Mudas de progênies de polinização livre de 20 clones de cacaueiro (Theobroma cacao) foram inoculadas com o fungo Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, agente causal da murcha-de-Ceratocystis, e a resposta avaliada pelo percentual de plantas mortas. Progênies de polinização aberta dos clones TSH1188 e VB1151 foram usadas como padrões de resistência, e de CCN51 e SJ02 como suscetíveis. Foram estimados contrastes entre estes referenciais e as progênies em estudo, e avaliados pelo teste t de Dunnett (α= 0,05). As progênies apresentaram diferentes respostas a C. cacaofunesta sendo possível classificá-las em três grupos: resistente (FCB01, CSG70, BOBA01, VB902, TSH1188, VB1151, PS1319 e MAC01), moderadamente suscetível (HW25, PM02, FA13, PH15, M05 e BJ11) e suscetível (CCN51, FB206, PH16, SJ02, CCN10 e FSU77).

Seedlings from open-pollinated progenies of 20 clones of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) were inoculated with the fungus Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, the causal agent of Ceratocystis wilt, and their response was assessed based on the percentage of dead plants. Open pollinated progeny of clones TSH1188 and VB1151 were used as standards for resistance, while CCN51 and SJ02 for susceptibility. Contrasts between these benchmarks and the progenies studied were estimated and evaluated by Dunnett's t test (α= 0.05). The progenies showed different responses to C. cacaofunesta, and it was possible to classify them into three groups: resistant (FCB01, CSG70, BOBA01, VB902, TSH1188, VB1151, PS1319 and MAC01), moderately susceptible (HW25, PM02, FA13, PH15, M05 and BJ11) and susceptible (CCN51, FB206, PH16, SJ02, CCN10 and FSU77).

Inquérito sorológico para leishmaniose tegumentar americana em 973 cães errantes, capturados próximos a áreas verdes do Município de São Paulo, por meio da reação de imunofluorescência indireta, não demonstrou soros reagentes. No entanto, casos humanos autóctones dessa zoonose ocorridos no município indicam a circulação do parasita no ambiente. A existência de vetores e a aparente ausência de cães infectados nas áreas pesquisadas sugerem que o cão errante desempenhe papel irrelevante na disseminação do protozoário.

A serological survey was made in 973 stray dogs caught near green areas in S. Paulo county by the indirect immunofluorescence test. No positive serum was found, however autochthonous human cases of ACL that occurred in the county show the circulation of the parasite in the environment. This fact, associated with the existence of the vectors and the apparent absence of infected dogs in the areas studied, suggest that stray dog plays an insignificant role in the spread of the parasite. The cycle of the parasite in São Paulo county has been maintained by wild animals, hence the dog would be an accidental host just as humans.

Inquérito sorológico para leishmaniose tegumentar americana em 973 cães errantes, capturados próximos a áreas verdes do Município de São Paulo, por meio da reação de imunofluorescência indireta, não demonstrou soros reagentes. No entanto, casos humanos autóctones dessa zoonose ocorridos no município indicam a circulação do parasita no ambiente. A existência de vetores e a aparente ausência de cães infectados nas áreas pesquisadas sugerem que o cão errante desempenhe papel irrelevante na disseminação do protozoário.

A serological survey was made in 973 stray dogs caught near green areas in S. Paulo county by the indirect immunofluorescence test. No positive serum was found, however autochthonous human cases of ACL that occurred in the county show the circulation of the parasite in the environment. This fact, associated with the existence of the vectors and the apparent absence of infected dogs in the areas studied, suggest that stray dog plays an insignificant role in the spread of the parasite. The cycle of the parasite in São Paulo county has been maintained by wild animals, hence the dog would be an accidental host just as humans.