47 research outputs found
RelaçÔes entre transpiração mĂĄxima, evapotranspiração de referĂȘncia e ĂĄrea foliar em quatro variedades de mangueira
Regulated deficit irrigation and tommy atkins mango orchard productivity under microsprinkling in brazilian semi arid
Water extraction variability in the banana root zone affects the reliability of water balance
Método para estimativa do IAF de årvores isoladas ou de plantaçÔes com dossel fechado
Water extraction and implications on soil moisture sensor placement in the root zone of banana
High-Throughput Analysis of Synthetic Peptides for the Immunodiagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis
Globally, the number of new human cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is estimated to be approximately 500,000 per year. This is the most severe of all forms of leishmaniasis, and the zoonotic form of VL, caused by Leishmania infantum (also known as Leishmania chagasi), represents 20% of human visceral leishmaniasis worldwide; additionally, its prevalence is increasing in urban and peri-urban areas of the tropics. In Brazil, the identification and elimination of infected dogs, which act as a reservoir for Leishmania parasites, is a control measure employed in addition to the use of insecticides against the vectors and the identification and treatment of infected humans. Currently, the diagnostic methods employed to identify infected animals are not able to detect all of these dogs, which compromises the effectiveness of control measures. Moreover, one of the most important issues in controlling VL is the difficulty of diagnosing asymptomatic dogs, which act as parasite reservoirs. Therefore, to contribute to the improvement of the diagnostic methods for CVL, we aimed to identify and characterize new antigens that were more sensitive and specific and could be applied in epidemiologic surveys