| pcr-based diagnosis for detection of leishmania in skin and blood of rodents from an endemic area of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in brazil. | the technique of polymerase chain reaction (pcr) associated to hybridization was used to screen 123 samples collected from wild and synanthropic rodents captured in a cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis endemic area in the state of minas gerais, brazil. the detection of leishmania spp in naturally infected rodents is of fundamental importance for incriminating them as possible reservoir hosts of the diseases in minas gerais. a total of 62 specimens belonging to wild (thrichomys apereoides, oryz ... | 2005 | 15845276 |
| barn owl (tyto alba) predation on small mammals and its role in the control of hantavirus natural reservoirs in a periurban area in southeastern brazil. | the aim of this study was to inventory the species of small mammals in uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil, based on regurgitated pellets of the barn owl and to compare the frequency of rodent species in the diet and in the environment. since in the region there is a high incidence of hantavirus infection, we also evaluate the importance of the barn owl in the control of rodents that transmit the hantavirus. data on richness and relative abundance of rodents in the municipality were provided by the ... | 2008 | 19197490 |
| serologic evidence of the exposure of small mammals to spotted-fever rickettsia and rickettsia bellii in minas gerais, brazil. | sources of pathogenic rickettsia in wildlife are largely unknown in brazil. in this work, potential tick vectors and seroreactivity of small mammals against four spotted-fever group rickettsia (r. rickettsii, r. parkeri, r. amblyommii and r. rhipicephali) and rickettsia bellii from peri-urban areas of uberlândia, a major town in brazil, are described for the first time. | 2016 | 27031460 |
| serological survey of hantavirus in rodents in uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. | we conducted a serological survey to determine the presence of hantavirus infection in rodents in uberlândia, minas gerais as well as to identify and characterize associated factors. rodents were captured using sherman live-capture traps set in rural and peri-urban environments. a total of 611 rodents were captured. there was a higher trap success in peri-urban areas (26.3%) and a higher prevalence of antibodies among rodents captured in rural areas (2.9%). necromys lasiurus was the most common ... | 2013 | 23740018 |
| hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and rodent reservoirs in the savanna-like biome of brazil's southeastern region. | this paper describes the diversity of rodent fauna in an area endemic for hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (hcps) in brazil, the population dynamics and the relationship of rodents with hantavirus in the cerrado (savanna-like) biome. additionally, an analysis is made of the partial s segment sequences of the hantaviruses obtained from serologically confirmed human hcps cases and from rodent specimens. rodents were collected during four campaigns. human serum samples were collected from suspec ... | 2016 | 26541807 |