Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies to Leishmania infantum in cats from southern Portugal

Authors: Campino L, Cardoso L, Coimbra M, Maia C, Ramos C
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasitology International
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383576914001524?via%3Dihub%20

Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are caused by a range of pathogens transmitted by arthropods and have emerged in recent years, showing a wider geographic distribution and increased global prevalence. In addition to their veterinary medical importance, cats play a central role in the transmission cycles of some VBD agents by acting as reservoirs, amplifying hosts or […]
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Apparent dominance of the G1-G3 genetic cluster of Echinococcus granulosus strains in the central inland region of Portugal.

Authors: Beato S, Calado M, Grácio MA, Parreira R
Journal: Parasitology International
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Apparent+dominance+of+the+G1-G3+cluster+of+Echinococcus+granulosus+strains+in+the+central+inland+region+of+Portugal

Infection by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus causes a disease known as cystic echinococcosis or hydatidosis, which is one of the most widespread zoonotic infections of veterinary and medical importance.
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Histopathology, humoral and cellular immune response in the murine model of Leishmania (Viannia) shawi

Authors: Corbett CE, Laurenti MD, Marques C, Passero LF, Santos-Gomes G, Vale-Gato I
Journal: Parasitology International
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Histopathology%2C+humoral+and+cellular+immune+response+in+the+murine+model+of+Leishmania+(Viannia)+shawi

Leishmania (Viannia) shawi was recently characterized and few studies concerning modifications in cellular and humoral immune responses in experimental leishmaniasis have been conducted. In this work, immunopathological changes induced by L. shawi in chronically infected BALB/c mice were investigated.
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Dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens: an imported case and a brief review

Authors: Baptista-Fernandes T, Belo S, Domingues D, Maurício I, Monteiro L, Paixao P, Pereira P, Rodrigues M, Rodrigues P, Tavares R, Toscano C
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasitology International
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25769814

Human infections caused by Dirofilaria repens, a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasitosis endemic in Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia still is an underdiagnosed infection due to parasite identification difficulties.
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Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen and antibodies to Leishmania infantum in cats from southern Portugal

Apparent dominance of the G1-G3 genetic cluster of Echinococcus granulosus strains in the central inland region of Portugal.

Histopathology, humoral and cellular immune response in the murine model of Leishmania (Viannia) shawi

Dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens: an imported case and a brief review

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