| [botulism: considerations about 8 cases occurred in the triangulo mineiro, minas gerais, brazil]. | | 1987 | 3432921 |
| [epidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection in the municipality of ribeirâo das neves, mg. i. importance of domestic animals as sources of t. gondii infection in humans]. | during a six month period (june 1983 to january 1984), a case-control study was carried out to determine if the variables associated with domestic animals contact would be correlated with the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection. a randomized sample of 500 subjects from the population of ribeirão das neves, minas gerais, brazil was studied. a statistically significant correlation was found with cat, chicken and pig contact but none with consumption of meat, milk and eggs. | 1995 | 7480915 |
| 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 |
| detection of lawsonia intracellularis in faeces of swine from the main producing regions in brazil. | swine proliferative enteropathy is an enteric disease caused by lawsonia intracellularis which affects animals between 6 and 20 weeks of age, causing diarrhea, anorexia, and poor growth. the presence of l. intracellularis was evaluated in the faecal samples of 636 swine from 75 randomly chosen herds in the main swine-producing regions of brazil. the pathogen was detected by the polymerase chain reaction method (pcr) using l. intracellularis specific primers. a 319-bp dna fragment specific for l. ... | 1999 | 10408095 |
| [analysis on the food source of panstrongylus megistus (hemiptera, reduviidae, triatominae) and its present importance as a vector for trypanosoma cruzi, in the state of minas gerais]. | investigation of the food source of triatomines helps in understanding the biology of these insects, and also helps to infer their importance in transmitting trypanosoma cruzi to humans. | 2010 | 20464139 |
| high genetic diversity in rdrp gene of brazilian porcine sapovirus strains. | sapovirus is one genus within caliciviridae family that causes diarrhea in humans and animals. sapovirus (sav) has been classified into seven genogroups (gi to gvii). the giii, gvi, and gvii, which prototype is cowden, jj681, and k7/jp strains, respectively, infect pigs. the objective of this study was to characterize wild-type brazilian sav strains from piglet stool samples and determine sav infection frequency, age distribution and association with diarrheic disease. stool samples from 113 pig ... | 2008 | 18403136 |
| characterization of toxoplasma gondii from domestic animals from minas gerais, brazil. | in an attempt to isolate and characterize toxoplasma gondii from the state of minas gerais, brazil, musculature samples from 72 pigs, 25 dogs, 28 free-range chickens and 50 chickens produced in industrialized farms were collected. antibodies to t. gondii have not been detected in pigs, but were found in nine (40.9 %) out of 22 dogs, and in 15 (53.6 %) of 28 free range chickens. t. gondii was not isolated from pigs and industrialized chickens, but from eight dogs and 11 free range chickens. in or ... | 2006 | 16800123 |
| risk factors associated with taeniasis-cysticercosis in lagamar, minas gerais state, brazil. | an epidemiological survey was carried out in 3,344 people of an urban town in lagamar, minas gerais, brazil--during 1992-1993, to evaluate the main risk factors related to taeniasis and cysticercosis. a total number of 875 (78.9%) houses were visited and 1080 (32.3%) subjects were clinically examined. poor sanitary conditions were positively associated with former history of taeniasis or seizures in households (p < 0.05). it was remarkable the positive relationship between taeniasis and seizures ... | 1998 | 9477700 |
| [the epidemiological aspects of taeniasis-cysticercosis in an endemic area of lagamar, minas gerais]. | an epidemiological inquiry of humancysticercosis due to taenia solium was carried out in lagamar, minas gerais state, brazil, in 1992. a survey of 1109 houses with 3344 inhabitants was made. the inquiry included 875 (86%) families and the questionnaire was answered by an informer, who was the father in 80% of the cases. one hundred pigsties, sheltering 406 swines in extremely precarious conditions, were found in 100 (11.4%) houses. a history on taeniasis in some member of the family was verified ... | 1995 | 8668834 |
| [dipterans of forensic interest in two vegetation profiles of cerrado in uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil]. | carrion breeding insects may be of great utility in crimes briefing. studies on forensic entomology are restricted to few localities in brazil and very few of them were done in the cerrado vegetation (a type of savannah) until now. this work aimed to survey the main species of dipterans associated with the decomposition process of sus scrofa and the insect succession pattern in carcasses in the cerrado. the study was carried out in the dry and humid season of the year, in two cerrado vegetation ... | 2009 | 20098935 |
| serological survey of porcine circovirus-2 in captive wild boars (sus scrofa) from registered farms of south and south-east regions of brazil. | this study aimed to survey captive wild boars for antibodies against porcine circovirus-2 (pcv-2) in registered farms. serum samples (n = 1305) were collected from 90-day-old wild boars from 118 farms of the brazilian south-east region, including the states of minas gerais and são paulo, and south region, including the states of paraná, rio grande do sul and santa catarina. all herds (100%) presented reactive animals, in varying numbers and from low-to-high antibody titres, with the occurrence r ... | 2016 | 25056836 |