Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Fontes-Sousa, AP
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Silvestre-Ferreira, AC, Carretón, E, Esteves-Guimarães, J, Maia-Rocha, C, Oliveira, P, Lobo, L, Morchón, R, Araújo, F, Simón, F, Montoya-Alonso, JA
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/154309
Resumo: Dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) is a zoonosis, considered an endemic disease of dogs and cats in several countries of Western Europe, including Portugal. This study assesses the levels of D. immitis exposure in humans from Northern Portugal, to which end, 668 inhabitants of several districts belonging to two different climate areas (Csa: Bragança, Vila Real and Csb: Aveiro, Braga, Porto, Viseu) were tested for anti-D. immitis and anti-Wolbachia surface proteins (WSP) antibodies. The overall prevalence of seropositivity to both anti-D. immitis and WSP antibodies was 6.1%, which demonstrated the risk of infection with D. immitis in humans living in Northern Portugal. This study, carried out in a Western European country, contributes to the characterisation of the risk of infection with D. immitis among human population in this region of the continent. From a One Health point of view, the results of the current work also support the close relationship between dogs and people as a risk factor for human infection
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spelling Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern PortugalDirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) is a zoonosis, considered an endemic disease of dogs and cats in several countries of Western Europe, including Portugal. This study assesses the levels of D. immitis exposure in humans from Northern Portugal, to which end, 668 inhabitants of several districts belonging to two different climate areas (Csa: Bragança, Vila Real and Csb: Aveiro, Braga, Porto, Viseu) were tested for anti-D. immitis and anti-Wolbachia surface proteins (WSP) antibodies. The overall prevalence of seropositivity to both anti-D. immitis and WSP antibodies was 6.1%, which demonstrated the risk of infection with D. immitis in humans living in Northern Portugal. This study, carried out in a Western European country, contributes to the characterisation of the risk of infection with D. immitis among human population in this region of the continent. From a One Health point of view, the results of the current work also support the close relationship between dogs and people as a risk factor for human infectionCambridge University Press20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/154309eng1469-44090950-268810.1017/S0950268819001687Fontes-Sousa, APSilvestre-Ferreira, ACCarretón, EEsteves-Guimarães, JMaia-Rocha, COliveira, PLobo, LMorchón, RAraújo, FSimón, FMontoya-Alonso, JAinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-29T13:15:13Zoai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/154309Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T23:36:42.446174Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
spellingShingle Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
Fontes-Sousa, AP
title_short Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
title_full Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
title_fullStr Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
title_sort Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematode Dirofilaria immitis in Northern Portugal
author Fontes-Sousa, AP
author_facet Fontes-Sousa, AP
Silvestre-Ferreira, AC
Carretón, E
Esteves-Guimarães, J
Maia-Rocha, C
Oliveira, P
Lobo, L
Morchón, R
Araújo, F
Simón, F
Montoya-Alonso, JA
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author2 Silvestre-Ferreira, AC
Carretón, E
Esteves-Guimarães, J
Maia-Rocha, C
Oliveira, P
Lobo, L
Morchón, R
Araújo, F
Simón, F
Montoya-Alonso, JA
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fontes-Sousa, AP
Silvestre-Ferreira, AC
Carretón, E
Esteves-Guimarães, J
Maia-Rocha, C
Oliveira, P
Lobo, L
Morchón, R
Araújo, F
Simón, F
Montoya-Alonso, JA
description Dirofilariosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) is a zoonosis, considered an endemic disease of dogs and cats in several countries of Western Europe, including Portugal. This study assesses the levels of D. immitis exposure in humans from Northern Portugal, to which end, 668 inhabitants of several districts belonging to two different climate areas (Csa: Bragança, Vila Real and Csb: Aveiro, Braga, Porto, Viseu) were tested for anti-D. immitis and anti-Wolbachia surface proteins (WSP) antibodies. The overall prevalence of seropositivity to both anti-D. immitis and WSP antibodies was 6.1%, which demonstrated the risk of infection with D. immitis in humans living in Northern Portugal. This study, carried out in a Western European country, contributes to the characterisation of the risk of infection with D. immitis among human population in this region of the continent. From a One Health point of view, the results of the current work also support the close relationship between dogs and people as a risk factor for human infection
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