[Ecology of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) and possibilities of the existence of visceral leishmaniasis in Costa Rica].

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common painful inflammatory condition occurring mainly in the later half of life. Hip and knee are the joints mostly affected. Petiveria alliacea (tipi) popularly known as an anti-rheumatic medicine, has been used by OA patients to relief pain. This one-week cross-over double-blind trial has p...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferraz MB,Pereira RB,Coelho Andrade LE,Atra E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic typing of pathogenic agents and of vectors has known impressive developments in the last 10 years, thanks to the progresses of molecular biology, and to the contribution of the concepts of evolutionary genetics. Moreover, we know more and more on the genetic susceptibility of man to infectious diseases. I prop...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Tibayrenc M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes albifasciatus is an important common mosquito in Central Argentina. It is a confirmed vector of the Western Equine Encephalitis and is responsible for loss of milk production in dairy cattle during peak populations. This paper reports the flight activity pattern of Ae. albifasciatus for different seasons, in the...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Almeida FF,Gorla DE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusions of Aspidosperma nitidum (Apocynaceae) wood bark are used to treat fever and malaria in the Amazon Region. Several species of this family are known to possess indole alkaloids and other classes of secondary metabolites, whereas terpenoids, an inositol and the indole alkaloids harmane-3 acid and braznitidumine...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Coutinho JP,Aguiar AC,dos Santos PA,Lima JC,Rocha MG,Zani CL,Alves TM,Santana AE,Pereira Mde M,Krettli AU

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors appear to affect vertical HIV-1 transmission, dependent mainly on characteristics of the mother (extent of immunodeficiency, co-infections, risk behaviour, nutritional status, immune response, genetical make-up), but also of the virus (phenotype, tropism) and, possibly, of the child (genetical make-up)...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bongertz V

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During studies of Simuliidae at a suspected new focus of human onchocerciasis in central Brazil a new species of Simulium was found. Full descriptions of the adults and pupae of this species, S. cuasiexiguum, are described here, its affinities to closely related species in the subgenus Notolepria are discussed and its...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Shelley AJ,Luna Dias AP,Maia-Herzog M,Lowry CA,Garritano PR,Penn M,Camargo M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemolymph of Panstrongylus megistus showed a natural lectin activity for a wide range of vertebrate erythrocytes. Agglutination was observed against all vertebrate erythrocytes tested (human ABO, duck, rabbit, mouse, sheep, chicken and cow). Cow erythrocytes showed the lowest titre. Concerning human erythrocytes,...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gomes YM,Furtado AF,De Carvalho AB

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommended treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in adults is a daily dose of isoniazid (INH) 300 mg for six months. In Brazil, INH was formulated as 100 mg tablets. The treatment duration and the high pill burden compromised patient adherence to the treatment. The Brazilian National Programme for Tube...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Daher A,Pitta L,Santos T,Barreira D,Pinto D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were infected subcutaneously with 1.0 x 10(4) to 1.5 x 10(4) metacyclic trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi (Colombian strain). Parasitological and immunological parameters were evaluated in these animals for periods of 1 month to over 3 years. A chagoma was observed between the 3rd an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bonecini-Almeida Mda G,Galvão-Castro B,Pessoa MH,Pirmez C,Laranja F

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized the Plasmodium falciparum antigen 332 (Ag332) which is specifically expressed during the asexual intraerythrocytic cycle of the parasite. The corresponding Pf332 gene has been located in the subtelomeric region of chromosome 11. Furthermore, it is present in all strains so far analyzed and shows marke...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Mattei D,Scherf A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have initiated a gene discovery program in Schistosoma mansoni based on the technique of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), i.e. partial sequences of cDNAs obtained from single passes in automatic DNA sequences. ESTs can be used to identify genes on the basis of their homology with sequences from other species deposit...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Franco GR,Simpson AJ,Pena SD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytidine deaminase (MtCDA), encoded by cdd gene (Rv3315c), is the only enzyme identified in nucleotide biosynthesis pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is able to recycle cytidine and deoxycytidine. An M. tuberculosis knockout strain for cdd gene was obtained by allelic replacement. Evaluation of mRNA expressio...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Villela AD,Rodrigues-Junior VS,Pinto AFM,Falcão VCA,Sánchez-Quitian ZA,Eichler P,Bizarro CV,Basso LA,Santos DS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A shift from large to small average sizes was observed in Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius domesticus between field and domestic (or laboratory) conditions of life. It was more pronounced in the female specimens, leading to a subsequent reduction of sexual size dimorphism. This feature is discussed in terms of genetic ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Dujardin J,Steinden M,Chavez T,Machane M,Schofield C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis was the first human disease in which the possibility of extensive long standing hepatic fibrosis being degraded and removed has been demonstrated. When such changes occurred, the main signs of portal hypertension (splenomegaly, esophageal varices) progressively disappeared, implying that ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Andrade ZA,Baptista AP,Santana TS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptoconops nosopheris sp. n. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is described from a blood-filled female biting midge in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. The new species is characterized by a very elongate terminal flagellomere, elongate cerci, and an indistinct spur on the metatibia. This biting midge contained digenetic tryp...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Poinar G Jr

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the epidemiological profile and socioeconomic factors associated to the infection by Schistosoma mansoni in a rural and an urban endemic area a cross-sectional study was performed in Agua Branca de Minas (rural area) and Bela Fama (urban area), both situated in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two hundred...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Amorim MN,Rabello A,Contreras RL,Katz N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlebotominae includes some vector species, mainly that of leishmaniases, with a very old host-parasite relationship. Some species fossils of this subfamily have been recently described and this paper presents the description of a new sand fly Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) paleotownsendi sp. nov in amber. The gonostyle prese...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Filho JD,Falcão AL,Galati EA,Brazil RP

更新日期：2006-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of Brazilian phlebotomine sandfly found in Brazil, municipality of Diamantina, state of Minas Gerais, is described based on males and females collected in a quartzite cave. The body of spermathecae is continuous to the individual duct, lanky and tapering at the end, with conical shaped, not striated and ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barata RA,Serra e Meira PC,Carvalho GM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the diagnostic value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed in parallel to conventional methods at an American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) referral centre for diagnosis. Accuracy parameters for PCR were calculated using 130 patients with confirmed ATL (ATL group), 15 patients e...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fagundes A,Schubach A,Paula CC,Bogio A,Antonio Lde F,Schiavoni PB,Monteiro Vde S,Madeira Mde F,Quintella LP,Valete-Rosalino CM,Vasconcellos Ede C,Azeredo-Coutinho RB,Pacheco RS,Marzochi MC,Marzochi KB

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscina stabulans, M. domestica, Chrysomya putoria, C. megacephala and Stomoxys calcitrans were the most abundant muscoid flies captured in a poultry facility in southeastern Brazil. We examined the gonadotrophic profiles of the females caught at different sites and different times and found that Mu. stabulans and M. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Avancini RM,Silveira GA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of crepuscular and night-biting mosquitoes was conducted at remote settlements along the Padauiri River, middle Negro River, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Collections were performed with human bait and a CDC-light trap on three consecutive days per month from June 2003-May 2004. In total, 1,203 h of collection we...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Suárez-Mutis MC,Fé NF,Alecrim W,Coura JR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qualitative bacteriological analysis was carried out in two sewage treatment plants in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the period 1984-1985. Specific points of the plants were selected for the collection of affluent and effluent samples. The study involved the isolation and the identification of 540 cultures of Esch...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ribeiro Dias JC,Vicente AC,Hofer E

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether the antidermatophytic activity of essential oils (EOs) can be used as an indicator for the discovery of active natural products against Leishmania amazonensis. The aerial parts of seven plants were hydrodistilled. Using broth microdilution techniques, the obtained EOs were tested against th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Houël E,Gonzalez G,Bessière JM,Odonne G,Eparvier V,Deharo E,Stien D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lines of Plasmodium falciparum undergo a deletion of the right end of chromosome 9 during in vitro culture accompanied by loss of cytoadherence and gametocytogenesis. Selection of cytoadherent cells from a mixed population co-selects for those with an undeleted chromosome 9 and the selected cells produce gametocy...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kemp DJ,Thompson J,Barnes DA,Triglia T,Karamalis F,Petersen C,Brown GV,Day KP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-month mark-release-recapture study of Neotoma micropus with sequential screening for Leishmania mexicana was conducted in Bexar County, Texas, USA. The overall prevalence rate was 14.7% and the seasonal prevalence rates ranged from 3.8 to 26.7%. Nine incident cases were detected, giving an incidence rate of 15.5/...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Raymond RW,McHugh CP,Witt LR,Kerr SF

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granuloma size is the variable most frequently used to evaluate the immunopathogenesis of schistosome infections. However, hepatic fibrosis is at the least an equally relevant variable. Hepatic fibrosis and the size of circumoval granulomas are frequently dissociated in experimental murine Schistosoma mansoni and S. j...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cheever AW

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discs of polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with glutaraldehyde were synthesized under acid catalysis (H2SO4). Then, the antigen F1 purified from Yersinia pestis was covalently linked to this modified polymer. Afterwards, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was established for the diagnosis of plague in rabbit an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Araujo AM,Petribú AT,Sales Barbosa GH,Diniz JR,de Almeida AM,Mendes Azevedo W,Malagueño E,Carvalho Júnior LB

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only one drug is currently available for the treatment and control of schistosomiasis and the increasing risk of selecting strains of schistosome that are resistant to praziquantel means that the development of new drugs is urgent. With this objective we have chosen to target the enzymes modifying histones and in part...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pierce RJ,Dubois-Abdesselem F,Caby S,Trolet J,Lancelot J,Oger F,Bertheaume N,Roger E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalloproteinases are abundant enzymes in crotaline and viperine snake venoms. They are relevant in the pathophysiology of envenomation, being responsible for local and systemic hemorrhage frequently observed in the victims. Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMP) are zinc-dependent enzymes of varying molecular weights...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Teixeira Cde F,Fernandes CM,Zuliani JP,Zamuner SF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma jatai sp. nov. is the first new species of triatomine to be described in the state of Tocantins, in the northern region of Brazil. It was caught on rock outcrops in the wild environment and, more recently, invading homes. While T. jatai sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Triatoma costalimai, it is disting...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gonçalves TC,Teves-Neves SC,Santos-Mallet JR,Carbajal-de-la-Fuente AL,Lopes CM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00