Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:43:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-07-01; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Isfahan University of Technology; Purdue University; Homeless persons have been considered as one of the most susceptible populations to sexually transmitted infections. In Brazil, these population experienced an increase of ...
The present study aimed to assess anti-T. gondii antibodies in sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus that has an overlapping population of humans and livestock. A total of 51 cats were tested for anti-T. gondii antibodies using the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. Overall, 8/51 cats (15.7%) were seropositive. Cats were more likely to be seropositive when free-roaming (p= 0.008) and...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T19:54:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-04-01; Thirty-six free-ranging agoutis (Dasyprocta azarae) from an urban area of the municipality of Curitiba, a southern region of Brazil, were tested for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. Antibodies were present in 25% and 6% agoutis, respectively. No statistical differences were obser...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T20:00:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-05-15; Despite vulnerability and unsanitary conditions of animal hoarding may predispose environmental contamination and spread of vectors and pathogens, no study to date has focused on their impact on public health and zoonotic diseases. Accordingly, this study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of anti-Toxop...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T01:40:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-05-22; Background Leptospirosis is considered a neglected zoonosis associated with infrastructure problems and low socioeconomic status, particularly slums. Since the disease is mainly transmitted in urban settings by rat urine, this risk factor may be important predictor tool for prompt control and effective ...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T16:17:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-07-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:25:40Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0036-46652015000400353.pdf: 100796 bytes, checksum: 70a9ed023ec8459ff7b42be9d85f6278 (MD5); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundacao Araucaria do Parana; Purdue University; The aims of this study w...
O termo hemoplasma refere-se ao grupo de micoplasmas que parasitam os eritrócitos do hospedeiro e podem causar anemia. O uso das técnicas baseadas na reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) tem sido utilizadas para a melhor compreensão da doença. No Brasil os hemoplasmas Mycoplasma. haemofelis e ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma. haemonminutum já foram identificados, porém dados de prevalência e fatores de risco não foram av...