Abstract Crassostrea rhizophorae and C. gasar oysters are cultivated in the northeast region. Perkinsus parasites infect bivalves, and their effects on oysters from tropical regions are poorly understood. This study evaluated the impact of Perkinsus infection on the productive traits of native oysters. O...
Prosthenorchis elegans is an acanthocephalan intestinal parasite reported in neotropical primates. Despite parasitism by P. elegans having already been described in wild marmosets in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, there are no reports of this infection in wild Geoffroy’s marmoset (Callithrix geofroyi)....
Este trabalho descreve dioctofimatose renal bilateral e disseminada em canino no município de Pelotas, na região sul do Rio Grande do Sul. Uma cadela sem raça definida, de dois anos de idade e semi-domiciliada foi submetida a exame ultrassonográfico observando-se alterações sugestivas de parasitism...
Equine piroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease caused by the intraeytrhocytic protozoans Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. It has been reported as a main equine parasitic disease. In addition, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of granulocytic ehrlichiosis, causes a seasonal disease in horses...
In urban populations of South America, dogs with free access to public areas represent a public health concern. The primary consequence of roaming dogs on human health is the transmission of infectious and parasitic diseases mainly through feces contamination. The main diseases likely to be transmitted a...
Argentina/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Cestodos/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Cestodos/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Cestodos/veterinaria,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
Equinococosis/diagnóstico,
Equinococosis/epidemiología,
Equinococosis/veterinaria,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Heces/parasitología,
Parasitosis Intestinales/diagnóstico,
Parasitosis Intestinales/veterinaria,
Infecciones por Nematodos/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Nematodos/veterinaria,
Prevalencia,
Infecciones Protozoarias en Animales/parasitología,
Estaciones del Año,
Población Urbana
Abstract This is the first published case report of an 11-year-old patient with a rupture of a liver hydatid cyst (HC) into the peritoneal cavity after an abdominal trauma in Iran. The disease was diagnosed using focused abdominal sonography for trauma. To date, no cases of traumatic ruptures of liver HC...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite the advances of disease control programs, severe forms of schistosomiasis are prevalent. The prevalence of the disease in areas frequented by tourists urges for permanent prevention and control. The aim of this study was to describe the morbidity of schistosomiasis in the ...
Antígenos Helmínticos/orina,
Estudios Transversales,
Escolaridad,
Heces/parasitología,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/epidemiología,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/parasitología,
Morbilidad,
Prevalencia,
Schistosoma mansoni/aislamiento & purificación,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/diagnóstico,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiología,
Enfermedades del Bazo/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedades del Bazo/epidemiología,
Enfermedades del Bazo/parasitología
Abstract INTRODUCTION Rhodnius stali infection by Trypanosoma rangeli is reported in this study for the first time. METHODS The triatomines were collected from the campus of the Federal University of Acre in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. The identification of T. rangeli was confirmed by multiplex polymera...
Minuzzi-Souza, Thaís Tâmara Castro;
Nitz, Nadjar;
Cuba, César Augusto Cuba;
Santalucia, Marcelo;
Knox, Monique;
Hagström, Luciana;
Furtado, Camilla Bernardes;
Vital, Tamires Emanuele;
Obara, Marcos Takashi;
Hecht, Mariana Machado;
Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rodrigo.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease surveillance requires current knowledge on synanthropic triatomines. We analyzed the occurrence and Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates of triatomine bugs in central Brazil, during 2012-2014. METHODS: Triatomines were collected inside or around houses, and T. cruzi...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and to identify risk factors associated therewith in hospitalized children. METHODS: Three fecal samples from each patient were evaluated using three different techniques. The patients' nutritional and socioeco...
