Luís Fernando da Silva Martins

TL;DR: The prevalence of infection was higher in March, August, September, October and November, which coincided with the higher temperatures and pluvial precipitation observed the month before the outbreaks, stressing the importance of these two factors for the survival of leptospira in the environment.

TL;DR: A pesquisa de aglutininas anti-Leptospira, pela tecnica de soroaglut inacao microscopica, em soros de trabalhadores dos servicos de aguas, bueiros e galerias, esgotos, coleta de lixo e limpeza publica, do Municipio de Pelotas, RS, Brasil, revelou 10,4% de re

TL;DR: Sera from 386 environmental sanitation workers, concerned with water supply, drains and drainage galleries, sewers, garbage collection and road sweepers, were examined for leptospiral agglutinins by the microscopic agglUTinins test, finding no difference in seropositivity between the professional categories.

TL;DR: In this article, the efficiency of respiratory activity as a vigor test in cotton seeds was evaluated in 2012 in the laboratory and in a greenhouse and the results showed that respiratory activity classified the seed lots into three vigor levels, and was positively correlated with shoot and root length.

TL;DR: A seroepidemiological survey was realized with environmental sanitation workers of Pelotas-RS city, Brazil, to examine the frequency and to investigate risk factors for leptospira infection, finding that the risk factors detected were: geografic place of work, the presence of oppened drain, swine creation and the existence of 3-4 animals at home, and the protection factor in the presenceof internal sanitation of residence.