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Antibodies to Leishmania spp. in domestic felines

Abstract Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by protozoa in the genus Leishmania, typical of rural and peri-urban environments. The causative agent of American visceral leishmaniasis is Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi and the main insect vector in Brazil is Lutzomyia longipal...

Gastrointestinal and external parasites of Enicognathus ferrugineus and Enicognathus leptorhynchus (Aves, Psittacidae) in Chile

Abstract Parasite species are important components of biodiversity, as they provide valuable information about host health, evolutionary relationships, population structures, trophic interactions, the existence of environmental stresses, and climatic conditions. With the aim of describing the parasites a...

Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Leishmania spp. serology and Leishmania spp. PCR in dogs from Pirassununga, SP

Abstract We examined the presence of antibodies against the parasites Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Leishmania spp., as well the presence of DNA from Leishmania spp., in dogs from Pirassununga - SP. The seropositivity rate was compared with the animals’ originating location. Three hundre...

Application of different techniques to detect Toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered sheep for human consumption

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep slaughtered in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, by means of different diagnosis techniques. Serum samples and tissues from 100 slaughtered sheep were used. To detect antibodies, the indirect immunofluorescence antibod...

Serological, parasitological and molecular tests for canine visceral leishmaniosis diagnosis in a longitudinal study

Abstract One of the measures to control visceral leishmaniosis (VL) in Brazil is the identification and culling of the canine reservoir. There is much controversy concerning this strategy, including the proper identification of positive dogs and the fact that the host-parasite relationship changes over t...

Evaluation of the accuracy of parasitological techniques for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites in cats

Abstract The accuracy of the parasitological techniques of Willis, Hoffman-Pons-Janer or Lutz (HPLJ), Sheather and Faust was evaluated in fecal samples from stray cats caught by the Zoonosis Control Center in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. These four techniques were applied separately to analyze 154 fecal sam...

Parasitosis intestinales en Altragracia de la Montaña, Estado Miranda, Venezuela: Influencia del programa para la eliminación de oncocercosis
Intestinal parasites in Altragracia de la Montaña, Miranda State, Venezuela: Influence of the program for onchocerciasis elimination

Rev. Inst. Nac. Hig; 46 (1/2), 2015
El objetivo general de este trabajo fue determinar la prevalencia de parasitosis intestinales y sus características epidemiológicas en cuatro comunidades de la parroquia Altagracia de la Montaña, Estado Miranda (Venezuela). Se desarrolló un estudio de corte transversal con una muestra constituida por...

Análisis bibliométrico de la literatura científica sobre epidemiología de Giardia en Argentina (1995-2014)

Las publicaciones sobre la epidemiología de Giardia en humanos de Argentina se hallan dispersas en numerosas fuentes de información, lo que dificulta su acceso y visibilidad para la comunidad científica. El objetivo de este trabajo fue realizar un análisis bibliométrico cuantitativo de la producció...

Prevalencia de parásitos intestinales en niños del Área Metropolitana de Barranquilla, Colombia
Intestinal parasites prevalence in children from Barranquilla (Colombia) Metropolitan Area

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 67 (3), 2015
Introducción: la parasitosis intestinal constituye un importante problema de salud pública, la Organización Mundial de la Salud, considera que la infección por geohelmintos afecta un aproximado de 1500 millones de personas en el mundo y se calcula que 46 millones de niños están en riesgo de contrae...

Actividad anti-plasmodial de especies de Solanaceae presentes en Cuba
Antiplasmodial activity of Solanaceae species present in Cuba

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 67 (3), 2015
Introducción: el control de la malaria depende en gran medida de una terapia efectiva. Muchos de los anti-maláricos actuales son de origen natural. Especies de la flora cubana contienen metabolitos anti-Plasmodium. En este estudio, se identifican extractos de Solanaceae con actividad antiplasmodial pro...