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Use of zymography in trypanosomiasis studies

Zymography assay is a semiquantitative technique, very sensitive, and commonly used to determine metalloproteinase levels in different types of biological samples, including tissues, cells, and extracts of protein. Samples containing metalloproteinases are loaded onto a polyacrylamide gel containing sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and a specific substrate (gelatin, casein, collagen, etc.). Then proteins are allowed to […]
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Web- and text-based interventions for smoking cessation: Meta-analysis and meta-regression

Background: In the past decade, several smoking cessation interventions have been developed and implemented through information and communication technology (ICT). Evidence suggests that they might be suitable for large-scale public health interventions, based on updated communication media characteristics in terms of interplay between technology and graphical user interface, reaching high numbers of individuals. Objectives: We […]
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Tuberculosis extensively resistant: a present reality. Literature review because of a clinical case

Decades after tuberculosis having acquired the status of curable disease, the emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to the most effective anti-tuberculosis drugs used in first-line treatment have placed this disease again as a global threat to public health. The epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and approach of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Portugal and in the world are […]
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Tick-borne bacteria and protozoa detected in ticks collected from domestic animals and wildlife in central and southern Portugal

Ticks are vectors of many human and animal pathogens. The aim of this study was to screen bacteria and protozoa from ticks infesting domestic animals and wildlife collected in central and southern Portugal. A total of 593 ticks, comprising 465 (78.4%) adults, 122 (20.6%) nymphs, and six (1.0%) larvae, were collected from 283 hosts of […]
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GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International & Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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UID/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/04413/2025

UID/PRR/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR/04413/2025

UID/PRR2/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR2/04413/2025