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Home / Archives for Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Guidelines for the Direct Detection of Anaplasma spp in Diagnosis and Epidemiological Studies

  • Autores: Bell-Sakyi L, Christova I, de la Fuente J, Domingos A, Dumler JS, Gomes J, Matei IA, Oteo JA, Santos AS, Silaghi C, Sprong H, von Loewenich FD, Walder G
  • Ano de Publicação: 2017
  • Journal: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2016.1960

The genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) comprises obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria that are mainly transmitted by ticks, and currently includes six species: Anaplasma bovis, Anaplasma centrale, Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, and Anaplasma ovis. These have long been known as etiological agents of veterinary diseases that affect domestic and wild animals worldwide. A zoonotic role […]
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Guidelines for the Detection of Babesia and Theileria Parasites

  • Autores: Antunes S, Baneth G, Beck R, Domingos A, Duarte A, Fonseca I, Gomes J, Holman P, Lempereur L, Marques C, Santos M, Silaghi C, Walder G, Zintl A, Zúquete S
  • Ano de Publicação: 2017
  • Journal: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2016.1955%20

The genera Babesia and Theileria (phylum Apicomplexa, order Piroplasmida) are mainly transmitted by Ixodid ticks in which the sexual part of their life cycle followed by sporogony takes place. They include protozoan parasites that infect erythrocytes of a variety of vertebrate hosts, including domestic and wild animals, with some Babesia spp. also infecting humans. Babesia […]
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Mosquito surveys and West Nile virus screening in two different areas of southern Portugal, 2004-2007

  • Autores: Almeida AP, Alves R, Esteves A, Freitas FB, Novo MT, Rodrigues JC, Sousa CA
  • Journal: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mosquito+Surveys+and+West+Nile+Virus+Screening+in+two+Different+Areas+of+Southern+Portugal

Longitudinal mosquito surveys were carried out in southern Portugal from 2004 to 2007, in a wetland area (Comporta, District of Setúbal) and around the perimeter of a dam irrigation plant that created the largest artificial lake in Europe, 250 km(2) (Alqueva, Districts of Evora and Beja).
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Molecular Identification of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes ricinus from Portugal

  • Autores: Campino L, Carreira T, Faria S, Lopes N, Maia C, Nunes M, Parreira R, Sousa C, Vieira ML
  • Ano de Publicação: 2015
  • Journal: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273814

Borrelia miyamotoi, a relapsing fever spirochete, has been found recently in Ixodes ricinus ticks; however, little is known about its spatial distribution and potential local impact on human health. A total of 640 ticks (447 nymphs and 193 adults) collected throughout Portugal were analyzed using two nested PCR protocols, one targeting the flagellin gene and […]
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