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- Seropositivity of Coxiella burnetii in wild boar (Sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in PortugalPublication . Pires, Humberto; Cardoso, Luís; Lopes, Ana Patrícia; Fontes, Maria da Conceição; Matos, Manuela; Pintado, Cristina Santos; Figueira, Luís; Mesquita, João Rodrigo; Matos, Ana Cristina; Coelho, Ana CláudiaCoxiella burnetii is a zoonotic microorganism that infects a wide range of wild and domestic species, causing the disease Q fever, frequently involving ticks as vectors. To better understand the occurrence of C. burnetii infection in wild boar (Sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus), an epidemiological study was conducted in the Centre region of Portugal.
- Tuberculose disseminada com manifestações cerebrais, pulmonares, ganglionares e intestinais em raposasPublication . Matos, Ana Cristina; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Figueira, Luís; Morais, Márcia; Dias, Ana Paula; Martins, Maria Helena; Martins, Manuel; Pinto, Maria de Lurdes; Matos, ManuelaTuberculose disseminada com manifestações cerebrais, pulmonares, ganglionares e intestinais em raposas.
- Survey of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in road-killed wild carnivores in PortugalPublication . Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Martins, Maria Helena; Loureiro, Filipa; Pinto, Maria de Lurdes; Matos, Manuela; Coelho, Ana CláudiaA survey to determine the occurrence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in wild carnivores in Portugal was conducted by testing samples from road-killed animals between 2009 and 2012. Postmortem examinations were performed and tissues were collected from wild carnivores representing four families and six different species, with a total of 74 animals analyzed. Cultures were performed by using Löwenstein-Jensen and Middlebrook 7H11 solid media and acid-fast isolates were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and mycobactin dependency characteristics. Tissues were also screened for MAP by directly extracting DNA and testing for the MAP-specific sequences. The occurrence of infected animals (an animal had at least one tissue that was positive for culture or direct PCR) was 27.0% (n = 20). MAP was isolated from culture of 25 tissue samples (3.8%) and was detected by direct PCR in 40 (6.0%) samples. Infection was recorded in 5/6 studied species: 7/49 (14.3%) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), 3/3 (100%) beech martens (Martes foina), 2/4 (50.0%) Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra), 7/15 (46.7%) Egyptian mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon), and 1/1 (100%) European badger (Meles meles). These species represent three different taxonomic families: Canidae (14.3% were positive), Mustelidae (75.0% were positive), and Herpestidae (46.7% were positive). The results of this study confirm the presence of MAP infection in wild carnivores in Portugal.
- Pulmonary lesions consistent with disseminated adiaspiromycosis in Egyptian mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon) from PortugalPublication . Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Martins, Maria Helena; Matos, Manuela; Pires, Maria dos Anjos; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Pinto, Maria de LurdesPulmonary lesions consistent with disseminated adiaspiromycosis in Egyptian mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon) from Portugal.
- Five years in the detection of Talaromyces marneffei in Portugal. It’s time to think about!Publication . Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Soares, Ana Sofia; Ferreira, R.; Ferreira, T.; Santos, Marlene; Matos, Manuela
- Talaromyces marneffeiisolated from nasal swabs in PortugalPublication . Matos, Manuela; Baptista, Catarina Jota; Oliveira, Paula A.; Matos, Ana Cristina; Soares, Ana Sofia; Santos, Marlene; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana CláudiaMycobiota are essential to the health of any living being, creating a balanced and complex interaction between bacteria, the immune system, and the tissue cells of the host. Talaromyces marneffei (also known as Penicillium marneffei) is a dimorphic fungus, endemic in South Asia, which often causes a life-threatening systemic fungal infection (called penicilliosis), particularly in immunocompromised hosts. Nasal swabs from 73 healthy volunteers were analysed to characterize their mycobiota, through its cultural characteristics, morphology, and molecular methods (PCR). All volunteers were also asked to answer to an anonymous questionnaire. Three women were positive (and asymptomatic) for T. marneffei. One of them was reported to have lupus. This study contributes to improving our knowledge about human normal mycobiota, identifying mycotic agents that may cause complicated systemic infections (as T. marneffei), especially in immunosuppressed patients, as well as other possible risk factors of exposure or prognosis.
- Métodos de biologia molecular para o diagnóstico rápido de micobactérias tuberculosas e não tuberculosas em animais domésticos e selvagensPublication . Matos, Manuela; Coelho, Ana Cristina.; Loureiro, Filipa; Pinto, Maria de Lurdes; Matos, Ana CristinaMétodos de biologia molecular para o diagnóstico rápido de micobactérias tuberculosas e não tuberculosas em animais domésticos e selvagens.
- Lymphocyte population in granulomatous lesions of wild-boars (Sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) suspected of tuberculosisPublication . Matos, Ana Cristina; Andrade, S.; Pires, Maria dos Anjos; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Pinto, Maria de LurdesLymphocyte population in granulomatous lesions of wild-boars (Sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) suspected of tuberculosis.
- Selecção de primers para análise molecular, através de RAPDs e ISSRs, de animais das famílias Cervidae e SuidaePublication . Santos, Marlene; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, ManuelaSelecção de primers para análise molecular, através de RAPDs e ISSRs, de animais das famílias Cervidae e Suidae.
- Biodiversidade fúngica em ungulados silvestres portuguesesPublication . Venâncio, Carlos; Vieira, Ana Filipa; Pinto, Eduardo; Matos, Ana Cristina; Figueira, Luís; Soares, Ana Sofia; Matos, Manuela; Coelho, Ana CláudiaO objetivo deste trabalho foi efetuar a identificação dos diferentes géneros fúngicos provenientes do pelo de 58 ungulados de diferentes regiões de Portugal. Os animais em estudo foram 32 javalis, 24 veados e 2 corços.