The American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) occurs in several parts of the world, in Brazil and also in the State of Parana, it is a disease of great importance in public health, since it affects animals and humans, with a zoonotic character. Leishmaniasis is found in two forms, tegumentary and visceral, and has sandflies as vectors and wild animals and domestic dogs as reservoirs. ATL is considered an endemic...
Bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) is recognized a major pathogen in young and adults bovines. After the first infection, the viral latency induces the animals of the carrier state and possible transmitters due to its viral reexcretion episodes. This BHV-1 biological characteristics is responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the infections which composes the Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and I...
A longitudinal study was performed during 18 months to obtain epidemiological data from porcine rotaviruses in a flock from Southwest area of Parana State, Brazil. Electropherogroup A of porcine rotavirus (PRV) was identified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 137 (27.8%) of 492 diarrheic fecal samples. The infection was more common in prior and post weaning periods. Fecal samples from four and five weeks...