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Francisella species in ticks and animals, Iberian Peninsula
Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Toledo, A.; Carvalho, C.L.; Barandika, J.F.; Respicio-Kingry, L.B.; Garcia-Amil, C.; García-Pérez, A. L.; Olmeda, A. S.The presence of Francisella species in 2134 ticks, 93 lagomorphs and 280 small mammals from the Iberian Peninsula was studied. Overall, 19 ticks and 6 lagomorphs were positive for Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, suggesting, as described for other regions, that lagomorphs may have an important role in the maintenance of F. tularensis in nature. Of the 6 positive lagomorphs, 4 were identified as the Eur...
A importância das aves como hospedeiros de carraças e no ciclo enzoótico da Bor...
Norte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.; Araújo, P.M.; Pascoal da Silva, L.; Tenreiro, P.Q.; Escudero, R.; Anda, P.; Gern, L.; Zé-Zé, L.; Núncio, M.S.As aves selvagens são frequentemente infestadas por carraças e são consideradas reservatório da Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. (sensu lato), um complexo de bactérias transmitidas por carraças, que causam a borreliose de Lyme. De 2010 a 2014 recolhemos 2820 carraças de 690 aves infestadas pertencentes a 40 espécies, e avaliámos a infecção por B. burgdorferi s.l. por nested PCR nestas carraças. Oito espécies de carraç...
Patterns of tick infestation and their Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. infection in w...
Norte, A.C.; Da Silva, L.P.; Tenreiro, P.J.Q.; Felgueiras, M.S.; Araújo, P.M.; Lopes, P.B.; Matos, C.; Rosa, A.; Ferreira, P.J.S.G.; Encarnação, P.Wild birds may act as reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens and may be mechanical carriers of pathogen infected vector ticks through long distances during migration. The aim of this study was to assess tick infestation patterns in birds in Portugal and the prevalence of tick infection by Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. using PCR techniques. Seven tick species were collected from birds including Haemaphysalis punctata, Hy...
The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitani...
Norte, A.C.; Alves da Silva, A.; Alves, J.; da Silva, L. P.; Núncio, M. S.; Escudero, R.; Anda, P.; Ramos, J. A.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.Borrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional. We collected questing ticks, skin biopsies and Ixodes sp. ticks feeding on lizards, birds and small mammals in a B. burgdorferi s.l. (sensu lato) enzootic area to assess their importance in the maintenance of B. lusitania...
The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitani...
Norte, A. C.; Silva, A. Alves da; Alves, J.; Silva, L. P. da; Núncio, M. S.; Escudero, R.; Anda, P.; Ramos, J. A.; Carvalho, I. Lopes deBorrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional. We collected questing ticks, skin biopsies and Ixodes sp. ticks feeding on lizards, birds and small mammals in a B. burgdorferi s.l. enzootic area to assess their importance in the maintenance of B. lusitaniae. B. lusitan...
Francisella tularensis, Portugal
Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel; Escudero, R.; Garcia-Amil, C.; Falcão, H.; Anda, P.; Núncio, M.S.