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Detection of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in an Algerian mouse (Mus spretus) in...
Santos-Silva, S; Moraes, DFDSD; López-López, P; Paupério, J; Queirós, J; Rivero-Juarez, A; Lux, L; Ulrich, RG; Gonçalves, HMR; Van der Poel, WHMVirus monitoring in small mammals is central to the design of epidemiological control strategies for rodent-borne zoonotic viruses. Synanthropic small mammals are versatile and may be potential carriers of several microbial agents. In the present work, a total of 330 fecal samples of small mammals were collected at two sites in the North of Portugal and screened for zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV, species Pasl...
Detection and Molecular Characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. Ci...
Lux, L; Ulrich, RG; Santos-Silva, S; Queirós, J; Imholt, C; Klotz, C; Paupério, J; Pita, R; Vale-Gonçalves, H; Alves, PC; Mesquita, JRSimple Summary Wild small mammals can be a veterinary and public health concern, because they can act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens and potentially transmit them to humans, domestic animals and other wildlife species. This study represents the first investigation of the diarrhea-causing parasites Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in wild rodents and shrews from Portugal. Cryptosporidium spp. was...