Abstract Cercopidae is one of the largest families of the spittlebug superfamily Cercopoidea. Most spittlebugs species are characterized by bright color patterns. Thus, this study evaluated for the first time the Cercopidae species collected in rice crops, Novo Progresso, Pará state, Brazil. Insects wer...
Abstract Forty five specimens representing nine species of reptile (Salvator merianae, Enyalius bilineatus, Amphisbaena alba, Xenopholis undulatus, Chironius fuscus, Helicops angulatus, Chironius flavolineatus, Erythrolamprus viridis and Crotalus durissus) collected in five Brazilian states were examined...
Abstract Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL), caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania, it is a worldwide of great importance disease. In the northeast region of Brazil, the state of Alagoas has an endemic status for ZVL. Thus, this work aimed to analyze the epidemiological situation of human and c...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Ciudades,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Reservorios de Enfermedades/parasitología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/transmisión,
Enfermedades Endémicas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Enfermedades Endémicas/veterinaria,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/transmisión,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Enfermedades Desatendidas/epidemiología,
Factores de Riesgo
Abstract Landraces of the Solanum tuberosum Andigenum group are abundant and diverse. They are a valuable genetic resource possessing resistance to pests, diseases, and environmental stresses. In the Andean region, populations of the false root-knot nematode Nacobbus aberrans became specialized to infect...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The prevalence of Giardia lamblia in Pakistani children is currently unknown. The aim here was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of Giardia lamblia in children exhibiting diarrhea. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study at different district healthcare hospitals in P...
Factores de Edad,
Estudios Transversales,
Diarrea/parasitología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Giardia lamblia/aislamiento & purificación,
Giardiasis/epidemiología,
Giardiasis/parasitología,
Pakistán/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos
La estrongiloidiosis es una infección cuyos agentes responsables son Strongyloides stercoralis y S. fuelleborni. Estos nematodos son de localización intestinal, el factor de riesgo principal es el andar descalzo en lugares contaminados con las larvas filariformes. El estudio presenta a un paciente var...
Abstract INTRODUCTION This paper presents the results of an extensive survey of freshwater mollusks in the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Development area, Southeast Brazil. METHODS Mollusks were collected between 2008 and 2013. All specimens were examined for the presence of larval trematodes...
Alves, Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira;
Gonçalves, Gustavo Souza;
Moraes, Aline Silva;
Alves, Luciano Moreira;
Carmo Neto, José Rodrigues do;
Hecht, Mariana Machado;
Nitz, Nadjar;
Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rodrigo;
Bernardes, Geisa;
Castro, Ana Maria de;
Chalita, Maria Regina;
Vinaud, Marina Clare.
Abstract We report an Acanthamoeba keratitis case associated with the use of contact lens in a 28-year-old female from Brasília, Brazil. Samples from corneal scraping and contact lens case were used for culture establishment, PCR amplification, and partial sequencing (fragments of ~400kb) of small subun...
Abstract: Human, dog, and cat fleas, as well as bedbugs, feed by biting their victims, causing acute prurigo, which is aggravated in sensitized victims (papular urticaria). The lesions appear in the classic "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" pattern. There are two main explanations: the parasites "map" the s...
Abstract: Although wound or traumatic myiasis is common in tropical countries, only recently cases associated with underlying dermatoses, such as seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis, have been reported. We describe a patient with seborrheic dermatitis and an ulcerated lesion on the scalp, in which the de...
Dermatitis Seborreica/complicaciones,
Dermatitis Seborreica/patología,
Dermoscopía,
Larva/crecimiento & desarrollo,
Ilustración Médica,
Cuero Cabelludo/parasitología,
Cuero Cabelludo/patología,
Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/complicaciones,
Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/patología,
Infección por Gusano Barrenador/diagnóstico por imagen,
Infección por Gusano Barrenador/parasitología
