A5102756986- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Helminth infection and control
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Universidade do Porto
2025
University of Aveiro
2023-2024
Wild birds may be involved in the transmission of agents infectious diseases, including zoonoses, a circumstance which raises number public and animal health issues. Migratory bird species play significant role introduction tick-borne pathogens to new geographic areas, contributing dissemination various etiological agents. This preliminary study aimed assess occurrence four potentially zoonotic (Hepatozoon spp., Borrelia Babesia spp. Theileria spp.) wild Portugal. Blood tissue samples were...
Histoplasmosis, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, poses health risks to various mammals, including humans. Bats are primary wild carriers of playing a crucial role in its epidemiology. However, fecal shedding Europe remains poorly studied, with no data available for Portugal. This study analyzed 285 guano samples from 22 bat species, collected across Portuguese regions between 2014 and 2018, using nested PCR assay. Despite sensitive method, positive were detected. These results...
Cave environments represent extreme and underexplored ecosystems where fungi play a crucial role in nutrient cycling ecological dynamics. This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of fungal diversity air samples from caves across Portugal, with six five locations being assessed through culture-dependent metabarcoding approaches. From bat roosts studied, eleven morphologically distinct taxa were isolated, genera such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Chaetomium identified....
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), pathogen with high capability for infection. The primarily affects ruminants, leading to reproductive disorders, but can also be transmitted humans through contact infected animals or their products. In Algeria, endemic, little known about the presence and circulation of C. in domestic goats. This study aimed perform multicentric serological analysis antibodies goats from four provinces North East Region Algeria. A...
Fasciolosis and dicrocoeliosis are severe parasitic infections that result in substantial economic damages to livestock farming globally as a consequence of reduced productivity viscera condemnation. Molecular tests such polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can detect Fasciola hepatica Dicrocoelium dendriticum DNA with high sensitivity specificity. In this study, we aimed assess the presence F. D. by PCR-based techniques 400 small ruminant bile samples retrieved from central Portugal....