Durine and Glanders are cronic and progressive infectious diseases of horses, donkeys and mules, and human beings in case of glanders. These diseases are caused by a parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum (T. equiperdum) and a bacteria Burkholderia mallei (B. mallei), respectively. In Peru there are no informa...
A study of seroprevalence of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV) in a native goat population of an extensive system in the northwest of Yauyos, Lima (Peru) was carried out. Serum samples (n = 533) were collected from adult male and female goats for detection of antibodies against CAEV by agar gel...
The study aimed to estimate the level of agreement between two serological diagnosis tests for toxoplasmosis in swine. The ELISA and the Indirect Hemagglutination Test were evaluated using blood sera collected in slaughterhouses from 303 pigs in Sao Paulo, Brazil and 93 pigs in Lima, Peru. The Kappa coef...
Heartworm is a parasitic disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis. The adult form of the parasite can be found in the right heart and pulmonary arteries, especially in canines. The objective of the study was to quantify the presence of D. immitis in districts located along the Lurín river (Cieneguilla, Pac...
Morphological changes of the ovary and oviduct from birth until sexual maturation were monitored in 35 female quails. The birds were randomly selected from a flock reared at the quail farm of the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Five quails were weighed and...
Se determinó la presencia de dirofiliarosis (D. immitis) en distritos de Lima ribereños al Río Chillón (Puente Piedra, Comas, Carabayllo, Los Olivos y Ventanilla). Se tomaron muestras de sangre en vacuotainers con anticoagulante de 200 perros al azar, sin distinción de raza ni sexo y con edades comp...
Se utilizaron 180 muestras de suero pareadas procedentes de 3 lotes de reproductores abuelos y padres de pollos de carne y gallinas de postura, testadas entre 1 a 3 días, 16 y 27 semanas de edad para detectar anticuerpos contra el virus de la Enfermedad Infecciosa de la Bursa, por la prueba de ELISA. Se...
Con la finalidad de estudiar la evolución de la infección a Brucella ovis en condiciones de campo, una punta de carneros de plantel (n=250) de una empresa ovejera de la sierra central del país fueron examinados clínica y serológicamente durante el período de empadre (2 meses). Al inicio del empadre...