Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed to phlebotomine sand flies is positively associated with Leishmania infection

Authors: Pereira A, Cristóvão JM, Vilhena H, Martins A, Cachola P, Henriques J, Coimbra M, Catarino A, Lestinova T, Spitzova T, Volf P, Campino L, Maia C
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-019-3376-0

Background Zoonotic leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, is a public and animal health problem in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. Several phlebotomine sand fly species from the subgenus Larroussius are vectors of L. infantum. Data from dogs living in endemic areas of leishmaniosis advocate the use of antibody response to […]
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Geographic dispersal and genetic diversity of tick-borne phleboviruses (Phenuiviridae, Phlebovirus) as revealed by the analysis of L segment sequences

Authors: Pimentel V, Afonso R, Nunes M, Vieira ML, Bravo-Barriga D, Frontera E, Martinez M, Pereira A, Maia C, Paiva-Cardoso MDN, Freitas FB, Abecasis AB, Parreira R
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31078467

The large diversity of new tick-borne phleboviruses, and the negative impacts of the virulent viruses on human/animal health have led to a growing interest in their analysis. In this report, new insights are brought out into the diversity of putative phleboviruses circulating in Portugal (both the continental territory and the islands of São Miguel, in […]
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Detection of Rickettsia conorii israelensis DNA in the Blood of a Cat and a Dog From Southern Portugal

Authors: Maia C, Cristóvão JM, Pereira A, Parreira R, Campino L
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1938973619300248

Vector-borne rickettsioses represent emerging threats to public health worldwide. The aim of this work was the screening for the presence of Rickettsia spp. in the blood of dogs and cats from southern Portugal. A PCR product of the expected size was amplified from DNA extracts obtained from blood samples of 29 out of 225 (12.9%) cats and […]
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Elucidating in vitro and in vivo phenotypic behaviour of L. infantum/L. major natural hybrids

Authors: Cortes S, Albuquerque-Wendt, Maia C, Carvalho M, Lima IA, de Freitas LAR, Dos-Santos WLC, Campino L
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Parasitology
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30486907

The clinical manifestation and course of Leishmania infections depend on factors such as species, virulence and host-immunity. Although trypanosomatids are considered to have clonal propagation, genetic hybridization has produced successful natural hybrid lineages. Hybrids displaying strong selective advantages may have an impact on pathogenesis and the eco-epidemiology of leishmaniasis. Thus, characterization of phenotypic properties of […]
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Biomarkers Associated with Leishmania infantum Exposure, Infection, and Disease in Dogs

Authors: Campino L, Maia C
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6136405/

Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum species [syn. L. (L.) infantum chagasi species in the Americas] which is transmitted by the bite of a female phlebotomine sand fly. This parasitosis is endemic and affect millions of dogs in Asia, the Americas and the Mediterranean basin. Domestic dogs are the main hosts and the main […]
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Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed to phlebotomine sand flies is positively associated with Leishmania infection

Geographic dispersal and genetic diversity of tick-borne phleboviruses (Phenuiviridae, Phlebovirus) as revealed by the analysis of L segment sequences

Detection of Rickettsia conorii israelensis DNA in the Blood of a Cat and a Dog From Southern Portugal

Elucidating in vitro and in vivo phenotypic behaviour of L. infantum/L. major natural hybrids

Biomarkers Associated with Leishmania infantum Exposure, Infection, and Disease in Dogs

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