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Investigation of canine visceral leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area in Brazil ...
Sevá,Anaiá da Paixão; Brandão,Ana Pérola Drulla; Godoy,Silvia Neri; Soares,Rodrigo Martins; Langoni,Helio; Rodrigues,Bruna CristineAbstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important zoonosis in Brazil. Previous identification of parasitized dogs can also help prevent the disease in humans, even in non-endemic areas of the country. The Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends diagnosis in dogs using a DPP® (rapid test) as a screening test and an immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA) as a confirmatory test (DPP®+ELISA), and culling in...
Seroprevalence and incidence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infectio...
Sevá,Anaiá da Paixão; Chiebao,Daniela Pontes; Brandão,Ana Perola Drulla; Godoy,Silvia Neri; Jimenez-Villegas,Tatiana; Pena,Hilda Fátima JesusAbstract Dogs are hosts of the protozoans Toxoplasma gondii, which causes an important public health disease, and Neospora caninum. Studies that have evaluated toxoplasmosis and neosporosis for prolonged periods in dog populations are rare. We analyzed infection by both parasites in a domestic dog population over three consecutive years in São Paulo state, Brazil. In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of collection, 18...
Detection of Mycobacterium avium in pet birds
Godoy,Silvia Neri; Sakamoto,Sidnei Miyoshi; Paula,Cátia Dejuste de; Catão-Dias,José Luiz; Matushima,Eliana ReikoThe present study is a report on the presence of Mycobacterium avium in four birds of the psittaciform order kept as pets. Anatomopathological diagnosis showed lesions suggestive of the agent and presence of alcohol-acid resistant bacilli (AARB) shown by the Ziehl-Neelsen staining. The identification of Mycobacterium avium was performed by means of PRA (PCR Restriction Analysis). DNA was directly extracted from...
Principais processos neoplásicos encontrados em psitacídeos mantidos em cativeiro
Godoy,Silvia Neri; Alves,Venâncio A. Ferreira; Kanamura,Cristina Takami; Matushima,Eliana ReikoUm estudo anatomopatológico envolvendo 130 psitacídeos oriundos de centros de triagens, zoológicos e criadouros, visando a determinação da causa de morte destes animais, revelou a presença de neoplasias em sete animais, totalizando 5,4% dos casos. Os processos neoplasicos foram caracterizados como colangiocarcinoma, colangioma, linfoma, hemangiossarcoma e carcinoma renal primário, sendo o colangiocarcinoma o ma...