| epidemiological study of myiases in the hospital do andara+¡, rio de janeiro, including reference to an exotic etiological agent. | myiases are infestations with dipteran larvae in both necrosed and living tissues, the food source of these insects. these illnesses occur in warm humid climates, and are most frequent in developing countries. we assessed the epidemiological aspects and the influence of climate on the occurrence of myiases and the bioagents in patients admitted to the federal hospital do andara+¡ in rio de janeiro from february 2007 to 2008. the influence of abiotic factors (temperature, humidity, and rainfall) ... | 2011 | 21710036 |
| factors of susceptibility of human myiasis caused by the new world screw-worm, cochliomyia hominivorax in são gonçalo, rio de janeiro, brazil. | abstract this study was carried out between july 2007 and june 2008 and reports on the occurrence of human myiasis caused by the new world screwworm, cochliomyia hominivorax (coquerel) (diptera: calliphoridae) in são gonçalo in the state of rio de janeiro, brazil. liquid or solid vaseline was used to suffocate the larvae, which were then preserved in 70% ethanol and sent to the instituto oswaldo cruz for identification. c. hominivorax were identified in all 22 cases of myiasis. there were 12 mal ... | 2011 | 21526934 |
| [register of aphaereta laeviuscula (spinola) (hymenoptera: braconidae) and nasonia vitripennis (walker) (hymenoptera: pteromalidae) as parasitoids of cochliomyia hominivorax (coquerel) (diptera: calliphoridae), in the state of rio de janeiro, brazil]. | the captures occurred between january and december of 2004 in urban area in the city of nova iguaçu, the rural area of the city of seropédica and in a forest area in the biological reserve of the tinguá, nova iguaçu state of rio de janeiro. the total of 1,528 larvae of cochliomyia hominivorax (coquerel) were used as bait, 505 in the urban area, 556 in rural and the 467 in the forest one. the indices of synantropic, coefficient of constancy, the risk (odds ratio) of parasitism between the areas w ... | 2006 | 18575703 |
| cochliomyia hominivorax myiasis in a colony of stray cats (felis catus linnaeus, 1758) in rio de janeiro, rj. | cochliomyia hominivorax infestation in domestic cats of an urban colony in the city of rio de janeiro is described. the overall prevalence over the period 2001-2005 was 12.5%. only adult cats were found infested and among these, most cases were observed in males (28%) (p < or = 0.05). the most frequently infested areas of the cats' bodies were the face and nape of the neck. most lesions were found on the front part of the body of adult males (80%), suggesting that myiasis occur in consequence of ... | 2007 | 17379414 |
| [myiasis associated with some socioeconomic factors in five urban areas of the state of rio de janeiro]. | this was a descriptive epidemiological study with the aim of evaluating the occurrence of human myiasis in urban areas of four municipalities in the state of rio de janeiro. seventy-one patients who spontaneously sought attendance at primary healthcare units between october 1999 and october 2003 were examined. the disease was more prevalent among adults, including in individuals more than 51 years old (42.3%), and among children less than 10 years old (33.8%). from all the cases studied, 62% wer ... | 2007 | 17568884 |