| 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 |
| tuberculosis in southern brazilian wild boars (sus scrofa): first epidemiological findings. | bovine tuberculosis (btb) is a zoonosis caused mainly by mycobacterium bovis that affects domestic and wild animals. in brazil, there are no epidemiological studies on tuberculosis in wild animal populations and their possible role in the disease maintenance in cattle herds; thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of tuberculosis in wild boars in rio grande do sul, southern brazil. tissue samples of animals hunted under government consent were submitted to histopathology and m ... | 2017 | 29076653 |
| quantitative risk assessment for human salmonellosis through the consumption of pork sausage in porto alegre, brazil. | a quantitative microbiology risk assessment was conducted to evaluate the risk of salmonella infection to consumers of fresh pork sausages prepared at barbecues in porto alegre, brazil. for the analysis, a prevalence of 24.4% positive pork sausages with a level of contamination between 0.03 and 460 cfu g(-1) was assumed. data related to frequency and habits of consumption were obtained by a questionnaire survey given to 424 people. a second-order monte carlo simulation separating the uncertain p ... | 2011 | 21477468 |