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São Paulo, SP-Brasil, 1959 - v. ilust. 28 cm 1959-2014, 1-56 1973-2002 (supl. 1-12) 2003 (supl. 13 - on-line only) 2005-2012 (supl. 14-18) 2015, 57 (1-5) ISSN 0036-4665 ISSN 1678-9946 on line II Impact Factor: 1.007 5-year Impact Factor: 1.088 ISSN 0036-4665 ISSN 1678-9946 on line Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo Vol. 57 No. 5 P. 369-460 September-October, 2015 CONTENTS PARASITOLOGY BRIEF COMMUNICATION 369 Human toxoplasmosis outbreaks and the agent infecting form. 427 Immunodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis: use of six different Findings from a systematic review antigenic fractions from Strongyloides venezuelensis parasitic L.R. MEIRELES, C.C.J. EKMAN, H.F. ANDRADE Jr. & E.J.A. LUNA females M.A. CORRAL, F.M. PAULA, M. GOTTARDI, D.M.C.L. MEISEL, V.L.P. CASTILHO, 377 New primers for detection of Leishmania infantum using polymerase E.M.N. GONÇALVES, P.P. CHIEFFI & R.C.B. GRYSCHEK chain reaction K.P. GUALDA, L.M. MARCUSSI, H.C. NEITZKE-ABREU, S.M.A. ARISTIDES, 431 Prevalence of Chagas disease in a rural area in the state of Ceará, M.V.C. LONARDONI, R.F. CARDOSO & T.G.V. SILVEIRA Brazil E.C. FREITAS, M.F. OLIVEIRA, M.C. ANDRADE, A.S.O.B. VASCONCELOS, J.D. 385 Adenosine deaminase activity and serum C-reactive protein as SILVA FILHO, D.S. CÂNDIDO, L.S. PEREIRA, J.P.R. CORREIA, J.N.M. CRUZ & prognostic markers of Chagas disease severity L.P.G. CAVALCANTI I.D. BRAVO-TOBAR, C. NELLO-PÉREZ, A. FERNÁNDEZ, N. MOGOLLÓN, M.C. PÉREZ, J. VERDE, J.L. CONCEPCIÓN, C. RODRIGUEZ-BONFANTE & R. 435 Geographical expansion of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Rio de BONFANTE-CABARCAS Janeiro State, Brazil D.A. SILVA, M.F. MADEIRA & F.B. FIGUEIREDO BACTERIOLOGY 393 Isolation and molecular identification of potentially pathogenic 439 Toxoplasma-specific IgG subclass antibody response in cerebrospi- Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni in feral pigeons from nal fluid samples from patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis an urban area in the city of Lima, Peru F.S. NASCIMENTO, L.A. SUZUKI, N. BRANCO, R.M.B. FRANCO, P.D. ANDRADE, M. CABALLERO, I. RIVERA, L.M. JARA, F.M. ULLOA-STANOJLOVIC & C. SHIVA S.C.B. COSTA, M.N. PEDRO & C.L. ROSSI MEDICINAL PLANTS 443 A new possibility for surveillance: do we identify all cases of lep- 397 Chemical characterization and evaluation of antibacterial, antifun- tospirosis? gal, antimycobacterial, and cytotoxic activities of Talinum panicu- R.M. FONTES, L.P.G. CAVALCANTI, A.C.A. OLIVEIRA, L.F.M. BEZERRA, A.M.M. latum GOMES, J.K.B. COLARES & D.M. LIMA L.F.C. DOS REIS, C.D. CERDEIRA, B.F. DE PAULA, J.J. SILVA, L.F.L. COELHO, M.A. SILVA, V.B.B. MARQUES, J.K. CHAVASCO & G. ALVES-DA-SILVA CASE REPORT 447 First case of human infection by Bertiella studeri (Blanchard, 1891) VIROLOGY Stunkard, 1940 (Cestoda; Anoplocephalidae) in Brazil 407 Morbidity and mortality due to AIDS: a study of burden of disease V.V. LOPES, H.A. SANTOS, A.V.M. SILVA, G. FONTES, G.L.VIEIRA, A.C. at a municipal level FERREIRA & E.S. SILVA J. DA SILVA, V. RAMOS, H.C.G. DA SILVA & J. TRAEBERT 451 First report of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania CORRESPONDENCE (Leishmania) infantum chagasi in an urban area of Rio de Janeiro, 412 Pathogenic fungi in bird excreta: a forgotten public health problem Brazil B. JOOB & V. WIWANITKIT M.R. LYRA, M.I.F. PIMENTEL, M.F. MADEIRA, L.F. ANTONIO, J.P.M. LYRA, A. FAGUNDES & A.O. SCHUBACH MYCOLOGY 413 Related factors for colonization by Candida species in the oral 455 Protective levels of varicella-zoster antibody did not effectively cavity of HIV-infected individuals prevent chickenpox in an X-linked agammaglobulinemia patient R.P. MENEZES, A.S. BORGES, L.B. ARAUJO, R.S. PEDROSO & D.V.D.B. RÖDER F.A. NOBRE, I.G.S. GONZALEZ, M.I. MORAES-PINTO & B.T. COSTA-CARVALHO 421 The relevance of nutritional status and histopathological findings LETTER TO THE EDITOR on the infectious process of BALB/c mice inoculated with Lacazia 458 Diversity and infectivity potential of emerging fungi in an area of loboi babaçu trees in the state of Maranhão, Brazil A.S.A.A. BARBOSA, S.M. DIÓRIO, S.C.B. PEDRINI, A.J.F. NUNES, A.F.F. M.D.S.B. NASCIMENTO, V.M.S. LEITÃO, M.A.C.N. SILVA, A.C.B. NASCIMENTO, BELONE, S.M.U.R. SILVA, B.G.C. SARTORI, S.A. CALVI, F.R.