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Alessandra Scofield

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Articles 22
Citations 106
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Related Specialties
Veterinary Medicine
Parasitology
Public Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
Gustavo Goes-Cavalcante
Diana Maria de Farias
Thamirys de Souza Goncalves
Flavia de Nazare Leite Barros
Francisco Dantas Sampaio Junior
Thamillys Rayssa Marques Monteiro
Pedro Soares Bezerra Junior
Carla Cristina Guimaraes de Moraes
Marcelo B Labruna
Thiago F Martins
Published In
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Zoonoses Public Health
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
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Recent Articles
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Hemosporidian infection in free-living Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Amazon biome, Pará State, Brazil: Parasitological, molecular, hematological, and biochemical analyses
de Andrade Neri Junior N, Scofield A, de Matos Guerreiro A, de Nazare da Costa Rodrigues A, Serruya A, da Silva T, et al.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports . 2025 Jan; 57():101191. PMID: 39855876
Hemosporidians are intracellular pathogens that infect a range of endothermic and ectothermic hosts and are transmitted by dipteran vectors. These parasites are grouped into four families: Haemoproteidae, Plasmodiidae, Leucocytozoidae, and...
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Detection of Pathogenic in Captive Chelonians (-Linnaeus, 1766) in the Brazilian Amazon
Freitas R, Rocha K, Monteiro L, Alexandre T, Monteiro T, Honorio B, et al.
Animals (Basel) . 2024 May; 14(9). PMID: 38731336
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of great importance for One Health. In this context, the Amazonian biome may harbor numerous hosts for spp. that contribute to the maintenance of the pathogen...
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Phylogenetic congruence of Plasmodium spp. and wild ungulate hosts in the Peruvian Amazon
Ulloa G, Greenwood A, Cornejo O, Monteiro F, Scofield A, Santolalla Robles M, et al.
Infect Genet Evol . 2024 Jan; 118:105554. PMID: 38246398
Malaria parasites are known to infect a variety of vertebrate hosts, including ungulates. However, ungulates of Amazonia have not been investigated. We report for the first time, the presence of...
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EFFECTS OF DETOMIDINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND ANESTHETIC RECOVERY IN TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS ANESTHETIZED WITH KETAMINE, GLYCERYL GUAIACOL ETHER, AND MIDAZOLAM
Aidar E, Nunes N, Diniz R, Silva M, Nascimento N, Souza P, et al.
J Wildl Dis . 2023 Oct; 59(4):601-609. PMID: 37846913
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two anesthetic induction protocols for long procedures carried out in the field in Tapiridae. Sixteen tapirs were divided into...
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Tick and flea infestations in captive Tapirus terrestris and Tapirus kabomani (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in the Brazilian Amazon
Goncalves T, Sampaio-Junior F, Barrozo P, de Farias D, Alves L, de Souza E, et al.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis . 2023 Jul; 14(6):102234. PMID: 37499566
The present study aimed to identify tick and flea species infesting captive tapirs (Tapirus terrestris and Tapirus kabomani) in the Brazilian Amazon. Ectoparasites were collected from tapirs chemically restrained in...
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Molecular characterization of DTUs of the triatomine species in a Chagas disease endemic area
Silva T, Rios T, do Nascimento Ramos C, Scofield A, Lima T, Alves L, et al.
J Parasit Dis . 2022 Mar; 46(1):64-71. PMID: 35299926
is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, a neglected tropical infection with great public health importance. This protozoan has triatomine insects as vector but may also be transmitted through blood...
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from rural areas of the state of Pará, Brazil
Barros F, Vieira J, Sampaio Junior F, Lima J, Nobre A, Barrozo P, et al.
Zoonoses Public Health . 2021 Jul; 68(8):868-875. PMID: 34278734
The present study aimed to identify the triatomine species and evaluate Trypanosoma cruzi infection in insects captured in endemic areas of Pará State, Brazil. Triatomines were captured in nine rural...
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Molecular investigation of Toxoplasma gondii in oysters (Crassostrea spp.) sold on beaches in the State of Pará, Brazil
Rosario M, Silva J, Melo H, Monteiro T, Costa D, Scofield A, et al.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet . 2021 Mar; 30(1):e023320. PMID: 33729317
The aim of this study was to detect Toxoplasma gondii DNA in oysters (Crassostrea spp.) sold on seven beaches in the State of Pará, Brazil. According to the National Program...
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Chagas disease in urban and peri‑urban environment in the Amazon: Sentinel hosts, vectors, and the environment
de Sousa Pereira H, Scofield A, Bezerra Junior P, Dos Santos D, de Sousa Siqueira J, Chaves J, et al.
Acta Trop . 2021 Feb; 217:105858. PMID: 33582143
Chagas disease is an anthropozoonosis, caused by a flagellated protozoan, Trypanosoma cruzi, in which the enzootic cycle occurs between mammals and triatomines. Two dogs with a history of sudden death...
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First report of natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi in secretions of the scent glands and myocardium of Philander opossum (Marsupialia: Didelphidae): Parasitological and clinicopathological findings
Barros F, Sampaio Junior F, Costa S, de Farias D, Moura M, Bezerra Junior P, et al.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports . 2020 Dec; 22:100463. PMID: 33308748
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of American trypanosomiasis and can infect humans and different species of domestic and wild animals. The marsupials are important wild reservoirs of T. cruzi,...