The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and seasonal distribution of the main parasite species in Amazonian ornamental cichlids that affect their trade. The study was conducted from August 2007 to September 2009. We sampled 3042 specimens from 9 different species, of which 9.47% had at least...
This study evaluated the influence of diet supplementation with propolis and Aloe barbadensis on hematological parameters and parasitism in tilapia. One hundred and eighty fish were distributed among 12 water tanks forming four treatments: fish supplemented with a 1:1 mixture of 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 2% propo...
This study assessed the occurrence of Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. infections in 100 tick-harboring dogs from a semiarid region of the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. Blood samples and ticks were collected from the animals, and a questionnaire was submitted to dog owners to ob...
Alveolados/inmunología,
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Babesia/inmunología,
Babesiosis/sangre,
Babesiosis/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Clima,
Enfermedades de los Perros/sangre,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
Ehrlichia canis/inmunología,
Ehrlichiosis/sangre,
Ehrlichiosis/epidemiología,
Ehrlichiosis/veterinaria,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/epidemiología
Braga, Eveline Tozzi;
Leite, João Henrique Artero de Carvalho;
Rosa, Fernando Azadinho;
Tivelli, Patrícia;
Araújo, Amanda Mariano;
Almeida, Breno Fernando Martins de;
Ferrari, Heitor Flávio;
Ciarlini, Paulo César;
Machado, Gisele Fabrino;
Marcondes, Mary.
To evaluate the prevalence of hypertension and its correlation with the severity of renal injury and proteinuria in dogs with leishmaniosis, sixty-six dogs were divided into two groups. Group 1 (G1) was composed of 54 dogs included in stage 1 of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and group 2 (G2) of twelve do...
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/etiología,
Hipertensión/veterinaria,
Enfermedades Renales/etiología,
Enfermedades Renales/veterinaria,
Leishmaniasis/complicaciones,
Leishmaniasis/veterinaria,
Prevalencia,
Proteinuria/etiología,
Proteinuria/veterinaria,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
In this work, parasites associated with the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae were studied at a cultivation unit in the estuary of the Graciosa River in Taperoá, Bahia. On a monthly basis, between April 2011 and March 2012, 20 oysters were collected, measured and fixed in 10% formaldehyde. In orde...
Between February and August, 2012, thirty specimens of Atlantic moonfish, Selene setapinnis, were purchased in local markets in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the aim of analyzing the presence of anisakid nematodes, establishing their rates of parasitism and infection sites, due to impor...
The Phylum Protozoa brings together several organisms evolutionarily different that may act as ecto or endoparasites of fishes over the world being responsible for diseases, which, in turn, may lead to economical and social impacts in different countries. Apart from the recent advances for the diagnosis ...
Brasil,
Infecciones por Cilióforos/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Cilióforos/etiología,
Infecciones por Cilióforos/veterinaria,
Enfermedades de los Peces/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Peces/etiología,
Enfermedades de los Peces/parasitología,
Enfermedades de los Peces/prevención & control,
Explotaciones Pesqueras,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/etiología,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/prevención & control
This study compares the efficacy of skin impression with acetate tape and the deep skin scraping test to find D. canis and S. scabiei in dogs. During six months, 134 samples were collected by both techniques from 115 dogs treated at the dermatology service of the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal Univer...
Os parasitas gastrintestinais causam enorme prejuízo econômico na bovinocultura, tanto nacional como mundial, ocasionado principalmente por Bunostumom sp., Cooperia sp. e Trichostrongylus sp. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a eficácia in vitro do extrato hidroalcoólico de Artemisia annua (H....
Objective. To study cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in the Calakmul municipality of the Campeche State, during two years. Materials and methods. Individuals with skin lesions were evaluated. Aspirates taken from the lesions were cultured, PCR was performed to diagnose the Leishmania species. Results. The c...
Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico,
ADN Protozoario/análisis,
Reservorios de Enfermedades,
Geografía Médica,
Leishmania braziliensis/aislamiento & purificación,
Leishmania mexicana/aislamiento & purificación,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/parasitología,
Meglumina/uso terapéutico,
Antimoniato de Meglumina,
México/epidemiología,
Compuestos Organometálicos/uso terapéutico,
Prevalencia,
Inducción de Remisión,
Roedores/parasitología
