is a component rarely studied. This activity represents a potential competition with artisanal fisheries, although its impact on fish stocks remains unknown in many coastal areas worldwide. ...
    • Collaborative archaeology, relational memory, and stakeholder action at three henequen haciendas in Yucatan, Mexico 

      LILIA FERNANDEZ SOUZA; MARIO ZIMMERMANN; HECTOR ABRAHAM HERNANDEZ ALVAREZ; LUIS JOAQUIN VENEGAS DE LA TORRE
      In the Mexican state of Yucatán, the Industrial Revolution is intimately linked to the cultivation and commercialization of henequen (Agave fourcroydes). The second half of the nineteenth and the first decade of the twentieth ...
    • Evaluation of a commercial vaccine against avian poxvirus in turkeys kept in the backyard system in the state of Yucatan, Mexico 

      EDWIN JOSE GUTIERREZ RUIZ; JEMIMA ESTHER ESTRELLA TEC; FRANCISCO JOSE ARANDA CIREROL; RONALD HERVE SANTOS RICALDE; JORGE LUIS PUERTO NAJERA
      One hundred and sixty 1-month-old turkey poults were delivered to 40 households in four communities of the State of Yucatan, Mexico. The poults were divided into two populations, one vaccinated and the other non-vaccinated ...
    • First molecular evidence of Leptospira spp. in synanthropic rodents captured in Yucatan, Mexico 

      EDWIN JOSE GUTIERREZ RUIZ; MARCO ANTONIO TORRES CASTRO; SILVIA FILOMENA HERNANDEZ BETANCOURT; JOSE LEONARDO GUILLERMO CORDERO; FERNANDO ISAIAS PUERTO MANZANO
      Leptospira spp. is the causal agent of leptospirosis, an anthropozoonotic disease distributed worldwide. In Mexico, the disease is recognized as a human and livestock health problem. The synanthropic rodents Mus musculus ...
    • First serological evidence of Borna Disease Virus in healthy horses from Yucatan, Mexico 

      EDWIN JOSE GUTIERREZ RUIZ; MARCO ANTONIO TORRES CASTRO; HENRY RENE NOH PECH; JULIAN EVERARDO GARCIA REJON; CARLOS IGNACIO MACHAIN WILLIAMS; JORGE EDUARDO ZAVALA CASTRO; FERNANDO ISAIAS PUERTO MANZANO
      Borna Disease Virus (BDV) causes a progressive non-suppurative meningoencephalitis that sometimes occurs in mortality; this disease has been reported for over two centuries ago in horses, sheep and cats in Central Europe ...
    • Global risk of death due to delays in the care of pregnant women with obstetric complication in Yucatan, Mexico 

      RITA ESTHER ZAPATA VAZQUEZ; ELSA MARIA RODRIGUEZ ANGULO; MARIA GUADALUPE ANDUEZA PECH
      Delays in care of obstetric emergency exist. Studies involving specialists in charge of treating obstetric emergencies to get to know their perceptions on the care of maternal complications are scarce. There is evidence ...
    • Human babesiosis, Yucatan state, Mexico, 2015 

      CARLOS ENRIQUE PEREZ OSORIO; GASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA; LUCERO MONTSERRAT BALMACEDA
      In 2015, we detected clinical cases of babesiosis caused by Babesia microti in Yucatán State, Mexico. Cases occurred in 4 children from a small town who became ill during the same month. Diagnosis was confirmed using ...
    • Infection by Rickettsia felis in opossums (Didelphis sp.) from Yucatan, Mexico. 

      GASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA; HUGO ANTONIO RUIZ PIÑA; ENRIQUE ALBERTO REYES NOVELO; KARLA ROSSANET DZUL ROSADO; JORGE EDUARDO ZAVALA CASTRO
      Rickettsia felis is an emergent pathogen and the causative agent of a typhus-like rickettsiosis in the Americas. Its transmission cycle involves fleas as biological vectors (mainly Ctenocephalides felis) and multiple ...
    • Isolation of Rickettsia typhi from human, Mexico 

      GASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA; JORGE EDUARDO ZAVALA CASTRO; KARLA ROSSANET DZUL ROSADO; RAUL ARTURO TELLO MARTIN; JORGE ERNESTO ZAVALA VELAZQUEZ
      Murine typhus is a febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi. The clinical manifestations are nonspecific, and the signs and symptoms resemble those of several other febrile illnesses. Murine typhus can be a self-limiting ...
    • Local evolution of pyrethroid resistance offsets gene flow among Aedes aegypti collections in Yucatan state, Mexico 

      CARLOS IGNACIO MACHAIN WILLIAMS; KARLA LIZET SAAVEDRA RODRIGUEZ; JULIAN EVERARDO GARCIA REJON; GUADALUPE DEL CARMEN REYES SOLIS; MARIA ALBA LOROÑO PINO; ADRIANA ELIZABETH FLORES SUAREZ
      The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the major vector of the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV1–4). Previous studies have shown that Ae. aegypti in Mexico have a high effective migration rate and that gene flow occurs among ...
    • Maya and WRB soil classification in Yucatan, Mexico: Differences and similarities 

      HECTOR ESTRADA MEDINA; FRANCISCO BAUTISTA ZUÑIGA; JUAN JOSE MARIA JIMENEZ OSORNIO; JOSE ANTONIO GONZALEZ ITURBE AHUMADA; WILLIAN DE JESUS AGUILAR CORDERO
      Soils of the municipality of Hocaba, Yucatán, México, were identified according to both Mayan farmers’ knowledge and the World ´ Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). To identify Maya soil classes, field descriptions ...
    • Molecular survey of Ehrlichia canis in dogs from México: prevalence of infection and possible factors associated 

      EDWIN JOSE GUTIERREZ RUIZ; OLGA CAROLINA DIAZ MEDINA; MANUEL EMILIO BOLIO GONZALEZ; ROGER IVAN RODRIGUEZ VIVAS; CARLOS ENRIQUE PEREZ OSORIO
      A cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of infection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs and to explore the factors associated with the presence of the bacteria. The study was carried out in a village in ...
    • Murine typhus in humans, Yucatán, México 

      GASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA; KARLA ROSSANET DZUL ROSADO; PEDRO GONZALEZ MARTINEZ; JORGE ERNESTO ZAVALA VELAZQUEZ; JORGE EDUARDO ZAVALA CASTRO
      Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus, a febrile illness affecting humans worldwide. In Mexico, recent studies demonstrated a 14% prevalence of antibodies against typhus group rickettsiae in healthy adult ...
    • Parasitic zoonoses in humans and their dogs from a rural community of tropical Mexico 

      ALEJANDRO ALZINA LOPEZ; ANTONIO ORTEGA PACHECO; JUAN FELIPE DE JESUS TORRES ACOSTA; EDUARDO GUTIERREZ BLANCO; MANUEL EMILIO BOLIO GONZALEZ; ARMANDO JACINTO AGUILAR CABALLERO; ROGER IVAN RODRIGUEZ VIVAS; EDWIN JOSE GUTIERREZ RUIZ; KARLA YOLANDA ACOSTA VIANA; EUGENIA DEL SOCORRO GUZMAN MARIN; JOSE ALBERTO ROSADO AGUILAR; MATILDE JIMENEZ COELLO
      A cross-sectional study was made on 89 inhabitants and their dogs from a rural community of Yucatan, Mexico, to determine the serological prevalence of some zoonotic parasitic agents. Samples were taken to monitor the ...
    • Presence of Rickettsia species in a marginalized area of Yucatan, Mexico 

      CARLOS ENRIQUE PEREZ OSORIO; GASPAR FERNANDO PENICHE LARA; BERTHA MARIA GUADALUPE JIMENEZ DELGADILLO; MARIA FIDELIA CARDENAS MARRUFO; JUAN JOSE ARIAS LEON
      In the state of Yucatan, Mexico, rickettsiosis has become a common vector-borne disease in the general population. Ectoparasite species such as Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Amblyomma mixtum have been identified as Rickettsia ...
    • Reproductive biology of the southern pufferfish, Sphoeroides nephelus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), in the northern coast off the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico 

      JACINTO ALFONSO AGUILAR PERERA; JORGE CARLOS PENICHE PEREZ; CARLOS FRANCISCO GONZALEZ SALAS; HAROLD OSWALDO VILLEGAS HERNANDEZ; RAUL ENRIQUE DIAZ GAMBOA; SERGIO GUILLEN HERNANDEZ; GASPAR ROMAN POOT LOPEZ
      Overexploitation of fishery resources has led to the capture of alternative species of a lower trophic level, considered previously unprofitable or unfit for human consumption. The southern pufferfish, Sphoeroides nephelus ...
    • Temporal distribution and genetic variants in influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus circulating in Mexico, seasons 2012 and 2013 

      BERTHA MARIA GUADALUPE JIMENEZ DELGADILLO; LAURA CONDE FERRAEZ; MARYLIN PUERTO SOLÍS; MARIA DEL REFUGIO GONZALEZ LOSA; JESUS GILBERTO GOMEZ CARBALLO; LUISA ALHUCEMA LOPEZ OCHOA; IRAM PABLO RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ; JORGE HUMBERTO RAMIREZ PRADO; GUADALUPE AYORA TALAVERA
      The 2012 and 2013 annual influenza epidemics in Mexico were characterized by presenting different seasonal patterns. In 2012 the A(H1N1)pdm09 virus caused a high incidence of influenza infections after a two-year period ...