The objective of this study was to determine the blood distribution of CD4, CD8, and T γδ lymphocytes (WC1) in rams experimentally infected with Brucella ovis. Eighteen rams from 1 to 4 years old and free from B. ovis were distributed in three groups: Control (n=6); Inoculated in the ocular and preputial mucosa (n=6); Inoculated intravenously (n=6). Serological follow-up was carried out from the day of inoculation until 189 dPI (post-inoculation day). CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte populations were immunotyped at 120, 150 and 189 and WC1 (Tγδ lymphocytes) at 120 dPI by flow cytometry. The rams, from the third dIP began to seroconvert; at 21 and 28 dPI all animals of the inoculated intravenously and in the mucosa groups, respectively, were positive; likewise, 50% of the animals of the challenged groups were presented as positive or suspect to the ELISA test at 189 dPI. Differences were found ...

El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la distribución sanguínea de linfocitos T CD4, CD8, LT γδ (WC1) en carneros infectados experimentalmente con Brucella ovis. Se utilizaron 18 carneros de 1 a 4 años y libres de B. ovis distribuidos en tres grupos: Control (n=6); Inoculado en las mucosas ocular y prepucial (n=6); Inoculados vía endovenosa (n=6). Se realizó el seguimiento serológico desde el día de la inoculación hasta el 189 dPI (día pos-inoculación). Se inmunotipificaron las poblaciones de linfocitos CD4 y CD8 a los 120, 150 y 189 y de WC1 (linfocitos Tγδ) a los 120 dPI por citometría de flujo. Los carneros, a partir del tercer dPI comenzaron a seroconvertir; a los 21 y 28 dPI todos los animales de los grupos inoculados por vía endovenosa y mucosa, respectivamente, resultaron positivos; asimismo, el 50% de los animales de los grupos desafiados se presentaron como ...

The Toxocara canis parasite represents a worldwide public health problem. This agent is an ascarid that, in its adult stage, lives in the small intestine of the domestic dog and several wild canids; it presents a complex biological cycle that ensures its transmission and permanence in the hosts it affects; in its intestinal phase, it causes mechanical, irritative and obstructive action, interfering in the transit and digestion of food. Toxocariasis affects young dogs and cats; it produces respiratory signs (cough due to migration of pulmonary larvae), growth retardation (emaciation, weakening of the coat and arthralgia) and intestinal disorders (alternating diarrhea and constipation, abdominal bulging, and vomiting). More intense prenatal infections in puppies can lead to severe disease with alternating diarrhea and constipation, vomiting, typical "pot belly," reduced growth with cachexi...