Background Several species of protozoa cause acute or chronic gastroenteritis in humans,
worldwide. The burden of disease is particularly high among children living in developing …

Bees play a crucial role in pollination and generate honey and other hive products; therefore,
their worldwide decline is cause for concern. New broad‐spectrum systemic insecticides …

The tropical mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) is the most important domestic
vector of urban yellow fever and dengue viruses. Ae. aegypti originated from Africa and was …

Background Anopheles darlingi is the major vector of malaria in South America, and its
behavior and distribution has epidemiological importance to biomedical research. In Brazil, An. …

Longitudinal entomological surveys were performed in Vila Candelária and adjacent rural
locality of Bate Estaca concomitantly with a clinical epidemiologic malaria survey. Vila …

Introduction The need to control dengue transmission by means of insecticides has led to the
development of resistance to most of the products used worldwide against mosquitoes. In …

Background In recent decades, throughout the Amazon Basin, landscape modification
contributing to profound ecological change has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. …

Canine Hepatozoon species from Brazil was molecular identified and characterized for the
first time. From 31 dogs, 7 were positive for blood smear examination and 21 positive for PCR…

Streptococcus suis is an important pathogen in the swine industry. This study is the first to
report on the antimicrobial susceptibility of S. suis isolated from clinically healthy pigs in Brazil; …

The increasing population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on Madeira Island (Portugal) resulted
in the first autochthonous dengue outbreak, which occurred in October 2012. Our study …