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An Overview of Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Samples and Anal...
Cordeiro, Rita; Pelerito, Ana; de Carvalho, Isabel Lopes; Lopo, Sílvia; Neves, Raquel; Rocha, Raquel; Palminha, Paula; Verdasca, NunoMpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), and since May 2022, tens of thousands of cases have been reported in non-endemic countries. We aimed to evaluate the suitability of different sample types for mpox diagnostic and assess the temporal dynamics of viral load. We evaluated 1914 samples from 953 laboratory-confirmed cases. The positivity rate was higher for lesion (91.3%) and rectal sw...
Airborne spores’ dissemination of a swine associated Clostridioides difficile c...
Alves, Frederico; Cano, Manuela; Brondani, Greice; Nunes, Alexandra; Oleastro, MónicaThis study supports the airborne dissemination of Clostridioides difficile spores. Of the sieve impaction samples collected at a swine production unit, 66.7% were positive and all belonged to the predominantly established clone. Spores' density varied according to the characteristics of the animal population, suggesting the possibility of airborne transmission.
Viruses in Beach Sand
Santos, Ricardo; Brandão, João; Brondani, Greice; Monteiro, SílviaBeach sand is a broad habitat inhabited by many organisms. The organisms inhabiting supratidal and intertidal sands and the ones found above the margin of an aquifer are termed psammon. The most commonly known is possibly the macropsammon comprised of molluscs, crustaceans, and annelids. The meiopsammon, less familiar, are near-microscopic organisms such as nematodes, copepods, and flatworms often predators, co...