Publications by authors named "Beatriz Maria de Almeida Braz"
Factors associated with Leishmania infection in dogs and geospatial analysis in the Sertão of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a significant public health issue globally, and this study focused on identifying the prevalence of the disease in dogs in Mãe D'Água, Brazil.
- Out of 150 blood samples collected, 18.6% tested positive for Leishmania infantum, with rural areas deemed higher risk and certain factors like nighttime freedom and deworming offering protection.
- The study indicated an active transmission of VL in rural regions, but emphasized the need for urban control measures to prevent human infections and curb the disease's spread.
Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis has a broad worldwide distribution and constitutes a public health problem in the Northeast of Brazil. Located in this region is the state of Alagoas, where the disease is endemic in humans and where there has been a significant increase in the number of positive dogs. The objective of this study was to describe the temporal and spatial distribution of the cases of human VL in the state of Alagoas with the aim of identifying transmission risk areas in the period from 2007 to 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCross-sectional survey for toxoplasmosis in free-range chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) from the Atlantic Forest area in Alagoas state, Northeastern Brazil.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
January 2021
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease, which is prevalent across the world and has a strong environmental component in its transmission chain. The present study determined the seroprevalence and factors related to Toxoplasma gondii infection among free-range chickens from an Atlantic Forest area in Northeastern Brazil. A total of 550 free-range chickens were tested for T.
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