Importância das boas praticas de fabricação para o controle da brucelose, em trabalhadores de um matadouro-frigorífico / Importance of good manufacturing practices for the control of brucellosis in workers in a abattoirs

A brucelose é uma antropozoonose infecto-contagiosa que afeta principalmente bovinos, ovinos, caprinos, suínos, cães e o homem, e está associada a atividades profissionais, sendo de grande importância sob o ponto de vista da Saúde Pública e Vigilância Epidemiológica. Devido a sua relevância foi analisado o impacto das Boas Práticas de Fabricação (BPF) sobre as condenações de carcaças com lesões sugestivas de brucelose, em um matadouro frigorífico sob inspeção federal e sua importância na saúde dos trabalhadores.

[The relationship between the peri-parturient period and output of nematodes eggs in naturally infected Anglo Nubiana goats in a semi-extensive system of production]. / Relação entre o periparto e a eliminação de ovos de nematóides gastrintestinais em cabras Anglo Nubiana naturalmente infectadas em sistema semi-extensivo de produção.

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the excretion of nematodes eggs in naturally infected Anglo-Nubians breed goats under conditions of semi-extensive production system and the peri-parturient period. Were used 63 goats, with weight average 35, 05 +/- 6, 54 kg and reproductive cycle from goats. Animals were separated and two groups homogeneous as to the age and nutritional status and two groups (pregnants and nonpregnants). Faecal samples were collected weekly during the periparturient period (ended four weeks of pregnancy and the four first weeks of post-parturition) and equal dates in non-pregnants group. The group of pregnant animals showed increasing EPG (eggs per gram of faeces) in the 5th and 8th week of collection and animals not pregnant and in the 5th and 6th week. The highest counts of EPG were coincident with the highest concentration of births; there is a direct relationship between to release eggs from gastrointestinal nematodes in the female goats, near to birth.

Creencias sobre el consumo de chile y la salud en la ciudad de México / Chili pepper consumption beliefs and health in Mexico City

En México el consumo de chile constituye una tradición cultural y a sus efectos sobre la salud se les han atribuido, empíricamente, características controvertidas. En este trabajo se describen las creencias sobre el consumo de chile y la salud, en dos grupos de residentes de la Ciudad de México. Los resultados ratifican, por una parte, la gran variedad de efectos benéficos y/o nocivos que se asocian al consumo de este alimento y, por la otra, demuestran que los niveles de consumo no están relacionados con las creencias que se tienen en cuanto a su impacto en la salud

Eating chili peppers is a cultural tradition in Mexico. Controversial characteristics have been empirically associated to chili pepper consumption and human health. In this paper, the beliefs about the health impacts of chili pepper consumption in two independent groups of Mexico City residents are described. The results confirm, on the one hand, that there is a wide variety of health benefits and damages associated with chili pepper consumption, but on the other hand, that the levels of chili pepper consumption are not related to beliefs about its human health impact.