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Smells like anthelmintic resistance—gastrointestinal prevalence, burden and div...
Batista, Cláudia Luís; Cabeças, Ricardo; Araújo-Paredes, Cláudio; Pereira, Maria Aires; Mateus, Teresa LetraAnthelmintic resistance has been documented worldwide, but few cases have been reported in dogs. Shelter dogs are a great opportunity to study intestinal helminths and assess their potential resistance to anthelmintic compounds. With these two goals in mind, 361 faecal samples were collected from dogs in 18 municipalities in Portugal, from 19 shelters and 11 private tutors. These samples were analysed using the...
An Antibody-Based Survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum Infection in...
Pereira, Maria Aires; Nóbrega, Carmen; Mateus, Teresa Letra; Almeida, Daniela Gomes de; Oliveira, Andreia; Coelho, Catarina; Cruz, Rita; Oliveira, PaulaToxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites infecting a wide range of hosts worldwide. However, information on the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis and neosporosis in cats from Portugal is limited. Thus, this study aims to evaluate anti-T. gondii and anti-N. caninum seroprevalence in client-owned cats from Portugal and to identify risk factors using a panel of well-charact...
An antibody-based survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum Infection in...
Pereira, Maria Aires; Nóbrega, Carmen; Mateus, Teresa Letra; Almeida, Daniela; Oliveira, Andreia; Coelho, Catarina; Cruz, Rita; Oliveira, PaulaToxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are intracellular parasites with a great impact on human and animal health, respectively. This work aims to investigate the presence of antibodies against T. gondii and N. caninum in client-owned cats from Portugal and to identify risk factors. A total of 183 domestic cats were sampled and their owners answered an online questionnaire designed to obtain background informat...
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in client-owned cats from Portugal
Oliveira, Andreia; Pereira, Maria Aires; Mateus, Teresa Letra; Mesquita, João R.; Vala, HelenaThe close contact between humans and domestic cats raises concerns about the potential risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Thus, this study aims to investigate anti-SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in client-owned cats from Portugal and evaluate the infection risk of cats that maintain contact with human COVID-19 cases. A total of 176 cats, belonging to 94 households, were sampled. Cat owners answered an online question...
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies and Risk Factor Investigation in Por...
Almeida, Daniela; Santos-Silva, Sérgio; Pereira, Maria Aires; Santos, Carla; Mega, Cristina; Coelho, Catarina; Nóbrega, Carmen; Esteves, FernandoToxoplasma 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 for T. gondii inf...
Prognostic Factors and Life Expectancy in Canine Leishmaniosis
Pereira, Maria Aires; Santos, Rute; Oliveira, Ricardo; Costa, Lina; Prata, Ana; Gonçalves, Vânia; Roquette, Madalena; Vala, HelenaCanine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a chronic and potentially fatal disease. The prognosis of CanL depends on the severity of the clinical signs and clinicopathological abnormalities presented by the dog at the time of diagnosis. This study aims to estimate the survival time of dogs with CanL, determining the prognostic value of different clinical and clinicopathological parameters. Medical records of 99 dogs diagno...