Clonal expansion across the seas as seen through CPLP-TB database: A joint effort in cataloguing Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Portuguese-speaking countries

Authors: Perdigão J, Silva C, Diniz J, Pereira C, Machado D, Ramos J, Silva H, Abilleira F, Brum C, Reis AJ, Macedo M, Scaini JL, Silva AB, Esteves L, Macedo R, Maltez F, Clemente S, Coelho E, Viegas S, Rabna P, Rodrigues A, Taveira N, Jordao L, Kritski A, Lapa e Silva JR, Mokrousov I, Couvin D, Rastogi N, Couto I, Pain A, McNerney R, Clark TG, von Groll A, Dalla Costa ER, Rossetti ML, Silva PEA, Viveiros M, Portugal I
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Infection Genetics and Evolution
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567134818301023?via%3Dihub%20

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem within the Community of Portuguese Language Speaking Countries (CPLP). Despite the marked variation in TB incidence across its member-states and continued human migratory flux between countries, a considerable gap in the knowledge on the Mycobacterium tuberculosis population structure and strain circulation between the countries still exists. To address […]
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A new approach to assess occupational exposure to airborne fungal contamination and mycotoxins of forklift drivers in waste sorting facilities

Authors: Caetano LA, Carolino E, de Oliveira AC, Faria T, Kosicki R, Quintal-Gomes A, Soszczyńska E, Twarużek M, Viegas C, Viegas S
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Mycotoxin Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12550-017-0288-8

The waste management industry is an important employer, and exposure of waste-handling workers to microorganisms is considered an occupational health problem. Besides fungal contamination, it is important to consider the co-occurrence of mycotoxins in this setting. Forklifts with closed cabinet and air conditioner are commonly used in waste industry to transport waste and other products […]
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Enniatin B and ochratoxin A in the blood serum of workers from the waste management setting

Authors: Almeida A, Cramer B, Humpf HU, Osteresch B, Viegas C, Viegas S
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Mycotoxin Research
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12550-017-0302-1%20

The waste management occupational environment is recognized by the simultaneous presence of several substances and biologic agents. Therefore, workers are exposed simultaneously to multiple contaminants. It has also been reported occupational exposure to aflatoxin B1 in one Portuguese waste sorting plant. However, besides this mycotoxin, data regarding fungal contamination showed that exposure to other mycotoxins could […]
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Clonal expansion across the seas as seen through CPLP-TB database: A joint effort in cataloguing Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Portuguese-speaking countries

A new approach to assess occupational exposure to airborne fungal contamination and mycotoxins of forklift drivers in waste sorting facilities

Enniatin B and ochratoxin A in the blood serum of workers from the waste management setting

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