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Herbivore, parasitoid and hyperparasitoid insects associated with fruits and seeds of Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell) Morong (Fabaceae)

Braz. j. biol; 79 (3), 2019
Abstract This study aimed to inventory the herbivore insects associated with Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong (Fabaceae) fruits and seeds and their primary and secondary parasitoids. Six samples collected between May and October 2013 yielded 210 fruits, from which 326 insects of six orders e...

Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): development and reproduction in Lepidoptera palm oil pests

Braz. j. biol; 79 (3), 2019
Abstract Brazil is a leading palm oil producer, but the defoliating caterpillars Opsiphanes invirae Hübner Brassolis sophorae L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) can reduce the productivity of this crop. The aim of this study was to evaluate the development and reproduction of the parasitoid Trichospilus dia...

Variation in the prevalence and abundance of acanthocephalans in brown-nosed coatis Nasua nasua and crab-eating foxes Cerdocyon thous in the Brazilian Pantanal

Braz. j. biol; 79 (3), 2019
Abstract Host infection by parasites is influenced by an array of factors, including host and environmental features. We investigated the relationship between host sex, body size and age, as well as seasonality on infection patterns by acanthocephalan in coatis (Procyonidae: Nasua nasua) and in crab-eat...

Enfermedad de chagas congénito: presentación de caso clínico
Congenital chagas disease: case report

Acta pediátr. hondu; 10 (1), 2019
El agente etiológico de la enfermedad de Chagas es un protozoario parásito (Tripano-soma Cruzi) que causa una infección aguda y crónica, en humanos. La extensión del daño varía de acuerdo a las cepas parasita-rias y características individuales del hués-ped; puede causar in...

Aislamientos de Acinetobacter spp. en infecciones asociadas a la asistencia sanitaria
Isolation of Acinetobacter spp. in infections associated with health care

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 48 (3), 2019
Introducción: El Acinetobacter spp. se ha convertido en un germen de gran relevancia clínica, resulta un verdadero paradigma de las infecciones nosocomiales multirresistentes. Objetivo: Caracterizar los aislamientos microbiológicos de Acinetobacter spp. en infecciones asociadas a la asistencia sani...

Estudio histopatológico de tejido cardiaco de roedores infectados con Trypanosoma cruzi capturados en barrios suburbanos de Mérida, México

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. Trypanosoma cruzi es el agente causal de la tripanosomiasis americana, enfermedad endémica en México. Los roedores Mus musculus y Rattus rattus son reservorios del parásito, el cual invade las fibras cardiacas y desarrolla nidos parasitarios produciendo diversas lesiones. Los e...

Mucosal leishmaniasis: A forgotten disease, description and identification of species in 50 Colombian cases

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Mucosal leishmaniasis has a progressive course and can cause deformity and even mutilation in the affected areas. It is endemic in the American continent and it is mainly caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Objective: To describe a series of mucosal leishmaniasis cases a...

Evaluación de la calidad del diagnóstico de malaria en la red local de laboratorios y en los laboratorios intermedios en el contexto de la eliminación de la enfermedad en Ecuador

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. El cumplimiento de la meta de eliminación de la malaria en Ecuador en el 2020 exige contar con la capacidad requerida para el diagnóstico microscópico ajustado a los estándares de calidad de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y de la Organización Panamericana de la S...

Optic nerve involvement in ocular toxoplasmosis: 12 year data from a tertiary referral center in Turkey

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and types of optic nerve involvement in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis. Methods: For this retrospective cross-sectional study, we examined all patients with active ocular toxoplasmosis referred to our Uveitis Section during the...

Gastrointestinal and external parasites of the Variable hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) in Chile

Abstract Information about parasites associated with diurnal raptors from Chile is scarce. Between 2006 and 2017, a total of 15 specimens of the Variable hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) were collected, 14 of them from different localities in the Biobío region and one specimen from...