LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Hematological changes associated with hemoplasma infection in cats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Raimundo, Juliana Macedo; Guimarães, Andresa; Botelho, Camila Flávia Magalhães; Peixoto, Maristela Peckel; Pires, Marcus Sandes; Machado, Carlos Henrique; Santos, Huarrisson Azevedo; Massard, Carlos Luiz; André, Marcos Rogério; Machado, Rosangela Zacarias; Baldani, Cristiane Divan.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 25 (4), 2016

Abstract This study aimed to detect Mycoplasma spp. in naturally infected cats from Rio de Janeiro and to evaluate hematological abnormalities and factors associated with this infection. Out of the 197 cats sampled, 11.2% presented structures compatible with hemoplasma organisms on blood smears. In contr...

Brasil, Enfermedades de los Gatos/parasitología, Mycoplasma/aislamiento & purificación, Infecciones por Mycoplasma/parasitología, Infecciones por Mycoplasma/veterinaria, ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética, ARN Ribosómico 16S/aislamiento & purificación, Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa/veterinaria

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High occurrence of Mycoplasma suis infection in swine herds from non-technified farms in Mossoró, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Toledo, Mariana Aparecida; Leite, Alexandro Iris; Gonçalves, Luiz Ricardo; Sousa, Keyla Carstens Marques de; Amaral, Renan Bressianini do; Silva, Glaucenyra Cecília Pinheiro da; Machado, Rosangela Zacarias; André, Marcos Rogério.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 25 (4), 2016

Abstract Mycoplasma suis, the etiological agent of swine hemoplasmosis, has been neglected in swine herds around the world. Swine hemoplasmosis is frequently associated with hemolytic anemia, disgalacty, infertility and immunosuppression, and it results in significant economic losses. This study investig...

Brasil/epidemiología, Granjas, Mycoplasma/genética, Infecciones por Mycoplasma/epidemiología, Infecciones por Mycoplasma/veterinaria, ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética, Porcinos, Enfermedades de los Porcinos/epidemiología, Enfermedades de los Porcinos/microbiología

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Occurrence of Mycoplasma haemocanis in dogs infested by ticks in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Soares, Rodrigo Leite; Echeverria, Jessica Teles; Pazzuti, Giovana; Cleveland, Herbert Patric Kellerman; Babo-Terra, Verônica Jorge; Friozi, Elisabete; Ramos, Carlos Alberto do Nascimento.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 25 (3), 2016

Abstract Hemotropic mycoplasmas in dogs, such as Mycoplasma haemocanis, have been described worldwide. Recently, these pathogens have been reported to be causative agent of zoonosis. It is known that its transmission may occur through the action of blood-sucking arthropods (e.g. ticks or fleas), through ...

Brasil, Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología, Mycoplasma/clasificación, Mycoplasma/aislamiento & purificación, Infecciones por Mycoplasma/parasitología, Infecciones por Mycoplasma/veterinaria, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Zoonosis/parasitología

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