Publications by authors named "Karen Johana Castano-Betancourt"
New Microbes New Infect
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Rickettsioses are microorganisms that can be transmitted to both animals and humans, but their prevalence in horses hasn't been thoroughly studied until recently.
- A systematic review assessed horse infections using five databases, revealing a pooled prevalence of 37.0% with significant variation among studies.
- The analysis found varying prevalence rates based on testing methods, with implications for human health due to potential zoonotic transmission from horses and their ticks, highlighting the risk of disease spillover.
