Publications by authors named "V F O Sousa"

Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is an infectious disease that causes hematological changes in dogs. This study investigated the correlations between hematological and hemorheological parameters, serum proteins, and triglycerides in dogs with CME. Fifty-nine blood and/or bone marrow samples were collected from dogs with or without clinical signs of CME.

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Integrating technology into healthcare services has direct implications for the efficacy and performance of client care. In view of this, the aim was to identify the possibilities of using virtual reality glasses in healthcare. An integrative literature review was conducted in October 2024, searching in MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Science Direct.

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Malaria continues to be a major public health challenge in tropical and subtropical regions. , a key laboratory model for malaria research, plays a critical role in the study of vector-parasite interactions. Although vector life traits and environmental factors such as age and resource availability can influence the transmission potential of mosquitoes for parasites, the impact of different adult diets on their survival and reproductive fitness remains underexplored.

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Asthma is a complex disease with varied clinical manifestations resulting from the interaction between environmental and genetic factors. While chronic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness are central features, the etiology of asthma is multifaceted, leading to a diversity of phenotypes and endotypes. Although most research into the genetics of asthma focused on the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), studies highlight the importance of structural variations, such as copy number variations (CNVs), in the inheritance of complex characteristics, but their role has not yet been fully elucidated in asthma.

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