A5073593688- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Helminth infection and control
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Marine animal studies overview
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2014-2025
Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz
2024
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
2012-2023
Centro de Ensino Superior de Juiz de Fora
2022
The University of Sydney
2022
Curtin University
2022
Instituto Evandro Chagas
2022
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
2022
GeneTrace Systems (United States)
2022
American Type Culture Collection
2022
The study of feces terrestrial mammals brings out biological and ecological data such as the species presence, diet, behaviour, territory, parasitic fauna, home-range use, which can be applied for conservation projects support paleoecological research that use coprolites main source study. Although new biotechnological techniques allow more accurate data, diagnosis based on morphometric analyses permits primary identification taxonomic group origin to best choice subsequent analyses. We...
Despite the considerable morbidity and mortality of yellow fever virus (YFV) infections in Brazil, our understanding disease outbreaks is hampered by limited viral genomic data. Here, through a combination phylogenetic epidemiological models, we reconstructed recent transmission history YFV within different epidemic seasons Brazil. A suitability index based on highly domesticated Aedes aegypti was able to capture seasonality reported human infections. Spatial modeling revealed spatial...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action people, planet and prosperity. Thousands years centuries colonisation have passed the precarious housing conditions, food insecurity, lack sanitation, limitation surveillance, health care programs climate change. Chagas disease continues to be public problem. control been successful in many countries reducing transmission by T. cruzi; but results variable. WHO makes recommendations prevention with aim eliminating as Climate...
The identification of parasites from ancient cultures expands our list infective to extant humans. A partially mummified human body the archeological site Lapa do Boquete, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, was recently discovered. It interred between 600 and 1,200 yr ago. Dietary analysis showed that a society had mixed subsistence agriculture gathering wild foods. Coprolites contained numerous helminth eggs. eggs were identified as those Echinostoma sp. hookworm. Hookworm infection in...
Abstract The unprecedented size of the human population, along with its associated economic activities, has an ever‐increasing impact on global environments. Across world, countries are concerned about growing resource consumption and capacity ecosystems to provide resources. To effectively conserve biodiversity, it is essential make indicators knowledge openly available decision‐makers in ways that they can use them. development deployment tools techniques generate these require having...
We detected Histoplasma capsulatum in soil and penguin excreta the Antarctic Peninsula by sequencing after performing species-specific PCR, confirming previous observations that this pathogen occurs more broadly than suspected. This finding highlights need for surveillance of emerging agents systemic mycoses their transmission among regions, animals, humans Antarctica.
The occurrence of certain parasites in human groups from different regions has been used to study the geographical origin both hosts and parasites. presence hookworm infection an isolated tribe remote Paraguay led speculations about its origin, since prehistoric migrations through Behring Land Bridge could not have brought parasite, which needs for mantenance a temperature 22ºC soil. It was then proposed that only transpacific Asiatic populations parasite America. This discussion dates back...
Abstract Background Analyses of coprolites have contributed to the knowledge diet as well infectious diseases in ancient populations. Results paleoparasitological studies showed that prehistoric groups were exposed spurious and zoonotic parasites, especially food-related. Here we report findings a study carried out remote regions Brazil’s Northeast. Findings Eggs Pharyngodonidae (Nematoda, Oxyuroidea), family parasites lizards amphibians, found four human collected from three archaeological...
Trichuris eggs were found in Kerodon rupestris (Rodentia, Caviidae) coprolites collected archaeological layers dated from 30,000 yr BP (before present) to 8,450 BP. Adult worms and of this genus not a search living mammals the region. Results indicate that K. was host for an unknown species rodent presently. Climate changes occurred by 10,000 ago region could be cause its disappearance. The finding parasites material can show antiquity host-parasite relationships parasite losses through time.
Estudos sobre biodiversidade permitem avaliações ecossistêmicas e monitoramentos de impactos mudanças ambientais
The size of urban cat colonies is limited only by the availability food and shelter; therefore, their population growth challenges all known control programs. To test a new method, free-roaming feral colony at Zoological Park in city Rio de Janeiro was studied, beginning 2001. novel method consisted performing hysterectomy on captured female cats over 6 months age. estimate compare from year to year, capture-mark-release-recapture used. aim capture as many individuals possible, including...
The aim of this work was to study the degradation and detoxification three textile azo dyes (Reactive Red 198, Reactive 141 Blue 214) by mixed fungal cultures from semi-arid region Brazilian Northeast. Sediment samples twenty water reservoirs in surroundings Serra da Capivara National Park, area environmental preservation caatinga State Piauí, with climate, were evaluated order select consortia fungi capable degrade detoxify these dyes. culture Caldeirão Escuridão (CE) reservoir most...
ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) was first isolated in 1947 primates Uganda, West Africa. The remained confined to the equatorial regions of Africa and Asia, cycling between infecting monkeys, arboreal mosquitoes, occasional humans. ZIKV Asiatic strain probably introduced into Brazil 2013. In current critical human epidemic Americas, is transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti especially where population density combined with poor sanitation. Presently, contact rich biodiversity all Brazilian...
Biological collections are central in understanding and preserving life on Earth. In Brazil, the most representative kept by natural history museums, whose primary focus is invertebrates, vertebrates vascular plants. Only a few institutions keep repositories different kingdoms. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), established 1900, strategic public health institution of Ministry Health Brazil. As such, Fiocruz responsible for wide range activities, from basic research to development...
Influenza A viruses infect a range of host species, including large variety mammals and more than hundred species birds. total 95 avian fecal samples were collected from penguin colonies in the South Shetland Islands, close to Antarctic Peninsula, tested by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) detect influenza (AIVs). Five out seven Penguin Island positive for AIVs. Analysis genomes recovered four revealed detection A(H11N2) virus Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) colony chinstrap...
Excavations performed by the archaeological team of Fundacao Museu do Homem Americano at site Perna I, Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaui State, northeast Brazil, yielded small rounded coprolites from a layer dated radiocarbon 9.000 years BP (Before Present).