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First detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in wild boars
Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria da Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Vale-Gonçalves, Hélia Marisa; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, CatarinaLyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne zoonosis in northern hemisphere, but in Portugal, despite being a notifiable disease it remains under-diagnosed and reported. This emerging disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex spirochetes, transmitted through the bite of infected Ixodes genus ticks, particularly I. ricinus, the main vector in Europe. Several vertebrates serve as hosts ...
First Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in Serum of the Wild Boa...
Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Vale-Gonçalves, Hélia; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, CatarinaLyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne zoonosis in the northern hemisphere. Several vertebrates are crucial in the epidemiological cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, but the role of wild boar as a reservoir is still unknown. Sera were collected from 90 wild boars shot in the Trás-os-Montes region, Northern Portugal (hunting season 2011/2012). In this study, Borrelia DNA was detected for the first...
Serological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boar from Portugal
Coelho, Catarina; Pinto, Madalena Vieira; Faria, Ana Sofia; Gonçalves, Hélia Vale; Veloso, Octávia; Cardoso, Maria das Neves PaivaToxoplasmosis is an important parasitic zoonosis with a worldwide distribution, being the parasitic disease with the highest occurrence in Europe. Wild boar has an important role in the epidemiological cycle of Toxoplasma gondii as an intermediate host, that can potentially infect humans when the meat is consumed raw or undercooked. The purpose of this work was to determine the presence of antibodies to T. gond...