Levantamento sorológico de Leptospira spp. em cães (Canis familiaris) atendidos no Hospital Veterinário Universitário (HVU) da UFRPE, Pernambuco, Brasil.

Abstract

Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Érika Fernanda Torres Samico Fernandes, the present work aims to report and discuss the activities developed during the Estágio Supervisionado Obrigatório (ESO), an essential subject for the completion of the Veterinary Medicine course at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE). During the period from April 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024, the internship was carried out at the UFRPE Infectious Diseases Laboratory, with an emphasis on microbiology, infectious diseases of bacterial etiology and a special focus on the study and laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis. The experience also made it possible to write a scientific article focused on the serological survey of Leptospira spp. in dogs (Canis familiaris) treated at the Hospital Veterinário Universitário of UFRPE, located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife. Then, from May 15, 2024, to June 28, 2024, the internship continued at the Laboratory of Inspection and Technology of Milk and Derivatives at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), where it was possible to experience a routine focused on physical-chemical and microbiological analysis of milk and dairy products, in addition to research activities aimed at studying mastitis in ruminants, also aiming to promote technical assistance to the dairy industries and rural producers in the State of Bahia. The course load completed in the ESO discipline made it possible to combine theory with practice, expanding learning about laboratory practices applied to infectious diseases and the inspection of dairy products of animal origin, thus strengthening academic training with an emphasis on Preventive Veterinary Medicine, a professional area of great relevance in the context of One Health.