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Prevalencia de Dientamoeba fragilisy otros protozoários intestinales en porcinos de una granja en la región Andina de Colombia

Rev. med. vet. zoot; 69 (2), 2022
RESUMEN Dientamoeba fragilis es un protozoário que parasita el intestino grueso del hombre y animales domésticos. Hasta el momento, aún no son claros aspectos de su ciclo de vida, como el rango de hospedadores, reservorios, mecanismo de infección, entre otros. Se postula que el cerdo es un hospedador...

Porcine circovirus 2 and 3 in wild boars in Southern Brazil

Ciênc. rural (Online); 52 (2), 2022
Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) has a considerable economic impact on the pork industry worldwide for more than two decades. In 2016, a new circovirus, porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3), was described; since then, it has been reported to be associated with diseased or even in clinically healthy swine in several co...

Enterobacterales productores de carbapenemasas en sifones de lavamanos de una Unidad de Paciente Crítico

Rev. chil. infectol; 39 (4), 2022
INTRODUCCIÓN: Enterobacterales productores de carbapenemasas (EPC) son una importante causa de infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud (IAAS). El principal reservorio de EPC lo constituyen pacientes infectados y colonizados, sin embargo, también se han identificado reservorios ambientales. OBJETI...

Esponjas de banho: promovem limpeza ou podem ser reservatório e veículo de transmissão de microrganismos?

As esponjas de banho podem carrear contaminação, pois sua estrutura favorece a multiplicação microbiana. Desse modo, o objetivo deste trabalho foi verifica a eficiência de dois métodos de desinfecção para diminuir a quantidade de microrganismos de importância clínica nas esponjas de banho. ...

Companion psittacine birds as reservoir of gentamicin and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (2), 2020
Enterococcus are recognized worldwide as significant nosocomial agents that have been continuously envolving to adapt to different niches and acquire resistance to several antibiotic classes. Vancomycin and gentamicin-resistant strains of E. faecalis and E. faecium have been associated with nosocomial hu...

A Retrospective Survey of Rodent-borne Viruses in Rural Populations of Brazilian Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Amazon tropical rainforest has the most dense and diverse ecosystem worldwide. A few studies have addressed rodent-borne diseases as potential hazards to humans in this region. METHODS: A retrospective survey was conducted using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecti...

Evidence of a sylvatic enzootic cycle of Leishmania infantum in the State of Amapá, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leishmania infantum was considered to be absent from Amapá until 2017 when canine infection was detected. However, there is a lack of knowledge about which reservoir species are involved in transmission in this region. METHODS: Between 2014 and 2016, 86 samples from wild mammal...

Synanthropic rodents as virus reservoirs and transmitters

Abstract This review focuses on reports of hepatitis E virus, hantavirus, rotavirus, coronavirus, and arenavirus in synanthropic rodents (Rattus rattus, Rattus norvegicus, and Mus musculus) within urban environments. Despite their potential impact on human health, relatively few studies have addressed th...