This paper aimed to determine the frequency of diseases of the central nervous system affecting calves under 12 months of age in southern Rio Grande do Sul. A retrospective study was conducted determining the main diseases observed in this category of cattle over a period of 36 years. We reviewed...

The contemporary relationship between humans and animals in the environment that surrounds them increases the chance of occurrence and transmission of zoonosis. Strongyloidiasis is a worldwide zoonotic disease that can affect humans and animals, especially dogs, and its etiological agent is ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the status of gastrointestinal parasites in a group of sheep, in the state of Rondônia. The research was carried out in a commercial herd in the Municipality of Vilhena, RO. Sheep Santa Inês crossbred of different sexes (males and females) and categories...

The growing number of companion animals, especially in large cities, has narrowed the contact between these animals and man, increasing human exposure to agents of zoonoses. The incidence of parasitic zoonoses is frequent in dogs. Among the parasitary zoonoses are Giardiasis, Dipilidiosis,...

This document contains 170 abstracts of papers presented at the first National Veterinary Epidemiology meeting covering the epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases of animals and man as well as techniques used in studying the epidemiology of these diseases. Focus is given on the...

Ectoparasites are of great importance in small animal for their direct action and for transmitting pathogens to their hosts and humans, especially flies and ticks. This review article aims to present a compendium of scientific information on dog flies and ticks, from their development, prophylaxis, ...

Wild animals are host to a variety of parasites that may interfere in their ex situ conservation. The objective of this study was to identify gastrointestinal parasites (GP) and ectoparasites of animals of Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres (CETAS) of Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e...

A retrospective study of the diagnoses of injuries and deaths in equine in Southern Brazil was conducted between 1978 and 2012. All necropsy protocols and other materials of the Regional Diagnostic Laboratory of the Veterinary School of the Federal University of Pelotas were reviewed. The collected ...

Xanthium spp., the cockleburs, are invasive plants found on riverbanks, lakeshores, and floodplains. Ingestion of Xanthium sprouts or fruit causes cocklebur toxicosis, which is characterized clinically and pathologically by acute liver failure. The main lesion observed is an accentuation of the...

Background: The introduction of any infectious agent into an industrial or subsistence farm worries agribusiness owners in Brazil because it reduces product quality and increases treatment costs, although most diseases are untreatable, thus causing economic losses with morbidity and mortality....