Human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex: A severe and unusual presentation and a brief review

Authors: Baptista-Fernandes T, Belo S, Castro I, Ferreira PM, Mansinho K, Paixao P, Pinto-Marques P, Rodrigues M, Roque L, Toscano C
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28882665

Anisakiasis is an emerging marine food-borne zoonosis resulting from the accidental ingestion of Anisakis larvae, through the consumption of raw or undercooked infected seafood products. The first case of human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex with an unusual and severe presentation, occurring in a Portuguese woman, is described in this article. Over 140 anisakid larvae […]
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Ziehl-neelsen in schistosomiasis: Much more than staining the shell and species identification

Authors: Belo S, Hänscheid T, Vieira S
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4824205/

Authors: Alho AM, Belo S, de Carvalho LM, Deplazes P, Meireles J, Schaper R, Schnyder M
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4914520/

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode that lives in the pulmonary arteries and right cardiac ventricle of domestic dogs and wild canids. It is increasingly being reported in several European countries and North America. This parasite induces inflammatory verminous pneumonia, causing severe respiratory disease in dogs. In some instances, coagulopathies, neurological signs and even death may occur. Scant […]
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Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis from continental Portugal: first detection in Culex theileri

Authors: Almeida AP, Belo S, Calado MM, de Pinho Mixao V, Mauricio IL, Mendes AM, Novo MT
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/mve.12179

Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) protects mosquitoes from infections with arboviruses and parasites. However, the effect of its co-infection on vector competence for Dirofilaria immitis (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) in the wild has not been investigated. This study aimed to screen vectors of D. immitis for wPip, to characterize these, and to investigate a possible association between the […]
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Curcumin generates oxidative stress and induces apoptosis in adult schistosoma mansoni worms

Authors: Afonso A, Belo S, Cunha WR, Curti C, De Aguiar DP, De Paula RG, Ferreira PM, Magalhães LG, Morais ER, Moscardini MBM, Ouchida AT, Rodrigues V
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: PLoS One
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167135

Inducing apoptosis is an interesting therapeutic approach to develop drugs that act against helminthic parasites. Researchers have investigated how curcumin (CUR), a biologically active compound extracted from rhizomes of Curcuma longa, affects Schistosoma mansoni and several cancer cell lines. This study evaluates how CUR influences the induction of apoptosis and oxidative stress in couples of […]
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Human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex: A severe and unusual presentation and a brief review

Ziehl-neelsen in schistosomiasis: Much more than staining the shell and species identification

Seroprevalence of circulating Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen and parasite-specific antibodies in dogs from Portugal

Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis from continental Portugal: first detection in Culex theileri

Curcumin generates oxidative stress and induces apoptosis in adult schistosoma mansoni worms

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