We describe the geographical patterns and identified factors associated with serological evidence of brucellosis in ruminants in Armenian communities during 2006 and 2007. The data comprised the two first complete years of the current national test-and-s... see more

Revista: Geospatial Health

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Serological evidence of canine arthropod-borne infections in an ecotone area of a natural reserve at the Pantanal, Brazil

Bruno Alberigi, Norma Labarthe, Flavia Cardoso, Caroline Cunha, Caroline Almeida, Celeste Souza, Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida

Arthropod-borne infections are dependent on environmental conditions; therefore, anthropomorphic meddling may disrupt the natural balance that maintains wildlife. It is common to find dogs roaming in Brazilian natural reserves, what favors the spillover ... see more

Revista: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine

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Detecção de Brucella canis no sangue, urina e sêmen de cão naturalmente infectado através de PCR

Fabiana Sperb Volkweis, Lilian Cristina Cavalcanti, Hélio Blume, Helvécio Leal Santos Júnior, Andrea Lazzari, Fernanda Mulinari

Canine Brucellosis is a bacterial infectious disease that affects dogs around the world. The laboratory diagnosis is based on direct and indirect methods and should be performed when there is evidence from clinical and epidemiological signs. In this stud... see more

Revista: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine

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CORRELATION STUDY BETWEEN POSITIVE SEROLOGIC TESTS AND BACTERIOLOGICAL AND MORPHOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION FOR BRUCELLA OVIS INFECTION IN THE AREA OF CLUJ COUNTY

Ana Maria Oleleu,Gh. Rapuntean,I. Oleleu,F. Chirila,N. Fit,F. Stan

Research was conducted during 2000 - 2004 on a number of 60.986 blood samples from rammers, 530 pairs of testicles for bacteriological examination and 76 testicle samples processed for histopathology. Serologic and morphopathologic investigations were p... see more

Revista: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine

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Serological evidence of Midichloria mitochondrii circulation in humans parasitized by I. ricinus in Germany and development of a marker for tick bite

Valentina Serra,Chiara Bazzocchi

The tick Ixodes ricinus transmits several microorganisms of medical and veterinary importance. Midichloria mitochondrii (order Rickettsiales; family Midichloriaceae) is an intracellular symbiont present in the ovaries and salivary glands of 100% of adult... see more

Revista: International Journal of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety

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