Spread of Leishmania infantum in Europe with dog travelling

Authors: Cardoso L, Maia C
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401715002393?via%3Dihub%20

Leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) in Europe, where it is endemic in the Mediterranean region, with dogs being considered the major reservoir of the parasite for humans and other mammalian hosts. The main transmission mode of Leishmania is by the bite of infected phlebotomine sand fly insects (genus Phlebotomus), which […]
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Feline leishmaniosis in Portugal – some remarks on disease and infection

Authors: Cardoso L, Maia C, Pimenta P
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26608871

Authors: Brancal H, Braz BS, Campino L, Cardoso L, Coimbra M, Cortes H, Dias M, Fernandes MC, Figueiredo MD, Lopes AP, Maia C, Martins A, Mendão C, Neves N, Neves T, Nogueira J, Pimenta P, Serrão I, Silva P
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Regional Studies and Reports
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405939015300186

Canine angiostrongylosis, caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum, is an emerging and spreading disease with an increasing number of cases diagnosed in European countries in the last few years; nevertheless, little information is available in Portugal. The prevalence of A. vasorum antigens was assessed with a rapid test (Angio Detect™) in 400 dogs from four […]
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Detection of Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in a dog from Portugal

Authors: Cardoso L, Lorentz S, Maia C, Naucke TJ, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Parasitology Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-015-4796-1

Dirofilaria repens causes subcutaneous infection in dogs and cats, and is the main agent of human dirofilariosis in Europe. Detection of D. repens is described in a dog from Portugal, a finding that simultaneously represents the first presumable case of autochthonous infection with the parasite in any animal host species in the country. A mixed D. repens/Dirofilaria […]
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Genetic characterization of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from dogs in Portugal

Authors: Annoscia G, Cardoso L, Dantas-Torres F, Latrofa MS, Maia C, Otranto D
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-017-2072-1

The taxonomic status of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu stricto) is a subject of on-going debate; there is a consensus that populations of this tick species should be referred to as R. sanguineus (sensu lato) until its taxonomic status is resolved. Recent genetic studies revealed the existence of more than one lineage of R. sanguineus (s.l.) in temperate countries. […]
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Spread of Leishmania infantum in Europe with dog travelling

Feline leishmaniosis in Portugal – some remarks on disease and infection

Preliminary report on the prevalence of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs from Portugal adopting a commercially available test kit for serological analysis

Detection of Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in a dog from Portugal

Genetic characterization of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from dogs in Portugal

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