zoonoses

Identification of Different Species of Mammalians Involved in Zoonoses as Reservoirs or Hosts by Sequencing of the Mitochondrial DNA Cytochrome B Gene

Pedro Carnieli Jr, Juliana Galera Castilho, Rafael de Novaes Oliveira, Paulo Eduardo Brandão & Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner Batista · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

Introduction: The identification of species that act as reservoirs or hosts of zoonotic agents is essential for control and epidemiological surveillance of the important illness in public health. Identification of the reservoirs for zoonoses can help to clarify how the pathogens...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/25230

Oesophagostomum and Other Strongylid Nematode Infections in Ruminants and Pigs in the Upper East Region of Ghana

C. A. Ahiabor, B. W. Lawson & A. M. Polderman · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2015

Oesophagostomum species are strongylid nematode parasites of monkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, camels and antelopes. Human infections were considered zoonotic. Studies in the north-eastern parts of Ghana suggested that the human infections might be common but focally distribut...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/15444

Epidemiology of Human Leptospirosis in the Central Region of Veracruz, Mexico

José Alfredo Villagómez-Cortés, David Itzcoatl Martínez-Herrera & Laura Angélica Olivares-Suárez · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: To epidemiologically characterize patients confirmed as cases of leptospirosis in Central Veracruz, Mexico based on official records. Study Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Sanitary District No. VIII, Health Ministry in central Veracruz,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/12481