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Equine coital exanthema caused by equid alphaherpesvirus 3: a report of an outb...
Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Bom,Hisadora A.S.C; Fonseca,Silvio M.C.; Costa,Érica A.; Santos,Beatriz S.A.S.; Santos,Renato L.; Souza,Francisco A.L.ABSTRACT: Equine coital exanthema is a venereal infectious disease poorly reported in horses in Brazil and was never described in the northeastern region of the country. This work aims to describe the clinical and pathological aspects of an outbreak of equine coital exanthema caused by equid alphaherpesvirus 3, occurred in a herd of horses at the semiarid region of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Main clinica...
Spontaneous and experimental poisoning by Froelichia humboldtiana in cattle
Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Albuquerque,Raquel F.; Souza,Paulo E.; Vieira,Maria E.Q.; Nascimento,Ana L.O.; Lima,Stephanie C.ABSTRACT: The aim of this work was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of two outbreaks of spontaneous poisoning caused by Froelichia humboldtiana in cattle in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil and reproduce experimentally this poisoning in cattle. Spontaneous poisonings of primary photosensitization occurred in two farms at the municipalities of Cachoeirinha and São Caetano and aff...
Glässer’s disease in swine from Northeastern Brazil
Bom,Hisadora A.S.C.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Silva,Elayne G.; Pereira,Mylena R.; Fonseca,Silvio M.C.; Boswell,Rikki; Almeida,Valdir M.ABSTRACT: Glässer’s disease is an important infectious disorder of swine caused by Haemophilus parasuis. Although well recognized in most regions of Brazil, outbreaks of Glässer’s disease have not been described in Northeastern region. For this reason, three municipalities of the Pernambuco State were visited in order to identify histories of high mortality in growing and finishing pigs. The main clinical signs...
Spontaneous poisoning by Ricinus communis leaves (Euphorbiaceae) in goats
Brito,Luiz B.; Riet-Correa,Franklin; Almeida,Valdir M.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Braga,Thaiza C.; Evêncio Neto,JoaquimABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to report the clinical and pathological aspects of an outbreak of poisoning by the ingestion of Ricinus communis leaves in a herd of goats at Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Within 3-5 hours after ingesting the sprouts and young shrubs of the plant, twenty Toggenburg female goats and two adults crossbred wethers presented acute neurological clinical signs, which were initial...
Spontaneous poisoning by Talisia esculenta in cattle
Melo,Jaianne K.A.; Soares,Gliére S.L.; Ramos,Taciana R.R.; Almeida,Valdir M.; Nascimento,Ana L.O.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.ABSTRACT: Talisia esculenta, commonly known as pitombeira, is a tree which fruits are widely consumed by human beings in northeastern Brazil. The aim of this work is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of two outbreaks of spontaneous poisoning by T. esculenta in cattle in the dry region of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. The cases occurred in the municipalities of São Bento do Un...
Deficiência de fósforo em caprinos no semiárido de Pernambuco
Barbosa,Fernanda P.S.; Almeida,Valdir M.; Albuquerque,Raquel F.; Rocha,Brena P.; Soares,Pierre C.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.RESUMO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os aspectos clínicos e patológicos da deficiência de fósforo em caprinos no semiárido de Pernambuco. Para isso, visitas técnicas foram realizadas em diferentes propriedades na microrregião do Sertão do Moxotó durante o período da estação seca. Realizaram-se exames clínicos, determinação da atividade sérica de cálcio total e ionizado, fosforo sérico, magnésio, razão Ca...
Detection of swainsonine and calystegines in Convolvulaceae species from the se...
Mendonça,Fábio S.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Aires,Lorena D.A.; Braga,Thaiza C.; Gardner,Dale R.; Cook,Daniel; Buril,Maria T.ABSTRACT: Numerous plant species worldwide including some Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) and Sida (Malvaceae) species in Brazil cause lysosomal storage disease in herbivores and are known to contain swainsonine and calystegines as the main toxic compounds. The aim of this work was to determine swainsonine and calystegines concentrations in species of Convolvulaceae from the semiarid region of Pernambuco. Seven munici...
Spontaneous poisoning by Prosopis juliflora (Leguminosae) in sheep
Almeida,Valdir M.; Rocha,Brena P.; Pfister,James A.; Medeiros,Rosane M.T.; Riet-Correa,Franklin; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to describe the first report of spontaneous poisoning by Prosopis juliflora in sheep. From flock of 500 sheep at risk, four adult male sheep were affected. One died spontaneously and three other were examined, euthanized and necropsied. Neurologic examination focused particularly on motor and sensory-cranial nerve function, complete blood counts, serum biochemistry and urinaly...