Luciano Antunes Barros

Larvas de nematóides de importância zoonótica encontradas em traíras (Hoplias malabaricus bloch, 1794) no município de Santo Antonio do Leverger, MT

In order to investigate the prevalence of nematode larvae with zoonotical importance in trairas (Hoplias malabaricus), necropsy exams were done 30 specimes from Santo Antonio do Leverger, Mato Grosso, Brazil. These fishes were collected during drought time and two different nematodes larvae were found - Contracaecum sp. and Eustrongylides sp. - presenting the following prevalence: Contracaecum sp., 73% and Eustrongylides sp., 33%.

Avaliação clínica e molecular de cães com erliquiose

The canine monocytic ehrlichiosis is a cosmopolitan disease, caused by Ehrlichia canis, transmitted by ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus that has been frequently diagnosed in dogs throughout the country. This study aimed to investigate the cytological and molecular Ehrlichia infection in 195 dogs examined at the University Veterinary Hospital of Mato Grosso, by analyzing the clinical and laboratory findings. In 48 dogs with positive cytology for Ehrlichia sp it was possible to detect the diversity of signs, with predominance statistically significant of pallor of mucous membranes (P≤0.05) as well as several hematological findings, occurring anemia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, or increased as normal cells. There was increased of plasma proteins, with hyperglobulinemia, however without any significant difference (P≥0.05), although this finding is common in that infection. Through the nested PCR technique it was possible to confirm the infection by E. canis in the city of Cuiaba.