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The Complexities of Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
Ferrolho, Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Vilhena, Hugo; Anastácio, Sofia; Ramalho de Sousa, Sérgio; Frouco, Gonçalo; Ferreira, Bárbara; Domingos, AnaFunding Information: This review was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), projects UI/00772 and SFRH/122894/2016. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is a highly infectious disease with zoonotic potential. Ehrlichia canis, the causative agent, is primarily transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Tick infestation and tick-borne diseas...
Prevalence and risk factor analysis of haemoplasmas infection in cats from Laho...
Salim, Mubashra; Ibrahim, Omeira; Vilhena, Hugo; Maia, Carla; Pereira, André; Shahzeen, Maria; Kalsoom, Shabana; Mahmood, Asim K.; Iqbal, FurhanHemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) are obligate Gram-negative bacteria that target red blood cells, and infect a wide range of hosts including cats, dogs, domestic ruminants, pigs, rodents and humans. The present study was designed for the molecular detection of Mycoplasma haemofelis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum in feline blood samples collected from various pet clinics in Pakistan, by Polymerase Ch...
Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed t...
Pereira, André; Cristóvão, José Manuel; Vilhena, Hugo; Martins, Ângela; Cachola, Patrícia; Henriques, Joaquim; Coimbra, Mónica; Catarino, AnaBACKGROUND: Zoonotic leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, is a public and animal health problem in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. Several phlebotomine sand fly species from the subgenus Larroussius are vectors of L. infantum. Data from dogs living in endemic areas of leishmaniosis advocate the use of antibody response to phlebotomine sand fly...
Parasitic zoonoses associated with dogs and cats
Pereira, André; Martins, Ângela; Brancal, Hugo; Vilhena, Hugo; Silva, Pedro; Pimenta, Paulo; Diz-Lopes, Duarte; Neves, Nuno; Coimbra, MónicaBACKGROUND: Parasitic diseases of companion animals comprise a group of globally distributed and rapidly spreading illnesses that are caused by a wide range of arthropods, helminths and protozoa. In addition to their veterinary importance, many of these parasites can also affect the human population, due to their zoonotic potential. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the knowledge of Portuguese pet own...