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Survey of Zoonotic Diarrheagenic Protist and Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Boar (Su...
Santos-Silva, S; Moraes, DFDD; Lopez-Lopez, P; Palmeira, JD; Torres, RT; Nascimento, MS; Dashti, A; Carmena, D; Rivero-Juarez, A; Mesquita, JRSimple Summary Enteropathogenic viruses, such as hepatitis E virus, and diarrhoeagenic protists have been frequently reported in swine and can infect a wide range of mammals, including humans. Data on their fecal shedding and circulation pathways are still lacking or incomplete. Hence, the aim of the present study was to characterize the presence of microeukaryotes and HEV in the wild boar of Portugal. Of the 1...
Occurrence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Zoonotic Enteropathogenic Protist Paras...
Gomes-Gonçalves, S; Palmeira, JD; Ferreira, H; Santos-Silva, S; Mesquita, JREnteropathogenic parasites are of significant concern for public health due to their zoonotic potential and their impact on human and animal health. In this study, we investigated their occurrence and characterized these enteropathogens in asymptomatic domestic ruminants from Portugal. A total of 302 stool samples were collected from cattle (n = 166), sheep (n = 73), and goats (n = 63) in various regions of Por...
Epidemiology of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Circulating in Wild Boars of Portugal...
Moreira, AS; Santos-Silva, S; Mega, J; Palmeira, JD; Torres, RT; Mesquita, JRPorcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) is associated with several syndromes affecting swine, also known as porcine-circovirus-associated diseases, of which post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome stands out due to its high economic impact on swine production. Recent data suggest the increasing circulation of the PCV-2d genotype in several countries worldwide. To provide updated data on PCV-2 genotypes currently...
Balantioides coli Fecal Excretion in Hunted Wild Cervids (Cervus elaphus and Da...
Mega, J; Santos-Silva, S; Loureiro, A; Palmeira, JD; Torres, RT; Rivero-Juarez, A; Carmena, D; Mesquita, JBalantioides coli is a zoonotic enteric protozoan parasite of public veterinary health relevance and a concern in animal production and food safety. While wild cervids are recognized reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens, little is known about the occurrence of B. coli in deer species, especially in Europe. To fill this gap, a total of 130 fecal samples from legally hunted red deer (Cervus elaphus, n = 95) ...
Multidisciplinary approach to determine the effect of polybrominated diphenyl e...
Cruz, R; Palmeira, JD; Martins, ZE; Faria, MA; Ferreira, H; Marques, A; Casal, S; Cunha, SCEnvironmental health is increasingly compromised by persistent toxic substances, which may have serious implications in food safety and, thus, in human health. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are anthropogenic contaminants with endocrine disruption abilities and are commonly found in seafood, the main route of human exposure. Growing evidence points out that the human gut microbiota interacts with xenobi...