Clinical practice generates a wealth of data daily, collected for the purpose of providing healthcare. However, this data holds the potential to contribute to the generation of knowledge. The aim of this study was to describe the process of submitting requests for access to clinical records for research and the heterogeneity in the evaluation of a national research project by the boards of directors and ethics ...
101102733, Call EU4H-2021-PJ4) of the EU4H program by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA) agency of the European Commission. E.K. is a recipient of the Study Abroad Postgraduate Education Scholarship (MEB 1416), awarded by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Background: Sicilian virus (SFSV), a phlebovirus transmitted by...
Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge FCT for funding through a contract with GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Background: Fleas are the most common ectoparasites of dogs and cats worldwide, causing dermatological problems and transmitting pathogens, some of zoonotic concern. Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice...
101102733, Call EU4H-2021-PJ4) of the EU4H program by the HADEA agency of the European Commission. EK is a recipient of the Study Abroad Postgraduate Education Scholarship (MEB 1416) awarded by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkey. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Background: Toscana virus (TOSV; Phlebovirus toscanaense), a phlebovirus transmitted by sand flies, is a growing p...
Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the Directorate-General of Health (DGS) for providing access to data of visceral leishmaniasis cases available on the National Database of Compulsory Notifiable Diseases and the National System of Epidemiological Surveillance (SINAVE). The authors would also like to acknowledge the Directors of the all the clinical and laboratory Departments involved in...
Funding Information: R.R. was supported by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (via Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia, I.P.\u2014FCT) through a PhD grant (UI/BD/151067/2021). The authors would also like to acknowledge FCT for funding through contracts with GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020), CEAUL (UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020), and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020). The work of C.M. was...
Funding Information: The authors would also like to acknowledge FCT for funding through contracts with GHTM ( UID/Multi/04413/2020 ) and LA-REAL ( LA/P/0117/2020 ). Funding Information: RR was supported by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (via Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. - FCT) through a PhD grant (UI/BD/151067/2021).The authors would also like to acknowledge FCT for funding thr...
Leishmaniosis is a high-burden vector-borne disease caused by Leishmania parasites that affect humans and other animals, including dogs and cats. Globalization is one of the main factors that largely contributes to the spread of leishmaniosis to non-endemic areas. A comprehensive review of scientific literature published between 2000 and 2021 was conducted to identify the epidemiological situation and clinical ...
Funding Information: This paper has been sponsored by Elanco Animal Health in the framework of the CVBD®World Forum Symposium. The authors would like to acknowledge all the blood donors who agreed to participate in this study for contributing with their answers to the questionnaire and their blood samples. The authors would also like to acknowledge all the professionals of the following institutions that contri...
Funding Information: RR was supported by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (via Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.—FCT) through a PhD grant (UI/BD/151067/2021). The authors would also like to acknowledge FCT for funding through contract with GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020), CEAUL (UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020). Funding Information: This paper has been spo...