Dermatophytosis is a widespread fungal infection affecting both animals and humans, commonly known as ringworm. Dermatophytosis results in the breakdown of keratin, leading to skin, hair, and claw lesions, and has an important global prevalence that is often underestimated. While typically self-limiting, dermatophytosis can pose a severe risk due to its contagious nature, particularly in shelters. This study ai...
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) are important pathogens affecting feline hosts worldwide, compromising the health, well-being, quality of life, and lifespan of infected cats. This study explores the prevalence of these viral agents among shelter cats in Portugal, aiming to un-ravel their complexities and implications. The prevalence of FIV and FeLV was assessed by collectin...
This study investigates the prevalence of Canine Parvovirus (CPV) and Canine Coronavirus (CCoV) among shelter dogs in Portugal. Despite advancements in veterinary medicine and widespread vaccination efforts, CPV and CCoV continue to pose significant health threats to the canine population, particularly in high-density environments such as shelters. Through a cross-sectional study involving 240 shelter dogs in f...
A cross-sectional study was conducted to gain insight into the epidemiology of canine ehrlichiosis and rickettsiosis in northern Portugal. Specific IgG antibodies to Ehrlichia canis were analysed using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and antibodies to Rickettsia conorii were analysed using a commercial indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). A total of 113 dogs from two differe...
Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a chronic, systemic, and often severe disease. The main causative agent of CanL is a protozoan parasite, Leishmania infantum, with phlebotomine sand flies acting as vectors. In Europe and other continents, L. infantum is also responsible for leishmaniosis in other animals, such as cats, horses, and humans. In Portugal, animal and human leishmaniosis is endemic, and high prevalence...
To better understand the prevalence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus in cat shelters, an epidemiological study was conducted in an intermunicipal shelter in the Northeast Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Samples were collected as part of routine plan for control and monitoring of infectious diseases in cats at lntermunicipal Official Shelter. This shelter houses stray cats from the five...
To better understand the occurrence of canine parvovirus and canine coronavirus in dog shelters, an epidemiological study was conducted in an intermunicipal official shelter in Northeast Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Samples were collected as part of routine plan for control and monitoring of infectious diseases in dogs at the lntermunicipal Official Shelter of Terra Quente Transmontana. This shelter house st...
A coccidiose é uma afeção intestinal que atinge, entre outros animais, ovinos e caprinos sendo estes últimos particularmente suscetíveis (Bowman 2009). Eime- ria é um parasita com grande especificidade relativa- mente ao hospedeiro, isto é, as espécies que parasitam ovinos não parasitam caprinos e vice-versa (Foreyt 1990). As diferentes espécies são identifica- das principalmente através do hospedeiro, morfolo-...
A coccidiose é uma doença intestinal provocada por protozoários do género Eimeria. O seu desenvolvimento no trato intestinal do hospedeiro leva a sinais clínicos como diarreia, inapetência ou perda de peso, afetando principalmente os animais jovens.
A coccidiose é uma doença intestinal provocada por protozoários do género Eimeria. A manifestação da doença ocorre maioritariamente em animais jovens, principalmente quando submetidos a fatores de stresse. Caracteriza-se pelo aparecimento de sinais clínicos como diarreia, debilidade, inapetência ou perda de peso e constitui uma das mais importantes doenças intestinais em ruminantes 2,3 Este estudo teve como obj...