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Recombinant gp19 as a potential antigen for detecting anti-Ehrlichia canis anti...
Oliveira,Rômulo Silva de; Cunha,Rodrigo Casquero; Moraes-Filho,Jonas; Gonçales,Relber Aguiar; Lara,Ana Paula de Souza Stori deThe canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, caused by Ehrlichia canis, is endemic in several regions of Brazil. Some serological diagnostic techniques using immunodominant proteins of E. canis as antigens are available, but their specificities and sensitivities are questionable. Based on this, the objective of this study was to test the antigenic potential of the recombinant gp19 protein (rGP19) for subsequent use in di...
Determination of IgG avidity in BALB/c mice experimentally infected with Toxoca...
Schoenardie,Elizandra Roselaine; Scaini,Carlos James; Avila,Luciana Farias da Costa de; Sperotto,Rita Leal; Borsuk,Sibele; Felicetti,Cristine Dias PiresToxocariasis is a zoonotic disease in that IgM titers can remain high for long periods making difficult to determine the stage of the disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the applicability of indirect ELISA, associated with urea, to discriminate between the acute and chronic toxocariasis. IgG avidity was evaluated in 25 BALB/c mice experimentally infected with 1000 Toxocara canis eggs. Blood samples...
Vertical transmission of Toxocara canis in successive generations of mice
Schoenardie,Elizandra Roselaine; Scaini,Carlos James; Pepe,Michele Soares; Borsuk,Sibele; Avila,Luciana Farias da Costa de; Villela,MarcosVisceral toxocariasis is a neglected zoonosis caused by Toxocara canis larvae in unusual hosts. In dogs, the definitive host, the infection occurs mainly through transplacental and transcolostral transmission. Studies on experimental models have shown that vertical transmission may result from acute infections. Considering that toxocariasis is characterized as a chronic infection, with possible reactivation of ...