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Helminth fauna of Leptodactylus syphax (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Caatinga b...
Lins,Aline Gouveia de Souza; Aguiar,Aline; Morais,Drausio Honorio; Firmino da Silva,Lidiane Aparecida; Ávila,Robson Waldemar; Silva,Reinaldo José daAbstract Leptodactylus syphax is distributed in central, southeastern and northeastern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and southern Paraguay, occupying open areas and rock outcrops, in rock cavities and termite burrows. We collected 21 frogs from the Caatinga region of the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil, and 7,021 helminths were recovered from 18 of these hosts (overall prevalence = 85.7%). Six helminth taxa were ...
Seroprevalence rates of antibodies againstLeishmania infantum and other protozo...
Paulan,Silvana de Cássia; Lins,Aline Gouveia de Souza; Tenório,Michely da Silva; Silva,Diogo Tiago da; Pena,Hilda Fátima de JesusCanine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, which infects dogs and humans in many regions of Brazil. The present study involved an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) to analyze L. infantum,Ehrlichia spp., Babesia canis,Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninuminfection rates in serum samples from 93 dogs in a rural settlement in Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil. The seroprev...