Filipe Dantas-Torres

Summary

Affiliation: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi Ticks infesting amphibians and reptiles in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, PE, Brasil
    Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 17:218-21. 2008
  2. ncbi First record of Desmodus rotundus in urban area from the city of Olinda, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil: a case report
    Filipe Dantas Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE, Brazil
    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 47:107-8. 2005
  3. ncbi Presence of Leishmania amastigotes in peritoneal fluid of a dog with leishmaniasis from Alagoas, Northeast Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, FIOCRUZ, Brazil
    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 48:219-21. 2006
  4. ncbi The role of dogs as reservoirs of Leishmania parasites, with emphasis on Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, CP 7472, Recife 50670 420, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 149:139-46. 2007
  5. ncbi Rocky Mountain spotted fever
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Department of Immunology, Centre of Research Aggeu Magalhães, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Lancet Infect Dis 7:724-32. 2007
  6. ncbi Human exposure to potential rabies virus transmitters in Olinda, State of Pernambuco, between 2002 and 2006
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 40:617-21. 2007
  7. ncbi The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae): from taxonomy to control
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa Postal 7472, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Campus UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 152:173-85. 2008
  8. ncbi Towards the standardization of the abbreviations of genus names of ticks (Acari: Parasitiformes: Ixodida)
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa Postal 7472, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Campus UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco CEP 50670 420, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 154:94-7. 2008
  9. ncbi Canine vector-borne diseases in Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, PO Box 7472, Recife, 50670420, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Parasit Vectors 1:25. 2008
  10. ncbi Canine babesiosis: a Brazilian perspective
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, C P 7472, Recife 50670 420, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 141:197-203. 2006

Collaborators

  • Filipe Dantas Torres
  • Luciana Aguiar Figueredo
  • Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho
  • Luis Fernando Pita Gondim
  • Lucilene Simões-Mattos
  • Rinaldo Aparecido Mota
  • Eduardo Bento de Faria
  • Geraldo Vieira de Andrade Filho
  • Carlos Valença

Detail Information

Publications26

  1. ncbi Ticks infesting amphibians and reptiles in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, PE, Brasil
    Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 17:218-21. 2008
    ..Amblyomma dissimile has been found on a lizard and also small mammals (i.e., rodents and marsupials). New tick-host associations and locality records are given...
  2. ncbi First record of Desmodus rotundus in urban area from the city of Olinda, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil: a case report
    Filipe Dantas Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE, Brazil
    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 47:107-8. 2005
    ..This is, to our knowledge, the first record of D. rotundus in urban area of Olinda...
  3. ncbi Presence of Leishmania amastigotes in peritoneal fluid of a dog with leishmaniasis from Alagoas, Northeast Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, FIOCRUZ, Brazil
    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 48:219-21. 2006
    ..Future studies are needed to determine whether the cytology of ascitic fluid represents a useful tool for diagnosis Leishmania infection in ascitic dogs, particularly in those living in areas where canine leishmaniasis is enzootic...
  4. ncbi The role of dogs as reservoirs of Leishmania parasites, with emphasis on Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, CP 7472, Recife 50670 420, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 149:139-46. 2007
    ..V.) braziliensis. In the present article, the role of dogs as reservoirs of Leishmania parasites, with emphasis on L. (L.) infantum and L. (V.) braziliensis, is reviewed...
  5. ncbi Rocky Mountain spotted fever
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Department of Immunology, Centre of Research Aggeu Magalhães, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Lancet Infect Dis 7:724-32. 2007
    ..Because there is no vaccine available against RMSF, avoidance of tick-infested areas is still the best way to prevent the infection...
  6. ncbi Human exposure to potential rabies virus transmitters in Olinda, State of Pernambuco, between 2002 and 2006
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 40:617-21. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae): from taxonomy to control
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa Postal 7472, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Campus UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 152:173-85. 2008
    ..sanguineus, highlighting the potential risks associated to the improper use of acaricides, such as environmental pollution and toxicity to humans and other non-target organisms (e.g., tick predators)...
  8. ncbi Towards the standardization of the abbreviations of genus names of ticks (Acari: Parasitiformes: Ixodida)
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa Postal 7472, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Campus UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco CEP 50670 420, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 154:94-7. 2008
    ..I hope this abbreviation system will be useful for anyone interested in tick taxonomy and related areas...
  9. ncbi Canine vector-borne diseases in Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, PO Box 7472, Recife, 50670420, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Parasit Vectors 1:25. 2008
    ....
  10. ncbi Canine babesiosis: a Brazilian perspective
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, C P 7472, Recife 50670 420, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 141:197-203. 2006
    ....
  11. ncbi [Current epidemiological status of visceral leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil]
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil
    Rev Saude Publica 40:537-41. 2006
    ..These results showed the need for further studies on risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in humans, the role of Leishmania chagasi hosts in the zoonotic transmission cycle, and the vector behavior in different geographical regions...
  12. ncbi Leishmune vaccine: the newest tool for prevention and control of canine visceral leishmaniosis and its potential as a transmission-blocking vaccine
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa Postal 7472, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, S N, Campus UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 141:1-8. 2006
    ..Moreover, the potential of the Leishmune as a transmission-blocking vaccine has recently been demonstrated, indicating its usefulness in the control of zoonotic visceral leishmaniosis...
  13. ncbi Leishmania infantum versus Leishmania chagasi: do not forget the law of priority
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, , 50670-420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:117-8; discussion 118. 2006
  14. ncbi Seroepidemiological survey on canine leishmaniasis among dogs from an urban area of Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa Postal 7472, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Campus UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco CEP 50670 420, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 140:54-60. 2006
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  15. ncbi Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), the brown dog tick, parasitizing humans in Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brazil
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 39:64-7. 2006
    ..All the ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus . These are, to our knowledge, the first four cases of human parasitism by this tick species in Brazil. The possible implications of this finding are discussed here...
  16. ncbi Epidemiologic surveillance of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Recife, Pernambuco
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brazil
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 38:444-5. 2005
    ..Despite the absence of seropositive dogs and sand flies, these findings are not sufficient to discard the occurrence of a zoonotic cycle of visceral leishmaniasis in Recife...
  17. ncbi Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: revisiting paradigms of epidemiology and control
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    , , Av. Moraes Rego s/n, 50670-420 Recife, Brazil
    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 48:151-6. 2006
    ....
  18. ncbi Occurrence of antibodies to Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in dogs from Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil
    Luciana Aguiar Figueredo
    Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 157:9-13. 2008
    ..This study is the largest serological survey on the presence of anti-N. caninum antibodies in dogs carried out in Brazil and reports for the first time the exposure to N. caninum and T. gondii in dogs from Pernambuco...
  19. ncbi [Geographical expansion of visceral leishmaniasis in the State of Pernambuco]
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    , , Recife, PE, Brasil
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 39:352-6. 2006
    ..A notable geographical expansion of visceral leishmaniasis in Pernambuco also occurred, probably reflecting the low impact of the current control measures and, possibly, an improvement in the notification system...
  20. ncbi Causative agents of canine babesiosis in Brazil
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Prev Vet Med 83:210-1; author reply 212-3. 2008
  21. ncbi [Infection, seropositivity, and disease: what is the difference?]
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Cad Saude Publica 21:1609; author reply 1610. 2005
  22. ncbi Anaphylactic shock caused by tick bites
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 18:231; author reply 232. 2008
  23. ncbi [Is visceral leishmaniasis an endemic disease in Recife, Pernambuco?]
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 38:361-2. 2005
  24. ncbi Do any insects other than phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) transmit Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) from dog to dog?
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Vet Parasitol 136:379-80. 2006
  25. ncbi Fighting neglected tropical diseases in the postgenomic era
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Trends Parasitol 24:156-7; author reply 157-8. 2008
  26. ncbi Final comments on an interesting taxonomic dilemma: Leishmania infantum versus Leishmania infantum chagasi
    Filipe Dantas-Torres
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:929-30. 2006