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Avaliou-se a infecção por Brucella abortus em cavalos de carroça de Curitiba e São José dos Pinhais-PR. Um total de 123 amostras foi submetido ao teste do antígeno tamponado acidificado (ATA), soroaglutinação len...

Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease endemic to several West African countries, with seasonal outbreaks and potential to cause future epidemics. Vaccines and other medical countermeasures are in development, requiring relia...

We describe a case of a 22-year-old woman living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who presented with classical features of secondary syphilis. Initial Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) testing was unexpectedly non-reactiv...

A brucelose ovina causada pela Brucella ovis é uma doença reprodutiva de carneiros caracterizada por epididimite, orquite, com consequente diminuição da fertilidade e prejuízos econômicos significativos. O presente...

Abstract Background Mycoplasma hyosynoviae arthritis contributes to antimicrobial use and reduced welfare in fattening pig production. No commercial vaccines are available, and the efficacy of autogenous vaccines remains...

Abstract Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a zoonotic disease whose etiological agent is transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, with dogs as the primary reservoir. Urbanization and deforestation have created condit...

Abstract Background Vertical transmission is the main mode of acquisition of HIV infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We aimed to determine the factors associated with the serological status of mothers an...

Abstract Background Dynamics of infection by Bartonella and Rickettsia species, which are epidemiologically associated in dogs, have not been explored in a controlled setting. Objectives Describe an outbreak investigatio...

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of N. caninum associated with abortions of dairy cattle from Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA...

OBJETIVO: descrever e analisar os resultados da sorologia convencional para toxoplasmose em gestantes acompanhadas pelo pré-natal do Hospital Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas em Porto Alegre. MÉTODOS: IgG e IgM espec...

Abstract One of the measures to control visceral leishmaniosis (VL) in Brazil is the identification and culling of the canine reservoir. There is much controversy concerning this strategy, including the proper identifica...

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies in cats of the Serra da Tiririca State Park region using the IFAT to evaluate the sex and age variables. The cats were domicil...

Neosporosis is an emergent disease responsible for considerable economic impact due to reproductive losses. Its zoonotic potential remains unknown. This study involved a survey of antibodies to Neospora caninum in slaugh...

Abstract This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence, factors associated with seropositivity to Leishmania infection in dogs and spatial analysis in six municipalities in the semiarid region of Pernambuco, Brazil. B...

Abstract Dogs are the main urban reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is transmitted by sand flies. In the state of Paraná, the first detection of a positive dog fo...

Abstract Background Pestiviruses such as bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) or the ovine border disease virus (BDV) are not strictly species-specific and can be transmitted between related animal species. Due to serologi...

Abstract Introduction Bordetella pertussis infections have resurged globally, posing notable public health challenges, particularly in pediatric populations. Poland remains the only EU country that continues to use the w...

ABSTRACT Bovine tuberculosis is a worldwide spread zoonotic disease. Intradermal tuberculinizations are the most used diagnostic tests in the world. Serological tests can be an ancillary diagnosis for bovine tuberculosis...

OBJETIVO: avaliar o efeito do uso prolongado de alta dose de tibolona na variação do peso corporal e no perfil lipídico de ratas ooforectomizadas. MÉTODOS: foram utilizadas 15 ratas Wistar, pesando 250 g, que foram d...

Abstract Background Histoplasma antigen and anti‐Histoplasma antibody detection are used to support the diagnosis of histoplasmosis. There is a paucity of published data on antibody assays. Objectives Our primary hypot...

Abstract Anaplasma marginale is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium found in ruminants’ erythrocytes and is the etiological agent of bovine anaplasmosis. The bacterium’s genetic diversity has been chara...

South American Camelids have an increasing relevance in local economies, worldwide. These animals are bred for their meat, fur and as companion and therapy animals. Thus, their sanitary status should be well-established....

Identification of factors associated with Leishmaniainfection in dogs is essential for targeting visceral leishmaniasis control actions. Thus, the present study analyzed some of these factors in a population of dogs in a...

Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne disease that affects both humans and animals. The few existing reports on ehrlichiosis in Brazilian cats have been based on observation of morulae in leukocytes and, more recently, on molecul...