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

Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs from the state of Tocantins: serology and associated factors

Raimundo, Juliana Macedo; Guimarães, Andresa; Moraes, Larissa Martins de Brito; Santos, Lucélia Azevedo; Nepomuceno, Leandro Lopes; Barbosa, Silvia Minharro; Pires, Marcus Sandes; Santos, Huarrisson Azevedo; Massard, Carlos Luiz; Machado, Rosangela Zacarias; Baldani, Cristiane Divan.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 24 (4), 2015

Abstract This study investigated occurrences of anti-Neospora caninum and anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies by means of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFAT), along with risk factors associated with toxoplasmosis and neosporosis, in 204 dogs from u...

Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Coccidiosis/epidemiología, Coccidiosis/inmunología, Coccidiosis/veterinaria, Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología, Enfermedades de los Perros/inmunología, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/veterinaria, Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta/veterinaria, Neospora/inmunología, Estudios Seroepidemiológicos, Toxoplasma/inmunología, Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología, Toxoplasmosis Animal/inmunología

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Brazilian donkeys (Equus asinus) have a low exposure to Neospora spp

Galvão, Cynthia Maria Morais de Queiroz; Rezende-Gondim, Mariana Marrega; Chaves, Ana Carla Rodrigues; Schares, Gereon; Ribas, Jorge Raimundo Lins; Gondim, Luís Fernando Pita.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 24 (3), 2015

Donkeys (Equus asinus) are closely related to horses and are known to be infected by several equine pathogens. Neospora caninum and Neospora hughesi are protozoan parasites that infect horses, but they were not confirmed in donkeys up to this date. The aim of this study was to evaluate the exposure of do...

Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre, Brasil, Coccidiosis/sangre, Coccidiosis/diagnóstico, Coccidiosis/veterinaria, Equidae/parasitología, Neospora/inmunología, Neospora/fisiología, Estudios Seroepidemiológicos, Pruebas Serológicas

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Infection by Neospora caninum in dairy cattle belonging to family farmers in the northern region of Brazil

Boas, Ricardo Vilas; Pacheco, Thábata dos Anjos; Melo, Andréia Lima Tomé; Oliveira, Anderson Castro Soares de; Aguiar, Daniel Moura de; Pacheco, Richard de Campos.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 24 (2), 2015

Neosporosis is considered a major cause of abortion among cattle worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in dairy cattle and correlate them with possible risk factors on 63 small farms (family farms) in the municipality of Ji-Paraná, the mai...

Crianza de Animales Domésticos, Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Enfermedades de los Bovinos/sangre, Enfermedades de los Bovinos/epidemiología, Enfermedades de los Bovinos/fisiopatología, Coccidiosis/epidemiología, Coccidiosis/veterinaria, Industria Lechera, Familia, Neospora/inmunología, Prevalencia, Factores de Riesgo, Estudios Seroepidemiológicos

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Coccidiose clínica em frangos de corte infectados naturalmente e imunossuprimidos com dexametasona

Galha, V; Bondan, E. F; Bonamin, L. V; Lallo, M. A.

Arq. Inst. Biol. (Online); 77 (1), 2010

A ocorrência de coccidiose clínica em aves está relacionada com a competência do sistema imune. Com o objetivo de avaliar a ocorrência natural de coccidiose em aves imunossuprimidas, foram selecionados frangos de corte, de ambos os sexos, com a 35 a 38 dias de vida para constituir 3 grupos - grupo I...

Pollos/parasitología, Coccidios/aislamiento & purificación, Dexametasona/administración & dosificación, Terapia de Inmunosupresión/veterinaria, Coccidiosis/veterinaria

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