Work developed by Isabel Maurício, Manuela Calado, Pedro Ferreira and Silvana Belo Read more on these topics: Bispo MT, Calado M, Maurício IL, Ferreira PM, Belo S. Zoonotic Threats: The (Re)emergence of Cercarial Dermatitis, Its Dynamics, and Impact in Europe. Pathogens. 2024; 13(4):282. Azevedo, KAD. Diversidade genética e parasitária de Galba spp., hospedeiro intermediário de Fasciola […]
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Response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a context of social inequalities in health: a cross-sectional study in the native and immigrant population of Amadora
Professor Maria do Rosário Martins received the 2020 Human Rights Award for her work coordinating the first comparative study in Portugal on the consequences of Covid-19 in immigrant families and Portuguese nationals in the municipality of Amadora. This work was financed by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the “Research 4 COVID-19” special programme. […]
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How do mosquito-associated viruses move in time and space: a One Health Perspective
Might overlooked arboviruses of birds impact human health ? Where do they come from and how they move around? (in collaboration with INIAV) If Insect-Specific Viruses change vector competence….are all mosquito populations the same? How do these viroses move around with their hosts? Read more here: Genome Characterization and Spaciotemporal Dispersal Analysis […]
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MulhereSTrop – Network of Portuguese Speaking Women in Tropical Health
We develop Workshops and provide dedicated Mentoring. Our Training in Cientific communication is available online and is taught by GHTM-IHMT researchers. The network counts with women from Angola, Cabo Verde, Mozambique and Portugal. Female participation in science, including biomedical sciences, has increased, but still presents various challenges. The MulhereSTrop network was launched in 2015 to support […]
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Enhancing vector-borne disease research and control: the impact of VIASEF
VIASEF is a biocontainment infrastructure designed to facilitate research and development activities with invasive, exotic, or transgenic arthropods and human/animal pathogens transmitted by them that may pose biosecurity risks. Its a convertible infrastructure, able to address different types of public health emergencies. This was evidenced when, within the first six months of its inauguration, VIASEF […]
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