This study was performed in Maranhão state, a transition area two Brazilian biomes, Amazon and Cerrado. During 2011-2013, 1,560 domestic dogs were sampled for collection of serum blood samples and ticks in eight counties (3 within the Amazon and 5 within the Cerrado). A total of 959 ticks were...
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Costa, F. B.; Costa, A. P. da; Moraes Filho, J.; Martins, T. F.; Soares, H. S.; Ramirez, D. G.; Dias, R. A.; Labruna, M. B.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2017, 12, 6, pp e0179163
Vesicular stomatitis (VS) is an infectious viral disease that affects bovines, equines, swine, wild animals and humans. As it is indistinguishable from other vesicular diseases, mainly Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), it causes restrictions in commercial livestock trade at national and international...
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Arruda, R. C. N. de; Segundo, J. M. F.; Soares, B. A.; Martins, N. R. S.; Barçante, T. A.; Barçante, J. M. P.
Publisher
Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015, 35, 5, pp 391-395
Publisher
Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia do CRMV-SP, 2016, 14, 2, pp 63-88
The aim of the study was to investigate the number of captures and the control of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus on small farms in the municipality of Cedral, State of Maranhão, Brazil. The area was chosen because the highest number of captures in Maranhão was made there around corrals....
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Arruda, R. C. N.; Barçante, T. A.; Peconick, A. P.; Pereira, S. M.; Souza, J. C. P.; Sousa, T. M.; Barçante, J. M. P.
Publisher
Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2013, 33, 5, pp 571-574
This study aimed to survey a diagnosis of rabies in domestic herbivores in the period 1996 to 2009, as well as perform a spatial study of rabies and encephalitis in the state of Maranhao. For this purpose, was used text search, interviews, data queries in institutions, analysis sheets and...
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Arruda, R. C. N. de; Moura Filho, J. M. de; Sousa, V. E. de; Sá, J. S.; Santos, H. P.; Pereira, H. de M.
Publisher
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil
Citation
Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2011, 18, 4, Supl. 3, pp 744-748
The presence of ticks was examined in domestic animals (cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, horses, donkeys and dogs) reared in São Luis Island, Maranahão, Brazil. Four tick species were identified: Boophilus microplus in cattle, goats and horses; Anocentor nitens in horses and donkeys; Rhipicephalus...
Author(s)
Guerra, R. de M. S. N. de C.; Brito, D. R. B.
Publisher
Editora Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation
Entomología y Vectores, 2004, 11, 3, pp 435-444
Of the 349 specimens of T. rubrofasciata captured during March-December 1997 in São Luis Island, Maranhão, Brazil, in domiciliary and peridomiciliary environments, 16.9% were infected by Trypanosoma sp. and 283 had a single food source, with 128 (36.7%) corresponding to rodent, 61 (17.5%) to dog,...
Author(s)
Lorosa, E. S.; Andrade, R. E.; Serra, M. da G. A.; Rebelo, J. M. M.; Vinhaes, M. C.
Citation
Entomología y Vectores, 1998, 5, 6, pp 241-250