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Cattle trade between and within biomes in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
Negreiros,Rísia L.; Grisi-Filho,José H.H.; Dias,Ricardo A.; Ferreira,Fernando; Homem,Valéria S.F.; Ferreira Neto,José S.; Ossada,Raul; Amaku,MarcosABSTRACT: The analysis of animal movement patterns may help identify farm premises with a potentially high risk of infectious disease introduction. Farm herd sizes and bovine movement data from 2007 in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, were analyzed. There are three different biomes in Mato Grosso: the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal. The analysis of the animal trade between and within biomes would enable charact...
Detection of rotavirus in dogs with diarrhea in Brazil
Gabbay,Yvone B.; Homem,Valéria S.F.; Munford,Veridiana; Alves,Antonia S.; Mascarenhas,Joana D.P.; Linhares,Alexandre C.; Rácz,Maria LúciaRotavirus was detected by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the faeces of a diarrheic dog. Virus particles with morphology typical of rotavirus were visualized by direct electron microscopy. This sample was subsequently tested for the four main human serotypes (G1-G4), by ELISA with monoclonal antibodies. G genotyping was attempted by RT-PCR using G1-G6 and G8-G11 primers but no positive results ...