Seroprevalence and risk factors of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in ovines from Uberlândia municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil

A leptospirose é uma zoonose de grande impacto econômico na produção animal, caracterizada pela redução dos índices produtivos e reprodutivos dos plantéis de suínos afetados. O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a ocorrência de anticorpos anti-Leptospira spp. e seus sorovares em 96 amostras de soro sanguíneo de suínos procedentes de quatro frigoríficos localizados no Município de Uberlândia (MG). Para a pesquisa de anticorpos anti-Leptospira spp. foi utilizada a técnica de Soroaglutinação Microscópica (SAM).Das amostras de soro sanguíneo avaliadas, 59,38% foram reagentes ao SAM, sendo que todas reagiram ao sorovar Icterohaemorraghiae e em quatro casos, houve coaglutinação com os sorovares Canicola (3,50%), Grippotyphosa (1,75%) e Pomona (1,75%). Detectou-se a presença de anticorpos anti-Leptospira spp. em suínos abatidos nos frigoríficos do Município de Uberlândia (MG).

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Seroprevalence and risk factors for bovine brucellosis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n5supl2p3449 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (5Supl2) ◽

pp. 3449-3466

Author(s):

Luciana Faria de Oliveira ◽

Elaine Maria Seles Dorneles ◽

Ana Lourdes Arrais de Alencar Mota ◽

Vitor Salvador Picão Gonçalves ◽

José Soares Ferreira Neto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Bovine Brucellosis ◽

Minas Gerais State

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Neglected tropical diseases: prevalence and risk factors for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.1093/trstmh/tru054 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 108 (6) ◽

pp. 363-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Luzivalda D. Couto ◽

Sandra H.C. Tibiriça ◽

Izabella O. Pinheiro ◽

Adalberto Mitterofhe ◽

Adilson C. Lima ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Tropical Diseases ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis

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Prevalence and risk factors for giardiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in three municipalities of Southeastern Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Parasitology Research ◽

10.1007/s00436-010-2154-x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 108 (5) ◽

pp. 1123-1130 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Izabella de Oliveira Pinheiro ◽

Milton Ferreira de Castro ◽

Adalberto Mitterofhe ◽

Flávia Alves Condé Pires ◽

Clarice Abramo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis

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Human visceral leishmaniasis: factors associated with deaths in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil from 2006 to 2013

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268818000109 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 146 (5) ◽

pp. 565-570 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

F. R. P. Bruhn ◽

M. H. F. Morais ◽

N. C. P. Bruhn ◽

D. L. Cardoso ◽

F. Ferreira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Skin Colour ◽

Social Risk ◽

Social Risk Factors ◽

Human Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽

The Social ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Belo Horizonte

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of cases and the social determinants associated with death from human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) and VL–HIV co-infection in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, between 2006 and 2013. Descriptive statistics and analysis of associations were performed using chi-square of the raised variables, such as sex, age, skin colour and schooling of cases of HVL. During the study period, there were 866 cases of HVL with 111 deaths in Belo Horizonte. Morbidity and lethality rates (LR) of HVL in Belo Horizonte remained high over almost all the years evaluated, with an average incidence rate of 4.18 cases/100 000 inhabitants and a LR of 11.16%. With respect to skin colour, it was found that people characterised as black or mulatto had higher morbidity, followed by white. Regarding schooling, LR was more prevalent among individuals with lower education. One of the social risk factors was co-infection with HIV, which was present in many cases of HVL. Furthermore, it was found that older age and the male sex were also risk factors for death from HVL in Belo Horizonte.

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Seroprevalence of Brucella ovis-epididymitis, smooth-Brucella, leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, and Maedi-Visna in sheep slaughtered in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science ◽

10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.164278 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. e164278

Author(s):

Elaine Maria Seles Dorneles ◽

Alessandro Sá Guimarães ◽

Aurora Maria Gumarães Gouveia ◽

Fernanda Morcatti Coura ◽

Filipe Borges Carmo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Low Frequency ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Agglutination Test ◽

Caseous Lymphadenitis ◽

Igg Antibodies ◽

Agar Gel ◽

Brucella Ovis ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Leptospira Spp ◽

Inspection Service

The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of antibodies against Brucella ovis-epididymitis, smooth-Brucella,leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis and Maedi-visna in sheep slaughtered in Minas Gerais, Brazil and to study their simultaneousoccurrence, including caseous lymphadenitis, at sheep and flock levels. The study was conducted at a sheep slaughterhousewith Federal Inspection Service. Sera from 594 animals from 21 flocks were collected, in 2007. The agar gel immunodiffusion(AGID) was employed to detect anti-B. ovis and anti-Maedi Visna antibodies, whereas Rose Bengal (RB) and the2-mercaptoethanol test (2ME) were used to test anti-smooth Brucella antibodies. For the detection of anti-Leptospiraantibodies, sera were examined by microscopic agglutination test (MAT), while for the detection of IgG antibodies toToxoplasma gondii ELISA was used. Prevalence of antibodies against smooth Brucella, B. ovis-epididimitis, Leptospiraspp., toxoplasmosis and Maedi-Visna found in sheep from Minas Gerais was 0.00%, 24.04%, 25.96%, 10.46% and3.08%, respectively; whereas the seroprevalence in flocks was 0.00%, 80.95%, 90.48%, 71.43% and 23.81%, respectively.Moreover, when data on antibodies anti-Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, previously obtained, were included, about60% of the flocks showed animals that were exposed to four or more of the studied agents. However, only 25.47% ofthe sheep exhibited simultaneously antibodies against more than one pathogen. Thus, data from the present study onsheep slaughtered in Minas Gerais, Brazil, showed no antibodies to smooth-Brucella and a low frequency of antibodiesanti-Maedi Visna lentivirus, and a high and widespread seroprevalence of B. ovis, Leptospira spp., and T. gondii amonganimals and flocks.

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in dairy herds in the central region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports ◽

10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.08.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 71-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rafael Romero Nicolino ◽

Camila Stefanie Fonseca de Oliveira ◽

Luciano Bastos Lopes ◽

Rogério Oliveira Rodrigues ◽

João Paulo Amaral Haddad

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Central Region ◽

Neospora Caninum ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Dairy Herds ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Minas Gerais State

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Risk factors associated with taeniasis-cysticercosis in Lagamar, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ◽

10.1590/s0037-86821998000100009 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 65-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mario León Silva-Vergara ◽

Aluízio Prata ◽

Horácio Velloso Silveira Netto ◽

Cláudio de Oliveira Vieira ◽

João Henrique Castro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Relative Risk ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Epidemiological Survey ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

History Of ◽

Sanitary Conditions ◽

Epidemiological Link

An epidemiological survey was carried out in 3,344 people of an urban town in Lagamar, Minas Gerais, Brazil - during 1992-1993, to evaluate the main risk factors related to taeniasis and cysticercosis. A total number of 875 (78.9%) houses were visited and 1080 (32.3%) subjects were clinically examined. Poor sanitary conditions were positively associated with former history of taeniasis or seizures in households (p < 0.05). It was remarkable the positive relationship between taeniasis and seizures when households were questioned and subjects were clinically evaluated (p < 0.05). The relative risk of seizures was 2.3 between households and 1.7 for individuals clinically examined respectively. The breeding of swine nearby and the chronic carriers of taeniasis are determinant factors in the maintenance of the epidemiological link between taeniasis and cysticercosis in endemic areas.

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