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Immunopathogenic and neurological mechanisms of canine distemper virus
Carvalho, Otávio Valério; Botelho, Clarisse Vieira; Ferreira, Caroline Gracielle Torres; Scherer, Paulo OldemarCanine distemper is a highly contagious viral disease caused by the canine distemper virus (CDV), which is a member of the Morbillivirus genus, Paramyxoviridae family. Animals that most commonly suffer from this disease belong to the Canidae family; however, the spectrum of natural hosts for CDV also includes several other families of the order Carnivora. The infectious disease presents worldwide distribution a...
Presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in Brazilian pati...
Carvalho, Isabel Azevedo; Schwarz, David Germano Gonçalves; Pietralonga, Pricila Aparecida Grasse; Faria, Ana Carolina SilvaMycobaterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) tem atraído o interesse de pesquisadores devido às semelhanças entre a paratuberculose e a doença de Crohn (CD). Este estudo objetivou avaliar a frequência de MAP por meio de cultura, histologia e reação da polimerase em cadeia (PCR), em biópsias intestinais de pacientes brasileiros com CD. PCR quantitativa em tempo real (qRT-PCR) foi realizada nas amostras posit...
Surveillance of neutralizing antibodies against Bovine Herpesvirus 1 in cattle ...
Santos, Marcus Rebouças; Ferreira, Hanna Carolina Campos; Carvalho, Otávio Valério de; Bulos, Luiz Henrique Silva; Nascimento, Vinicio AraujoThe aim of this study was to investigate the presence of neutralizing antibodies against bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) in 722 non-vaccinated animals from eight properties that use different farming systems (extensive, semi-confinement and confinement). Serum samples were subjected to neutralization tests in order to search for anti-BoHV-1 antibodies. Serological results were categorized as negative, low titer, ...