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Herbert Sousa Soares

Herbert Sousa Soares

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
27
Citations
2412
World Ranking
2825
National Ranking
133

Overview

Herbert Sousa Soares is affiliated with Universidade de Santo Amaro in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with 51 publications, and Medicine, with 29 publications. Within these main fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Parasitology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their academic work spans multiple interconnected topics, including vector-borne infectious diseases, Toxoplasma gondii research studies, parasite biology and host interactions, parasitic infections and diagnostics, herpesvirus infections and treatments, viral infections and vectors, and aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Herbert Sousa Soares has published research in various scientific journals, including:

  • Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
  • International Journal of Acarology
  • Experimental and Applied Acarology

Their most recent papers illustrate the focus on parasitology and zoonotic diseases, with titles such as:

  • Multilocus Genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in Mostly Asymptomatic Indigenous People from the Tapirapé Tribe, Brazilian Amazon (2021), published in Pathogens
  • Ticks and Rickettsial Exposure in Lowland Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) of Three Brazilian Biomes (2021), published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Zoonotic Parasites Infecting Free-Living Armadillos from Brazil (2020), published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Richness of Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Eastern Brazilian Amazonia, State of Pará, Brazil (2021), published in International Journal of Acarology
  • Occurrence of Anti-Toxoplasma gondii and Anti-Neospora caninum Antibodies in Pigs in the State of Pará, Brazil (2021), published in Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Herbert Sousa Soares include:

  • Solange María Gennari
  • Arlei Marcili
  • Marcelo B. Labruna
  • Pedro Henrique Magalhães Cardoso
  • Thiago Fernandes Martins

Best Publications

  • Ticks and rickettsial infection in the wildlife of two regions of the Brazilian Amazon

    Herbert Sousa Soares;Amália Regina Mar Barbieri;Thiago Fernandes Martins;Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino

  • Experimental infection of the tick Amblyomma cajennense, Cayenne tick, with Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

    J. F. Soares;H. S. Soares;A. M. Barbieri;M. B. Labruna

  • 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

  • Experimental Infection of Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks with Rickettsia rickettsii

    Marcelo B. Labruna;Maria Ogrzewalska;João F. Soares;Thiago F. Martins

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Leishmania species based on trypanosomatid barcode (SSU rDNA) and gGAPDH genes: Taxonomic revision of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi in South America.

    Arlei Marcili;Marcia Ap. Sperança;Andrea P. da Costa;Maria de F. Madeira

  • Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep from Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

    Herbert S. Soares;Sílvia M.M. Ahid;Ana C.D.S. Bezerra;Hilda F.J. Pena

  • Feeding Period Required by Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks for Transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii to Vertebrate Hosts

    Danilo G. Saraiva;Herbert S. Soares;João Fábio Soares;Marcelo B. Labruna

  • Genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from Brazilian wildlife revealed abundant new genotypes

    S.N. Vitaliano;H.S. Soares;A.H.H. Minervino;A.H.H. Minervino;A.L.Q. Santos

  • Rickettsia amblyommii infecting Amblyomma auricularium ticks in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil: isolation, transovarial transmission, and transstadial perpetuation.

    Danilo G. Saraiva;Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos;Maurício C. Horta;Herbert S. Soares

  • PARASITOS GASTRINTESTINAIS EM CAPRINOS E OVINOS DA REGIÃO OESTE DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRASIL

    Sílvia Maria Mendes Ahid;Ana Carla Diógenes Suassuna;Michelson Brasil Maia;Valéria Medeiros de Mendonça Costa

  • SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN CAPTIVE WILD MAMMALS AND BIRDS IN BRAZIL

    Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino;Herbert Sousa Soares;Raimundo Alves Barrêto-Júnior;Kedson Alessandri Lobo Neves

  • Rickettsia amblyommatis infecting ticks and exposure of domestic dogs to Rickettsia spp. in an Amazon-Cerrado transition region of northeastern Brazil.

    Francisco B Costa;Andréa P da Costa;Jonas Moraes-Filho;Thiago F Martins

  • Novel piroplasmid and Hepatozoon organisms infecting the wildlife of two regions of the Brazilian Amazon.

    Herbert S. Soares;Arlei Marcili;Amália R.M. Barbieri;Antonio H.H. Minervino

  • Species richness and seasonal dynamics of ticks with notes on rickettsial infection in a Natural Park of the Cerrado biome in Brazil.

    Amalia R.M. Barbieri;Matias P.J. Szabó;Francisco B. Costa;Thiago F. Martins

  • Cross-mating experiments with geographically different populations of Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Marcelo B. Labruna;João F. Soares;Thiago F. Martins;Herbert S. Soares

  • Ticks biting humans in the Brazilian savannah: Attachment sites and exposure risk in relation to species, life stage and season

    Matias Pablo Juan Szabó;Thiago Fernandes Martins;Amália Regina Mar Barbieri;Francisco Borges Costa

  • Virulence genes of Rickettsia rickettsii are differentially modulated by either temperature upshift or blood-feeding in tick midgut and salivary glands

    Maria Fernanda Bandeira de Melo Galletti;André Fujita;Rafael D Rosa;Rafael D Rosa;Larissa A Martins

  • Copper Deficiency in Sheep with High Liver Iron Accumulation

    Isadora Karolina Freitas de Sousa;Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino;Rejane dos Santos Sousa;Dowglish Ferreira Chaves

  • Comparative evaluation of infected and noninfected Amblyomma triste ticks with Rickettsia parkeri, the agent of an emerging rickettsiosis in the New World.

    F. A. Nieri-Bastos;M. P. J. Szabó;R. C. Pacheco;J. F. Soares

  • Rickettsia parkeri infecting free-living Amblyomma triste ticks in the Brazilian Pantanal.

    Andréia L.T. Melo;Alvair S. Alves;Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos;Thiago F. Martins

  • Occurrence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and its isolation and genotyping in donkeys, mules, and horses in Brazil.

    Solange M. Gennari;Patrícia de O. Esmerini;Marcos G. Lopes;Herbert S. Soares

  • Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania infantum chagasi Infection in Wild Mammals from Maranhão State, Brazil.

    Andréa Pereira da Costa;Francisco Borges da Costa;Herbert Sousa Soares;Diego Garcia Ramirez

  • Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) from humans, domestic and wild animals in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, with notes on rickettsial infection

    Igor C.L. Acosta;Thiago F. Martins;Arlei Marcili;Herbert S. Soares

Frequent Co-Authors

Solange Maria Gennari
Solange Maria Gennari Universidade de São Paulo
Marcelo B. Labruna
Marcelo B. Labruna Universidade de São Paulo
Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena
Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena Universidade de São Paulo
Arlei Marcili
Arlei Marcili Universidade de São Paulo
Thiago F. Martins
Thiago F. Martins Universidade de São Paulo
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Ricardo Augusto Dias
Ricardo Augusto Dias Universidade de São Paulo
Rodrigo Martins Soares
Rodrigo Martins Soares Universidade de São Paulo
Richard C. Pacheco
Richard C. Pacheco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Maurício Laterça Martins
Maurício Laterça Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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