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Hematological alterations during experimental canine infection by Trypanosoma c...
Guedes,Paulo Marcos Matta; Veloso,Vanja Maria; Mineo,Tiago Wilson Patriarca; Santiago-Silva,Juliana; Crepalde,Geovan; Caldas,Ivo SantanaTo confirm that Beagle dogs are a good experimental model for Chagas disease, we evaluated hematological alterations during the acute and chronic phases in Beagle dogs infected with the Y, Berenice-78 (Be-78) and ABC strains of Trypanosomacruzi, correlating clinical signs with the parasitemia curve. We demonstrate that the acute phase of infection was marked by lethargy and loss of appetite. Simultaneously, we ...
Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Krenak indigenous community, Resplendor, M...
Antônio,Eloiza Gonçalves; Malacco,Marcos Aurélio Fulgêncio; Gontijo,Célia Maria Ferreira; Moreira,Eliana Furtado; Caldas,Ivo Santana; Pena,João LuizThe authors conducted a cross-sectional study of the local canine population in the Krenak indigenous community to detect parasites of the genus Leishmania and identify the circulating species and the proportion of asymptomatic dogs, while investigating associations between canine infection and the dogs' sex, age, and hair length. A seroepidemiological survey was performed, including 63 dogs. All the animals un...