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Luis Fernando Pita Gondim

Luis Fernando Pita Gondim

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
27
Citations
4102
World Ranking
2760
National Ranking
125

Overview

Luis Fernando Pita Gondim is affiliated with the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology, with extensive work in immunology, microbiology, and medicine. They have contributed to advancing knowledge on parasitic infections, diagnostics, and animal diseases.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their significant subfields of study cover:

  • Parasitology
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics
  • Virology
  • Animal Science and Zoology

The specific research topics frequently addressed in their work are:

  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

The scientist has published multiple recent papers, including:

  • "Molecular screening for Sarcocystidae in muscles of wild birds from Brazil suggests a plethora of intermediate hosts for Sarcocystis falcatula," 2022, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • "Sarcocystis neurona and related Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in South America," 2021, Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Experimental Neospora caninum Infection in Pregnant Cattle: Different Outcomes Between Inoculation With Tachyzoites and Oocysts," 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Brazilian Horses from Bahia State Are Highly Infected with Sarcocystis bertrami," 2022, Animals
  • "Reactivity of Horse Sera to Antigens Derived From Sarcocystis falcatula-Like and Sarcocystis neurona," 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Waléria Borges-Silva
  • Rodrigo Martins Soares
  • Rogério Fernando de Jesus
  • Taynar Lima Bezerra
  • Horwald Alexander Bedoya Llano

The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports
  • Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
  • Animals

Best Publications

  • Coyotes ( Canis latrans ) are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum

    Luis F.P Gondim;Milton M McAllister;William C Pitt;Doris E Zemlicka

  • What is the global economic impact of Neospora caninum in cattle - the billion dollar question.

    Michael P. Reichel;M. Alejandra Ayanegui-Alcérreca;Luis Fernando Pita Gondim;John T. Ellis

  • IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF NEOSPORA CANINUM OOCYSTS, CYCLICAL ORAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN DOGS AND CATTLE, AND IN VITRO ISOLATION FROM OOCYSTS

    L. F P. Gondim;L. Gao;M. M. McAllister

  • Transmission of Neospora caninum between wild and domestic animals

    L. F P. Gondim;M. M. McAllister;N. E. Mateus-Pinilla;W. C. Pitt

  • Neospora caninum in wildlife.

    Luís F.P. Gondim

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle in Bahia, Brazil

    Luis Fernando Pita Gondim;I. F. Sartor;M. Hasegawa;I. Yamane

  • Neosporosis as a cause of abortion in dairy cattle in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.

    L. G. Corbellini;David Driemeier;C. F. E. Cruz;Luis Fernando Pita Gondim

  • Isolation of Neospora caninum from the brain of a naturally infected dog, and production of encysted bradyzoites in gerbils

    L.F.P. Gondim;A.M. Pinheiro;P.O.M. Santos;E.E.V. Jesus

  • Chickens (Gallus domesticus) are natural intermediate hosts of Neospora caninum.

    Kattyanne de Souza Costa;Sara Lima Santos;Rosângela Soares Uzêda;Alexandre Moraes Pinheiro

  • TRANSPLACENTAL TRANSMISSION AND ABORTION IN COWS ADMINISTERED NEOSPORA CANINUM OOCYSTS

    L. F P. Gondim;M. M. McAllister;R. C. Anderson-Sprecher;C. Björkman

  • Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in sparrows (Passer domesticus) in the Northeast of Brazil.

    Leane S.Q. Gondim;Kiyoko Abe-Sandes;Rosângela S. Uzêda;Mariana S.A. Silva

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

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

  • Investigation of Neospora caninum, Hammondia sp., and Toxoplasma gondii in tissues from slaughtered beef cattle in Bahia, Brazil.

    Sara Lima Santos;Kattyanne de Souza Costa;Leane Queiroz Gondim;Mariana Sampaio Anares da Silva

  • Importance of serological cross-reactivity among Toxoplasma gondii, Hammondia spp., Neospora spp., Sarcocystis spp. and Besnoitia besnoiti.

    Luís F. P. Gondim;José R. Mineo;Gereon Schares

  • Prevalence of ehrlichial infection among dogs and ticks in Northeastern Brazil

    Bárbara Maria Paraná da Silva Souza;Danielle Custódio Leal;Débora Cristina Portella Medina Barboza;Rosângela Soares Uzêda

  • Effects of host maturity and prior exposure history on the production of Neospora caninum oocysts by dogs.

    Luis Fernando Pita Gondim;M. M. McAllister;L. Gao

  • Occurrence of antibodies to Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in dairy cattle from the northern region of the Paraná State, Brazil

    L. Ogawa;R. L. Freire;O. Vidotto;Luis Fernando Pita Gondim

  • VARIATION OF THE INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1 SEQUENCE WITHIN INDIVIDUAL STRAINS AND AMONG DIFFERENT STRAINS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM

    Luis F. P. Gondim;Paul Laski;Liying Gao;Milton M. McAllister

  • Prevalence and risk factors associated to infection by Toxoplasma gondii in ovine in the State of Alagoas, Brazil

    José Wilton Pinheiro;Rinaldo Aparecido Mota;Andréa Alice da Fonseca Oliveira;Eduardo Bento Faria

  • Sarcocystis spp. in sheep and goats: frequency of infection and species identification by morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular tests in Bahia, Brazil

    Marta Vasconcelos Bittencourt;Iris Daniela S Meneses;Müller Ribeiro-Andrade;Rogério Fernando de Jesus

  • Detection of Hammondia heydorni and related coccidia (Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii) in goats slaughtered in Bahia, Brazil

    Mariana S.A. Silva;Rosângela S. Uzêda;Kattyanne S. Costa;Sara L. Santos

  • Canine and Bovine Neospora caninum Control Sera Examined for Cross-Reactivity Using Neospora caninum and Neospora hughesi Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Tests

    Luis Fernando Pita Gondim;David S. Lindsay;Milton M. McAllister

  • Molecular frequency and isolation of cyst-forming coccidia from free ranging chickens in Bahia State, Brazil

    Ilka N. Gonçalves;Rosângela Soares Uzêda;Geiselane A. Lacerda;Rose R. N. Moreira

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from Bahia, Brazil

    R. S. Uzêda;A. M. Pinheiro;S. Y. Fernández;Maria Consuêlo Caribé Ayres

  • Factors associated with infection by Neospora caninum in dogs in Brazil.

    Patrícia Mara Lopes Sicupira;Vanessa Carvalho Sampaio de Magalhães;Gideão da Silva Galvão;Maria Julia Salim Pereira

  • Occurrence of antibodies to Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in dogs from Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil.

    Luciana Aguiar Figueredo;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Eduardo Bento de Faria;Luis Fernando Pita Gondim

  • Naturally occurring Sarcocystis neurona-like infection in a dog with myositis

    Kapil Vashisht;Carol A. Lichtensteiger;Lou A. Miller;Luis F.P. Gondim

Frequent Co-Authors

Milton M. McAllister
Milton M. McAllister University of Adelaide
Gereon Schares
Gereon Schares Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Franz Josef Conraths
Franz Josef Conraths Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Nikola Pantchev
Nikola Pantchev IDEXX Laboratories (United States)
Rodrigo Martins Soares
Rodrigo Martins Soares Universidade de São Paulo
Alexander J. Trees
Alexander J. Trees University of Liverpool
Christian Bauer
Christian Bauer University of Giessen
David S. Lindsay
David S. Lindsay Virginia Tech
Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena
Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena Universidade de São Paulo
Anja Kipar
Anja Kipar University of Zurich

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