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Daniel Moura de Aguiar is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Epidemiology, and Virology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to infectious diseases and related animal health issues. Key subjects include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Rabies epidemiology and control

Recent publications demonstrate a concentration on vector-borne disease dynamics in both wildlife and domestic animals within Brazilian ecosystems. Notable papers include:

  • "Tick-borne pathogens in dogs, wild small mammals and their ectoparasites in the semi-arid Caatinga biome, northeastern Brazil" (2020) published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • "Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis" (2022) published in Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice
  • "Small mammals, ticks and rickettsiae in natural and human-modified landscapes: Diversity and occurrence of Brazilian spotted fever in Brazil" (2021) published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • "Habitat selection in natural and human-modified landscapes by capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), an important host for Amblyomma sculptum ticks" (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • "First report of a canine morbillivirus infection in a giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil" (2020) published in Veterinary Medicine and Science

Their frequent collaboration network includes researchers such as Nathália de Assis Pereira, Richard de Campos Pacheco, Ísis Indaiara Gonçalves Granjeiro Taques, Luciano Nakazato, and Valéria Dutra.

The scientist regularly publishes in journals specializing in related fields, including Veterinary Sciences, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Pathogens, Viruses, and Ciência Rural.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Rickettsia infection in dogs from the urban and rural areas of Monte Negro municipality, western Amazon, Brazil.

    Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Maurício Cláudio Horta;Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Guacyara T. Cavalcante

  • Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in Dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks from Brazil

    Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Guacyara Tenório Cavalcante;Adriano Pinter;Solange Maria Gennari

  • Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in dogs from the state of Paraíba, Northeast region of Brazil

    S.S. Azevedo;C.S.A. Batista;S.A. Vasconcellos;D.M. Aguiar

  • Shedding of Neospora caninum oocysts by dogs fed tissues from naturally infected water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) from Brazil

    A.A.R. Rodrigues;S.M. Gennari;D.M Aguiar;C. Sreekumar

  • A preliminary investigation of Ehrlichia species in ticks, humans, dogs, and capybaras from Brazil

    Marcelo B. Labruna;Jere W. McBride;Luis Marcelo A. Camargo;Daniel M. Aguiar

  • Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever

    Hermes R. Luz;Hermes R. Luz;Francisco B. Costa;Hector R. Benatti;Vanessa N. Ramos;Vanessa N. Ramos

  • Prevalence of Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora spp. infection in horses from Brazil based on presence of serum antibodies to parasite surface antigen.

    Jessica S. Hoane;Solange M. Gennari;J.P. Dubey;Márcio G. Ribeiro

  • Novel genotype of Ehrlichia canis detected in samples of human blood bank donors in Costa Rica

    Laura Bouza-Mora;Gaby Dolz;Antony Solórzano-Morales;Juan José Romero-Zuñiga

  • A novel Ehrlichia genotype strain distinguished by the TRP36 gene naturally infects cattle in Brazil and causes clinical manifestations associated with ehrlichiosis.

    Daniel M. Aguiar;Daniel M. Aguiar;Thayza F. Ziliani;Xiaofeng Zhang;Andreia L.T. Melo

  • Prevalence of anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in cattle and dogs from Western Amazon, Brazil, in association with some possible risk factors

    Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Guacyara Tenório Cavalcante;Aline Aparecida Rezende Rodrigues;Marcelo Bahia Labruna

  • Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in goat from São Paulo State, Brazil

    Letícia Pinto Coelho Figliuolo;A. A. R Rodrigues;R. B Viana;Daniel Moura de Aguiar

  • Rickettsial infection in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of wild animals in midwestern Brazil

    Rute Witter;Thiago F. Martins;Artur K. Campos;Andréia L.T. Melo

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Cats and Pigs From Rural Western Amazon, Brazil

    G. T. Cavalcante;D. M. Aguiar;D. Chiebao;J. P. Dubey

  • Seroprevalence and risk factors to Ehrlichia spp. and Rickettsia spp. in dogs from the Pantanal Region of Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

    Andréia L.T. Melo;Thiago F. Martins;Maurício C. Horta;Jonas Moraes-Filho

  • Diagnóstico sorológico de erliquiose canina com antígeno brasileiro de Ehrlichia canis

    Daniel Moura Aguiar;Taís Berelli Saito;Mitika Kuribayashi Hagiwara;Rosângela Zacarias Zacarias Machado

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Humans From Rural Western Amazon, Brazil

    G. T. Cavalcante;D. M. Aguiar;L. M A. Camargo;M. B. Labruna

  • Genetic diversity of Ehrlichia canis in Brazil

    D. M. Aguiar;X. Zhang;A. L T Melo;T. A. Pacheco

  • In vitro isolation and molecular characterization of an Ehrlichia canis strain from São Paulo, Brazil

    Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Mitika Kuribayashi Hagiwara;Marcelo Bahia Labruna

  • West Nile virus surveillance, Brazil, 2008-2010.

    Tatiana Ometto;Edison Luiz Durigon;Jansen de Araujo;Rosalie Aprelon

  • Prevalência de anticorpos contra agentes virais e bacterianos em eqüídeos do Município de Monte Negro, Rondônia, Amazônia Ocidental Brasileira: Brazilian Western Amazon

    Daniel Moura Aguiar;Guacyara Tenório Cavalcante;Maria do Carmo Custodio de Souza Hunold Lara;Eliana Monteforte Cassaro Villalobos

  • Novel Babesia and Hepatozoon agents infecting non-volant small mammals in the Brazilian Pantanal, with the first record of the tick Ornithodoros guaporensis in Brazil

    Rafael William Wolf;Mônica Aragona;Sebastián Muñoz-Leal;Leticia Borges Pinto

  • A survey of tick-borne pathogens in dogs and their ticks in the Pantanal biome, Brazil.

    A. L. T. Melo;R. Witter;T. F. Martins;T. A. Pacheco

  • Rickettsial infection in ticks from wild birds from Cerrado and the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso, midwestern Brazil.

    Dirceu G. de S. Ramos;Andréia L.T. Melo;Thiago F. Martins;Alvair da S. Alves

  • Seroprevalence of Rickettsia spp. in Equids and Molecular Detection of ‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’ in Amblyomma cajennense Sensu Lato Ticks from the Pantanal Region of Mato Grosso, Brazil

    Alvair Da S. Alves;Andréla L. T. Melo;Marcus V. Amorim;Alice M.C.M. Borges

  • Molecular detection of Hepatozoon canis and Babesia canis vogeli in domestic dogs from Cuiabá, Brazil

    Mariana Granziera Spolidorio;Mariana de Medeiros Torres;Wilma Neres da Silva Campos;Andréia Lima Tomé Melo

  • Seroprevalence of Leptospira spp in cattle from Monte Negro municipality, western Amazon

    Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Solange Maria Gennari;Guacyara Tenório Cavalcante;Marcelo Bahia Labruna

  • Prevalence of Rickettsia infection in dogs from the urban and rural areas of Monte Negro municipality, western Amazon, Brazil

    Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Guacyara Tenório Cavalcante;Adriano Pinter

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo B. Labruna
Marcelo B. Labruna Universidade de São Paulo
Solange Maria Gennari
Solange Maria Gennari Universidade de São Paulo
Richard C. Pacheco
Richard C. Pacheco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo
Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo Universidade de São Paulo
Thiago F. Martins
Thiago F. Martins Universidade de São Paulo
Mauricio Claudio Horta
Mauricio Claudio Horta Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
Jere W. McBride
Jere W. McBride The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Adriano Pinter
Adriano Pinter Universidade de São Paulo
Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos
Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos Universidade de São Paulo
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service

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