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Investigation of the occurrence of mansonella ozzardi in the state of rondônia,...
Basano, Sérgio de Almeida; Camargo, Juliana Souza Almeida Aranha; Vera, Luana Janaína Souza; Velasques, Suzane Neves; Ogawa, Guilherme MaerschnerMansonella ozzardi, a human filarial nematode transmitted by Diptera Simuliidae flies (black flies), is widely spread in the Amazon, while the occurrence of mansonelliasis in the State of Rondônia (Western Amazonia) has not been reported thus far. The existence of this parasitic disease in this state is investigated in this study. Methods: A total of 4,452 people who lived alongside the Madeira, Mamore, Guapore...
Improvement of a PCR test to diagnose infection by Mansonella ozzardi
Vera, Luana Janaína Souza; Basano, Sérgio de Almeida; Camargo, Juliana de Souza Almeida Aranha; França, Andonai Krauze deIntroduction: Mansonelliasis is caused by Mansonella ozzardi. It is widespread in the Amazon region, with a high prevalence. Te common exam of thick blood smears stained with Giemsa shows low efficacy levels and has been an obstacle to diagnosing individuals with low blood parasitemia. Methods: In order to increase diagnosis efcacy, the PCR technique was improved. Results and Conclusions: PCR demonstrated the b...
Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum e Leishmania amazonensis em cães domésticos...
Basano, Sérgio de Almeida; Tarso, Paulo; Soares, Herbert Sousa; Costa, Andrea Pereira; Marcili, Arlei; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia; Dias, Ricardo AugustoAmostras de sangue de 99 cães domiciliados foram coletadas no meio urbano (n = 33) e rural (n = 66) do município de Lábrea, estado do Amazonas, Brasil. Dentre as amostras rurais, 40 foram obtidas em comunidades ribeirinhas e 26 em comunidades indígenas, ambas ao longo do rio Purus. Durante a amostragem foi aplicado um questionário com informações sobre sexo, idade, viver em áreas secas ou alagadiças, acesso ou ...
Estudo da prevalência da Capillaria hepatica em humanos e roedores em área urba...
Rocha, Elierson José Gomes da; Basano, Sérgio de Almeida; Souza, Márcia Maria de; Honda, Eduardo Resende; Castro, Márcio Botelho deIntroduction: Hepatic capillariosis, caused by Capillaria hepatica (Calodium hepaticum) (Bancroft, 1893), Travassos, 1915 (Nematoda, Trichinelloidea, Capillariidae), is a common zoonosis in rodents but is rare in humans. Seventy-two cases in humans have been reported worldwide since the first case was described by MACARTHUR in 192417,27. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Capillaria hepatica in hum...