Universidade Estadual do Cear?. Laborat?rio de Bioqu?mica Humana. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.; Universidade Estadual do Cear?. Laborat?rio de Bioqu?mica Humana. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.; Secretaria de Sa?de do Estado do Cear?. N?cleo de Controle de Endemias Transmiss?veis por Vetores. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.; Secretaria de Sa?de do Estado do Cear?. N?cleo de Controle de Endemias Transmiss?veis por Vetores. Fortaleza, C...
For the first time, the occurrence of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in an urban area of the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil, is reported. From January to July 2005, ovitraps were used to collect eggs from Aedes spp., which were kept under laboratory conditions to develop into the adult phase. The resultant mosquitoes were identified and subjected to dengue virus isolation tests. Thirteen specimens of Aede...
Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) belongs to Retroviridae family, Lentivirus genus. This virus infects caprine all over the world causing arthritis, encephalitis, mammitis and progressive emaciating. This research showed chimera’s building made by mixing up CAEV p28, with glutaraldehyde, and CPSMV, purified through the chromotography in biogel and sephadex (G-150). After that, some measures in a spect...
The Papaya lethal yellowing vir us (PL YV), known for its capacity to naturally infect papaya ( Carica papaya L.), promoted a humoral immune response in mice immunized via oral and nasal application. ELISA and immunodiffusion tests detected specific antibodies in sera of animals orally immunized with a crude extract of infected leaves and with purified virus, and in sera of animals immunized by nasal route with...
The influenza virus is unique with it is ability to cause recurring annual epidemics in a short time interval, affecting all ages, with larger gravity in children and elderly people. The aim of this study is to describe demographic features and the pattern of the seasonality of acute respiratory infections caused by influenza virus in children attended at Albert Sabin Children Hospital, in Fortaleza – Ceará, ov...