Publications by authors named "Gisele Braziliano de Andrade"

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  • A study was conducted to analyze the health of Holochilus chacarius, a small mammal, in a rice agroecosystem in the Pantanal region of Brazil using histopathology.
  • Lung, kidney, skin, liver, and reproductive system tissues were examined from 33 animals, revealing inflammation and damage, particularly in the lungs due to environmental factors like wildfires and heavy metals.
  • The research established a new matrix for classifying tissue damage and highlighted the potential of these small mammals as bioindicators for assessing environmental health.
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Bats have been reported as reservoir host of spp. worldwide, mostly by molecular detection. However, it is still unclear whether bats act as reservoirs of to sandflies vectors.

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Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of in South American coatis inhabiting two forest fragments in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest region of Brazil, an endemic area of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL).

Material And Methods: A total of 110 South American coatis were sampled in the conservation unit "" (PEP) and in the residential area "" (VBA) from March 2018 to April 2019. As a longitudinal study that include up to six recaptures of the same individual, a total of 190 capture events were obtained.

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This review was performed to gather knowledge about brucellosis in livestock and wildlife in the Brazilian Pantanal, a biome with a huge biodiversity and extensive livestock production. Following the preferred reporting items for narrative review guidelines and using the terms "Brucella" and "Pantanal," we explored the PubMed, SciELO, Jstor, Science Direct, and Scholar Google databases. Information on host species, diagnostic test, number of positive animals, and positivity rates were acquired.

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The emergence of tick-borne diseases has been reported as a serious problem in public health worldwide and many aspects of its epidemiology and effects on the health of its hosts are unclear. We aimed to perform an epidemiological study of tick-borne zoonotic Rickettsia, Borrelia, and Anaplasmataceae in horses from Midwestern Brazil. We also evaluated whether Borrelia spp.

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  • The study explored how different mammal hosts contribute to the transmission of various Trypanosoma species in the Pantanal biome.
  • A total of 272 wild mammals from 27 species were sampled over one year, revealing significant levels of infection in species including Nasua nasua, which was highlighted as a major host for multiple Trypanosoma types.
  • The findings show a complex network of infections involving various hosts, indicating that Trypanosoma species have intricate transmission cycles and affect a wider geographical area with specific vector species.
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Considered ecologically generalist, is reported as reservoir for different species of parasites, especially . However, the knowledge about the influence of on hematological parameters of free-living opossum remains scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of on hematological parameters of white-ear opossums () from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

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Domestic dogs are considered reservoirs hosts for several vector-borne parasites. This study aimed to evaluate the role of domestic dogs as hosts for , and spp. in single and co-infections in the Urucum settlement, near the Brazil-Bolivian border.

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Despite the great diversity of coccidians, to our knowledge, no coccidian infections have been described in Oecomys spp. In this context, we examined Oecomys mamorae Thomas (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Brazilian Pantanal for infections with enteric coccidia. Nine individuals were sampled, and one was found to be infected.

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The echimyid rodents Thrichomys fosteri and Clyomys laticeps are among the most commonly recorded small mammals in the Pantanal wetland of Brazil. These species play important ecological roles since they are the basis of the food chain of some predators and are parasitized by some pathogens. Knowledge of the eimerians that parasitize echimyid rodents in Brazil is absent, and only one report is available for South America.

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  • The study investigates tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Campo Grande, Brazil, that tested positive for Leishmania infantum.
  • A total of 60 serum and spleen samples were analyzed, revealing high levels of IgG antibodies against various pathogens, including Ehrlichia canis and Babesia vogeli.
  • Results suggest that L. infantum-seropositive dogs are frequently exposed to multiple tick-borne pathogens, highlighting the need for broader diagnostics in cases of suspected leishmaniasis.
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Visceral leishmaniasis affects various organs including the kidneys; which can lead to renal failure and death. In order to verify this renal involvement, material was evaluated from 100 dogs naturally infected and with serological diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). Inflammatory changes were present in 25.

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Thrichomys apereoides, a caviomorph rodent species common in a highly endemic area for Chagas disease in Brazil, may act as reservoir of the parasite. However, no information is available concerning its sibling species Thrichomys pachyurus, found in the Pantanal region, where Trypanosoma cruzi is found only in the enzootic cycle. We followed up the cross infection of these cryptic species with two isolates derived from naturally infected T.

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