| 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 |
| [diversity of wild and domestic mammal's intestinal helminths from the caatinga of the parque nacional serra da capivara, southeast of piauí, brazil]. | biodiversity studies allow ecosystem assessment and monitoring of environmental changes and impacts. parasite diversity could reflect the host/ parasite coevolutionary process and the environment changes that permit the loss, gain or maintenance of species. this survey used species/morphotypes of helminths eggs found in feces from seven wild mammal species (the groups dasypodidae and large cats, and tamandua tetradactyla, cebus apella, alouatta caraya, cerdocyon thous, pecari tajacu) and from tw ... | 2009 | 20040186 |