Publications by authors named "Marcos A Domingues"
Human pathogens have evolved to infect vertebrate hosts other than human beings without causing symptoms of the disease, thus permitting them to complete their life cycle and to develop into infectious forms. The identification and management of infected animals are alternatives to control dissemination of the disease and to prevent human illness. In the current study, the potential use of staphylococcal A or streptococcal G proteins was evaluated with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for seroepidemiological studies.
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- The study examined the potential natural infection of dogs by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Brazil, surveying 149 urban and 126 rural dogs using specific tests.
- Out of the urban dogs, 6.2% showed positive intradermal tests, but no significant fungal presence was found in histopathological examinations or cultures.
- In contrast, a high percentage (80.5%) of rural dogs tested positive for antibodies against the fungus, suggesting they are more commonly infected while indicating a natural resistance to developing the disease.
[Population parameters for Triatoma sordida Stal, 1859: the most frequent vector for Chagas disease in the Triângulo Mineiro (Heteroptera, Triatominae)].
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
July 2007
Triatoma sordida is the most frequent vector for Trypanosoma cruzi, Chagas, 1909, in Uberaba, State of Minas Gerais. The objective of this study was to construct a dynamic life table for Triatoma sordida with the aim of supplying support data for controlling its populations.
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