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Reliability of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing ...

ABSTRACT Background The World Health Organization recommends reliable point-of-care (POC) diagnostic testing to eliminate schistosomiasis. Lateral flow immunoassay that detects schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine to establish prevalence thresholds for intervention in endemic areas is recommended. Stored urine may be useful if surveying at-risk populations is delayed or interrupted by unfores...

Schistosomiasis: an epidemiological update on Brazil's southernmost low endemic...

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul (RGS), was considered schistosomiasis-free until 1998 when a low endemic focus was identified in Esteio, a city located next to the capital of RGS. In the last two decades, the control interventions applied in the region have been apparently successful, and the absence of new cases indicated the possibility of interrupted schistosomiasis tran...

Evaluation of the immunogenicity of Schistosoma mansoni egg surface

Abstract INTRODUCTION Immunogenicity of Schistosoma mansoni egg surface was examined to determine whether intact eggshells have lower antigenicity than ruptured eggs. METHODS: Swiss Webster mice were inoculated with intact or ultrasonicated S. mansoni eggs isolated from infected human feces. Mice were separated into four groups of six animals each and immunizations were performed approximately every 20 days dur...

First report of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grand...

Longitudinal clinical and serological survey of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in...

Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a nematode with an intra-vascular location in the mesentery. Our objective was to address several aspects of the natural history of this parasitosis, in a longitudinal clinical and seroepidemiological study. A total of 179 individuals living in a rural area with active transmission in southern Brazil were followed for ...

Ovos e órgãos reprodutores de fêmeas de Angiostrongylus costaricensis são recon...

O Angiostrongylus costaricensis é um nematódeo intra-arterial de roedores. O homem acidentalmente pode se infectar ao ingerir alimentos ou água contaminados. Nosso objetivo foi o de descrever as estruturas do parasita que são reconhecidas por soros humanos das fases aguda e convalescente da angiostrongilíase abdominal. O método de imunofluorescência indireta foi empregado para estudar a reatividade sobre ovos í...

Angiostrongylus costaricensis and the intermediate hosts: observations on elimi...

Human accidental infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis may result in abdominal disease of varied severity. Slugs from the Veronicellidae family are the main intermediate hosts for this parasitic nematode of rodents. Phyllocaulis variegatus, Phyllocaulis soleiformis and Phyllocaulis boraceiensis were experimentally infected to describe the kinetics of L3 elimination in the mucus secretions of those veroni...

Tijolos vazados como abrigo para adaptação de roedores silvestres em cativeiro

Dificuldade para o estabelecimento de colônias de roedores silvestres no laboratório podem impedir realização de estudos experimentais. Descrevemos o emprego de tijolos vazados dentro das gaiolas, com objetivo de proporcionar abrigo e reduzir o estresse dos animais. Isto facilita a limpeza das gaiolas e outros procedimentos, já que os animais permanecem espontaneamente dentro do tijolo, enquanto são transferido...

Prospective study of strongyloidosis in patients with hematologic malignancies

Immunocompromised individuals infected with Strongyloides stercoralis may develop severe hyperinfection or disseminated disease with high mortality. Patients with hematological malignancies are at risk because of immunodepression produced either by the disease or its treatment. A prospective study was undertaken at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, from July 1994 to July 1995. Seventy-two (HIV negative)...

Angiostrongilose abdominal: profilaxia pela destruição das larvas infectantes e...

A infecção acidental humana pelo Angiostrongylus costaricensis ocorre com elevada prevalência em certas áreas do Brasil meridional, eventualmente se manifestando como doença abdominal severa. Profilaxia é importante, pois não hã tratamento medicamentoso. Um dos modos de transmissão é a ingestão de frutas e vegetais contaminados com a mucosidade de moluscos infectados, os hospedeiros intermediários deste parasit...