Luiz Fernando Ferreira

Paleoparasitology of Chagas Disease - A Review (2009)

Araújo, Adauto, Jansen, Ana Maria, Reinhard, Karl, Ferreira, Luiz Fernando

One hundred years since the discovery of Chagas disease associated with Trypanosomacruzi   infection, growing attention has focused on understanding the evolution in parasite-human host interaction....

Pre-Columbian Chagas disease in Brazil: Trypanosoma cruzi   I in the archaeological remains of a human in Peruaçu Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil (2008)

Fernandes, Alexandre, Iñiguez, Alena M, Lima, Valdirene S, Ferreira, Luiz Fernando, Vicente, Ana Carolina P, ...

We evaluated the presence and distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi   DNA in a mummy presenting with megacolon that was dated as approximately 560 ± 40 years old. The mummy was from the Peruaçu Valley...

Molecular paleoparasitological diagnosis of Ascaris   sp. from coprolites: new scenery of ascariasis in pre-Columbian South America times (2008)

Leles, Daniela, Araújo, Adauto, Ferreira, Luiz Fernando, Vicente, Ana Carolina Paulo, Iñiguez, Alena Mayo

Paleoparasitological studies using microscopy showed that Ascaris   and Trichuris trichiura   are the human intestinal parasites most found in archaeological sites. However, in pre-Columbian South...

Parasites as Probes for Prehistoric Human Migrations? (2008)

Araújo, Adauto, Reinhard, Karl J., Ferreira, Luiz Fernando, Gardner, Scott Lyell

Host-specific parasites of humans are used to track ancient migrations. Based on archaeoparasitology, it is clear that humans entered the New World at least twice in ancient times. The...

Molecular paleoparasitological diagnosis of Ascaris sp. from coprolites: new scenery of ascariasis in pre-Colombian South America times (2008)

Leles,Daniela, Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Vicente,Ana Carolina Paulo, Iñiguez,Alena Mayo

Paleoparasitological studies using microscopy showed that Ascarisand Trichuris trichiura are the human intestinal parasites most found in archaeological sites. However, in pre-Columbian South...

Parasite findings in archeological remains: Diagnosis and interpretation (2007)

Arajuo, Adauto, Reinhard, Karl J., Ferreira, Luiz Fernando

Paleoparasitology has contributed to resolving the debate about the peopling of the Americas and determining the antiquity of human parasite infection. Hookworm (Ancylostomidae) and whipworm...

Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium (2007)

Stephanie Harter-Lailheugue, Matthieu Le Bailly, Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, ...

Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven...

Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium (2006)

Rocha,Gino Chaves Da, Le Bailly,Matthieu, Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, ...

Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven...

Intestinal parasite analysis in organic sediments collected from a 16th-century Belgian archeological site (2005)

Fernandes,Alexandre, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Gonçalves,Marcelo Luiz Carvalho, Bouchet,Françoise, Klein,Carlos Henrique, Iguchi,Takumi, ...

Parasite eggs found in organic remains collected from medieval structures in Raversijde (medieval name: Walraversijde), a village on the northern coast of Belgium, are discussed. The eggs were...

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii   DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Experimentally Desiccated Tissues (2004)

Alexandre Ribeiro Bello, Otilio Machado Bastos, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, ...

Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii   evolutionary forms in ancient populations. The...

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA by polymerase chain reaction in experimentally desiccated tissues (2004)

Bello,Alexandre Ribeiro, Bastos,Otilio Machado, Amendoeira,Regina Reis, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, ...

Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii evolutionary forms in ancient populations. The...

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Experimentally Desiccated Tissues (2004)

Bello, Alexandre Ribeiro, Bastos, Otilio Machado, Amendoeira, Maria Regina Reis, Ferreira, Luiz Fernando, ...

Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii evolutionary forms in ancient populations. The...

Parasitoses intestinais em região semi-árida do Nordeste do Brasil: resultados preliminares distintos das prevalências esperadas (2003)

Alves,Jair Rodrigues, Macedo,Heloísa Werneck, Ramos Jr.,Alberto Novaes, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Gonçalves,Marcelo Luiz Carvalho, Araújo,Adauto

No presente trabalho procurou-se conhecer o perfil das enteroparasitoses na cidade de São Raimundo Nonato, sudeste do Piauí, e confirmar ou não os resultados obtidos em estudos anteriores em...

Parasitism, the Diversity of Life, and Paleoparasitology (2003)

Adauto Araújo, Ana Maria Jansen, Françoise Bouchet, Karl Reinhard, Luiz Fernando Ferreira

The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the definitions of...

Parasite Remains in Archaeological Sites (2003)

Françoise Bouchet, Niéde Guidon, Katharina Dittmar, Stephanie Harter, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Sergio Miranda Chaves, ...

Organic remains can be found in many different environments. They are the most significant source for paleoparasitological studies as well as for other paleoecological reconstruction. Preserved...

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis of DNA Extracted from Trichuris trichiura   (Linnaeus, 1771) Eggs and its Prospective Application to Paleoparasitological Studies (2003)

Elaine Machado Martinez, Erika Verissimo Villela, Antonio Nascimento Duarte, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Alexandre Ribeiro Bello

Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis was applied to DNAs extracted from Trichuris trichiura   eggs recovered from human fecal samples. Four out of 6 primers tested displayed 18 distinct and...

Analysis of Ancient DNA from Coprolites: a Perspective with Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction Approach (2003)

Alena M Iñiguez, Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira

The aim of this work was to determine approaches that would improve the quality of ancient DNA (aDNA) present in coprolites to enhance the possibility of success in retrieving specific sequence...

Enterobius vermicularis   : Ancient DNA from North and South American Human Coprolites (2003)

Alena M Iñiguez, Karl J Reinhard, Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira

A molecular paleoparasitological diagnostic approach was developed for Enterobius vermicularis   . Ancient DNA was extracted from 27 coprolites from archaeological sites in Chile and USA. Enzymatic...

Human Intestinal Parasites in the Past: New Findings and a Review (2003)

Adauto Araújo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira

Almost all known human specific parasites have been found in ancient feces. A review of the paleoparasitological helminth and intestinal protozoa findings available in the literature is presented. We...

Toxocara canis   (Werner, 1782) Eggs in the Pleistocene Site of Menez-Dregan, France (300,000-500,000 Years Before Present) (2003)

Françoise Bouchet, Adauto Araújo, Stephanie Harter, Sérgio Miranda Chaves, Antonio Nascimento Duarte, Jean Laurent Monnier, ...

On the archaeological site of Menez-Dregan in Brittany, France, dated 300,000-500,000 years-old, paleoparasitological analysis of cave deposits led to the detection of well-preserved helminth eggs,...

Parasitism, the diversity of life, and paleoparasitology (2003)

Araújo,Adauto, Jansen,Ana Maria, Bouchet,Françoise, Reinhard,Karl, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando

The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the definitions of...

Parasite remains in archaeological sites (2003)

Bouchet,Françoise, Guidon,Niéde, Dittmar,Katharina, Harter,Stephanie, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Chaves,Sergio Miranda, ...

Organic remains can be found in many different environments. They are the most significant source for paleoparasitological studies as well as for other paleoecological reconstruction. Preserved...

Analysis of ancient DNA from coprolites: a perspective with random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction approach (2003)

Iñiguez,Alena M, Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Vicente,Ana Carolina P

The aim of this work was to determine approaches that would improve the quality of ancient DNA (aDNA) present in coprolites to enhance the possibility of success in retrieving specific sequence...

Enterobius vermicularis: ancient DNA from north and south American human coprolites (2003)

Iñiguez,Alena M, Reinhard,Karl J, Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando, Vicente,Ana Carolina P

A molecular paleoparasitological diagnostic approach was developed for Enterobius vermicularis. Ancient DNA was extracted from 27 coprolites from archaeological sites in Chile and USA. Enzymatic...

Human intestinal parasites in the past: new findings and a review (2003)

Gonçalves,Marcelo Luiz Carvalho, Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando

Almost all known human specific parasites have been found in ancient feces. A review of the paleoparasitological helminth and intestinal protozoa findings available in the literature is presented. We...

Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782) eggs in the Pleistocene site of Menez-Dregan, France (300,000-500,000 years before present) (2003)

Bouchet,Françoise, Araújo,Adauto, Harter,Stephanie, Chaves,Sérgio Miranda, Duarte,Antonio Nascimento, Monnier,Jean Laurent, ...

On the archaeological site of Menez-Dregan in Brittany, France, dated 300,000-500,000 years-old, paleoparasitological analysis of cave deposits led to the detection of well-preserved helminth eggs,...

Ecoturismo : estágio no Brasil e Peru - experiências brasileiras em capitação. (2003)

Ferreira, Luiz Fernando.

Esta dissertação apresenta o ecoturismo como ferramenta para a conservação ambiental e cultural, e como uma das alternativas econômicas para contribuir na direção de um modelo de...

Paleoparasitologia no Brasil (2002)

Gonçalves,Marcelo L. C., Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando

Neste artigo faz-se uma revisão sobre o início da paleoparasitologia no Brasil e seu desenvolvimento. A pesquisa de parasitos em vestígios humanos pode trazer informações sobre questões tais...

Paleoparasitology and the Antiquity of Human Host-parasite Relationships (2000)

Adauto Arajo, Luiz Fernando Ferreira

Paleoparasitology may be developed as a new tool to parasite evolution studies. DNA sequences dated thousand years ago, recovered from archaeological material, means the possibility to study...

Paleoparasitology and the antiquity of human host-parasite relationships (2000)

Araújo,Adauto, Ferreira,Luiz Fernando

Paleoparasitology may be developed as a new tool to parasite evolution studies. DNA sequences dated thousand years ago, recovered from archaeological material, means the possibility to study...

PALEOPARASITOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES WITH NEW TECHNIQUES (1998)

ARAÚJO,Adauto, Reinhard,Karl, Bastos,Otílio M., Costa,Ligia C., Pirmez,Claude, Iñiguez,Alena, ...

Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites found in archaeological material. The development of this field of research began with histological identification of helminth eggs in mummy tissues,...