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Human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer precursor lesions in women living by Amazon rivers: investigation of relations with markers of oxidative stress

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the relation between oxidative stress markers, human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer precursor lesions. Methods The study comprised women aged 14 to 60 years living in communities located by Amazon rivers in the state of Pará (Itaituba, Limoeiro do Ajur...

Inquérito de saúde em comunidades ribeirinhas do Amazonas, Brasil

Os inquéritos populacionais de saúde são instrumentos importantes para o reconhecimento de determinantes de morbidades, sobretudo em regiões de grande dispersão demográfica e baixa cobertura do sistema de saúde. O objetivo deste estudo foi apresentar os principais aspectos metodológicos e descrev...

Protocolo de avaliação da probabilidade de uso recreativo de rios e sua aplicação para análise de risco

Resumo Águas contaminadas representam um risco à saúde não somente pelo consumo direto, mas também pelo uso recreativo. Estratégias de análise de risco visam à redução dos casos de contaminação e devem incorporar as percepções e aceitação das pessoas em assumir riscos. Um método rápido ...

Distribution and abundance of freshwater decapods in an Atlantic rainforest catchment with a dammed future

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract Variations in physical characteristics along the course of a river influence habitat availability which reflects in species distribution. Knowledge of ecology and diversity of lotic species is important for evaluating how river ecosystems will respond to environmental impacts. Freshwater decapod...

Nesting of Morelet's crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Dumeril and Bibron), in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract We evaluated the nesting by Crocodylus moreletii in Lago de Catemaco, Veracruz, southeastern, Mexico. During the nesting and hatching seasons, we searched for nests along the northern margins of the lake and small associated streams. We investigated egg mortality by weekly monitoring each of the...

Structure dynamics of a fish community over ten years of formation in the reservoir of the hydroelectric power plant in upper Uruguay River

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the structure of the fish assemblage in the ten years following the closing of the lake of the Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant. Seasonal collections were conducted from 2001 to 2010. During this period, 44,834 fish were captured, totaling 3,818.01 kg, a...

Parasitism by Monogenoidea in Piaractus mesopotamicus (Characiformes, Characidae) cultivated in Paraná River (Brazil)

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract This study investigated the occurrence, prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity of monogenoidean parasites in Piaractus mesopotamicus farmed in cages in the reservoir of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Station, Paraná River, Brazil. The parasite distribution pattern and the correlation of ...

Detection of schistosomiasis in an area directly affected by the São Francisco River large-scale water transposition project in the Northeast of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The development of the São Francisco River Integration Project [Projeto de Integração do Rio São Francisco (PISF)] in the State of Ceará, Brazil, has resulted in environmental and socioeconomic changes with potential risks to public health. We aimed to determine the presence...

Trends in freshwater microcrustaceans studies in Brazil between 1990 and 2014

Braz. j. biol; 77 (3), 2017
Abstract This study presents a review of scientiometric data about freshwater microcrustaceans (Copepoda, Ostracoda, Branchiopoda: Cladocera, Anostraca, Notostraca and Conchostraca) in Brazil from 1990-2014. This review is based on 179 papers published across four databases, using the following keywords ...

Cyrilia sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) in the Amazonian freshwater stingray Potamotrygon wallacei (cururu stingray) in different hydrological phases of the Rio Negro

Braz. j. biol; 77 (2), 2017
Abstract Intraerythrocytic parasites are frequently found in fish, including elasmobranchs. The Amazonian rivers present well defined annual hydrological cycles that results in drastic modifications of the environmental conditions with deep implications in the life cycle of the whole associated biota in ...