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Leptospiral antibodies in sera of fish from the Ave river: preliminary results

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with world distribution, caused by infection with pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Leptospires’ natural habitat is the kidney of infected animals, being disseminated via urine to the environment, where they survive outside the host in fresh water or moist soils. Thus, leptospirosis is associated with activities such as fish farming, animal and agricultural production a...

First Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in Serum of the Wild Boa...

Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne zoonosis in the northern hemisphere. Several vertebrates are crucial in the epidemiological cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, but the role of wild boar as a reservoir is still unknown. Sera were collected from 90 wild boars shot in the Trás-os-Montes region, Northern Portugal (hunting season 2011/2012). In this study, Borrelia DNA was detected for the first...

The effects of whole green tea infusion on mouse urinary bladder chemical carci...

Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Northern Po...

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, caused by infection with pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. The wild boar (Sus scrofa), an important hunting species in Europe, seems to play a significant role in the epidemiological cycle of leptospirosis. A total of 101 serum samples from wild boar hunted in Northern Portugal were analysed for leptospiral antibodies detection by microscopic ...

First isolation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats from Portugal.

The psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (formerly known as Geomyces destructans) is considered the etiological agent of white-nose disease (WND), an emerging disease which affects bats during their hibernation period. This disease is clinically characterized by the growth of a white fungus on muzzle, ears, and wings’ membranes of affected bats. This infection caused the death of several million ba...

Epidemiological Importance of Rodents as Reservoirs of Leptospira in Maronesa C...

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by pathogenic spirochetes of genus Leptospira, maintained in nature by numerous reservoirs, free-living and domestic animals, constituting a potential source of infection for humans, and other susceptible hosts (Turner, 1967; Little, 1986). Leptospirosis is considered by O.I.E. (2008) as a disease of importance to international trade, and it is included in the list of “Multipl...