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Survey of protozoan vector-borne diseases in dogs from Atlantic Rainforest frag...
Azevedo,Roberta Carvalho de Freitas e; Castelli,Giovanna Stefani Nosberto; Silva,Ryan Emiliano da; Costa,Jaciara de Oliveira Jorge; Tonhosolo,RenataABSTRACT: Vector-borne diseases are currently one of the biggest public health concerns worldwide. Dogs, being the closest companion animals to humans, are considered the main reservoir of some of these diseases in the urban environment. Therefore, the study of the disease behavior in dogs can help to understand the disease affecting human health. Serological and molecular diagnoses of Babesia vogeli, Rangelia ...
Probability of occurrence of the Brazilian spotted fever in northeast of Paraná...
Otomura,Flávio Haragushiku; Truppel,Jessé Henrique; Moraes Filho,Jonas; Labruna,Marcelo Bahia; Rossoni,Diogo Francisco; Massafera,RubensAbstract Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a fatal zoonosis because of the difficulties in its early diagnosis and treatment. Occurrences of BSF in the northeast of the state of Paraná prompted investigation of areas at risk of this rickettsiosis in the municipalities of Japira, Jaboti, Pinhalão and Tomazina. To determine the areas at risk, 592 serum samples from dogs and 230 from equids were analyzed by means o...
INQUÉRITO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE SUPOSTO FOCO DE FEBRE MACULOSA
Martins,Márcio Eduardo Pereira; Brito,Wilia Marta Elsner Diederichsen; Labruna,Marcelo Bahia; Moraes Filho,Jonas; Sousa-Martins,Kenia CristinaResumo O presente estudo objetivou avaliar a suspeita de ocorrência da febre maculosa (FM) em Quirinópolis - GO, por meio de inquérito sorológico em amostras de humanos, cães e equinos e identificação de carrapatos vetores. Em 2007, foram realizadas reações de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI) para Rickettsia spp. em amostras de sangue colhidas de 28 pessoas do grupo de convívio de um caso suspeito (uma crianç...