Sylvatic yellow fever is a zoonosis associated mainly with wild animals, especially those in the genus Alouatta, that act as the source of infection. Once infected, these animals pass the disease on to humans by way of an infected mosquito belonging to the genera Aedes, Haemagogus, or Sabethes. The present study is the first report of a case of yellow fever in non-human primates (NHP) in the St...

Cyst hydatid disease is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the larvae of tapeworm belonging to Echinococcus species. While can affect almost any part human body, liver and lung are two organs where most frequently detected. Peritoneal involvement may develop following hepatic cyst surgery or as result spontaneous micro-ruptures into peritoneal cavity. However, with only few reported cases, primary ...

Abstract Yersiniosis is a zoonosis caused by the Yersinia bacterium. The route of infection most commonly oral and consumption -contaminated food. clinical presentations chronic yersiniosis are abdominal pain, diarrhea, relapsing arthritis, skin lesions, that is, nodular erythema. diagnosis based on culture-dependent identification in stool, positive serologic test results, or molecular techniq...

El Instituto de Investigación en Zoonosis (C.I.Z.) es un transdisciplinario e interinstitucional que pertenece a la Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito-Ecuador, 2002. Su objetivo principal el control las zoonosis y, para ello cuenta con una masa crítica alto nivel científico y técnico, infraestructura necesaria investigación diagnóstico. De misma forma, realiza actividades docencia los nivel...

Q fever is a zoonosis with many manifestations. The most common clinical presentation is an influenza-like illness with varying degrees of pneumonia and hepatitis. Although acute disease is usually self-limiting, people do occasionally die from this condition. Endocarditis is the most frequent chronic presentation. Although Q fever is widespread, practitioner awareness and clinical manifestatio...

Brucellosis is a major disease of domesticated and wild animals worldwide, and is also an important zoonosis. Of the domesticated species, cattle, sheep, pigs and goats are most commonly affected, and reproductive failure is the most common clinical manifestation. Infection in horses is uncommon, but is usually associated with infectious bursitis, arthritis or tenosynovitis. Less commonly, case...

This study aimed to demonstrate the level of population knowledge about Leishmaniasis in dogs endemic areas. The work consisted applying a questionnaire directly and over internet people living cities northern Minas Gerais, with 16 multiple choice questions, asking personal data, Leishmaniasis, form infection, symptomatology, infection control, disease prevention. A total 1,234 were part study....

Zoonoses (diseases that enter the human population via animal contact) are a major global health concern. Because of how zoonoses emerge, understanding human reasoning about the risk factors associated with animal contact is central to combating their spread. However, little is known about the factors that influence perception of these risks. We present an inductive account of zoonosis risk per...