Zoonotic spillover is a phenomenon characterized by the transfer of pathogens between
different animal species. Most human emerging infectious diseases originate from non …

Mycobacterium leprae is the primary causative agent of Hansen's disease or leprosy.
Besides human beings, natural infection has been described in animals such as mangabey …

Armadillos are specialist diggers and their burrows are used to find food, seek shelter and
protect their pups. These burrows can also be shared with dozens of vertebrate and …

Zoonoses are diseases or infections naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to
humans, and can be bacterial, viral or parasitic. The growth of urbanization, industrialization …

Out of the 20 recognized species of armadillos in the world, 11 are found in Brazil, and five
of them are found in Pantanal, one of the world's largest wetlands. Beef cattle (Bos taurus) …

Microsporidia are emerging, opportunistic fungi that infect a diverse population of
vertebrates and 24 invertebrates. Mammals of the superorder Xenarthra can harbor and …

The giant armadillo is vulnerable to extinction and this solitary, rare, nocturnal species can
locally disappear without people even knowing it exists. Anthropogenic impacts such as …

Zoonoses são doenças infecciosas causadas por patógenos transmitidos entre animais e
humanos. Uma das rotas de transmissão mais importantes desses agentes infecciosos …

Os geo-helmintos Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura e ancilostomídeos (Ancylostoma
duodenale e Necator americanus) são um grupo de parasitas intestinais que apresentam …

Os mamíferos apresentam papel central no ciclo de várias zoonoses e o estudo de sua
prevalência e distribuição é extremamente importante para prevenir surtos e criar …