Abstract Three dog shelters in Rio Grande do Sul were investigated for associations between the occurrence of respiratory viruses and shelter environmental conditions. Nasal secretions randomly collected during the cold season were tested via PCR, and this data collection was followed by nucleotide seque...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the incidence of Y-chromosome microdeletions in individuals born from vasectomized fathers who underwent vasectomy reversal or in vitro fertilization with sperm retrieval by epididymal aspiration (percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration). Methods A case-control study c...
Fertilización In Vitro,
Infertilidad Masculina/epidemiología,
Trastornos de los Cromosomas Sexuales del Desarrollo Sexual/epidemiología,
Recuperación de la Esperma,
Vasovasostomía/efectos adversos,
Azoospermia/genética,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Deleción Cromosómica,
Cromosomas Humanos Y/genética,
Padre,
Incidencia,
Infertilidad Masculina/genética,
Aberraciones Cromosómicas Sexuales,
Trastornos de los Cromosomas Sexuales del Desarrollo Sexual/genética,
Inyecciones de Esperma Intracitoplasmáticas
Abstract Objective: To estimate the association between maternal socioeconomic factors and the occurrence of nutritional outcomes in children under five years of age in a representative sample of the Brazilian population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that evaluated data from the latest Nat...
Abstract Objective: Maternal and neonatal mortality are important public health issues in low-income countries. This study evaluated spatial and temporal maternal and neonatal mortality trends in Brazil between 1997 and 2012. Methods: This study employed spatial analysis techniques using death records ...
Abstract Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a fatal zoonosis because of the difficulties in its early diagnosis and treatment. Occurrences of BSF in the northeast of the state of Paraná prompted investigation of areas at risk of this rickettsiosis in the municipalities of Japira, Jaboti, Pinhalão and Tom...
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Equidae/sangre,
Equidae/inmunología,
Probabilidad,
Rickettsia/inmunología,
Infecciones por Rickettsia/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Rickettsia/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Rickettsia/veterinaria,
Rickettsia rickettsii/inmunología,
Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas/diagnóstico,
Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas/epidemiología,
Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas/veterinaria
Abstract Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan with worldwide distribution and dogs act as sentinels of human infection. This search aimed to determine the occurrence of antibodies against T. gondii in dogs of the communities on the Cuiabá River, Mato Grosso and variables associated with infec...
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...
Abstract Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease of global distribution that affects all warm-blooded animals. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection and identify the risk factors associated with its occurrence in domestic ruminants raised on the island of Fe...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/parasitología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Ovinos,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/parasitología,
Toxoplasma,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/etiología
Abstract The frequency of gastrointestinal infections in 502 cats seen at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, between 2005 and 2014, was measured. The samples were analyzed using methods of flotation and sedimentation. The results were compared with those from studies pub...
Abstract Introduction: Brazil's Northeast region has the highest crack-cocaine consumption in the country. Crack-cocaine has more intense effects than cocaine powder and can cause greater chemical dependence. Psychosocial Care Centers for Alcohol and Drugs (CAPSad) are public health services that provi...
