A toxoplasmose, causada pelo protozoário Toxoplasma gondii, é considerada um problema de saúde pública, causando consequências graves em indivíduos imunocomprometidos e gestantes com infecção aguda, principalmente sobre a saúde do feto. O exame específico no pré-natal é imprescindível do ponto de vista preventivo. O estudo teve como objetivo identificar o perfil de anticorpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii em mulheres ...
Parasitic diseases are considered neglected diseases, with high occurrence in Brazil. Public squares are important leisure areas frequented by children, youth, adults and the elderly, however, such areas have a large number of animals, which eliminate feces in these places, increasing the transmission of zoonotic parasitic diseases. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of parasites in public squares soi...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T02:39:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-07-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); It is possible that there are peculiarities in the epidemiology of leptospirosis in regions with a semiarid climate, where the environment is often adverse, allowing the occurrence of alternative transmission routes. The objective of ...
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with Leptospira sp. in dogs attended at veterinary clinics in the city of João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. A total of 384 blood samples from dogs from 34 veterinary clinics were used from April 2015 to May 2016. The diagnosis of Leptospira sp. was carried out through Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT), usin...
O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar agrupamentos espaciais de rebanhos positivos para cisticercose bovina no Estado da Paraíba. O estado foi dividido em três grupos amostrais: estrato amostral 1 (mesorregião do Sertão), estrato amostral 2 (mesorregião da Borborema), e estrato amostral 3 (mesorregiões da Zona da Mata e Agreste), e 2.382 vacas com idade ≥ 24 meses foram amostradas a partir de 474 propriedades...
This study was performed to characterize the epidemiological status of brucellosis in the State of Paraíba, Brazil. The State was divided into three regions. Herds were randomly sampled in each region and a pre-established number of animals were sampled in each of these herds. A total of 3,489 serum samples from 674 herds were collected. In each herd, an epidemiological questionnaire was conducted. This questio...
The aim of this survey was to determine the prevalence of anti-pestivirus antibodies in dairy goats from the semiarid region of the Paraíba state, Northeastern Brazil, as well as to identify risk factors associated with the flock-level prevalence. A total of 1,092 dairy goats from 110 flocks randomly selected in the county of Monteiro, Paraíba state, during March 2009 to March 2010, were used. In each selected ...
Investigou-se a ocorrência de leptospirose em cães da cidade de Patos, semiárido paraibano, e realizou-se um estudo de fatores de risco associados à infecção. Foram examinadas 152 amostras de soro sanguíneo de cães atendidos em hospital veterinário no período de julho a novembro de 2008. O diagnóstico da leptospirose foi realizado pela técnica de soroaglutinação microscópica, utilizando-se uma coleção de 24 sor...