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A Questionnaire-Based Survey on the Long-Term Management of Canine Leishmaniosi...
Pereira, MA; Santos, R; Nóbrega, C; Mega, C; Cruz, R; Esteves, F; Santos, C; Coelho, C; Mesquita, JR; Vala, H; Santos-Gomes, GCanine Leishmaniosis (CanL) is a chronic and potentially fatal disease. In economically disadvantaged regions, costs associated with long-term patient monitoring may determine that some owners decline veterinary follow-up of their dogs. This online, questionnaire-based survey aimed to assess how Portuguese veterinary practitioners perform long-term patient monitoring and recognize relapses. More than 50% of res...
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...
Occupationally Acquired Q Fever in Shepherds and Sheep Milk Cheesemakers
Cruz, R; Santos, C; Esteves, F; Ferreira, AS; Vasconcelos-Nóbrega, C; Mega, C; Albuquerque, C; Teixeira-de-Lemos, E; Coelho, AC; Vala, H; Mesquita, JRQ fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, and transmission to humans is often associated with contact with ovine and caprine livestock. Those exposed to sheep are particularly at high risk of infection. Recent studies show that Q fever is increasing in sheep farms in Portugal raising alerts on spillover to humans. We detected anti-C. burnetii IgG in shepherds and sheep milk cheesemakers (27 [28.1%] in ...
Outbreaks of abortions by Coxiella burnetii in small ruminant flocks and a long...
Cruz, R; Esteves, F; Vasconcelos-Nobrega, C; Santos, C; Ferreira, AS; Mega, C; Coelho, AC; Vala, H; Mesquita, JRQ fever is a worldwide zoonotic infectious disease caused by Coxiella burnetii and sheep and goats are known to be the main reservoir for human infection. This study describes the epidemiological and laboratory findings of C.burnetii outbreaks affecting sheep and goat flocks and also provides the results of a prospective serosurvey in bulk tank milk samples to assess C.burnetii circulation in a population of sh...
A Nationwide Seroepidemiologic Study on Q Fever Antibodies in Sheep of Portugal
Cruz, R; Esteves, F; Vasconcelos-Nbrega, C; Santos, C; Ferreira, AS; Mega, C; Coelho, AC; Vala, H; Mesquita, JRIntroduction: Q fever is an almost global zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Human infections can produce acute and chronic disease that can lead to abortions and stillbirths in pregnant women, usually infected by the inhalation of C. burnetii-contaminated aerosols or through consumption of contaminated products. Sheep are one of the primary animal reservoirs with disease being associated with vast s...