Abstract The present research was planned to assess the occurrence of intestinal parasites in small ruminants of Upper Dir of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. For this purpose, the faecal material was collected randomly with gloved fingers directly from the rectum region of sheep and goats and th...
Carneiro, Priscilla Gomes;
Sasse, João Pedro;
Silva, Ana Clécia dos Santos;
Seixas, Mércia de;
Paschoal, Aline Ticiani Pereira;
Minutti, Ana Flávia;
Martins, Thais Agostinho;
Cardim, Sérgio Tosi;
Rodrigues, Fernando de Souza;
Barros, Luiz Daniel de;
Garcia, João Luis.
Abstract The present study aimed to perform an epidemiological and morphological identification of Eimeria infection in sheep in Brazil. Fecal samples from sheep were collected from 20 farms in northern Paraná, Brazil. An epidemiological questionnaire was used to evaluate the risk factors. Fecal samples...
Abstract This study aimed to determine the intensity, seasonality, and distribution by genera of, as well as to identify phenotypic markers of susceptibility to, gastrointestinal parasites among sheep on farms within the Brazilian savanna (cerrado) biome. We evaluated 1271 sheep, on seven farms, during t...
Romanelli, Paulo Roberto;
Matos, Andressa Maria Rorato Nascimento de;
Pinto-Ferreira, Fernanda;
Caldart, Eloiza Teles;
Carmo, João Lucas Moura do;
Santos, Nathalia Gomes dos;
Silva, Natalia Ribeiro da;
Loeffler, Barbara Barcellos;
Sanches, João Fernando Zamariola;
Francisquini, Luiza Schumacher;
Romanelli, Micheline Sahyun;
Minho, Alessandro Pelegrine;
Cavalcante, Antônio Cezar Rocha;
Pierre, Elzira Jorge;
Sobezak, Claudio Cesar;
Freire, Roberta Lemos;
Mitsuka-Breganó, Regina;
Navarro, Italmar Teodorico.
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence and factors associated with the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep from Paraná state. The detection of antibodies for T. gondii and N. caninum was performed by homemade and commercial indirect...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Gatos,
Coccidiosis/veterinaria,
Enfermedades de los Perros,
Neospora,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Ovinos,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Toxoplasma,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/diagnóstico,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología
Abstract Despite the global importance of the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, little is known regarding its infection in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (DRSTP). This is the first report of antibodies to T. gondii in cattle, sheep, goats and pigs from the DRSTP. Antibodies were a...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Cabras/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Cabras/epidemiología,
Cabras,
Factores de Riesgo,
Santo Tomé y Príncipe/epidemiología,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Ovinos,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Porcinos,
Enfermedades de los Porcinos/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Porcinos/epidemiología,
Toxoplasma/inmunología,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/diagnóstico,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología
Abstract Mycoplasma ovis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with a worldwide distribution and can cause mild to severe hemolytic anemia, icterus, and poor weight gain in animals. Although M. ovis has been described in small ruminants worldwide, data on M. ovis in sheep in Brazil is unknown. The objective o...
ADN Ribosómico/genética,
Mycoplasma/clasificación,
Mycoplasma/genética,
Mycoplasma/aislamiento & purificación,
Infecciones por Mycoplasma/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Mycoplasma/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Mycoplasma/veterinaria,
Filogenia,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria,
ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética,
Rhipicephalus/microbiología,
Ovinos,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/microbiología
Abstract Cysticercus ovis or sheep measles is the larval stage of Taenia ovis, which is the intestinal tapeworm of dogs. It is found in the cardiac and skeletal muscles of sheep and can be the cause of partial or total condemnation of carcasses at abattoirs. The aim of the current work was to determine t...
Mataderos,
Cisticercosis/epidemiología,
Cisticercosis/veterinaria,
Cysticercus/genética,
Cysticercus/aislamiento & purificación,
Egipto/epidemiología,
Complejo IV de Transporte de Electrones/genética,
Perfilación de la Expresión Génica,
Filogenia,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Ovinos/parasitología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/parasitología
Abstract Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic agent transmitted mainly by small ruminants. In Brazil the disease has been classified as a notifiable disease since 2013, when human cases were reported. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with the presence of anti- Coxiella burnetii antibodies ...
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Coxiella burnetii/inmunología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta,
Enfermedades de las Cabras/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Cabras/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Cabras/microbiología,
Cabras/microbiología,
Fiebre Q/diagnóstico,
Fiebre Q/epidemiología,
Fiebre Q/microbiología,
Fiebre Q/veterinaria,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Ovinos/microbiología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/microbiología
Abstract The occurrence and intensity of helminth infections were evaluated in sheep from pastures shared with cattle. In 2015 and 2016, young male sheep acquired in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were finished in integrated crop-livestock system. We selected the 12 sheep that showed ...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Heces/parasitología,
Hemoncosis/diagnóstico,
Hemoncosis/epidemiología,
Helmintiasis Animal/diagnóstico,
Helmintiasis Animal/epidemiología,
Helmintiasis Animal/parasitología,
Prevalencia,
Ovinos/parasitología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Ovejas/parasitología
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Cryptosporidium in cattle and sheep from the North Pioneer mesoregion of the state of Paraná. For this, 317 stool samples were collected from cattle and sheep on 16 properties in six municipalities in the North Pioneer mesoregion of Pa...
