Impact of a Dengue Outbreak Experience in the Preventive Perceptions of the Community from a Temperate Region: Madeira Island, Portugal

Authors: Antunes L, Gonçalves L, Nazareth T, Porto G, Seixas G, Silva AC, Sousa CA, Teodósio R
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388461/%20

The ability to effectively modify behaviours is increasingly relevant to attain and maintain a good health status. Current behaviour-change models and theories present two main approaches for (healthier) decision-making: one analytical/logical, and one experiential/emotional/intuitive. Therefore, to achieve an integral and dynamic understanding of the public perceptions both approaches should be considered: community surveys should measure […]
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New insights into neutrophil and Leishmania infantum in vitro immune interactions

Authors: Alexandre-Pires G, Correia I, Marques CS, Martins C, Rodrigues A, Rodrigues OR, Tomás AM, Vale-Gato I, Ferronha MH, Passero LF, Santos-Gomes G
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147957115000247

The interaction between polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) or neutrophils and Leishmania became an interesting focus of research, since PMN turn out to be essential cells in transiently hosting the parasites. This study aims to evaluate whether L. infantum, the etiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, influences the in vitro functional activity of murine neutrophils. Phagocytosis, chemotaxis, […]
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Adaptive Potential of Hybridization among Malaria Vectors: Introgression at the Immune Locus TEP1 between Anopheles coluzzii and A. gambiae in ‘Far-West’ Africa

Authors: Caputo B, Dinis J, Gordicho V, Mancini E, Petrarca V, Pombi M, Rodrigues A, Spinaci MI, Vicente JL, Weetman D
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: PLoS One
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0127804

“Far-West” Africa is known to be a secondary contact zone between the two major malaria vectors Anopheles coluzzii and A. gambiae. We investigated gene-flow and potentially adaptive introgression between these species along a west-to-east transect in Guinea Bissau, the putative core of this hybrid zone. To evaluate the extent and direction of gene flow, we […]
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Molecular detection of Leishmania DNA and identification of blood meals in wild caught phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from southern Portugal

Authors: Afonso MO, Campino L, Cristóvão JM, Freitas FB, Maia C, Parreira R
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889732

Authors: Almeida B, Coimbra M, Cristóvão JM, Fernandes MC, Maia C, Martinho F, Martins A, Neves N, Ramos C, Silva P
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369867/%20

The so-called canine vector-borne diseases (CVBD) are caused by a wide range of pathogens transmitted by arthropods. In addition to their veterinary importance, many of these canine vector-borne pathogens can also affect the human population due to their zoonotic potential, a situation that requires a One Health approach. As the prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in […]
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Impact of a Dengue Outbreak Experience in the Preventive Perceptions of the Community from a Temperate Region: Madeira Island, Portugal

New insights into neutrophil and Leishmania infantum in vitro immune interactions

Adaptive Potential of Hybridization among Malaria Vectors: Introgression at the Immune Locus TEP1 between Anopheles coluzzii and A. gambiae in ‘Far-West’ Africa

Molecular detection of Leishmania DNA and identification of blood meals in wild caught phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from southern Portugal

Bacterial and protozoal agents of canine vector-borne diseases in the blood of domestic and stray dogs from southern Portugal

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