| presence of antibodies against toxoplasma gondii, neospora caninum and leishmania infantum in dogs from piau+¡. | this study aimed to evaluate the presence of antibodies against neospora caninum, toxoplasma gondii and leishmania infantum in dogs attended at the veterinary hospital of the federal university of piau+¡, northeastern brazil, where there are no reports of the occurrence of n. caninum and t. gondii in dogs. serum samples from 530 dogs of genders, different ages and breeds from the municipality of teresina and nearby towns were analyzed using three indirect fluorescent antibody tests, each one tar ... | 2011 | 21722484 |
| detection of igg antibodies to neospora caninum and toxoplasma gondii in dogs examined in a veterinary hospital from brazil. | a total of 163 dogs with neuromuscular, respiratory and/or gastrointestinal disorders, was admitted at the veterinary hospital, federal university of uberlândia, brazil, and submitted to serology for toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum. assays for t. gondii included indirect haemagglutination (iha), indirect fluorescent antibody (ifat-tg), immunoenzymatic (elisa), and immunoblotting (ib-tg). assays for n. caninum included ifat-nc and immunoprecipitation (ip-nc). based on concordant results by ... | 2001 | 11423182 |
| hepatozoon spp.: report of some cases in dogs in brasília, brazil. | canine hepatozoonosis is a disease caused by the tick-borne protozoan hepatozoon spp. it has been reported in the united states, southern europe, the middle east, africa and the far east. in brazil, canine hepatozoonosis is an emerging protozoal tick-borne disease, and is characterized by distinct clinical signs. the objective of this study was to analyze the laboratory findings of some hepatozoonosis cases in dogs in brasília, brazil, and their clinical signs. the animals of this experiment sho ... | 2003 | 14729172 |
| occurrence of hepatozoon sp. in dogs in the urban area originating from a municipality in southeastern brazil. | the occurrence of hepatozoon sp. infection in dogs was evaluated in the urban area of uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil. the study involved 300 animals, 120 from the veterinary hospital of the federal university of uberlândia's faculty of veterinary medicine, 80 from private clinics, and 100 from the animal protective association (apa). among these animals, 7.66% presented hepatozoon sp. gamonts inside neutrophils. no statistically significant difference was found among the diagnoses based on cap ... | 2010 | 20810218 |
| [canine visceral leishmaniasis in dog from caldas novas, goiás]. | the objective of the present work was to describe a visceral case of leishmaniasis in a dog from caldas novas, go, region until then considered as a disease free area. the animal, attended in the veterinarian hospital of the federal university of goiás, presented loss of weight, alopecic area of irregular format at the nasal back, onicogrifosis, atrophy of the heads muscles and failure of the right popliteus lymphonode. for the laboratorial diagnosis, samples were collected by biopsy from the co ... | 2008 | 20059874 |
| antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in captive neotropical and exotic wild canids and felids. | this study was designed to detect antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in wild captive carnivores maintained in brazilian zoos. blood samples were collected from 142 brazilian wild felids and 19 exotic felids in zoos, and 3 european wolves (canis lupus) and 94 brazilian wild canids maintained in captivity in brazilian zoos of são paulo, mato grosso states and federal district. one hundred and two (63.4%) and 70 (50.3%) of the 161 wild felids tested were seropositive for t. gondii ... | 2010 | 20950109 |
| molecular survey and genetic characterization of tick-borne pathogens in dogs in metropolitan recife (north-eastern brazil). | to identify dna of the main tick-borne pathogens in dogs from recife (brazil), polymerase chain reactions were carried out on blood samples of dogs treated at the veterinary hospital of the universidade federal rural de pernambuco from march 2007 to june 2008. the detection of dna was performed using specific primers. amplicons were analyzed through electrophoresis and sequencing. a phylogenetic tree was constructed using the upgma method, revealing that the sequences were closely related to tho ... | 2010 | 20680344 |
| autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in brasília, federal district, brazil. | visceral leishmaniasis is a public health threat in brazil considering the high lethality rates and increasing geographical dispersion to large urban conglomerates over the past 25 years. this study aimed to confirm suspected autochthonous cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported from 2005 to 2009 among individuals living in brasilia, federal district. | 2010 | 20802938 |
| first record of a nematode metastrongyloidea (aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae) in achatina (lissachatina) fulica (mollusca, achatinidae) in brazil. | achatina (lissachatina) fulica was introduced in brazil in the 1980s for commercial purposes ("escargot" farming) and nowadays, mainly by human activity, it is widespread in at least 23 out of 26 brazilian states and brasília, including the amazonian region and natural reserves, where besides a general nuisance for people it is a pest and also a public health concern, since it is one of the natural intermediate host of angiostrongylus cantonensis, ethiological agent of the meningoencephalitis in ... | 2008 | 18078952 |
| retrospective study (1998-2001) on canine babesiosis in belo horizonte, minas gerais, brazil. | the present work describes a retrospective study of clinical cases of babesiosis in dogs examined at the veterinary hospital (universidade federal de minas gerais) from march 1998 to september 2001. from the clinical records of dogs with laboratory-confirmed babesia canis infections, we analyzed: demography (age, breed, sex, time of year, and origin; clinical manifestations (concomitant infections, body temperature, presence of ticks, and clinical signs); and hematological alterations. from 194 ... | 2004 | 15604486 |
| frequency and risk factors for toxocariasis in children from a pediatric outpatient center in southeastern brazil. | to estimate the frequency of anti-toxocara sp. antibodies, and evaluate factors associated with this infection, sera from 242 male and female children, aged from one to fifteen years old, attended at the hospital of the federal university of uberlândia, minas gerais state, brazil, were analyzed by elisa. information on the patients was collected and registered using an investigative questionnaire, and details on possible clinical alterations were obtained from the medical charts of 187 patients. ... | 2006 | 17086311 |
| high rate of microsporum canis feline and canine dermatophytoses in northeast brazil: epidemiological and diagnostic features. | over a one year period (november 2000-december 2001), clinical specimens from 189 dogs and 38 cats, from the city of fortaleza, ceará, brazil, were examined at the specialized medical mycology center at the federal university of ceará to detect animals with dermatophytoses. the mycological analyses were conducted by direct microscopy and by fungal culture on sabouraud agar, sabouraud chloramphenicol agar and mycosel agar. dermatophytes were isolated from 27 of the 189 (14.3%) canine specimens an ... | 2003 | 14682455 |
| 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 |
| organization of mass vaccination for dog rabies in brazil. | the present study reports results of the mass dog rabies vaccination campaigns that took place in brazil between 1980 and 1985 as a measure of reducing the incidence of rabies in urban areas of the country. particular focus is given to the organization of these campaigns, which took place on a single day in more than 1,000 towns in 20 states, including large metropolitan areas such as rio de janeiro. three levels of public health services (federal, state, and municipal) were involved in the orga ... | 1988 | 3206082 |