Cadernos de saúde pública.
Publisher:
A Escola,. Rio De Janeiro : Escola Nacional De Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (2012)
Frequency: Monthly,
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Author(s):
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (Brazil)
Start Year:1985 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0102-311X (Print) 1678-4464 (Electronic) 0102-311X (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 8901573 |
| (DNLM): | SR0060929(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 15717205 |
| Coden: | CSAQEW |
| LCCN: | 87648117 |
| Classification: | W1 CA109F |
[Characterization of Rickettsia spp. circulating in a silent peri-urban focus for Brazilian spotted fever in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil]. The present study was intended to characterize Rickettsia spp. circulating in arthropod vectors in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, by PCR and to investigate the presence of antibodies against the spotted fever Rickettsiae group (SFRG) in dogs and horses. 2,610 arthropods were collected and taxonomically identified. DNA samples obtained from these vectors were submitted to PCR and cycle-sequenced. Ctenocephalides and Amblyomma cajennense showed sequences presenting 100.0% homology with R. felis. A sequence obtained from Rhipicephalus sanguineus showed 99.0% homology with R. felis, and a sequen...
[Blood feeding sources and peridomiciliation of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Psychodidae, Phlebotominae)]. A precipitin test was employed to study the alimentary tract content of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the intra- and peridomiciliary environments in the municipality of Raposa, Maranh o State, a transmission area for visceral leishmaniasis or kala azar. Out of 2,240 female sandflies captured, 547 (24.4%) had fed on vertebrate blood, with the following proportions: avian (87.9%); rodent (47.2%); human (42.4%); canine (27.6%); opossum (26.6%); and equine (22.5%). Based on a survey of 120 human dwellings, chickens were found to be the most common domestic animals in the peridomicile (28.3%), followed ...