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Castro JC, Bueno LL, Milagres TF, Rêgo FD, Gontijo CMF, Peconick AP, Andrade AJ, Barçante TA, Barçante JMP. Molecular detection of Leishmania spp in Lutzomyia longipalpis in the city of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Braz J Med Biol Res 2019; 52:e8224. [PMID: 31482975 PMCID: PMC6719341 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20198224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease that affects a large part of the world population. Knowing the sand fly fauna of a region is of fundamental importance for guiding health surveillance actions related to the prevention and control of leishmaniasis. A total of 86 specimens of sand flies (60 females and 26 males) were collected. Using the classification proposed by Galati (2003), the following species were identified: Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912), Migonemyia migonei (França, 1920), Evandromyia cortelezzi (Brethes, 1923), Ev. sallesi (Galvão & Coutinho, 1939), Nyssomyia whitmani (Atunes & Coutinho, 1939), Psathyromyia lutziana (Costa Lima, 1932), Ev. lenti (Mangabeira, 1938), Brumptomyia sp. (França and Parrot, 1921), and Pressatia sp. (Mangabeira, 1942). Using PCR with internal transcribed spacer target to identify infected sand flies, five Lu. longipalpis females were infected with Leishmania spp. Despite the small number of specimens collected, considerable species diversity was found in the study area.
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- J C Castro
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses, FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses, FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Patologia Básica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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Fujiwara RT, Bueno LL, Vale AM, Franca-Silva JC, da Costa RT, Quetz JDS, Machado-Coelho GL, Reis AB, Martins Filho OA, Genaro O, Nascimento E, Mayrink W. Flow cytometric assay in peripheral blood of dogs--reference values for leukocytes from Brazilian beagles. Pol J Vet Sci 2005; 8:17-22. [PMID: 15794469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Use of domestic reference values in the flow cytometry analysis is known to improve its accuracy by integrating local variations as gender, race and age. Up to date application of flow cytometry in veterinary medicine has been limited to describe the percentual values just for peripheral lymphocytes subsets of blood. We now report establishment of reference values for a wide range of proportional and absolute numbers of peripheral blood leukocytes, including T cells subsets, B cells, monocytes and eosinophils, applicable to the healthy population of Beagles in Brazil and other regions with similar demographic characteristics. Normal reference values were also established to estimate the gender-related differences. This information will provide clinical aid in the evaluation of immunologic status as well as standard values for experimental animals of dogs from Brazil and other similar regions.
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- R T Fujiwara
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.
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