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- A preliminar study on Brucella spp. seroprevalence in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in PortugalPublication . Pires, Humberto; Matos, Manuela; Cardoso, Luis; Lopes, Ana Patrícia; Fontes, Maria da Conceição; Pintado, Cristina; Santos Pintado, Cristina Maria Baptista; Figueira, Luis; Figueira, Luís Manuel Faria; Mesquita, João R.; Matos, Ana Cristina; Matos, Ana; Coelho, Ana CláudiaVarious species of the genus Brucella are highly virulent zoonotic agents. Brucella melitensis, B. abortus, and B. suis area broadly spread worldwide and animal brucellosis has a significant economic impact. This zoonotic disease affects both domestic pigs and wild pigs such as wild boar (Sus scrofa) In order to investigate the importance of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the epidemiology of Brucella infection in Portugal, a serological survey was performed on samples from 184 wild boar fron the Centre region of Portugal.
- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in wild boar (Sus scrofa) and in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in PortugalPublication . Pires, Humberto; Cardoso, Luis; Lopes, Ana Patrícia; Fontes, Maria da Conceição; Matos, Manuela; Pintado, Cristina; Figueira, Luís Manuel Faria; Matos, Ana; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Mesquita, João R.Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is recognized as a zoonotic agent causing an emerging human viral disease in industrialized nations. HEV is primarily found in domestic pigs and wild boars, which serve as the primary animal host for the virus globally, but also camels and deers, which serve as reservoirs. In order to investigate the importance of the wild red deer (Cervus elaphus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the epidemiology of HEV infection, a serological survey was performed on samples from 648 wild ungulates (297 wild red deer and 351 wild boar from the Center region of Portugal.
- West Nile virus antibodies in wild birds of prey from the North of PortugalPublication . Loureiro, Filipa; Cardoso, Luis; Matos, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Manuela; Pintado, Cristina; Silva, Filipe; Coelho, Ana Cláudia