Search Results - "Carlos Roberto Franke"
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Bats carry pathogenic hepadnaviruses antigenically related to hepatitis B virus and capable of infecting human hepatocytes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (01-10-2013)“…The hepatitis B virus (HBV), family Hepadnaviridae , is one of most relevant human pathogens. HBV origins are enigmatic, and no zoonotic reservoirs are known…”
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A novel hepatitis B virus species discovered in capuchin monkeys sheds new light on the evolution of primate hepadnaviruses
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-06-2018)“…[Display omitted] •A divergent HBV species termed CMHBV was discovered in Brazilian capuchin monkeys.•CMHBV and the related WMHBV use the same receptor as HBV…”
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Ecologic Determinants of West Nile Virus Seroprevalence among Equids, Brazil
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2021)“…Among 713 equids sampled in northeastern Brazil during 2013–2018, West Nile virus seroprevalence was 4.5% (95% CI 3.1%–6.3%). Mathematical modeling…”
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A Novel Marsupial Hepatitis A Virus Corroborates Complex Evolutionary Patterns Shaping the Genus Hepatovirus
Published in Journal of virology (01-07-2018)“…The discovery of highly diverse nonprimate hepatoviruses illuminated the evolutionary origins of hepatitis A virus (HAV) ancestors in mammals other than…”
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Frequent Infection of Cats With SARS-CoV-2 Irrespective of Pre-Existing Enzootic Coronavirus Immunity, Brazil 2020
Published in Frontiers in immunology (05-04-2022)“…Carnivores such as cats and minks are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. Brazil is a global COVID-19 hot spot and several cases of human-to-cat transmission…”
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Identification of biomarkers in the hair of dogs: new diagnostic possibilities in the study and control of visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry (01-10-2014)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis whose etiologic agent in the Americas is Leishmania infantum , and dogs are the main host. Research and innovation in…”
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Limited Evidence for Infection of Urban and Peri-urban Nonhuman Primates with Zika and Chikungunya Viruses in Brazil
Published in mSphere (01-01-2018)“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in the Americas in 2013. Limited antigenic variability of CHIKV and ZIKV may restrict urban…”
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Impact of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation on visceral leishmaniasis, Brazil
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2002)“…We used time-series analysis and linear regression to investigate the relationship between the annual Niño-3 index from 1980 to 1998 and the annual incidence…”
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Prevalence of ehrlichial infection among dogs and ticks in Northeastern Brazil
Published in Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria (01-04-2010)“…This study investigated the epidemiology of canine ehrlichiosis in Northeastern Brazil, focusing the identification of the Ehrlichia species and vectors…”
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Domestic swine in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area produce antibodies against multiple Leishmania infantum antigens but apparently resist to L. infantum infection
Published in Acta tropica (01-05-2006)“…In order to investigate whether pigs can be infected by Leishmania infantum, a serological and parasitological study was carried out on swine in the Jequié…”
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Introduction of Chlamydia psittaci into a hospital area by feral pigeons
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Trends in the temporal and spatial distribution of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Bahia, Brazil, from 1985 to 1999
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (01-05-2002)“…Temporal and spatial trends in the geographical distribution of 12413 cases of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) and of 48 138 cases of American cutaneous…”
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Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses
Published in Nature communications (24-04-2012)“…The large virus family Paramyxoviridae includes some of the most significant human and livestock viruses, such as measles-, distemper-, mumps-, parainfluenza-,…”
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Patterns and spatial distribution of sea turtle strandings in Alagoas, Brazil
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-04-2024)“…This study makes a descriptive analysis of necropsied sea turtles registered in the Biota Conservation Institute database between May 2018 and May 2022 on the…”
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Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) in a colony of Triatoma sherlocki Papa et al. 2002 (Reduviidae: Triatominae) present in a subsistence pig farm in Northeast Brazil
Published in Medical and veterinary entomology (25-07-2024)“…Triatomines of the species Triatoma sherlocki are considered sylvatic; however, household invasion appears imminent, potentially carrying Trypanosoma cruzi,…”
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A hepatitis B virus causes chronic infections in equids worldwide
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (30-03-2021)“…Preclinical testing of novel therapeutics for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) requires suitable animal models. Equids host homologs of hepatitis C virus (HCV)…”
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Eco-epidemiology of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in a region of northeast Brazil
Published in Acta tropica (01-01-2022)“…•Trypanosoma cruzi occurrence in triatomines and dogs in northeastern Brazil.•Risk of transmission to humans by wild triatomine species.•Knowledge, Attitudes,…”
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Evidence against Zika virus infection of pets and peri-domestic animals in Latin America and Africa
Published in Journal of general virology (01-01-2022)“…Decades after its discovery in East Africa, Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in Brazil in 2013 and infected millions of people during intense urban transmission…”
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Wild mammals involved in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and food sources of Triatoma sherlocki in an endemic region of northeastern Brazil
Published in Medical and veterinary entomology (01-06-2023)“…The present study, carried out in the municipality of Gentio do Ouro, Bahia, Brazil aimed to evaluate which wild mammals may be involved in the transmission of…”
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Xenodiagnosis on dogs with visceral leishmaniasis: Canine and sand fly aspects related to the parasite transmission
Published in Veterinary parasitology (15-06-2016)“…•Independent of the classification methodology, the rate of infectiousness was similar.•The dogs with a higher degree of the disease showed to have higher…”
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