Prevalence and isolation of Toxoplasma gondii in goats slaughtered for human consumption in the semi-arid of northeastern Brazil

2022 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 102457
Author(s):  
Samira Pereira Batista ◽  
Samara dos Santos Silva ◽  
Wlysse Ferreira Sarmento ◽  
Rômulo Fylipe Silva ◽  
Larissa do Nascimento Sousa ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Samara Santos Silva ◽  
Samira Pereira Batista ◽  
Wlysse Ferreira Sarmento ◽  
Rômulo Fylipe da Silva ◽  
Larissa Nascimento Sousa ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Arraes-Santos ◽  
Andreina C. Araújo ◽  
Maíra F. Guimarães ◽  
Josenilton R. Santos ◽  
Hilda F.J. Pena ◽  
...  

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2012
Author(s):  
Vitória Régia do Nascimento Lima ◽  
Álvaro Gustavo Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Renata Ranielly Pedroza Cruz ◽  
Luana da Silva Barbosa ◽  
Neilier Rodrigues da Silva Junior ◽  
...  

Contaminated water consumption is one of the greatest risks to human health, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries. Water is a universal right, but millions of people worldwide consume untreated surface water. The objective in this study is to evaluate water purification with Nopalea cochenillifera var. Miúda biomass. Fragments (1, 2, and 3 g) of N. cochenillifera were added to the aqueous solution containing red-yellow Chromic and Podzolic Luvisol simulating turbid water sources in Northeastern Brazil. The total, non-structural (i.e., reducing and non-reducing sugars, alcohol insoluble solids), and structural (i.e., pectin) carbohydrates, adsorption kinetics, turbidity, electrical conductivity, pH, zeta potential, and total coliforms presence were evaluated. Findings show that the Nopalea cochenillifera biomass adsorbed the suspended particles in the aqueous solution, making it more translucent due to the complex and heterogeneous adsorbents’ ion exchange matrix, but the biomass addition did not eliminate total coliforms from the aqueous solution. We concluded that the Nopalea cochenillifera biomass water treatment reduces suspended dissolved particles and turbidity, but it needs to be associated with other treatments to eliminate total coliforms and ensure water safety for human consumption.


2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayanne Rakelly de Oliveira ◽  
Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior ◽  
Vanessa de Carvalho Nilo Bitu ◽  
Patricia Gonçalves Pinheiro ◽  
Cicero Diego Almino Menezes ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
WO Almeida ◽  
A Vasconcellos ◽  
SG Lopes ◽  
EMX Freire

This study aimed to evaluate the infection rates of snakes by pentastomids in the semi-arid region of Brazil. Fifteen snakes (four Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820) and eleven Philodryas nattereri Steindachner, 1870) were collected between January and April of 2005, in the municipality of Crato (07° 14' S and 39° 24' W), State of Ceará, Brazil. Laboratorial analysis of the respiratory tracts of the sampled snakes indicated differences in host infection rates: four individuals of P. nattereri (36.4%) were infected by Cephalobaena tetrapoda Heymons, 1922 (mean infection intensity 1.5 ± 0.28, 1-2) and three specimens (27.3%) by Raillietiella furcocerca (Diesing, 1863) (2.3 ± 1.32, 1-5). Only one individual of M. ibiboboca (25%) was infected by a non-identified species of Raillietiella sp. These are the first data on pentastomid infection in snakes in Northeastern Brazil and both snake species comprise new host records for the pentastomids. The results also indicate that the generalist parasites C. tetrapoda and R. furcocerca share their definitive hosts.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Azevedo ◽  
H. F. de Jesus Pena ◽  
C. J. Alves ◽  
A. A. M. G. Filho ◽  
R. M. Oliveira ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-20
Author(s):  
José Carlos Oliveira SANTOS ◽  
Lionete Dantas NUNES ◽  
Sylvia Berenice NÓBREGA ◽  
Dantas José Pires PUZINSKI ◽  
Antonio Gouveia SOUZA

A thermal analysis has been applied to characterization of food and food products. Taking into account the problems of desertification and agricultural practices able to provide income to the population at the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil, this work presents the results of the chemical, thermal and kinetic characterization by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry of the seed derivatives of favelone (cnidoscolus quercifolius), aiming at the application of these materials as an alternative of food source for animals and for the human population at this brazilian region.


2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Keslley Carloto Lopes ◽  
Mario Ubirajara Gonçalves Barros ◽  
Carlos João Pestana ◽  
José Capelo Neto

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the composition and toxicity of the phytoplankton in Sítios Novos reservoir, used mainly as drinking water supply for approximately 30,000 people.MethodsSamples were collected between January 2010 and June 2011.ResultsDuring this period 19 taxa of cyanobacteria and 22 of algae were identified. Out of 45 samples collected, algae accounted for no more than 10% of the quantified organisms in 44 samples. Cyanobacteria accounted for 100% of the organisms quantified in three samples and for 99% in other 29 samples. Among the cyanobacteria group, Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenaya & Subbaraju prevailed and both strains were isolated and identified as paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) producers. C. raciborskii strain has shown to produce SXT and dcSXT while P. agardhii strain has shown to produce dcGTX2 or 3.ConclusionsTo the author’s knowledge, this is the first report of PSP-producer cyanobacteria species isolated in Northeastern Brazil and the first reported of a P. agardhii synthesizing dcGTX2/3.


2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Gomes Lopes ◽  
Ivete Lopes Mendonça ◽  
Kleber Portela Fortes ◽  
Marcos Amaku ◽  
Hilda de Fátima Jesus Pena ◽  
...  

This study aimed to evaluate the presence of antibodies against Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania infantum in dogs attended at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, where there are no reports of the occurrence of N. caninum and T. gondii in dogs. Serum samples from 530 dogs of genders, different ages and breeds from the municipality of Teresina and nearby towns were analyzed using three indirect fluorescent antibody tests, each one targeting one of the three agents. The associations between the parasites and gender, breed and age of the dogs were assessed by the chi-square test (p > 0.05). The occurrence of antibodies to N. caninum, T. gondii and L. infantum was 3.2, 18.0 and 78.1%, respectively. Toxoplasma gondii was more frequently found in older dogs (p < 0.05) whereas L. infantum was more common in animals aged between 1 to 3 years (p < 0.05). In order to evaluate potential associations between the presence of anti-N. caninum and anti-T. gondii antibodies and Leishmania infection, 240 dogs were selected (120 positive and 120 negative for Leishmania spp.), based on serological and parasitological diagnoses. No association was found between Leishmania spp. and the coccidian parasites (p > 0.05). The results confirm the exposure of dogs to these parasites in the State of Piauí.


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