| leptospirin - an intradermic test for the diagnosis of leptospirosis. | in the state of bahia (brazil) the leptospirin produced in germany for experimental use by the institute for veterinary medicine, federal health office, berlin, was administered to humans and animals in order to diagnose leptospirosis in collaboration with this institute. the results were compared with the microscopic agglutination reaction. the total number of test persons or animals was 268; this group included 81 human patients. 60 heads of cattle, 50 goats, 40 pigs, 25 horses, and 12 dogs. a ... | 1980 | 7434992 |
| absence of trichinella infection in adult pigs slaughtered in palmas, state of parana (brazil), detected by modified artificial digestion assay. | samples of 2,490 adult pigs, slaughtered under federal inspection between may 2004 and february 2005 in the county of palmas, state of paraná, brazil, were examined by pooled sample artificial digestion with magnetic stirrer assay for a survey of trichinella spp. larvae. animals originated from 53 counties in three states of southern brazil. test sensitivity was increased with modifications of the european standard for artificial digestion. in this survey, a 5-g sample of tongue and 5-g sample o ... | 2006 | 16541706 |
| a checklist of calliphoridae blowflies (insecta, diptera) associated with a pig carrion in central brazil. | although the cerrado is the second major brazilian biome, few studies have been undertaken about its entomofauna. blowflies have an important role in forensic entomology, helping in the determination of postmortem intervals. the main goal of this exploratory study was to identify and to catalog the blowfly species associated with a pig carcass. the study was conducted in a pasture in brasília, distrito federal. a pig (sus scrofa) was killed with a .22 caliber shot in the frontal region of the he ... | 2010 | 20666916 |