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dos Santos FAA, Duarte MD, Carvalho CL, Monteiro M, Carvalho P, Mendonça P, Valente PCLG, Sheikhnejad H, Waap H, Gomes J. Author Correction: Genetic and morphological identification of filarial worm from Iberian hare in Portugal. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20311. [PMID: 36434020 PMCID: PMC9700828 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24734-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- F. A. Abade dos Santos
- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal ,Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal ,Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal
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- InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Protection of Specific Crops, 7350-478 Elvas, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Dos Santos FAA, Duarte MD, Carvalho CL, Monteiro M, Carvalho P, Mendonça P, Valente PCLG, Sheikhnejad H, Waap H, Gomes J. Genetic and morphological identification of filarial worm from Iberian hare in Portugal. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9310. [PMID: 35661130 PMCID: PMC9166702 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13354-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is an endemic species of the Iberian Peninsula and the only hare species found in Portugal, although also being present in some areas of Spain. The reduction of wild hare populations due to several ecological and sanitary factors, has been raising growing concerns in the recent years. Despite different helminth species were already described in Iberian hares in Portugal, to this date, no filarial worms have been identified in this species. Furthermore, only a few studies on lagomorphs' onchocercid worms are available, referring to other hosts species of hares and/or rabbits. In this study, we describe the presence of filarial worms in the blood vessels of two adult Iberian hares collected in 2019 in continental Portugal. Morphology and sequencing data from the 12S rRNA, coxI, 18S rRNA, myoHC, hsp70 and rbp1 genes, showed that the filaroid species were genetically related with Micipsella numidica. However, the extension of the genetic differences found with M. numidica suggests that the filaroids specimens under study belong to a new species, that we provisionally named Micipsella iberica n. sp.. The body location of this putative new parasite species and its physiological implications indicate that it may constitute a potential menace to the already fragile Iberian hare justifying, therefore, further investigation regarding the morphological characterization, prevalence and real clinical impact of this new parasite in hares.
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Affiliation(s)
- F A Abade Dos Santos
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal.
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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- InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Protection of Specific Crops, 7350-478, Elvas, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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Abade dos Santos FA, Carvalho CL, Almeida I, Fagulha T, Rammos F, Barros SC, Henriques M, Luís T, Duarte MD. Simple Method for Establishing Primary Leporidae Skin Fibroblast Cultures. Cells 2021; 10:2100. [PMID: 34440869 PMCID: PMC8391141 DOI: 10.3390/cells10082100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Commercial hare and rabbit immortalized cell lines are extremely limited regarding the many species within the lagomorpha order. To overcome this limitation, researchers and technicians must establish primary cell cultures derived from biopsies or embryos. Among all cell types, fibroblasts are plastic and resilient cells, highly convenient for clinical and fundamental research but also for diagnosis, particularly for viral isolation. Here, we describe a fast and cheap method to produce primary fibroblast cell cultures from leporid species, using dispase II, a protease that allows dermal-epidermal separation, followed by a simple enzymatic digestion with trypsin. This method allows for the establishment of an in vitro cell culture system with an excellent viability yield and purity level higher than 85% and enables the maintenance and even immortalization of leporid fibroblastic cells derived from tissues already differentiated.
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- Fábio A. Abade dos Santos
- Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal;
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
- Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias (IUBA), Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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- Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal;
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (C.L.C.); (I.A.); (T.F.); (F.R.); (S.C.B.); (M.H.); (T.L.)
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Abade dos Santos FA, Monteiro M, Pinto A, Carvalho CL, Peleteiro MC, Carvalho P, Mendonça P, Carvalho T, Duarte MD. First description of a herpesvirus infection in genus Lepus. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231795. [PMID: 32302375 PMCID: PMC7164596 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
During the necropsies of Iberian hares obtained in 2018/2019, along with signs of the nodular form of myxomatosis, other unexpected external lesions were also observed. Histopathology revealed nuclear inclusion bodies in stromal cells suggesting the additional presence of a nuclear replicating virus. Transmission electron microscopy further demonstrated the presence of herpesvirus particles in the tissues of affected hares. We confirmed the presence of herpesvirus in 13 MYXV-positive hares by PCR and sequencing analysis. Herpesvirus-DNA was also detected in seven healthy hares, suggesting its asymptomatic circulation. Phylogenetic analysis based on concatenated partial sequences of DNA polymerase gene and glycoprotein B gene enabled greater resolution than analysing the sequences individually. The hare’ virus was classified close to herpesviruses from rodents within the Rhadinovirus genus of the gammaherpesvirus subfamily. We propose to name this new virus Leporid gammaherpesvirus 5 (LeHV-5), according to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses standards. The impact of herpesvirus infection on the reproduction and mortality of the Iberian hare is yet unknown but may aggravate the decline of wild populations caused by the recently emerged natural recombinant myxoma virus.
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- F A Abade dos Santos
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
- EM Suite, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Lopes de Carvalho I, Toledo A, Carvalho CL, Barandika JF, Respicio-Kingry LB, Garcia-Amil C, García-Pérez AL, Olmeda AS, Zé-Zé L, Petersen JM, Anda P, Núncio MS, Escudero R. Francisella species in ticks and animals, Iberian Peninsula. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2015; 7:159-165. [PMID: 26520052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
The presence of Francisella species in 2134 ticks, 93 lagomorphs and 280 small mammals from the Iberian Peninsula was studied. Overall, 19 ticks and 6 lagomorphs were positive for Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, suggesting, as described for other regions, that lagomorphs may have an important role in the maintenance of F. tularensis in nature. Of the 6 positive lagomorphs, 4 were identified as the European rabbit, Oryctogalus cuniculus. Additionally, 353 ticks and 3 small mammals were PCR positive for Francisella-like endosymbionts (FLEs) and one small mammal was also positive for Francisella hispaniensis-like DNA sequences. Among FLE positive specimens, a variety of sequence types were detected: ticks were associated with 5 lpnA sequence types, with only one type identified per tick, in contrast to 2 lpnA sequence types detected in a single wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus). To our knowledge, this is the first report of FLEs in free-living small mammals as well as the first detection of F. hispaniensis-like sequences in a natural setting.
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal; University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- NEIKER - Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Derio, Biscay, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- NEIKER - Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Derio, Biscay, Spain
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- Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Carvalho CL, Lopes de Carvalho I, Zé-Zé L, Núncio MS, Duarte EL. Tularaemia: a challenging zoonosis. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 37:85-96. [PMID: 24480622 PMCID: PMC7124367 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 12/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, several emerging zoonotic vector-borne infections with potential impact on human health have been identified in Europe, including tularaemia, caused by Francisella tularensis. This remarkable pathogen, one of the most virulent microorganisms currently known, has been detected in increasingly new settings and in a wide range of wild species, including lagomorphs, rodents, carnivores, fish and invertebrate arthropods. Also, a renewed concern has arisen with regard to F. tularensis: its potential use by bioterrorists. Based on the information published concerning the latest outbreaks, the aim of this paper is to review the main features of the agent, its biology, immunology and epidemiology. Moreover, special focus will be given to zoonotic aspects of the disease, as tularaemia outbreaks in human populations have been frequently associated with disease in animals.
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- C L Carvalho
- Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Science (ICAAM), School of Science and Technology ECT, University of Évora, Portugal; Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal
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- Emergency Response and Bio-preparedness Unit, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal
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- Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal
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- Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Science (ICAAM), School of Science and Technology ECT, University of Évora, Portugal.
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