Sierra-Arguello Y.M., Morgan R.B., Perdoncini G., Lima L.M., Gomes M.J.P. & Nascimento V.P. 2015. Resistance to β-lactam and tetracycline in Campylobacter spp. isolated from broiler slaughterhouses in southern Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 35(7):637-642. Centro de Diagnóstico e Pesquisa em Patologia Aviária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bent...

crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever is a tick-borne viral disease reported from more than 30 countries in africa, asia, south-east europe, and the middle east. the majority of human cases are workers in livestock industry, agriculture, slaughterhouses, and veterinary practice. the current mortality rate in endemic areas varies between 5 to 20 percent depending on the geographic location and medical...

ABSTRACT: The application of spatial and temporal analysis in epidemiology aims to understand the causes consequences heterogeneity studies infectious diseases. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic progressive disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis an important zoonosis worldwide. aim this study was conduct analyses secondary database bTB-positive cases registered Federal Inspection Service tw...

Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. are a major cause of foodborne gastrointestinal infections worldwide. The linkage of human campylobacteriosis and poultry has been widely described. In this study we aimed to investigate the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of C. coli and C. jejuni in broilers from Ecuador. Caecal content from 379 randomly selected broiler batches orig...

OBJECTIVES To compare the prevalence of antibodies against Marek's disease herpes virus (MDV) and against avian leukosis viruses type C (ALV) in groups of workers exposed to poultry and in unexposed groups. METHODS Antibodies directed against avian viral proteins were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in 549 subjects. Exposure to chickens was high in two subgroups: farmers on inte...