[Angiostrongylus vasorum (Baillet, 1866) Nematoda: Protostrongylidae, in dogs of Minas Gerais, Brazil].

abstract：:Brazilian studies involving entomological succession patterns in carcasses have been used to describe the necrophagous entomofauna of a determined municipality or region with forensic objectives. Following the same objectives, an ecological study with 10 calyptrate dipterans was carried out during the winter of 2007 a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa RR,Mello-Patiu CA,Ururahy-Rodrigues A,Barbosa CG,Queiroz MM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the importance of the serum factors present in the plasma of resistant Biomphalaria tenagophila snails, when transferred to susceptible conspecific. Susceptible B. tenagophila (CF) received plasma from resistant B. tenagophila (Taim), and both were later infected with Schistosoma mansoni...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Coelho JR,Bezerra FS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sample consists of 226 skulls from the Atacameño cemetery of Coyo Oriente (639-910 AD), associated with the Tiwanaku period. The authors analyzed signs of acute trauma typically associated with violence, and the results were 12% of men and 9.9% of women displaying any type of lesion related to violence. In males, ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lessa A,de Souza SM

更新日期：2006-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Chagas disease, resulting from Trypanosoma cruzi infections, continues to be a health concern mainly in Latin American countries where the parasite is endemic. The laboratory diagnosis of a chronic infection is determined through serological assays for antibodies against T. cruzi and several tests are avail...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sáez-Alquezar A,Junqueira ACV,Durans ADM,Guimarães AV,Corrêa JA,Provance DW Jr,Cabello PH,Coura JR,Viñas PA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis in America with the exception of Brazil, behaves as a chronic mild disease with few clinical manifestations due to low parasite burden. These features restrict the clinical and parasitological diagnosis. The most commonly used stool examination method, Kato-Katz, becomes insensitive when the majority o...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Noya BA,Noya O,Balzan C,Cesari IM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) pristinus Nagaki & Sallum, n. sp. of the Myzorhynchella Section is described based on morphological characters of adult females, males, fourth-instar larvae, pupae and male genitalia. Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) antunesi Galvão & Amaral is characterized to fix its identity and distinguish it fr...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Nagaki SS,Motta Mde A,Sallum MA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1900) from the intestine of Pomatomus saltator (L.) from the Atlantic coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro is studied by scanning electron microscopy, with detailed description of tegumental spines. Comments on the synonymy of this species with Bucephalopsis callicotyle Kohn, 1962 ar...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cohen SC,Kohn A,Barth OM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the cytokine profile of peripheral mononuclear cells from chronic osteomyelitis (OST) patients following in vitro stimulation with staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA). We demonstrate that stimulation with SEA induced prominent lymphocyte proliferation and high levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, i...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira GF,Moraes C,Silveira AM,Correa-Oliveira R,Teixeira-Carvalho A,Martins-Filho OA,Moreno EC,do Carmo LS,Fraga LA,Malaquias LC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The great difficulties in treating people and animals suffering from cryptosporidiosis have prompted the development of in vitro experimental models. Due to the models of in vitro culture, new extracellular stages of Cryptosporidium have been demonstrated. The development of these extracellular phases depends on the t...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Perez Cordón G,Marin C,Romero D,Rosales C,Sánchez Moreno M,Rosales MJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a list of 131 Mallophaga type specimens deposited in the Werneck Collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. It includes 69 holotypes, 62 allotypes, 683 paratypes, 1 syntype and 2 neoparatypes, distributed among 6 families and 35 genera. The types are listed with their respect...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cardozo-de-Almeida M,Linardi PM,Costa J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 listed schistosomiasis among the leading 100 causes of death in Brazil, responsible for 3.6% of the estimated total of deaths globally. Eye and adnexa are very rarely affected by schistosomiasis mansoni, with limited documentation of ocular pathology in this setting. This short ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fidelis TAA,Brasileiro-Filho G,Santos HH,Vasconcelos-Santos DV,Parreiras PM,Coelho PMZ,Araujo N,Chaud MV,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 drug-resistance (TDR) at the time of antiretroviral therapy initiation is associated with failure to achieve viral load (VL) suppression. Here, we report TDR surveillance in a specific population of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Belo Horizonte, Braz...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Tupinambás U,Duani H,Martins AV,Aleixo AW,Greco DB

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:For the first time, a jar of embalming rejects was studied in search for helminth parasite eggs. This kind of jar was used to put discarded material by Egyptian embalmers during mummification process. Ascaris lumbricoides and Taenia saginata eggs were found in the linen and strip fragment contents of the jar, dated of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Harter S,Le Bailly M,Janot F,Bouchet F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five parasites are described in the lizard Amphisbaena alba (Amphisbaenidae) from the state of Par , North Brazil. Mature oocysts of Choleoeimeria amphisbaenae n. sp., are passed already mature in the faeces. They are ellipsoidal-cylindrical, average 33.7 x 22.8 m and are devoid of micropyle, oocyst residuum or polar...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lainson R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, we have celebrated the centenary of the discovery of Toxoplasma gondii.Although this ubiquitous protozoan can generate devastating damage in foetuses and newborns, its treatment is the only field in which we have made little progress, despite a huge body of research, and has not yet been validated. Pregnant w...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Peyron F

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most frequent and most severe manifestation of chronic Chagas disease, and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death in Latin America. Although the pathogenesis of Chagas cardiomyopathy is incompletely understood, it may involve several mechanisms, including parasite-dependent my...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Rassi A Jr,Marin JA Neto,Rassi A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein an improved assay for detecting the presence of extracellular proteases from microorganisms on agar plates. Using different substrates (gelatin, BSA, hemoglobin) incorporated into the agar and varying the culture medium composition, we were able to detect proteolytic activities from Pseudomonas aerug...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Vermelho AB,Meirelles MN,Lopes A,Petinate SD,Chaia AA,Branquinha MH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Americas are presently experiencing the most serious known outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV). Here, we present a novel set of analyses using environmental characteristics, vector mosquito distributions, and socioeconomic risk factors to develop the first map to detail global ZIKV transmission risk in multiple dimensio...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Samy AM,Thomas SM,Wahed AA,Cohoon KP,Peterson AT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the distribution and infection of Biomphalaria glabrata with Schistosoma mansoni in all aquatic snail habitats in a rural area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in relation to physico/biotic and behavioral factors. Snail and environmental surveys were carried out semi-annually between July 2001...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kloos H,Passos LK,Loverde P,Oliveira RC,Gazzinelli A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometrics of Brazilian strains (BH, SJ and CMO) of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae were obtained with a computerized image analyzer (IMAGE PRO PLUS, MEDIA CYBERNETICS), considering the following characters: body area, tail, furcae, oral and ventral suckers and distance between them. For statistical analysis, the var...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Machado-Silva JR,da Silva CH,Pereira MJ,de Oliveira RM,Pinto RM,Gomes DC

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the larval dispersal associated with larval predation in experimental populations of Chrysomya albiceps and Cochliomyia macellaria. Frequency distribution of sampling units (G test) in the substrate was used to evaluate variation in larval dispersal. An experimental acrylic channel (1 x 0...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Andrade JB,Rocha FA,Rodrigues P,Rosa GS,Faria Ldel B,Von Zuben CJ,Rossi MN,Godoy WA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a technique to separate male and female pupae of sand flies. This has reduced the labour to separate flies after emergence and also allows the isolation of unmated adults for behavioural and physiological studies. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Brazil BG,Brazil RP

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trypanosomatid cytoskeleton is responsible for the parasite's shape and it is modulated throughout the different stages of the parasite's life cycle. When parasites are exposed to media with reduced osmolarity, they initially swell, but subsequently undergo compensatory shrinking referred to as regulatory volume d...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Dagger F,Valdivieso E,Marcano AK,Ayesta C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) "binding antibodies" (antibodies capable of binding to synthetic peptides or proteins) occur throughout HIV-1 infection, are high-titered and highly cross-reactive, as confirmed in this study by analyzing plasma from B and F genotype HIV-1 infected individuals. Plasma f...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bongertz V,Teixeira SL,Grinztejn B,Pilotto JH,Veloso VG,Morgado MG,Bastos FI,Ouverney EP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pleiotropic response to the calpain inhibitor MDL28170 was detected in the tomato parasite Phytomonas serpens. Ultrastructural studies revealed that MDL28170 caused mitochondrial swelling, shortening of flagellum and disruption of trans Golgi network. This effect was correlated to the inhibition in processing of cru...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira SS,Gonçalves DS,Garcia-Gomes AD,Gonçalves IC,Seabra SH,Menna-Barreto RF,Lopes AH,D'Avila-Levy CM,Santos AL,Branquinha MH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar, is recognised as a serious emerging public health problem in India. In this study, environmental parameters, such as land surface temperature (LST) and renormalised difference vegetation indices (RDVI), were used to delineate the association between environmental variables and Phl...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kesari S,Bhunia GS,Chatterjee N,Kumar V,Mandal R,Das P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute cases of schistosomiasis have been found on the coastal area of Pernambuco, Brazil, due to environmental disturbances and disorderly occupation of the urban areas. This study identifies and spatially marks the main foci of the snail host species, Biomphalaria glabrata on Itamaracá Island. The chaotic occupation ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa CS,Araújo KC,Antunes L,Favre T,Pieri OS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three Yersinia pestis strains isolated from humans and one laboratory strain (EV76) were grown in rich media at 28 degrees C and 37 degrees C and their outer membrane protein composition compared by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Several proteins with molecular weights ranging f...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Abath FG,de Almeida AM,Ferreira LC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected clinical form of public health importance that is quite prevalent in the northern and eastern parts of Egypt. A comprehensive study over seven years (January 2005-December 2011) was conducted to track CL transmission with respect to both sandfly vectors and animal reservoirs...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Samy AM,Doha SA,Kenawy MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00