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Occurrence of Lawsonia intracellularis in horses raised in three regions of the...
Caleffo, Tatiane; Dahm, Vinicius; Santos, Jéssica Gonçalves dos; Cheng, Arthur Colombari; Faccin, Mayane; Matos, Monica Regina de; Cavasin, João PedroLawsonia intracellularis is a bacterium already described in several species and most prevalent in pigs, in which it causes enteric problems. Horses can also be affected, developing a disease known as equine proliferative enteropathy, which results from the proliferation of intestinal crypt cells in response to infection by the bacterium. Despite the existence of reports of the disease in several countries, inc...
Verification of natural infection of peridomestic rodents by PCV2 on commercial...
Pinheiro, Albanno Leonard Braz Campos; Bulos, Luiz Henrique Silva; Onofre, Thiago Souza; Gabardo, Michelle de Paula; Carvalho, Otávio Valério deThe porcine circovirus-2 (PCV2) is the main agent responsible for porcine circovirus associated diseases (PCVAD). Few studies have been done regarding PCV2 infection in other species. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of PCV2 infection in the peridomestic rodent species Mus musculus and Rattus rattus on commercial pig farms in Brazil. Immunohistochemistry assay demonstrated PCV2 in the...