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Silva AAD, Villalobos EMC, Cunha EMS, Lara MDCCDSH, Nassar AFDC, Piatti RM, Castro V, Pinheiro ES, Carvalho AFD, Fava CD. Causes of equine abortion, stillbirth, and perinatal mortality in Brazil. Arq Inst Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657000092020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Abortion and complications in reproduction are important causes of economic loss in horse breeding. Studies of its causal agents can help to identify the primary pathogens or other factors involved and define appropriate measures to reduce its occurrence. This research aimed to investigate the primary causes of equine abortion, stillbirth, and perinatal mortality in regions of Brazil. Tissue from aborted fetuses, stillbirths, neonates and foals submitted to the Biological Institute of São Paulo, Brazil, from January 2010 to July 2013 were processed for viral and bacterial isolation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), histology, and immunohistochemistry. Bacterial infection was the primary detected cause of abortion, found in 16 of the 53 animals submitted for bacterial analysis followed by viruses analysis in 2 of 105 animals, and noninfectious causes (neonatal isoerythrolysis) in 2 of 105 animals. Fungi were found in a single sample of 53 tested. The most frequent bacteria recovered were Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, combined E. coli and Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., and Bacillus spp. The following agents were each observed in a single sample: Arcanobacterium pyogenes, Streptococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., Actinobacillus spp., and Rhodococcus equi. The predominant identification of fecal and other opportunistic bacteria as opposed to pathogens commonly associated with equine abortion, such as Leptospira spp. and equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1), suggests the need of improving hygiene management of breeding mares to prevent bacterial infection that may cause fetal loss, stillbirth, and perinatal mortality.
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Lara MDCCDSH, Villalobos EMC, Cunha EMS, Oliveira JVD, Castro V, Nassar AFDC, Silva LMP, Okuda LH, Romaldini AHDCN, Cunha MS, Marques EC, Mori E. Occurrence of antibodies against Leptospira spp. in donkeys of São Paulo state. Arq Inst Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657000582018] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT: Among the diseases that affect equines, bacterial diseases play an important role from a health and economic point of view, especially leptospirosis and brucellosis. The study aimed to provide information on the occurrence of anti-Leptospira spp. and anti-Brucella abortus antibodies in donkeys of São Paulo state. We found a frequency of 62.4% (53/85) antibodies against Leptospira spp. The donkeys were not seropositive for Brucella spp.
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Silva AAD, Cunha EMS, Lara MDCCDSH, Villalobos EMC, Nassar AFDC, Mori E, Zanuzzi CN, Galosi CM, Fava CD. Low occurrence of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) as cause of abortion and perinatal mortality in Brazil. Arq Inst Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657000852017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT: Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is an important pathogen that causes abortion, neonatal disease, respiratory disorders, and neurological syndrome in equine populations worldwide. To evaluate EHV-1 as a cause of abortion and perinatal mortality in Brazil, tissue samples from 105 aborted equine fetuses, stillbirths, and foals up to one month of age were examined using virus isolation, immunohistochemistry (IHC), histopathology, and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Two fetuses were positive for EHV-1 by PCR, one of which showed syncytia and eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies in bronchial epithelia, but it was negative by virus isolation. The other showed no characteristic histological lesions, but it was positive by viral isolation. No sample was positive by IHC. The results presented low occurrence of EHV-1 in the studied population and suggested that the use of a combination of techniques increases the likelihood of an accurate diagnosis of EHV-1.
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Favaro PF, Reischak D, Brandao PE, Villalobos EMC, Cunha EMS, Lara MCC, Benvenga GU, Dias RA, Mori E, Richtzenhain LJ. Comparison among three different serological methods for the detection of equine influenza virus infection. REV SCI TECH OIE 2018; 36:789-798. [PMID: 30160701 DOI: 10.20506/rst.36.3.2714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The equine influenza virus (EIV) H3N8 subtype is responsible for all EIV outbreaks worldwide while the H7N7 subtype is less pathogenic and is considered extinct as it has not been confirmed in outbreaks since 1980. Although EIV is enzootic in Brazil, few reports describe the actual EIV antibody status in the country. The aims of this study were: - to evaluate the efficiency of different serum treatments described by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to remove non-specific haemagglutination inhibitors for the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay for EIV - to evaluate the presence of EIV antibodies by HI, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and agar gel immunodiffusion in 83 non-vaccinated equines from São Paulo State - to evaluate a strategy to better analyse equine sera for EIV antibodies. Although there was no statistical difference among treatments, receptor-destroying enzyme treatment followed by chicken erythrocyte adsorption showed more consistent results, which corroborate the OIE and WHO recommendation to use this treatment preferentially. The HI results suggest equine H3N8 virus circulation among the animals tested from São Paulo State. The algorithm suggested here could be used to guide antibody detection against equine influenza virus in equines, improving the test specificity by aiming to avoid false positive results.
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Ferreira HIP, Calabuig C, Borges PAC, Oliveira IVPDM, Freire DADC, Villalobos EMC, Lara MDCCDSH, Pituco EM, Romaldini AHDCN, Cunha EMS, Stefano ED, Antunes JMADP. Seroprevalence of viral agents in vaquejada horses. Braz J Vet Med 2018. [DOI: 10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm057218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Lara MDCCDSH, Villalobos EMC, Cunha EMS, Oliveira JVD, Nassar AFDC, Silva LMP, Okuda LH, Romaldini AHDCN, Cunha MS, Marques EC, Mori E. Occurrence of viral diseases in donkeys (Equus asinus) in São Paulo State, Brazil. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2017.121241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dentre as doenças que acometem os equídeos, as enfermidades virais assumem um papel importante do ponto de vista sanitário e econômico, especialmente a influenza, arterite viral, as infecções herpéticas e a estomatite vesicular. Na literatura nacional, existe pouco ou nenhum relato sobre a ocorrência de enfermidades infecciosas nos asininos. Tendo em vista a importância dos asininos para diferentes atividades e a falta de informações sobre as doenças que acometem esses animais, este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a frequência de anticorpos anti-EHV, antivírus da arterite equina, anti-estomatite vesicular e anti-influenza equina (H3N8) em 85 soros de jumentos criados no estado de São Paulo. Estimou-se que 50,6% apresentavam anticorpos contra o subtipo H3N8 do vírus da influenza; 47% (40/85) apresentavam anticorpos contra o EHV e 20% apresentavam anticorpos contra o vírus da arterite. Os jumentos não foram soro reagentes contra a estomatite vesicular. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que os agentes EHV, vírus da arterite equina e influenza equina subtipo H3N8, circulam entre os jumentos do estado de São Paulo, caracterizando a importância do estabelecimento de uma rotina diagnostica e estudos epidemiológicos na espécie.
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Cunha EMS, CassaroVillalobos EM, de Castro Nassar AF, Del Fava C, Scannapieco EM, Cunha MS, Mori E. Causes of Encephalitis and Encephalopathy in Brazilian Equids. J Equine Vet Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zimpel CK, Grazziotin AL, Barros Filho IRD, Guimaraes AMDS, Santos LCD, Moraes WD, Cubas ZS, Oliveira MJD, Pituco EM, Lara MDCCDSH, Villalobos EMC, Silva LMP, Cunha EMS, Castro V, Biondo AW. Occurrence of antibodies anti -Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Leptospira interrogans in a captive deer herd in Southern Brazil. Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 2015; 24:482-7. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612015065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract A large number of Brazilian zoos keep many endangered species of deer, however, very few disease surveillance studies have been conducted among captive cervids. Blood samples from 32 Brazilian deer (Blastocerus dichotomus, Mazama nana and Mazama americana) kept in captivity at Bela Vista Biological Sanctuary (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil) were investigated for 10 ruminant pathogens, with the aims of monitoring deer health status and evaluating any potential zoonotic risk. Deer serum samples were tested for Brucella abortus, Leptospira (23 serovars), Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, bovine viral diarrhea virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, foot-and-mouth disease virus, western equine encephalitis virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. Antibodies against T. gondii (15.6%), N. caninum (6.2%) and L. interrogans serogroup Serjoe (3.1%) were detected. The serological results for all other infectious agents were negative. The deer were considered to be clinically healthy and asymptomatic regarding any disease. Compared with studies on free-ranging deer, the prevalences of the same agents tested among the captive deer kept at the Sanctuary were lower, thus indicating good sanitary conditions and high-quality management practices at the zoo.
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil; Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu Binacional, Brasil
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Lara MDCCSH, Beghin G, Cunha EMS, Villalobos EMC, Nassar AFDC, Bello ACPDP, Cunha AP, Reis JKPD, Leite RC, Mori E. Inquérito sorológico da infecção pelos vírus da encefalomielite equina no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v51i1p37-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ometto T, Durigon EL, de Araujo J, Aprelon R, de Aguiar DM, Cavalcante GT, Melo RM, Levi JE, de Azevedo Júnior SM, Petry MV, Neto IS, Serafini P, Villalobos E, Cunha EMS, Lara MDCCSH, Nava AFD, Nardi MS, Hurtado R, Rodrigues R, Sherer AL, Sherer JDFM, Geraldi MP, de Seixas MMM, Peterka C, Bandeira DDS, Pradel J, Vachiery N, Labruna MB, de Camargo LMA, Lanciotti R, Lefrançois T. West Nile virus surveillance, Brazil, 2008-2010. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2013; 107:723-30. [PMID: 24008895 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) is an emergent pathogen that is widely distributed in North and Central America. The recent introduction in South America has focused attention on the spread of WNV across Southern American countries. The transmission network involves mosquitoes, birds, horses and humans. METHODS The serological evaluation of sera from 678 equids and 478 birds was performed using a WNV-specific blocking ELISA, and only the positive results were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralisation tests (PRNTs). Molecular analysis was performed on sera from 992 healthy equids and on 63 macerates of brains from equids that died of encephalitis and had previously tested negative for other pathogens. We also tested swabs from 928 birds. The samples analysed were collected in different biomes of Brazil. RESULTS We identified WNV antibodies by ELISA in thirteen equids and five birds, and PRNT90 confirmed WNV positivity in four equid samples collected in 2009 in an area between the Amazon and the Pantanal. None of the ELISA positive bird samples were confirmed by PRNT90, and all samples tested by RT-PCR were negative. CONCLUSION WNV circulation is confirmed by this large scale survey even in the absence of detection of clinical cases.
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- Tatiana Ometto
- BSL3 Laboratório de Virologia Clínica e Molecular Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 05508-900 São Paulo, Brasil
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Finger MA, Villalobos EMC, Lara MDCCDSH, Cunha EMS, Barros Filho IRD, Deconto I, Dornbusch PT, Ullmann LS, Biondo AW. Detection of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in carthorses in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 22:179-81. [PMID: 23459849 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612013005000001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii, the agent for toxoplasmosis, has worldwide distribution. Horses normally play a secondary role in its life cycle, but movement around urban areas, feeding on grass and the increasing use of carthorses for gathering recyclable material in some urban areas of Brazil may increase their exposure to T. gondii infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of anti-T. gondii antibodies in carthorses in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, PR. IgG antibodies against T. gondii were detected using the indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT) (titers ≥ 64). Seventeen (17.0%) of the 100 horses sampled were seropositive. There were no statistical differences in relation to sex (p = 0.28) or age (p = 0.15). Our findings suggest that carthorses are exposed to T. gondii infections and that no associations with age or sex exist.
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Lara MDCSSH, Villalobos EMC, Cunha EMS, Chiebao D, Gabriel FH, Paulin L, Castro V, Nassar AFDC, Piatti R, Okuda L, Romaldini AHDCN, Federsoni ISP, Lucchese Filho A, Felício ALDA, Pino FA, Azevedo SS, Cardoso MV. Inquérito sorológico de lentiviroses de pequenos ruminantes (Maedi-Visna e artrite-encefalite caprina) no estado de São Paulo. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v50i1p18-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malaguti JMA, Cabral AD, Abdalla RP, Salgueiro YO, Galleti NTC, Okuda LH, Cunha EMS, Pituco EM, Del Fava C. Neospora caninum as causative agent of bovine encephalitis in Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 21:48-54. [PMID: 22534945 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612012000100010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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For supporting the Brazilian bovine encephalitis surveillance program this study examined the differential diagnosis of Neospora caninum in central nervous system (CNS) by histological analysis (HE staining), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and nested-PCR using a set of primers from the Nc5 region of the genomic DNA and ITS1 region of the ribosomal DNA. A sample of 302 cattle presenting neurological syndrome and negative for rabies, aged 0 to 18 years, from herds in 10 Brazilian states was evaluated for N. caninum from January 2007 to April 2010. All specimens tested negative with IHC and nested-PCR using primers from the ITS1 region of ribosomal DNA, while two positive cases (0.66%) were found using primers from the Nc5 region of genomic DNA: a 20 month-old male and a 72 month-old female, both from São Paulo State. Only the male presented severe multifocal necrotizing encephalitis associated with mononuclear cell infiltration, a pathognomonic lesion caused by parasites of the family Sarcocystidae, and only this case was associated with N. caninum thus representing 0.33% positivity. Future studies should explore the association of IHC and nested-PCR with real-time PCR, a quantitative method that could be standardized for improving the detection of N. caninum in bovine CNS specimens.
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- Jane Mary Albinati Malaguti
- Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal-CPDSA, Instituto Biológico, Av. Conselheiro Rodrigues Alves, 1252, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Villalobos EMC, Furman KE, Lara MDCCDSH, Cunha EMS, Finger MA, Busch APB, de Barros Filho IR, Deconto I, Dornbusch PT, Biondo AW. Detection of Neospora sp. antibodies in cart horses from urban areas of Curitiba, Southern Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 21:68-70. [PMID: 22534949 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612012000100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite which affects dogs as definitive hosts and several mammalian species as intermediate hosts mainly causing abortions and central nervous system disorders. The reemerging population of cart horses for carrying recycling material in urban areas of major cities in Brazil may have an impact on disease spreading, and these animals may be used as sentinels for environmental surveillance. Thus, the present study investigated the frequency of Neospora sp. antibodies in cart horses from Curitiba and surrounding areas, Paraná State, Southern Brazil. IgG antibodies against Neospora sp. were detected using indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT), and titers equal to or higher than 1:50 were considered reactive. Of all samples, 14/97 (14.4%) were positive: 2/29 (6.9%) were younger than 5; 5/26 (19.2%) between 6 and 9; and 6/31 (19.4%) older than 10 years of age. One of the 11 animals with unknown age was positive (9.1%). Cart horses are likely to be more exposed to dog feces and to Neospora sp. oocyst contamination in urban settings and a lower frequency of disease in dogs may have a negative impact on horse infection risk in these areas.
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Fava CD, Lara MDCCSH, Villalobos EMC, Nassar AFDC, Cabral AD, Torelli CS, Cunha MS, Cunha EMS. Ocorrência de leucoencefalomalácia (LEME) em equídeos no estado de São Paulo, Brasil: achados anatomopatológicos. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2010.26812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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O trabalho relata a ocorrência de leucoencefalomalácia em equídeos (LEME) com sintomatologia nervosa e com diagnóstico negativo para raiva, herpesvírus equino e encefalomielite equina durante o período de dois anos, no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Foram examinadas 67 amostras de sistema nervoso central e em 10,4% (cinco equinos, um pônei e um asinino) observaram-se lesões macroscópicas de LEME, confirmadas pela análise histopatológica. Os animais acometidos eram cinco machos e duas fêmeas, com idades que variavam de 11 meses a nove anos. Os sete casos ocorreram tanto no inverno como em outras estações do ano. As principais manifestações clínicas relatadas foram incoordenação, ataxia, paralisia dos membros posteriores, profunda depressão, levando ao óbito. Macroscopicamente, observaram-se congestão dos vasos meníngeos, áreas de malácia da substância branca, caracterizadas por coloração amarelada e/ou hemorrágica, com cavitação e amolecimento circundados por hiperemia. As lesões microscópicas observadas em todos os casos eram de necrose de liquefação da substância branca do cérebro, caracterizada por substância eosinofílica amorfa e homogênea, presença de edema axonal e perivascular, hemorragia e vacuolização do neurópilo adjacente e esferoides axonais. Em algumas áreas de malácia havia também células Gitter. Em apenas um animal observou-se manguito perivascular mononuclear. O presente trabalho confirma que o diagnóstico diferencial é importante na distinção da LEME com outras neuropatias encefálicas que acometem equídeos. A ocorrência da LEME relatada neste estudo demonstra que esta enfermidade é importante para a equideocultura do Estado de São Paulo.
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Lara MDCCDSH, Torelli CS, Cunha EMS, Villalobos EMC, Cunha MS, Bello ACPP, Cunha AP, Reis JKP, Leite RC, Mori E. Inquérito sorológico da infecção por herpesvírus equino no Estado de Minas Gerais. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2010.26815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Os herpesvírus equinos tipo 1 (HVE-1) e 4 (HVE-4) são agentes causadores de diferentes formas de doença em cavalos, das quais as mais comuns são a rinopneumonite, o abortamento, a mortalidade perinatal e a mieloencefalopatia herpética equinas, que causam grandes perdas econômicas. Tem sido descrita mundialmente, havendo poucos estudos no Brasil. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi estudar a ocorrência e a distribuição da infecção por herpesvírus equinos (HVE) em equídeos criados em dez Delegacias Regionais do Estado de Minas Gerais: Almenara, Bambuí, Curvelo, Governador Valadares, Montes Claros, Oliveira, São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Teófilo Otoni, Unaí e Viçosa. Foi utilizada a técnica de soroneutralização em microplacas com o intuito de detectar anticorpos soro neutralizantes. Das amostras analisadas, 17,6% (145/826) foram soropositivas para o HVE, sendo 18,7% (140/749) cavalos soropositivos, 6,8% (5/73) muares soropositivos e nenhum asinino soropositivo (0/4). Conclui-se que o HVE-1 encontra-se amplamente disseminado no Estado de Minas Gerais, pois todas as regiões estudadas apresentaram animais sororreagentes ao HVE-1. Observou-se maior ocorrência de anticorpos contra o HVE em animais adultos, indicando assim o potencial desses animais como fonte de infecção para os potros.
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Mori E, Mori CMC, Massironi SMG, Cunha EMS, Villalobos EMC, Lara MDCCDSH, Fernandes WR. Detecção do DNA do herpesvírus eqüino 1 pela reação em cadeia pela polimerase em cavalos inoculados com a estirpe brasileira A4/72. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2009.26773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sete cavalos adultos de status sanitário convencional foram inoculados por via intranasal com a estirpe brasileira A4/72 do herpesvírus eqüino tipo 1 (EHV-1). Nos primeiros dez dias após a inoculação viral, todos os cavalos apresentaram manifestações de infecção respiratória leve e restrita às vias aéreas anteriores. Apesar de possuírem títulos de anticorpos neutralizantes antes da inoculação, alguns cavalos apresentaram soroconversão após o desafio viral. O EHV-1 não foi isolado a partir das secreções nasais e leucócitos sanguíneos periféricos (PBL) de nenhum animal. Entretanto, o DNA viral foi detectado pela reação em cadeia pela polimerase (PCR) nos PBL entre o terceiro e o oitavo dias pós-inoculação (d.p.i.) em todos os animais, indicando a ocorrência de viremia. Além disso, a prova de PCR detectou o vírus nas amostras do lavado broncoalveolar a partir do nono d.p.i. na maioria dos animais. Com base nos resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que a PCR é uma técnica com alta sensibilidade e especificidade para o diagnóstico do EHV-1, capaz de detectar a presença do DNA viral mesmo quando não ocorre a constatação do agente pelos métodos tradicionais.
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Souza MCAM, Nassar AFDC, Cortez A, Sakai T, Itou T, Cunha EMS, Richtzenhain LJ, Ito FH. Infecção experimental de morcegos hematófagos Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy) mantidos em cativeiro e alimentados com sangue desfibrinado adicionado de vírus da raiva. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2009.26754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Em morcegos hematófagos, o hábito de compartilhar alimento poderia contribuir na transmissão oral do vírus da raiva. Para verificar esta hipótese, 10 morcegos Desmodus rotundus em cativeiro foram alimentados com sangue suíno desfibrinado, contendo suspensão de cérebros de camundongos infectados com vírus rábico PV. Outros 10 camundongos receberam sangue contendo suspensão cerebral de camundongos infectados com vírus de morcego hematófago (T-9/ 95). Um grupo de 10 camundongos foi inoculado intramuscularmente com suspensão de vírus T-9/95. Outros 20 morcegos foram mantidos sem tratamento e alimentados com sangue desfibrinado por 158 dias. Todos os animais encontrados mortos durante o período de observação ou sacrificados no final do experimento foram necropsiados e os cérebros e órgãos não-nervosos foram colhidos para a confirmação da raiva. Quatro morcegos inoculados intramuscularmente apresentaram raiva clínica, com sinais persistindo por 1-2 dias e os períodos de sobrevivência variaram de 11-14 dias. O diagnóstico da raiva inicialmente foi realizado somente com os fragmentos do cérebro, submetendo-os às provas de imunoflurescência direta (IFD) e inoculação em camundongos (IC). Subseqüentemente, os cérebros e os órgãos não-nervosos foram reexaminados com as técnicas de IFD, IC e heminested-polymerase chain reaction (ht-PCR). A ingestão do vírus PV causou raiva em dois morcegos, com período de sobrevivência de 25 e 32 dias, enquanto que os três morcegos que ingeriram o isolado T-9/95 apresentaram períodos de 26-31 dias. Embora encontrando resultados discrepantes entre as técnicas diagnósticas utilizadas, os vírus ingeridos pelos morcegos foram detectados no sistema nervoso central e outros órgãos não-nervosos, como nos morcegos inoculados intramuscularmente.
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Kobayashi Y, Sato G, Kato M, Itou T, Cunha EMS, Silva MV, Mota CS, Ito FH, Sakai T. Genetic diversity of bat rabies viruses in Brazil. Arch Virol 2007; 152:1995-2004. [PMID: 17680325 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-007-1033-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2007] [Accepted: 06/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Thirty-three Brazilian bat rabies viruses (RVs) were studied by sequence analysis and were compared against sequences of bat-related RVs from other regions of the Americas. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that bat-related RVs formed several monophyletic lineages and that these were associated with bat species. Brazilian bat RVs were found to include nine major lineages, one of which grouped with RVs isolated from Lasiurus spp. from different regions of the Americas. These results suggest that there is considerable diversity among Brazilian bat RV variants and that some of these RV variants may be associated with bats from other countries.
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- Y Kobayashi
- Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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Heinemann MB, Souza MDCC, Cortez A, Ferreira F, Homem VSF, Ferreira-Neto JS, Soares RM, Cunha EMS, Richtzenhain LJ. Soroprevalência da encefalomielite eqüina do leste e do oeste no Município de Uruará, PA, Brasil. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2006.26546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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O objetivo do presente foi estimar a soroprevalência de anticorpos contra o vírus da EEE e da WEE utilizando como unidades de análise os eqüídeos e as propriedades rurais do tipo familiar do município de Uruará, PA. Os anticorpos contra o vírus das EEE e da WEE foram pesquisados pela microtécnica de soroneutralização. As seguintes prevalências de animais sororeatores para os diferentes vírus foram observadas: EEE 27,37% (IC 15,33 - 39,21%), WEE 1,05% (IC 0,06 - 6,78%). Para as propriedades obtivemos as seguintes prevalências: EEE 53,12% (IC 35,03 - 70,49%), WEE 3,12% (IC 0,16 - 18,00%).
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Cunha EMS, Silva LHQD, Lara MDCCSH, Nassar AFC, Albas A, Sodré MM, Pedro WA. Bat rabies in the north-northwestern regions of the state of São Paulo, Brazil: 1997-2002. Rev Saude Publica 2006; 40:1082-6. [PMID: 17173166 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102006000700017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2005] [Accepted: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: Reports on bat rabies in Brazil are sporadic and isolated. This study aimed at describing the detection of rabies virus in bats in the state of São Paulo. METHODS: A total of 7,393 bats from 235 municipalities of the north and northwestern areas of the state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, were assessed according to their morphological and morphometric characteristics from 1997 to 2002. Fluorescent antibody test and mice inoculation were used for viral identification. RESULTS: Of all samples examined, 1.3% was rabies virus positive, ranging from 0.2% in 1997 to 1.6% in 2001. There were found 98 bats infected, 87 in the urban area. Fluorescent antibody test was detected in 77 positive samples, whereas 92 produced rabies signs in mice; incubation period ranging from 4 to 23 days. In 43 cities at least one rabid bat was observed. The highest proportion (33.7%) of rabies virus was found in Artibeus lituratus. Eptesicus and Myotis were the most frequent positive species (24.5%) of the Vespertilionidae family. The species Molossus molossus and Molossus rufus showed 14.3% positive bats. There were no differences in the distribution of positive rabies between females (33; 48.5%) and males (35; 51.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Rabies-infected bats were found in environments that pose a risk to both human and domestic animal population and there is a need for actions aiming at the control of these species and public education.
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- Elenice Maria Sequetin Cunha
- Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Sanidade Animal, Laboratório de Raiva e Encefalites Virais, Instituto Biológico de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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Villalobos EMC, Ueno TEH, de Souza SLP, Cunha EMS, do Carmo Custódio de Souza Hunold Lara M, Gennari SM, Soares RM. Association between the presence of serum antibodies against Neospora spp. and fetal loss in equines. Vet Parasitol 2006; 142:372-5. [PMID: 16962708 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A study of the association between the presence of serum antibodies against Neospora spp. and fetal loss was performed using serum samples of horses submitted to the laboratory for the detection of antibodies to Equine Herpesvirus-1 and Equine Infectious Anemia Virus. The sera submitted for equine infectious anemia testing were from horses declared healthy and those submitted for the detection of antibodies to Equine Herpesvirus-1 were from mares with late clinical signs of reproductive disorders or males living in close contact with diseased mares. For the detection of Neospora spp. infection, the immunofluorescent antibody test was employed, using a cut-off titer of 50 as significant for the presence of antibodies. Among the 483 mares in the diseased group, 15.1% (73/483) was reactant, while 5.8% (19/325) was seropositive in the healthy group. The results show that late clinical signs of reproductive disorders in mares are positively associated (p<0.001) to infection with protozoa belonging to the genus Neospora and point to the fact that the participation of this group of coccidia in the genesis of reproductive disorders in equine must be investigated.
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O laboratório do Pólo da Alta Sorocabana, Presidente Prudente, SP e Instituto Biológico de São Paulo, SP, realizaram avaliação do diagnóstico laboratorial da raiva no período de 1996 a 2003 na região oeste do Estado de São Paulo. Para tal, se fez uso dos testes de imunofluorescência direta e prova biológica (inoculação em camundongos) em 4.950 amostras encaminhadas para análise envolvendo as espécies canina, felina, bovina, quiróptera (morcego) e outras (eqüina, caprina, suína e roedores). Detectou-se a presença de 74 amostras positivas, sendo que destas, 58 (78,4%) foram referentes a quirópteros não hematófagos e 16 (21,6%) para bovinos. O presente estudo epidemiológico constatou que, apesar do alto índice de positividade nos quirópteros, não houve um surto de raiva nestas espécies na região de Presidente Prudente no período estudado, porque o aumento no índice de positividade foi decorrente do significativo aumento de amostras de quirópteros encaminhadas ao laboratório para pesquisa do vírus rábico.
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- Avelino Albas
- Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Pólo da Alta Sorocabana, Presidente Prudente, SP.
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Heinemann MB, Cortez A, Souza MDCCD, Gotti T, Ferreira F, Homem VSF, Ferreira Neto JS, Soares RM, Sakamoto SM, Cunha EMS, Richtzenhain LJ. Soroprevalência da anemia infecciosa eqüina, da arterite viral dos eqüinos e do aborto viral eqüino no município de Uruará, PA, Brasil. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1590/s1413-95962002000100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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