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Alexander Welker Biondo

Alexander Welker Biondo

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
34
Citations
4426
World Ranking
1868
National Ranking
68

Overview

Alexander Welker Biondo is affiliated with the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a notable focus on subfields such as Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Virology, and Epidemiology.

Their work addresses a range of topics concentrated on infectious diseases and epidemiological factors, including:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • Toxoplasma gondii research studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Parasitic infections and diagnostics

Alexander Welker Biondo's recent publications include:

  • "From the Approach to the Concept: One Health in Latin America-Experiences and Perspectives in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia" (2021) published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • "Natural Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Companion Animals: A Review of Case Reports and Current Evidence of Their Role in the Epidemiology of COVID-19" (2020) published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Free-Ranging Black-Tailed Marmoset (Mico melanurus) from an Urban Area in Mid-West Brazil" (2022) published in Journal of Comparative Pathology
  • "Dog and Cat Contact as Risk Factor for Human Toxocariasis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2022) published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • "One Health approach on human seroprevalence of anti-Toxocara antibodies, Toxocara spp. eggs in dogs and sand samples between seashore mainland and island areas of southern Brazil" (2021) published in One Health

The scientist has frequently co-authored with several researchers, reflecting collaborative efforts in their domain. Frequent collaborators include Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Vamilton Álvares Santarém, Rogério Giuffrida, and Hélio Langoni.

Alexander Welker Biondo's publications are commonly featured in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • One Health
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Veterinary World

Best Publications

  • Ehrlichiosis in Brazil

    Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira;Alexander Welker Biondo;Alexander Welker Biondo;Ana Marcia Sá Guimarães;Andrea Pires dos Santos

  • Hemoplasma infection in HIV-positive patient, Brazil.

    Andrea Pires dos Santos;Rodrigo Pires dos Santos;Alexander W. Biondo;José M. Dora

  • Coinfection of Leishmania chagasi with Toxoplasma gondii, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) in cats from an endemic area of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis

    Ludmila Silva Vicente Sobrinho;Cláudio Nazaretian Rossi;Juliana Peloi Vides;Eveline Tozzi Braga

  • Serological cross-reactivity of Trypanosoma cruzi, Ehrlichia canis, Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Babesia canis to Leishmania infantum chagasi tests in dogs

    Maurício Franco Zanette;Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima;Márcia Dalastra Laurenti;Claudio Nazaretian Rossi

  • Leishmania chagasi infection in cats with dermatologic lesions from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniosis in Brazil.

    Juliana Peloi Vides;Tatianna Frate Schwardt;Ludmila Silva Vicente Sobrinho;Márcia Marinho

  • A review of the occurrence of hemoplasmas (hemotrophic mycoplasmas) in Brazil

    Alexander Welker Biondo;Alexander Welker Biondo;Andrea Pires Dos Santos;Ana Marcia Sá Guimarães;Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira;Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira

  • Presence of infectious agents and co-infections in diarrheic dogs determined with a real-time polymerase chain reaction-based panel

    Aline Baumann da Rocha Gizzi;Simone Tostes Oliveira;Christian M Leutenegger;Marko Estrada

  • Mapping risk of bovine fasciolosis in the south of Brazil using Geographic Information Systems.

    L.H. Dutra;M.B. Molento;C.R.C. Naumann;A.W. Biondo

  • Canine hepatozoonosis in Brazil: description of eight naturally occurring cases

    Luı́s F.P Gondim;Aguemi Kohayagawa;Nayro X Alencar;Alexander W Biondo

  • Exploratory study of Mycoplasma suis (Eperythrozoon suis) on four commercial pig farms in southern Brazil

    A. M. S. Guimaraes;A. W. Biondo;A. C. Lara;J. B. Messick

  • Erliquiose no Brasil

    Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira;Alexander Welker Biondo;Alexander Welker Biondo;Ana Marcia Sá Guimarães;Andrea Pires dos Santos

  • Mycoplasma ovis in captive cervids: prevalence, molecular characterization and phylogeny.

    Ana Laura Grazziotin;Andrea Pires Santos;Ana Marcia Sa Guimaraes;Ahmed Mohamed

  • Socioeconomic vulnerability associated to Toxoplasma gondii exposure in southern Brazil.

    Marcelle Mareze;Aline do Nascimento Benitez;Ana Pérola Drulla Brandão;Fernanda Pinto-Ferreira

  • Immunohistochemistry of atrial and brain natriuretic peptides in control cats and cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    A. W. Biondo;E. J. Ehrhart;D. D. Sisson;B. J. Bulmer

  • Validation of a Leishmania infantum ELISA rapid test for serological diagnosis of Leishmania chagasi in dogs

    M. Marcondes;A.W. Biondo;A.W. Biondo;A.A.D. Gomes;A.R.S. Silva

  • Natural Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Companion Animals: A Review of Case Reports and Current Evidence of Their Role in the Epidemiology of COVID-19.

    Helio Autran de Morais;Andrea Pires dos Santos;Naila Cannes do Nascimento;Louise Bach Kmetiuk

  • Rapid, actionable diagnosis of urban epidemic leptospirosis using a pathogenic Leptospira lipL32-based real-time PCR assay

    Irina N. Riediger;Robyn A. Stoddard;Guilherme S. Ribeiro;Sueli M. Nakatani

  • Epstein-Barr virus: general factors, virus-related diseases and measurement of viral load after transplant

    Luciana Cristina Fagundes Gequelin;Irina N. Riediger;Sueli M. Nakatani;Alexander W. Biondo

  • Serosurvey of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from urban and rural areas from Parana State, Brazil

    Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira;Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira;Denise Amaral Gomes do Nascimento;Kátia Tamekuni

  • Serological survey of Ehrlichia species in dogs, horses and humans: zoonotic scenery in a rural settlement from southern Brazil.

    Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira;Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira;Denise do Amaral Gomes Nascimento;Thiago F Martins

  • Molecular detection and occurrence of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos' in dairy cattle of Southern Brazil

    Aline Girotto;Amanda Fonseca Zangirólamo;Alexey Leon Gomel Bogado;Arnaldo Sotero Luz e Souza

  • Ticks and serosurvey of anti-Rickettsia spp. antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa), hunting dogs and hunters of Brazil.

    Louise B. Kmetiuk;Felipe S. Krawczak;Fernanda P. Machado;Igor A. D. Paploski

  • Design, optimization, and application of a conventional PCR assay with an internal control for detection of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis' 16S rDNA in domestic cats from Brazil.

    Andrea P. Santos;Joanne B. Messick;Alexander W. Biondo;Simone T. Oliveira

  • Prevalence and molecular characterization of Mycoplasma ovis in selected free-ranging Brazilian deer populations.

    Ana Laura Grazziotin;José Maurício Barbanti Duarte;Matias Pablo Juan Szabó;Andrea Pires Santos

  • Detection of a novel hemoplasma based on 16S rRNA gene DNA in captive and free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris).

    Rafael F.C. Vieira;Marcelo B. Molento;Leonilda C. dos Santos;Wanderlei Moraes

Frequent Co-Authors

Helio Langoni
Helio Langoni Sao Paulo State University
Marcelo Beltrão Molento
Marcelo Beltrão Molento Federal University of Paraná
Fernando Ferreira
Fernando Ferreira Universidade de São Paulo
Marcelo B. Labruna
Marcelo B. Labruna Universidade de São Paulo
Albert I. Ko
Albert I. Ko Yale University
Thiago F. Martins
Thiago F. Martins Universidade de São Paulo
Richard C. Pacheco
Richard C. Pacheco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Jonas Moraes-Filho
Jonas Moraes-Filho Universidade de São Paulo
Felipe da Silva Krawczak
Felipe da Silva Krawczak Federal University of Sao Paulo
Matias Pablo Juan Szabó
Matias Pablo Juan Szabó Federal University of Uberlândia

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