Injuries and infection caused by capybara bites in a human

Rossetto, André Luiz; Amarante, Lucas Franklin; Rossetto, Ana Letícia; Haddad, Vidal

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0043-2021

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“…For instance, they can cause crop damage [3]. If they feel threatened, capybaras can attack other animals and humans, and the consequences of bites can be severe [4,5]. Moreover, they can also carry ticks and tick-borne pathogens that may infect animals and humans [6].…”

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Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil

Neves

Sousa‐Paula

Dias

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Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the largest rodents on Earth. While capybaras are hosts for various tick species, there is limited information regarding the tick-borne pathogens they can carry. We investigated the presence of piroplasmids and Ehrlichia spp. in capybaras and their associated ticks in two peri-urban areas in Goiás state, central-western Brazil. Blood samples collected from 23 capybaras were used to investigate the presence of piroplasmids and Ehrlichia spp. in stained-blood smears and by PCR. Ticks collected from the capybaras were identified morphologically and also tested using PCR for the same pathogens. A total of 955 ticks were collected, including 822 (86.1%) Amblyomma sculptum, 132 (13.8%) Amblyomma dubitatum, and one (0.1%) unidentified larva of Amblyomma sp. Neither the capybaras nor ticks were positive for Ehrlichia spp. However, a stained-blood smear examination revealed the presence of ring-stage and pyriform-shaped merozoites in the erythrocytes of one (4.4%) capybara. In the same way, 47.8% (11/23) and 19.9% (36/181) of blood samples and ticks, respectively, were positive for piroplasmids in the PCR. We successfully sequenced a partial 18S rRNA gene fragment of four samples (two capybaras, one A. sculptum, and one A. dubitatum), and the phylogenetic reconstruction disclosed that the organism reported in the present study clusters within the genus Babesia. Further research is required for a formal delineation of this species (designated as Babesia sp. strain Capybara) and to investigate the hypothesis of A. dubitatum and A. sculptum ticks being vectors.

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Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil

Neves

Sousa‐Paula

Dias

et al. 2022

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“…The Arduino controller used in this work has 14 digital input/output pins (6 out of which can be used as PWM outputs), and 6 analog inputs. A low voltage switching relay used to integrate the pump with the Arduino shows the switching functionality (Rossetto et al, 2021;Katkar, 2021;Gheorghe & Stoica, 2021;De Felici et al, 2021;Pranata, 2021).…”

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Design and implementation of a smart sterilizing device to solve the doorknob contamination problem

Satam¹,

Zaenal²

2022

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Introduction: In 2020, the World Health Organization announced that Corona virus (Covid-19) is a global pandemic. Since then, social distancing and sterilization have become essential as precaution measures to decrease the infection. The risk of Covid virus spread led people, industries as well as governments to implement several approaches to control the transmission rate of the virus. During their daily life activities such as work, shopping, eating, etc. people touch a lot of surfaces and also open a large number of doors. This is considered to be one of the fastest ways to spread viruses because many people touch door handles which are generally rarely cleaned. Method: In this paper, the implementation of a cost-effective smart device has been presented. The device sprays ethanol onto a doorknob from an ethanol sterilizer after any person touches the knob. The sensor detects a hand touching the knob, after that a signal is sent to the Arduino for processing, and then after a 4.5-sec delay, the Arduino sends a signal to the water pump to pump ethanol alcohols through the nozzle directly to the knob. Results: The device shows precise and accurate results regarding the number of uses and the temperature of the surrounding ambient. Conclusion: The system is applicable in offices and public buildings. Due to its functionality, it can be of great assistance in decreasing the contamination of doorknobs.

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Injuries and infection caused by capybara bites in a human

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Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil

Detection of an Undescribed Babesia sp. in Capybaras and Amblyomma Ticks in Central-Western Brazil

Design and implementation of a smart sterilizing device to solve the doorknob contamination problem

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