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Field trial of efficacy of the Leish-tec® vaccine against canine leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in an endemic area with high transmission rates
Published in PloS one (27-09-2017)“…Because domestic dogs are reservoir hosts for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil, one of the approaches used to reduce human disease incidence is to cull…”
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Gr1 + Inflammatory Monocytes Are Required for Mucosal Resistance to the Pathogen Toxoplasma gondii
Published in Immunity (Cambridge, Mass.) (15-08-2008)“…The enteric pathogen Toxoplasma gondii is controlled by a vigorous innate T helper 1 (Th1) cell response in the murine model. We demonstrated that after oral…”
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Autophagosome-independent essential function for the autophagy protein Atg5 in cellular immunity to intracellular pathogens
Published in Cell host & microbe (13-11-2008)“…The physiologic importance of autophagy proteins for control of mammalian bacterial and parasitic infection in vivo is unknown. Using mice with granulocyte-…”
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Assessing geographic and climatic variables to predict the potential distribution of the visceral leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Published in PloS one (01-09-2020)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by the protozoa Leishmania chagasi, whose main vector in South America is Lutzomyia longipalpis…”
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Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii infected by Plasmodium in the Atlantic Forest indicates that the malaria transmission cycle is maintained even after howler monkeys’ population decline
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-12-2022)“…The Atlantic Forests outside of the Amazon region in Brazil are low-frequency malaria hotspots. The disease behaves as a zoonosis maintained by nonhuman…”
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Environmental Niche Modelling of Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Identifies Lutzomyia intermedia as the Main Vector Species in Southeastern Brazil
Published in PloS one (26-10-2016)“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by sand flies. The state of Espírito Santo (ES), an endemic…”
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Residual malaria of Atlantic Forest systems and the influence of anopheline fauna
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-08-2021)“…In Brazil, the Amazon region comprises 99.5% of the reported malaria cases. However, another hotspot of the disease is the Atlantic Forest regions, with the…”
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Trends in admission to the Wildlife Screening Center in Espírito Santo State, Brazil, from 2011 to 2021
Published in International journal of one health (01-10-2024)“…Background and Aim: The Wild Animal Screening Center in Espírito Santo State (CETAS-ES), Brazil, treats wildlife from trafficking and illegal trade, accidents,…”
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Mitochondrial genome of Plasmodium vivax/simium detected in an endemic region for malaria in the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo state, Brazil: do mosquitoes, simians and humans harbour the same parasite?
Published in Malaria journal (30-10-2017)“…The transmission of malaria in the extra-Amazonian regions of Brazil, although interrupted in the 1960s, has persisted to the present time in some areas of…”
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Assessment of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infection by detection of parasite DNA in residents of an extra-Amazonian region of Brazil
Published in Malaria journal (14-03-2018)“…The hypotheses put forward to explain the malaria transmission cycle in extra-Amazonian Brazil, an area of very low malaria incidence, are based on either a…”
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Ecological characterisation and infection of Anophelines (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Atlantic Forest in the southeast of Brazil over a 10 year period: has the behaviour of the autochthonous malaria vector changed?
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-02-2018)“…BACKGROUND In southeastern Brazil, autochthonous cases of malaria can be found near Atlantic Forest fragments. Because the transmission cycle has not been…”
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Toxoplasma gondii Strains Defective in Oral Transmission Are Also Defective in Developmental Stage Differentiation
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-05-2007)“…Toxoplasma gondii undergoes differentiation from rapidly growing tachyzoites to slowly growing bradyzoites during its life cycle in the intermediate host, and…”
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Reassessment of asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium spp. in an endemic area with a very low incidence of malaria in extra-Amazonian Brazil
Published in Malaria journal (09-11-2017)“…Regions with residual transmission are potential obstacles to the elimination of malaria. It is, therefore, essential to understand the factors associated with…”
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Toxoplasma gondii: isolation, biological and molecular characterisation of samples from free-range Gallus gallus domesticus from countryside Southeast Brazil
Published in Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria (01-07-2018)“…Toxoplasma gondii presents a high prevalence worldwide, infecting several animals. Felines are considered the definitive hosts and among the intermediate hosts…”
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Molecular characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi samples derived from Triatoma vitticeps and Panstrongylus geniculatus of the Atlantic rainforest, southeast Brazil
Published in Parasite (Paris) (2018)“…In rural areas of Espírito Santo state, southeast Brazil, triatomine species attracted by light frequently invade residences. The aim of this study was to…”
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Atlantic Forest Malaria: A Review of More than 20 Years of Epidemiological Investigation
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (08-01-2021)“…In the south and southeast regions of Brazil, cases of malaria occur outside the endemic Amazon region near the Atlantic Forest in some coastal states, where…”
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Saliva of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) inhibits classical and alternative complement pathways
Published in Parasites & vectors (11-08-2016)“…Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is the main ectoparasite affecting livestock worldwide. For a successful parasitism, ticks need to evade several immune…”
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Epidemiologic aspects of toxoplasmosis and evaluation of its seroprevalence in pregnant women
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-06-2012)“…The aim of the present study was to analyze the exposure to risk factors for toxoplasmosis disease and the level of knowledge in pregnant women who were…”
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Intestinal Parasites and Socioeconomic Children Profile in Two Public- daycares Centers in Vitoria, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (P04-008-19)
Published in Current developments in nutrition (01-06-2019)“…Introduction: The presence of intestinal parasites is related to poor living conditions, educational level and socio-economic factors. The study evaluated the…”
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Role of Cytokines and Major Histocompatibility Complex Restriction in Mouse Resistance to Infection with a Natural Recombinant Strain (Type I-III) of Toxoplasma gondii
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