| the use of zootherapeutics in folk veterinary medicine in the district of cubati, paraíba state, brazil. | the present work addresses the use of zootherapy in folk veterinary medicine (ethnoveterinary) by the residents of the municipal district of cubati, microregion of seridó, paraíba state, brazil. it sought to identify the principal animals used as medicinal sources for zootherapeutics and to contribute to the preservation and sustainability of this traditional knowledge. | 2007 | 17825094 |
| [cysticercosis research in epileptic patients dwelling in towns of the western cariri in the state of paraíba, brazil]. | this research involved a sample of 110 epileptic patients from western cariri, paraíba, brazil and it has been developed in three successive phases. during the first one, an epidemiological form was applied with the aim of identifying risk factors related to the taeniasis cysticercosis complex in the etiology of the patients' epilepsy. the second phase consisted of immunological exams of 110 patients, by means of the eitb technique to identify the anti-cysticerci serum antibodies, whereas the pr ... | 2005 | 16172718 |
| prevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii and anti-neospora caninum antibodies in swine from northeastern brazil. | a serologic survey was conducted among 130 swine slaughtered in the public slaughterhouse of the city of patos, paraíba state, northeastern brazil, to determine the prevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii and anti-neospora caninum antibodies, and to verify possible associations between sex of the animals and antibody prevalence. the sera were analyzed by indirect antibody tests, considering 1:64 (t. gondii) and 1:50 (n. caninum) dilutions as cut-off points. the prevalence of anti-t. gondii antibodi ... | 2010 | 20624342 |
| plague surveillance in brazil: 1983-1992. | plague caused by yersinia pestis, has persisted in brazil in several natural foci spread throughout rural areas in the states of ceara, paraiba, pernambuco, piaui, rio grande do norte, alagoas, bahia, minas gerais and rio de janeiro. nationwide surveillance of plague in brazil based on serological testing started in 1983. we now present an update report of the examinations carried out in our laboratory from 1983 to 1992. the passive hemagglutination test for antibodies against fraction 1a antige ... | 1995 | 8731264 |