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Phylogeography and invasion history of Aedes aegypti, the Dengue and Zika mosqu...
Salgueiro, P; Serrano, Célia; Gomes, Bruno; Alves, Joana; Sousa, CA; Abecasis, AB; Pinto, JAedes-borne arboviruses have spread globally with outbreaks of vast impact on human populations and health systems. The West African archipelago of Cape Verde had its first outbreak of Dengue in 2009, at the time the largest recorded in Africa, and was one of the few African countries affected by the Zika virus epidemic. Aedes aegypti was the mosquito vector involved in both outbreaks. We performed a phylogeogr...
Origin and expansion of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in Madeira Island (Portugal)
Rocha Seixas, Gonçalo Filipe; Salgueiro, P; Bronzato-Badial, A.; Gonçalves, Y.; Reyes-Lugo, M.; Gordicho, Vasco; Ribolla, Paulo; Viveiros, BelaHistorically known as the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti invaded Madeira Island in 2005 and was the vector of the island's first dengue outbreak in 2012. We have studied genetic variation at 16 microsatellites and two mitochondrial DNA genes in temporal samples of Madeira Island, in order to assess the origin of the invasion and the population structure of this mosquito vector. Our results indicated at le...
Control of Vector-Borne Human Parasitic Diseases
F, Genta; Diaz-Albiter, H; Salgueiro, P; Gomes, BVector-borne diseases (VBD) transmitted by arthropods are responsible for over 1 billion cases and 1 million deaths every year, corresponding to at least 17% of all infectious diseases in human populations [1]. Among them, we can find malaria, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, and African trypanosomiases, as well as several arboviral diseases (arthropod-borne virus) such as de...
Visão global do 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical e 1º Congresso Lusóf...
Lobo , ML; Costa, SS; Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte; Salgueiro, P; Tavanez, João P; Campino, LA medicina tropical tem vindo a assumir, cada vez mais, uma dimensão global. As patologias referidas como tropicais e restritas, durante muitos anos, a territórios tropicais têm vindo gradualmente a conquistar, cada vez mais, espaço geográfico em áreas anteriormente consideradas isentas destes flagelos. Atualmente, a Europa e os EUA debatem-se com surtos epidémicos de infeções por microrganismos patogénicos con...