Rapid Testing and Genetic Sequencing

Fast biomolecular tests with technical support:

• Identification of enterobacteria (e.g., E. coli, Salmonella), spirochetes (Leptospira) in animal and environmental samples
• Validated protocols for microbiology & molecular biology techniques for Pest Control Operators (PCOs).

DNA Sequencing:

• Mapping of pathogen strains and variants
• Support for epidemiological investigations and vector control programs
• Sequencing of unknow pathogens in environments thought metagenomics.

Biomolecular Diagnostics in Vectors and Reservoirs

Mosquitoes Carrying Arboviruses

Monitoring using biomolecular and genetic sequencing for early detection of viruses in Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, including:

• Dengue (DENV 1–4)
• Zika
• Chikungunya
• Yellow Fever

Other Diptera and Sandflies:

• Detection of Oropouche virus in Culex and culicoides (an emerging threat in Brazil)
• Diagnosis of Leishmania spp. in Lutzomyia sandflies, vectors of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis

Ticks:

Accurate analysis for the presence of Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacteria responsible for Brazilian spotted fever.

Environmental Diagnosis of Bird and Mammal Droppings

We perform biomolecular analysis of urban animal droppings to detect potentially zoonotic pathogens, safeguarding high-risk environments such as hospitals, schools, industrial sites, eco-parks and public areas.

• How, swallows & other flock birds:
  Detection of Cryptococcus spp. and Histoplasma capsulatum, fungi linked to severe pneumonia in humans.
• Rodents and small mammals:
  Testing for Leptospira spp., the bacteria responsible for leptospirosis.