| the virulence of m. tuberculosis isolated from tuberculosis patients in bahia. | | 1970 | 4993275 |
| epidemiological aspects of three trypanosoma cruzi zymodemes in bahia state, brazil. | culture forms of 104 stocks of trypanosoma cruzi isolated in different regions of the state of bahia were compared by electrophoresis of six enzymes. the three distinct combinations of isoenzyme patterns seen were designated zi, z2 and z3. in an area of endemic chagas's disease in eastern bahia, t. cruzi z1 was associated with sylvatic mammals and sylvatic triatomines, whereas t. cruzi z2 was associated with a separate domestic cycleof transmission. t. cruzi z1 was also found in sylvatic triatom ... | 1980 | 6776664 |
| 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 |
| short report: seroprevalence of taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs in bahia state, northeastern brazil. | to determine the prevalence and etiologic factors of taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs in the state of bahia, northeastern brazil, we performed serological surveys in salvador, the capital of the state, and in two local towns, santo amaro and jequié. residents raising free-roaming pigs in the study areas were randomly selected. sera were obtained from the pigs and examined by the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay (eitb). the prevalence of antibodies to t. solium was 4.4% (2 of 45) ... | 2001 | 11463114 |
| ochratoxin a in serum of swine from different brazilian states. | the aims of the current study were to monitor the presence of ochratoxin a (ota) in the serum of slaughtered swine and to investigate its distribution in 4 major geographical regions of brazil. a total of 400 samples of serum were collected from 4 major states of brazil (100 samples each). ochratoxin a concentrations were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. in santa catarina state, 60% of the samples had ota concentrations ranging from 4.01 to 75.4 mg/l. in mato grosso state, 7 ... | 2010 | 20807935 |
| [detection anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in swines bred and abated in the bahia state, brazil]. | this study was performed to verify the occurrence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in swine raised and slaughtered in the state of bahia, brazil. four hundred sixty five swine blood samples from farms of different cities had been collected and examined. anti-t. gondii antibodies was detected by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and considered positive all the animals with equal or bigger headings than 1:16. from these, 18.27% (85/465) of total sample were positive for t. gondii, ... | 2009 | 19772782 |
| [the pig sty]. | a first-page picture of the journal o estado de s. paulo on october, 1993, depicts 3 children playing in the ruins of a school building in bahia. they are dressed in rags, just like the immense majority of children begotten in recent years. they are disgracefully filthy, with dishevelled hair, in the company of a pig content to share its habitat with such animalistic beings. in the inside pages of the same edition are profuse photos of other pigs dressed in suits and ties. this ostentation mocks ... | 1993 | 12346085 |
| 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 |