The emergence and persistence of plasmid-mediated polymyxin resistance in Brazilian poultry production pose a significant One Health challenge. Here, cloacal swabs from 202 broilers across four farms in the State of Rio de Janeiro yielded 125 Enterobacteriaceae isolates growing on polymyxin-EMB agar. Escherichia coli accounted for 99% of resistant isolates, with one Klebsiella pneumoniae . Multidrug resistance (MDR) was observ...

The genus Amblyomma koch, 1844 contains approximately 138 species, which are mainly distributed in the Afrotropical, Oriental, Neotropical and Australasian zoogeographic regions. This is an important group of arthropod vectors responsible for transmitting a wide range of etiological agents that cause infections and diseases in humans and animals, and is therefore of great interest to public and veterinary health.This study des...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of topical application of a mouth gel formulation containing iron tetracarboxyphthalocyanine (FeTcPc) during non-surgical periodontal treatment. Forty-seven individuals with periodontitis underwent a standard periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing), followed by adjuvant therapy according to the = groups: Vehicle Group ( n = 15), receiving local application of the FeTcPc gel vehi...