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Hunting for Answers: Assessing Brucella spp. Seroprevalence and Risks in Red De...
Pires, H; Cardoso, L; Lopes, AP; Fontes, MDC; Santos-Silva, S; Matos, M; Pintado, C; Roque, N; Fonseca, LF; Morgado, I; Dias, AS; Figueira, L; Matos, ACBetween 2016 and 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the central region of Portugal in order to better understand the epidemiology and public health risks resulting from the handling and consumption of game animals infected with Brucella spp. The seroprevalence and risk factors for Brucella spp. seropositivity were evaluated. Antibodies against Brucella spp. were determined using a commercial enzyme-...
Seropositivity for Coxiella burnetii in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) and Red Deer (Ce...
Pires, H; Cardoso, L; Lopes, AP; Fontes, MD; Matos, M; Pintado, C; Figueira, L; Mesquita, JR; Matos, AC; Coelho, ACQ fever is caused by the pathogen Coxiella burnetii and is a zoonosis that naturally infects goats, sheep, and cats, but can also infect humans, birds, reptiles, or arthropods. A survey was conducted for the detection of antibodies against C. burnetii in a sample of 617 free-ranging wild ruminants, 358 wild boar (Sus scrofa) and 259 red deer (Cervus elaphus), in east-central Portugal during the 2016-2022 huntin...
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Boar and Red Deer in ...
Pires, H; Cardoso, L; Lopes, AP; Fontes, MDC; Santos-Silva, S; Matos, M; Pintado, C; Figueira, L; Matos, AC; Mesquita, JR; Coelho, ACHepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic foodborne virus with an annual infection prevalence of 20 million human cases, which seriously affects public health and economic development in both developed and developing countries. To better understand the epidemiology of HEV in Central Portugal, a cross-sectional study was conducted from 2016 to 2023 with sera samples from wild ungulates. The seroprevalence and risk f...
The 2021 Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology Joint Guidelines with Paediatric R...
Leal, I; Miranda, V; Fonseca, C; Barbosa-Breda, J; Cordeiro Sousa, D; Mesquita-Marques, P; Araújo, J; Silva, MI; Pedrosa, AC; Palmares, J; Furtado, MJAim: To develop the first Ophthalmology joint guidelines with Paediatric Rheumatology with recommendations on the screening, monitoring and medical treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology (SPO). Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to include publications up to July 14th 2020, with no language restrictions, in or...
Psychotherapy in AIDS.
da Costa, N F; Ouakinin, S; Figueira, LInfection with human immunodeficiency virus creates the expectation of terrible disease marked by an inexorable physical decline. The majority of the affected patients are relatively young and pleasure plays an important role in their lives which will be marked by the possibility of an early death. This is a peculiar situation with an unpredictable evolution that mandates a reformulation of the psychotherapeuti...