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Detection of biliary trematodes in sheep and goats from northern and central Po...
Santos-Silva, S; Cruz, AVS; Gomes da Silva, P; Bento, JT; Almeida, D; Barradas, PF; Cardoso, L; Mesquita, JRFasciolosis and dicrocoeliosis are severe parasitic infections that result in substantial economic damages to livestock farming globally as a consequence of reduced productivity and viscera condemnation. Molecular tests such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can detect Fasciola hepatica and Dicrocoelium dendriticum DNA with high sensitivity and specificity. In this study, we aimed to assess the presence of F. ...
An antibody-based survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infection in...
Aires Pereira, M; Nóbrega, C; Mateus, TL; Almeida, D; Oliveira, A; Coelho, C; Cruz, R; Oliveira, PA; Faustino-Rocha, AI; Pires, MJ; Mesquita, JRToxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are intracellular parasites with a great impact on human and animal health, respectively. This work aims to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii and N. caninum in client-owned cats from Portugal and to identify risk factors. A total of 183 domestic cats were sampled and their owners answered an online questionnaire designed to obtain background informat...
Seroprevalence Assessment and Risk Factor Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Infecti...
Dahmane, A; Almeida, D; Reghaissia, N; Baroudi, D; Samari, H; Abdelli, A; Laatamna, A; Mesquita, JRT. gondii is the causal agent of toxoplasmosis, a worldwide zoonotic disease relevant in human and veterinary medicine. In Algeria, few reports focused on the presence and circulation of this parasite in the local goat population. The aim of the survey was to evaluate toxoplasmosis seroprevalence and associated risk factors. Sera from 460 goats reared on 72 farms in northeastern Algeria were collected and teste...
An Antibody-Based Survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum Infection in...
Pereira, MA; Nóbrega, C; Mateus, TL; Almeida, D; Oliveira, A; Coelho, C; Cruz, R; Oliveira, P; Faustino-Rocha, A; Pires, MJ; Mesquita, JR; Vala, HSimple Summary Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are intracellular parasites with a great impact on human and animal health, respectively. This work aims to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii and N. caninum in client-owned cats from Portugal and to identify risk factors. A total of 183 domestic cats were sampled and their owners answered an online questionnaire designed to obtain back...
Antibody-Based Assessment of Coxiella burnetii Circulation in Algerian Goat Herds
Bento, JT; Dahmane, A; Santos-Silva, S; Reghaissia, N; Almeida, D; Mesquita, JRQ fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), a pathogen with a high capability for infection. The disease primarily affects ruminants, leading to reproductive disorders, but can also be transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals or their products. In Algeria, Q fever is endemic, but little is known about the presence and circulation of C. burnetii in domestic goats. ...
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Individuals Occupationally Expose...
Almeida, D; Quirino, J; Matos, P; Esteves, F; Cruz, R; Vala, H; Mesquita, JRToxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease with different and complex routes for transmission. Workers occupationally exposed to animals or raw meat and viscera (WOE) may be at more risk than the general population, however conflicting data exist on the risk of developing toxoplasmosis due to this close contact. To add knowledge to this topic, the aim of the present study was to ascertain if WOE were more li...
Hydrodynamic conditions affect the proteomic profile of marine biofilms formed ...
Maria João Romeu; Dominguez-Perez, D; Almeida, D; Morais, J; Araujo, MJ; Osorio, H; Alexandre Campos; Vitor Vasconcelos; Filipe MergulhãoProteomic studies on cyanobacterial biofilms can be an effective approach to unravel metabolic pathways involved in biofilm formation and, consequently, obtain more efficient biofouling control strategies. Biofilm development by the filamentous cyanobacterium Toxifilum sp. LEGE 06021 was evaluated on different surfaces, glass and perspex, and at two significant shear rates for marine environments (4 s(-1) and 4...
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies and Risk Factor Investigation in Por...
Almeida, D; Santos Silva, S; Pereira, MA; Santos, C; Mega, C; Coelho, C; Nobrega, C; Esteves, F; Cruz, R; Vala, H; Mesquita, JR(1) Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread zoonotic agent that greatly impacts Public Health, being responsible for one of the most important parasitic zoonosis worldwide. T. gondii has a heteroxenous life cycle, with cats being the definitive hosts and all warm-blooded animals, including humans, being intermediate hosts. Veterinary practitioners (VP) may be at a higher risk than the general population f...
Cd44v6 high membranous expression is a predictive marker of therapy response in...
Almeida, GM; Pereira, C; Park, JH; Lemos, C; Campelos, S; Gullo, I; Martins, D; Gonçalves, G; Leitão, D; Neto, JL; André, A; Borges, C; Almeida, DIn gastric cancer (GC), biomarkers that define prognosis and predict treatment response remain scarce. We hypothesized that the extent of CD44v6 membranous tumor expression could predict prognosis and therapy response in GC patients. Two GC surgical cohorts, from Portugal and South Korea (n = 964), were characterized for the extension of CD44v6 membranous immuno-expression, clinicopathological features, patient...
Combined Use of Chitosan and Olfactory Mucosa Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells to...
Alvites, RD; Branquinho, MV; Sousa, AC; Amorim, I; Magalhães, R; João, F; Almeida, D; Amado, S; Prada, J; Pires, I; Zen, F; Raimondo, S; Luís, ALPeripheral nerve injury remains a clinical challenge with severe physiological and functional consequences. Despite the existence of multiple possible therapeutic approaches, until now, there is no consensus regarding the advantages of each option or the best methodology in promoting nerve regeneration. Regenerative medicine is a promise to overcome this medical limitation, and in this work, chitosan nerve guid...