The present study reports the occurrence of Parakosa flexipes (Pinichpongse) (Chirodiscidae) for the first time in Brazil, along with its infection sites on Molossus rufus E. Geoffroy. Thirty-eight bats were caught using mist nets that were placed near a house at the Mars Center for Cocoa Science in the ...
This experiment aimed to assess the recovery of infective larvae (L3) of Trichostrongylus colubriformis from Brachiaria decumbens cv. Australiana, Cynodon dactylon cv. Coast-cross and Panicum maximum cv. Aruana. The experimental module comprised six plots, with two plots per herbage species. Larval survi...
La esquistosomiasis y la leishmaniasis son dos parasitosis con una alta incidencia en el mundo y con la menor cantidad de medicamentos disponibles para sus tratamientos. Para la esquistosomiasis, el praziquantel (PZQ) es la única droga que existe en los actuales momen...
Enfermedades Parasitarias,
Esquistosomiasis/fisiopatología,
Leishmaniasis/fisiopatología,
Praziquantel/química,
Quinolinas/síntesis química,
Relación Estructura-Actividad Cuantitativa,
Praziquantel/uso terapéutico,
Enfermedades Parasitarias/prevención & control,
Enfermedades Parasitarias/tratamiento farmacológico,
Schistosoma mansoni/parasitología,
Leishmania mexicana/parasitología,
Infecciones por Protozoos/parasitología
INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous sedimentation is an important procedure for stool examination. A modification of this technique using conical tubes was performed and evaluated. METHODS: Fifty fecal samples were processed in sedimentation glass and in polypropylene conical tubes. Another 50 samples were used fo...
INTRODUCTION: This study analyzed the occurrence and the contamination of triatomines by trypanosomatids in Orbignya speciosa (babassu) specimens in the State of Rondônia, Brazil, in two different environments (pasture and woods). METHODS: Capture of triatomines on babassus and microscopic search for tr...
Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease endemic in five continents. It is a severe disease that may lead to death, and its early detection is important to avoid severe damage to affected individuals. Molecular methods to detect Leishmania are considered alternatives to overcome the limitations presented by ...
This study applied a socioeconomic questionnaire designed to evaluate the frequency of intestinal parasites and characterize epidemiological, nutritional, and immunological variables in 105 HIV/AIDS patients - with and without parasitic infections, attending the Day Hospital in Botucatu, UNESP, from 2007...
Com o objetivo de estudar o impacto de inseticidas na redução da entomofauna benéfica na cultura algodoeira, conduziu-se um experimento na região Oeste da Bahia nos anos de 2002/2003. Dois sistemas de manejo foram adotados, o Manejo Integrado de Pragas (MIP) e o sistema convencional realizado na faze...
A mosca-das-frutas, Anastrepha fraterculus, tem, como principais hospedeiros primários, frutos de Myrtaceae. O tamanho do inseto pode ser indicador de aptidão e fecundidade, sendo os estudos morfométricos utilizados para auxiliar nestas identificações. Este trabalho objetivou verificar a associaçã...
Ide, S;
Yuki, V. A;
Takada, H. M;
Delfino, M. A;
Hojo, H;
Peronti, A. L. B. G;
Souza-Silva, C. R;
Kuniyuki, H;
Bueno, S. C. S;
Yamakawa, W.
This paper reports formally the occurrence and describes the damages by Semiaphis dauci (Fabricius, 1775) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) on arracacha (Arracaciaxanthorrhiza Bancr.) (Apiaceae) in Brazil. The infestation was initially noted on April/2002 at Núcleo de Produção d...
