scholarly journals Prevalence of liver condemnation due to bovine fasciolosis in Southern Espírito Santo: temporal distribution and economic losses

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cíntia das Chagas Bernardo ◽  
Milena Batista Carneiro ◽  
Barbara Rauta de Avelar ◽  
Dirlei Molinari Donatele ◽  
Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
State Inspection ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Espirito Santo

The present study was conducted to evaluate the economic losses and temporal distribution of the prevalence of liver condemnation due to bovine fasciolosis. The abattoir in Atílio Vivácqua, in the South of the State of Espírito Santo, which is under state inspection by the veterinary service of the Livestock and Forest Protection Institute of Espírito Santo, was used as the data source. The prevalence of liver condemnation due to fasciolosis over the period 2006-2009 was calculated. The χ2 test, simple linear regression analysis and χ2 for trend were used, with a significance level of p < 0.05. Over the period analyzed, 110,956 cattle were slaughtered and the prevalence of liver condemnation due to Fasciola hepatica was 15.24% in 2006, 23.93% in 2007, 28.57% in 2008 and 28.24% in 2009. The historical trend of liver condemnation is an increasing trend, thus indicating that this parasitism has become established in the herd as a problem in this region, with prevalence similar to that of traditionally endemic regions. Condemnations occurred throughout the year, with the highest prevalence in April and May and with significant differences between the dry and wet seasons. The economic losses from liver condemnation can be considered high.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) resistance to different acaricide formulations using samples from Brazilian properties

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro de Oliveira Souza Higa ◽  
Marcos Valério Garcia ◽  
Jacqueline Cavalcante Barros ◽  
Wilson Werner Koller ◽  
Renato Andreotti
Keyword(s):  
Immersion Test ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Abstract The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick is responsible for considerable economic losses in Brazil, causing leather damage, weight loss and reduced milk production in cattle and results in the transmission of pathogens. Currently, the main method for controlling this tick is using acaricides, but their indiscriminate use is one of the major causes of resistance dissemination. In this study, the adult immersion test (AIT) was used to evaluate resistance in ticks from 28 properties located in five different states (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Ceará, São Paulo, e Minas Gerais) and the Distrito Federal (DF) of Brazil. The resistance was found in 47.64% of the repetitions demonstrating an efficacy of less than 90% in various locations throughout the country. The larvae packet test was used to evaluate samples from ten properties in four states (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo). Spray products belonging to the main classes of acaricides, including combination formulations, were used in both types of test. New cases of resistance were found on properties within the states of Ceará, Espírito Santo and Mato Grosso, where such resistance was not previously reported.

scholarly journals Perinatal Mortality Analysis in Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2008 to 2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11671
Author(s):  
Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra ◽  
José Lucas Souza Ramos ◽  
Micael Colodetti Pianissola ◽  
Fernando Adami ◽  
João Batista Francalino da Rocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Information System ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Perinatal Mortality ◽  
Birth Asphyxia ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Perinatal Mortality Rate ◽  
Espirito Santo

This is an ecological and time-series study using secondary data on perinatal mortality and its components from 2008 to 2017 in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The data were collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and Live Births Information System (SINASC) of the Unified Health System Informatics Department (DATASUS) in June 2019. The perinatal mortality rate (×1000 total births) was calculated. Time series were constructed from the perinatal mortality rate for the regions and Espírito Santo. To analyze the trend, the Prais–Winsten model was used. From 2008 to 2017 there were 8132 perinatal deaths (4939 fetal and 3193 early neonatal) out of a total of 542,802 births, a perinatal mortality rate of 15.0/1000 total births. The fetal/early neonatal ratio was 1.5:1, with a strong positive correlation early neonatal mortality rate, perinatal mortality rate, r (9) = 0.8893, with a significance level of p = 0.000574. The presence of differences in trends by health region was observed. Risk factors that stood out were as follows: mother’s age ranging between 10 and 19 or 40 and 49 years old, with no education, a gestational age between 22 and 36 weeks, triple and double pregnancy, and a birth weight below 2499 g. Among the causes of death, 49.70% of deaths were concentrated in category of the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases, fetuses and newborns affected by maternal factors and complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00–P04), and 11.03% were in the category of intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (P20–P21), both related to proper care during pregnancy and childbirth. We observed a slow reduction in the perinatal mortality rate in the state of Espírito Santo from 2008 to 2017.

scholarly journals Contaminação parasitológica do solo em parques públicos da cidade de Conceição da Barra, Espírito Santo, Brasil

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154
Author(s):  
Dariane Barbosa Farias ◽  
Daiany do Rosário Antônio Guimarães ◽  
Marco Antônio Andrade de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Giardia Lamblia ◽  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Enterobius Vermicularis ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo

Uma grande fonte de contaminação parasitológica humana são os animais que vivem na rua e os cães e gatos domésticos parasitados, levados para áreas públicas destinadas à recreação de crianças, poluindo o solo com suas fezes. Com o objetivo de avaliar o grau de contaminação parasitológica no solo de parques públicos da cidade de Conceição da Barra, Espírito Santo, Brasil foram coletadas no período de janeiro e fevereiro de 2020, amostras de areia de sete parques públicos, totalizando ao final da pesquisa 42 amostras. As amostras foram coletadas em cada um dos quatro vértices e do centro da área estabelecida para coleta, retirando-se frações de 100 gramas de areia em cada vértice. O material coletado foi acondicionado em sacos plásticos de primeiro uso, transportado e armazenado no laboratório de Parasitologia e Hematologia Clínica, do Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo, da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, para análise pelos métodos de sedimentação espontânea (HPJ) e flutuação (Willis). Os resultados obtidos neste estudo indicaram que 57,14% das amostras de areia dos parques públicos apresentaram positividade para formas parasitárias de protozoários e helmintos. Das espécies parasitárias identificadas 29,18% foram de Ancylostoma spp., 20,83% de Enterobius vermicularis, 20,83% de Giardia lamblia, 12,50% de Ascaris lumbricoides, 8,33% de Entamoeba coli e 8,33% de Fasciola hepatica. Esses dados sugerem a importância de adoção de medidas preventivas nas áreas recreativas dos parques públicos da cidade de Conceição da Barra a fim de minimizar a contaminação fecal dos solos e, consequentemente, de humanos.

scholarly journals Bioclimatic distribution and prevalence maps for Fasciola hepatica in Espírito Santo State, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deivid Freitas ◽  
Isabella VF Martins ◽  
Gleissy MADA dos Santos ◽  
Alexandre R dos Santos ◽  
Daniel Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo

scholarly journals Molecular confirmation of Fasciola hepatica infection in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins ◽  
Giuliano Failla ◽  
Marcela Santos Sena Martins ◽  
Gabriel José Silva Uzai ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Gonçalves Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
The State ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract Sixty-two fecal samples of capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) living in eight conservation units (CUs) across the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil, were assessed for the presence of eggs of liver flukes via sedimentation. Fasciola hepatica eggs were found in 37.1% (23/62) of the samples. Positive samples were found in six CUs (75%), three CUs located in the southern region of the state and three others in the metropolitan region of the capital city of Vitória. Identification of Fasciola hepatica eggs collected from capybara fecal samples were based on morphology, and confirmed using molecular methods. Our results suggest that capybaras may serve as a wild reservoir host for F. hepatica, possibly contributing to the epidemiology and geographic range expansion of this zoonotic parasite across its vast range of distribution in South America.

scholarly journals Distribution of bovine fasciolosis and associated factors in south Espírito Santo, Brazil: an update

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins ◽  
Barbara Rauta de Avelar ◽  
Cintia das Chagas Bernardo ◽  
Alann Casotti de Leão ◽  
Maria Julia Salim
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
The South ◽  
Final Model ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
The North ◽  
Espirito Santo

The geographical distribution and factors associated with bovine fasciolosis in the south of Espírito Santo were updated and the prevalences of this disease and of snails of the genus Lymnaea in the municipality of Jerônimo Monteiro were calculated. In the first stage, fecal samples were collected from 10% of the herds of 115 farms in 23 municipalities and interviews were conducted with owners. Generalized linear mixed models were used. In the second stage, in Jerônimo Monteiro municipality, feces and mollusks were collected from all farms registered in the milk cooperatives in the region. The mollusks were identified and examined for infection by Fasciola hepatica. Fasciolosis was diagnosed in 18 (78%) of the 23 municipalities. Of the 1157 fecal samples examined, 19.01% were positive for eggs of F. hepatica. The final model shows statistical evidence of associations between positive farms and previous cases of fasciolosis and concomitant grazing of cattle with other definitive hosts. In the evaluated farms from the studied municipality the prevalence of fasciolosis and Lymnaea was of 66.7% and 23.8%, respectively. Mollusks were found in flooded areas and the animals' drinking water troughs. The wide geographical distribution of bovine fasciolosis in the south of Espírito Santo requires control measures to prevent its expansion towards the north of this state and other places characterized as F. hepatica free-infection.

scholarly journals Identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Race 3 Infecting Tomatoes in Northeast Brazil

Plant Disease ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Barboza ◽  
C. S. Cabral ◽  
A. M. Gonçalves ◽  
A. Reis ◽  
M. E. N. Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Oxysporum ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Cultural Control ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Solanum Pennellii ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Race 1 ◽  
Espirito Santo

The three races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) are important tomato pathogens throughout the world, causing severe economic losses (1). In Brazil, races 1 and 2 are widespread, but the current geographic distribution of race 3 is restricted to the mild climate areas of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro States in the southeast region (2,3). Here we report the spread of FOL race 3 to the warm northeast region of Brazil. Plants in commercial fields of the hybrid ‘Alambra’ (resistant to FOL races 1 and 2) were found displaying chlorosis, vascular browning, and wilt symptoms in Jaguaquara County, Bahia State, Brazil. Disease incidence ranged from 10 to 50%. The virulence profile of six isolates obtained from three distinct tomato-producing fields was investigated by root-dipping inoculation (106 conidia/ml) of 21-day-old seedlings from a set of FOL race differential accessions: ‘Ponderosa’ (susceptible to all races), ‘IPA-5’ (FOL race 1 resistance; I-1 locus); ‘Alambra’ and ‘Floradade’ (FOL races 1 and 2 resistance; I-2 gene), and Solanum pennellii ‘LA 716’ (resistant to all three races; I-3 locus). All six isolates were able to induce severe wilt symptoms in 100% of the plants from all lines but S. pennellii ‘LA 716’. FOL race 3 identity was confirmed via PCR assays employing a specific set of primers that are able to discriminate all the three FOL races as well as F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici isolates (1). Total DNA was extracted from pure fungal colonies growing in agar medium. The typical FOL race 3 amplicon profiles (i.e. positive for the primers uni, sp13, and sp23 and negative for the primer sprl) were observed only in the six FOL 3 isolates from Bahia as well as in five reference isolates of race 3 (previously obtained from tomato in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro States), thus confirming their race identities. This recent, fast, and wide geographic expansion of the FOL race 3 in Brazil suggests that the pathogen has been introduced into new tomato producing areas via either contaminated seeds or seedlings. Because of the complexity of establishing effective chemical and cultural control strategies, these epidemics caused by FOL race 3 in distinct areas of Brazil might cause the replacement of the currently grown susceptible hybrids by resistant ones. References: (1) Y. Hirano and T. Arie. J. Gen. Plant Pathol. 72:273, 2006; (2) A. Reis et al. Fitopatol. Bras. 30:426, 2005; (3) A. Reis and L. S. Boiteux. Hort. Bras. 25:451, 2007.

scholarly journals The population density of Lymnaea columella (Say, 1817) (Mollusca, Lymnaeidae) an intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Caparaó microregion, ES, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. G. D’Almeida ◽  
D. F. Freitas ◽  
M. B. Carneiro ◽  
P. F. Camargo ◽  
J. C. Azevedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The aim of this study was to monitor the population density of Lymnaea columella, an intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica, in various aquatic habitats and in drinking water in the area of the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo, on Caparaó Microregion, municipality of Alegre, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Monthly samplings were performed at certain points between drainage areas and drinking water in cattle and goat production systems during the years 2010 to 2013. The mean temperature, precipitation and the frequency of samples of L. columella were analysed graphically according the monthly average during the study period. A total of 2,038 molluscs were collected, 1558 of which were L. columella, that predominated in all sampled points. The highest average of specimens observed for L. columella was in the years 2010 and 2013 (51.0), and occurred decreased in 2011 (19.8). The temperature and precipitation averaged is 23.7 °C and 141 mm/year, respectively. Rainfall peak occurred in March (2011, 2013) and November (2012), during these periods the population of L. columella growth. There was no significant difference in the relationship between the specimens observed with seasons (dry-wet), thus the population of L. columella remained stable and can be found throughout the year.

scholarly journals Main causes of chicken carcass condemnations in Espírito Santo, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 1129-1146
Author(s):  
Matheus Joaquim dos Santos Candido ◽  
◽  
Surama Freitas Zanini ◽  
Marcus de Freitas Ferreira ◽  
Filipe Augusto Coimbra de Araujo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Inspection ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Chicken Carcass ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Inspection Service ◽  
Espirito Santo

Brazil is the third largest producer and the main exporter of chicken meat in the world. In 2019, it produced approximately 13.245 million tons of the product, generating more than six million dollars. According to the Poultry Association of the state of Espírito Santo, broiler production is carried out by 28 independent producers/companies, three integrator businesses, 42 integrated producers and seven slaughterhouses (structures with SIF, SIE/SISBI or SIE certification). Despite the growth of this sector, problems persist regarding the quality of carcasses and the number of condemnations. From the sanitary and industrial point of view, all products of animal origin must undergo prior inspection. The present study was developed using data generated by the Federal Inspection Service (Serviço de Inspeção Federal, SIF) and the State Inspection Service (Serviço de Inspeção Estadual, SIE). The main causes of condemnation of birds as inspected by SIF represented 9.26% of the slaughtered birds. Total condemnations corresponded to 1.35%. Overall, this study recorded a greater number of condemnations of non-pathological origin. In conclusion, there was consistency in the reasons why these products were condemned. Bruises/fractures and contamination were the most frequent causes according to both inspection services (SIF and SIE), indicating a common problem on the slaughter and inspection lines.

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