Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study analyzed the performance of the Kato Katz technique in detecting intestinal schistosomiasis in the State of Pará. METHODS: Of three stool samples provided by each of 380 participants, a total of 16 Kato Katz slides were examined to define the reference value (RV) of...
BACKGROUND The surface of infected red blood cells (iRBCs) has been widely investigated because of the molecular complexity and pathogenesis mechanisms involved. Asymptomatic individuals are important in the field because they can perpetuate transmission as natural reservoirs and present a challenge for ...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/genética,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/inmunología,
Antígenos de Protozoos/genética,
Antígenos de Protozoos/inmunología,
Infecciones Asintomáticas,
Western Blotting,
Electroforesis en Gel Bidimensional,
Membrana Eritrocítica/inmunología,
Membrana Eritrocítica/parasitología,
Espectrometría de Masas,
Plasmodium falciparum/genética,
Plasmodium falciparum/inmunología,
Proteómica
Abstract Gastrointestinal parasites are important pathogens affecting animals, some of them are of medical and veterinary concern. Although the dynamic of parasitic infections is a complex phenomenon that has been studied under experimental conditions, it shows several gaps in knowledge, especially in in...
ABSTRACT The host acceptance behavior and environmental factors as temperature affect the feeding behavior of Lepidoptera pests. Thus, they must be considered in studies about the risk potential of resistance evolution. The current study sets the differences in the feeding behavior of neonate Alabama arg...
ABSTRACT Coffee is one of the most important Brazilian agricultural commodities exported, and Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo States are the main coffee producers. Scale insects are important coffee pests, and 73 species of Cerococcidae (3), Coccidae (18), Diaspididae (6), Eriococcidae (1), Ortheziidae ...
ABSTRACT Monogenoidea pathogenic activity can elicit various histological responses in fish. Species of Ligophorus are specific parasites of mullets, and its relationship with host fish may result in a moderate pathogenic action. In order to ascertain this relationship, estuarine mullets (Mugil liza) wer...
Abstract: Background: Background: Demodex mites are acari that reside in the pilosebaceous unit of the skin and have been associated with skin disorders. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) mites in polycystic ovary syndrome...
Acné Vulgar/epidemiología,
Acné Vulgar/parasitología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Infestaciones por Ácaros/complicaciones,
Infestaciones por Ácaros/epidemiología,
Ácaros/patogenicidad,
Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico/epidemiología,
Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico/parasitología,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Piel/parasitología,
Piel/patología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Turquía/epidemiología
Abstract: Dermoscopy is a non-invasive technique widely used to aid in the characterization and diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions. Recently, it has also been employed for the evaluation of non-pigmented skin tumours, and inflammatory and infectious cutaneous diseases. Although the diagnosis of cutaneou...
En El Salvador el 59.3% del camarón marino de la especie Litopenaeus vannamei se produce en la Bahía de Jiquilisco, departamento de Usulután, el cultivo tiene una duración de 60 a 90 días y el peso de cosecha oscila entre 7 y 12 gramos. El bajo crecimiento y las altas mortalidades son problemas que ...
Abstract This study investigated the occurrence, prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity of monogenoidean parasites in Piaractus mesopotamicus farmed in cages in the reservoir of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Station, Paraná River, Brazil. The parasite distribution pattern and the correlation of ...
