There are few studies about the blood serum of laying hens infected with Salmonella. The differential leukocyte count and blood chemistry values are an important aid in the diagnosis of human diseases, but blood parameters ...

Objectives: To evaluate the occurrence of secondary dengue virus (DENV) infections during the 2009 outbreak in a non-endemic area. Viral loads were evaluated in serum from acute-phase patients, comparing primary and secondary ...

Infection of poultry with chicken anemia virus (CAV) is implicated in several field problems in broiler flocks due to the immunosuppression generated and, consequently, the increased susceptibility to secondary infections. ...

CBA mouse macrophages control Leishmania major infection yet are permissive to Leishmania amazonensis. Few studies have been conducted to assess the role played by autophagy in Leishmania infection. Therefore, we assessed ...

The role of Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity has been researched/studied by our study group for the last 28 years. At that time, there wasn’t a clinical entity that included Burning, Lingual Papillary Hypertrophy and ...

Many cities around the globe strive for create and maintain urban forests to improve human health, welfare and more positive interactions towards nature. Frequently, the only available land has compacted and degraded soils ...

Production of llama (Lama glama) meat in rural communities of the Andean regions is largely affected by Sarcocystis spp. infection. Macroscopic cysts develop in muscles as a consequence of S. aucheniae parasitism, often ...

The goal of this study was to analyse the effects of a protein-deficient (PD) diet on antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) in vitro against newborn larvae (NBL) of Trichinella spiralis in the lungs of ...

Agents that increase natural protective mechanisms have been proposed for prevention and treatment of intramammary infections. The objective of this study was to describe the effects of a single intramammary infusion of a ...

Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, which is endemic in Latin America and around the world through mother to child transmission. The heart is the organ most frequently affected in the chronic stage ...