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Phylogeography and invasion history of Aedes aegypti, the Dengue and Zika mosquito vector in Cape Verde islands (West Africa)

  • Autores: Salgueiro P, Serrano C, Gomes B, Alves J, Sousa CA, Abecasis A, Pinto J
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: Evolutionary Applications
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6752157/

Aedes‐borne arboviruses have spread globally with outbreaks of vast impact on human populations and health systems. The West African archipelago of Cape Verde had its first outbreak of Dengue in 2009, at the time the largest recorded in Africa, and was one of the few African countries affected by the Zika virus epidemic. Aedes aegypti was the […]
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Anaerobic Bacteria with Clinical Relevance: Taxonomic and Morphological Classification, Presence in Human Microbiota and Microbiological Diagnosis

  • Autores: Alves J, Gonçalves E, Mansinho K, Peres S
  • Ano de Publicação: 2017
  • Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
  • Link: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/8098

The wide burden of anaerobic bacteria colonizing human body comprises about 90% of its total biomass. The biotic relationship between humans and its microbiota sets reciprocal benefits, albeit with pathogenic potencial for the human being in particular dysbiosis situations. Infections adjacent to or originating from the skin or mucous membranes of the intestinal, genitourinary and […]
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Hybridization and population structure of the Culex pipiens complex in the islands of Macaronesia.

  • Autores: Almeida AP, Alves J, Donnelly MJ, Gomes B, Santa-Ana M, Silva TL, Sousa CA, Vieira I
  • Journal: Ecology and Evolution
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hybridization+and+population+structure+of+the+Culex+pipiens+complex+in+the+islands+of+Macaronesia.

The Culex pipiens complex includes two widespread mosquito vector species, Cx. pipiens and Cx. quinquefasciatus. The distribution of these species varies in latitude, with the former being present in temperate regions and the latter in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Analysis of malaria associated genetic traits in Cabo Verde, a melting pot of European and sub Saharan settlers

  • Autores: Alves J, Amorim A, Arez AP, Faustino P, Gonçalves N, Gusmão L, Manco L, Silva J, Do Rosário VE, Ribeiro L, Machado P
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Analysis+of+malaria+associated+genetic+traits+in+Cabo+Verde%2C+a+melting+pot+of+European+and+sub+Saharan+settlers

Malaria has occurred in the Cabo Verde archipelago with epidemic characteristics since its colonization. Nowadays, it occurs in Santiago Island alone and though prophylaxis is not recommended by the World Health Organization, studies have highlight the prospect of malaria becoming a serious public health problem as a result of the presence of antimalarial drug resistance associated with mutations in the parasite populations and underscore the need for tighter surveillance.
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Mosquito fauna on the Cape Verde Islands (West Africa): an update on species distribution and a new finding

  • Autores: Alves J, Arez AP, Gomes B, Rodrigues R, Silva J, Sousa CA
  • Journal: Journal of Vector Ecology: Journal of the Society for Vector Ecology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mosquito+fauna+in+Cape+Verde+islands+(West+Africa)%3A+an+update+on+species+distribution+and+a+new+finding

To evaluate the risk of transmission of vector-borne diseases, regular updates of the geographic distribution of insect vectors are required. In the archipelago of Cape Verde, nine mosquito species have been reported.
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