Abstract Background/aims The frequency of Human Leucocyte Antigens/alleles associated with rapid progression from Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome was evaluated in Brazilian patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome with and without Toxoplasmic Encephal...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/sangre,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/complicaciones,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/genética,
Alelos,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Antígenos HLA/sangre,
Encefalitis Infecciosa/sangre,
Encefalitis Infecciosa/genética,
Encefalitis Infecciosa/parasitología,
Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/sangre,
Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/complicaciones,
Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/genética
ABSTRACT This article presents a case of tick infestation of the lower eyelid by a previously unreported species. A 71-year-old male presented with a tick attached to the lower eyelid. The tick was identified morphologically, and then molecularly via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing of its ...
Garrapatas/clasificación,
Garrapatas/parasitología,
Garrapatas/genética,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Conformación de Ácido Nucleico,
ADN/química,
ADN/aislamiento & purificación,
ARN Ribosómico 16S/química,
ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética,
Infestaciones por Garrapatas/parasitología,
Filogenia,
Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo,
Párpados/parasitología,
Enfermedades de los Párpados/parasitología
This work presents records of ticks infesting humans in northern Misiones Province, Argentina. Also, notes on potential transmission of tick-borne pathogens are included. A total of 282 ticks attached to researchers were collected and identified by their morphological characters. Eight tick species were ...
Argentina,
Vectores Artrópodos/microbiología,
Bovinos,
Recolección de Datos,
Caballos/parasitología,
Ixodidae/clasificación,
Ixodidae/microbiología,
Rickettsia/aislamiento & purificación,
Infestaciones por Garrapatas/epidemiología,
Garrapatas/clasificación,
Garrapatas/microbiología
There is a lot of bacterial, viral or parasite infections who are able to be transmitted vertically from the mother to the fetus or newborn which implicates an enormous risk for it. The TORCH acronym is used universally to refer to a fetus or newborn which presents clinical features compatible with a ver...
Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/microbiología,
Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/parasitología,
Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/virología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/congénito,
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de Chagas/terapia,
Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/congénito,
Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/terapia,
Feto,
Herpes Simple/congénito,
Herpes Simple/diagnóstico,
Herpes Simple/terapia,
Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/microbiología,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/parasitología,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/virología,
Diagnóstico Prenatal,
Factores de Riesgo,
Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/congénito,
Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/diagnóstico,
Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/terapia,
Síndrome,
Toxoplasmosis Congénita/diagnóstico,
Toxoplasmosis Congénita/terapia
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease affecting mainly to low income human population. Acute leptospiral infection during pregnancy has been associated with spontaneous abortion and fetal death during the first trimester and the abortion may occur as consequence of systemic failure. Objective...
Aborto Espontáneo/parasitología,
Muerte Fetal,
Inmunoglobulina MSangre,
Leptospira interrogans/inmunología,
Leptospirosis/epidemiología,
Complicaciones Parasitarias del Embarazo/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción EnzimáticaMétodos,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta,
Leptospirosis/parasitología,
México/epidemiología,
Complicaciones Parasitarias del Embarazo/parasitología
Este trabajo fue realizado en la provincia de La Rioja, ubicada en el noroeste argentino. El objetivo fue estimar el porcentaje de heces de caninos con presencia de antígenos de Echinococcus sp. en las distintas regiones de la provincia. Se tomaron un total de 269 muestras de materia fecal seca de canin...
Abstract The aim of this paper was to provide new records of Amblyomma sculptum on two species of terricolous birds in two areas of the Cerrado (savannah- like) bioma: two specimens of Cariama cristata were captured in the state of Goiás and one specimen ofCrax fasciolata was captured in the state of Mi...
Abstract The aim of this study was to provide the first report on a new host for the digenean Paratanaisia bragai in the caninde macaw Ara ararauna along with the pathological aspects of the infection in the new host. The microscopic findings revealed the presence of granulomatous interstitial nephritis....
Abstract Knowledge concerning the taxonomy and biology of species of Acanthocephala, helminth parasites of the helminth species of the phylum Acanthocephala, parasites of lizards in Brazilian Amazonia, is still insufficient, but reports of Acanthocephala in reptiles are becoming increasingly common in th...
Abstract Bivalve culture is of considerable economic and social interest in northeastern (NE) Brazil. The polyculture is an alternative approach to traditional monoculture for reducing the environmental impact of shrimp farming and improving oyster culture. Perkinsus marinus andPerkinsus olseni were foun...
