Results: 47

Identificación de subtipos de blastocystis sp asociados a fuentes de transmisión en una zona rural del departamento del Quindío

Introducción. Blastocystis sp es un protozoo parásito que se encuentra en el tracto intestinal del hombre y algunos animales, se estima que infecta a más de 1.000 millones de personas en el mundo. El presente trabajo tuvo como Objetivo determinar los genotipos de Blastocystis sp asociados a diferentes...

Lophomonas spp. en lavado broncoalveolar

Med. infant; 30 (2), 2023

Dogs naturally infected by Rangelia vitalii, Babesia canis vogeli, and Ehrlichia canis in São Paulo, Brazil

Several agents can cause hemoparasitic diseases in dogs, and blood-sucking arthropods transmit these diseases. These agents can cause several clinical manifestations and, in some cases, can kill the host. Because these agents are essential in animal health, this study aims to detect the frequency of Ehrl...

Prevalencia de Entamoeba gingivalis y Trichomonas tenax en adolescentes de edad escolar

Entamoeba gingivalis y Trichomonas tenaxson protozoos que generalmente se encuentran en la cavidad oral de los humanos. E. gingivalis vive en la superficie de los dientes y las encías, bolsas gingivales cerca de la base de los dientes y rara vez en las criptas de las amígdalas. Por lo general, se trans...

Use of laboratory methodologies to confirm an outbreak of acute diarrheal disease caused by multiple pathogens

The aim of this study was to investigate an outbreak caused by protozoa, which occurred in a municipality in the Brazil southern region. The investigations were carried out analyzing 47 fresh stool samples and 26 water samples by parasitological and molecular methods, as well as...

Infection by intestinal parasites in disabled patients and their guardians

Introduction: intestinal parasitic infections are common major problem closely related to poverty, inadequate sanitation, insufficient health care and overcrowding. They cause significant morbidity among institutionalized patients, however, there are few studies that analyze the frequency of intestinal p...

New detection of the occurrence of trypanosomiasis in a bovine herd in a rural property in the state of Bahia/BA – case report

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 28 (3), 2021
This report aims to discuss the occurrence of protozoan infestation in a Girolanda cattle herd in the state of Bahia / BA. Bovine trypanosomiasis is a severe disease that is harmful to cattle, inducing large productive and economic losses. The animals are affected by protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma spp...

Imunização contra malária: perspectivas e desafios

O referido trabalho tem como objetivo analisar e avaliar a atual conjuntura das pesquisas científicas na busca da imunização eficaz contra a malária, destacando os principais mecanismos imunológicos e moleculares subjacentes à referida proteção, bem como, as perspectivas a curto e médio prazo. O...

Molecular detection of Apicomplexa protozoa in tissues from Alouatta guariba clamitans

Pesqui. vet. bras; 41 (), 2021
The brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans) is a primate species widely distributed in South America. Infections by protozoa are common in primates. However, studies on protozoa in primates in Brazil are scarce, so the goal of this study was to investigate DNA from the apicomplexan protozoa Neos...