Publications

[echinococcus vogeli cysts in paca liver (cuniculus paca) native from the acre state, brazil].	four of the patients with polycystic hydatid disease observed by us reported that they were aware of the presence of liver disease in the pacas hunted for food. the viscera of these animals were usually given to domestic dogs. all of our 7 patients reported contact with dogs that had previously ingested viscera of pacas. examination of the liver considered to be diseased by one of the patients and removed from a paca killed in the same region (state of acre, brazil) from which the human cases or ...	1990	2131493
eco-epidemiological survey of leishmania (viannia) braziliensis american cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in ribeira valley river, paraná state, brazil.	leishmaniasis is endemic since last century in adrianópolis municipality, ribeira valley and is a serious public health. a study carried out during 1993-2003 on epidemiological surveys conducted in rural communities showed 339 new cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) detected from four municipalities (adrianópolis, cerro azul, doutor ulysses and rio branco do sul). a larger prevalence of cutaneous lesions was observed in rural workers (36%), women with domestic activities (18%), and younger stu ...	2004	15652328
first molecular identification of echinococcus vogeli and echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) g1 revealed in feces of domestic dogs (canis familiaris) from acre, brazil.	echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) (s.l.) and echinococcus vogeli are causative agents of chronic zoonotic diseases such as cystic and polycystic echinococcosis, respectively. in brazil, polycystic echinococcosis has a restricted geographical distribution in the north region, while cystic echinococcosis is observed in the south region. domestic dogs (canis familiaris) fed with raw viscera represent a risk factor for e. granulosus (s.l.) infection in the south region. although this practice is ...	2017	28088247