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Flotation solution influence on the quantification of Ascaris suum eggs in pig feces using McMaster technique

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2021
Parasitic diseases are responsible for economic losses in the pig production industry. It is necessary to monitor the parasite load through stool ova and parasite analysis to avoid losses to the producer. Among analytical tests, the McMaster technique is
Mariana Costa Fausto, Luís Henrique Gouvêa Saraiva, Guilherme Costa Fausto, Lorendane Millena de Carvalho, Fabrício Luciani Valente, Marisa Caixeta Valadão, Artur Kanadani Campos, Jackson Victor de Araújo   +7 more
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ESTUDO DAS INFECÇÕES NO PÉ DE PACIENTE COM DIABETES MELLITUS: ANÁLISE DO PERFIL MICROBIOLÓGICO E DE RESISTENCIA ANTIMICROBIANA E SUA INFLUÊNCIA SOBRE AMPUTAÇÃO E MORTALIDADE

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
O Pé Diabético afeta a qualidade de vida e a mortalidade do indivíduo. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o perfil microbiológico, resistência antimicrobiana, fatores de risco para amputação e mortalidade de pacientes com pé diabético entre 2014 e 2019 ...
Heelna Duani, Letícia Leite Batista, Mislene Aparecida de Oliveira Persilva, Alessandra Aguiar dos Anjos, Tulio Pinho Navarro, Natália Ferreira Bueno, Pedro Henrique Gonçalves Mendes   +6 more
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma lineage introduction and COVID-19 vaccination on the epidemiological landscape of a Brazilian city

Communications Medicine, 2022
Plain language summary SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has evolved into different variants, virus lineages with a slightly different genetic material.
Cecília Artico Banho, Lívia Sacchetto, Guilherme Rodrigues Fernandes Campos, Cíntia Bittar, Fábio Sossai Possebon, Leila Sabrina Ullmann, Beatriz de Carvalho Marques, Gislaine Ceslestino Dutra da Silva, Marília Mazzi Moraes, Maisa Carla Pereira Parra, Andreia Francesli Negri, Ana Carolina Boldrin, Michela Dias Barcelos, Thayza M. I. L. dos Santos, Bruno H. G. A. Milhim, Leonardo Cecílio Rocha, Fernanda Simões Dourado, Andresa Lopes dos Santos, Victoria Bernardi Ciconi, Caio Patuto, Alice Freitas Versiani, Rafael Alves da Silva, Edoardo Estevam de Oliveira Lobl, Victor Miranda Hernandes, Nathalia Zini, Carolina Colombelli Pacca, Cássia Fernanda Estofolete, Helena Lage Ferreira, Paula Rahal, João Pessoa Araújo, Jamie A. Cohen, Cliff C. Kerr, Benjamin M. Althouse, Nikos Vasilakis, Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira   +34 more
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Susceptibility of Amblyomma sculptum, Vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, Ticks from a National Park and an Experimental Farm to Different Synthetic Acaricides

Pathogens, 2023
Amblyomma sculptum is a relevant tick species from a One Health perspective, playing an important role as a vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the main agent of spotted fever rickettsiosis in Brazil. In this study, we evaluated the susceptibility of two A.
Ennya Rafaella Neves Cardoso, Stephani Félix Carvalho, Sarah Alves Dias, Rayane Almeida Santos, Mariana Avelar Tavares, Lucianne Cardoso Neves, Warley Vieira de Freitas Paula, Gracielle Teles Pádua, Nicolas Jalowitzki de Lima, Raquel Loren dos Reis Paludo, Isabela Santos Silva, Raphaela Bueno Mendes Bittencourt, Gabriel Cândido dos Santos, Flavia Giovana de Jesus Nascimento, Luiza Gabriella Ferreira de Paula, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Caio Marcio De Oliveira Monteiro, Felipe da Silva Krawczak   +17 more
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Tuberculosis with malaria or HIV co-infection in a large hospital in Luanda, Angola

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Introduction: Three major public health problems, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS, are widespread in Angola, often as co-infections in the same individual. In 2009, it was assumed that 44,151 new cases of TB occurred in Angola.
Emília Valadas, Augusto Gomes, Ana Sutre, Sara Brilha, Afonso Wete, Thomas Hänscheid, Francisco Antunes   +6 more
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Diagnosis and identification of Leishmania species in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Roraima, Brazil's Amazon Region

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Brazil that is highly prevalent in the northern region of the country. Although there is a continuous and growing number of cases registered in the state of Roraima, there is limited ...
Joseneide Viana de Almeida, Cristian Ferreira de Souza, Andressa Alencastre Fuzari, Christie A. Joya, Hugo O. Valdivia, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil   +6 more
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Geographical information system (GIS) modeling territory receptivity to strengthen entomological surveillance: Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) case study in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Extra-Amazonian malaria mortality is 60 times higher than the Amazon malaria mortality. Imported cases correspond to approximately 90% of extra-Amazonian cases.
Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Paulo Cesar Peiter, Luciano M. Toledo, Jeronimo A. F. Alencar, Paulo C. Sabroza, Cristina G. Dias, Jefferson P. C. Santos, Martha C. Suárez-Mutis   +7 more
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Incapacidade física em hansenianos de Campo Grande – Mato Grosso do Sul

Hansenologia Internationalis, 2009
Este estudo objetivou verificar a frequência de incapacidade física em casos novos de hanseníase do município de Campo Grande, diagnosticados no período de abril de 2008 a março de 2009, bem como, caracterizar os aspectos clinico-pidemiológicos e ...
Camila Arantes Bernardes, Aline Ferreira dos Santos, Cacilda Tezelli Junqueira Padovani, Liara Ferreira dos Santos, Günter Hans Filho   +4 more
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A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible ...
Emilia Valadas, Robert Badura, Tiago Marques, Miguel Neno, Márcia Boura, Ana Filipa Sutre, Sílvia Beato, Maria Amélia Grácio, José Cordeiro Neves   +8 more
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Schistosoma mansoni Infection Is Impacted by Malnutrition

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Schistosomiasis remains one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world. It mainly affects developing countries, where it often coexists with malnutrition.
Poliane Silva Maciel, Ricardo Gonçalves, Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli, Cristina Toscano Fonseca   +3 more
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