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Co-Circulation of Leishmania Parasites and Phleboviruses in a Population of Sand Flies Collected in the South of Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorAmaro, Fátima
dc.contributor.authorVilares, Anabela
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Susana
dc.contributor.authorReis, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorOsório, Hugo Costa
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorGargaté, Maria João
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T15:51:25Z
dc.date.available2024-01-16T15:51:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-20
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Leishmaniasis: Vector-Host-Pathogen Interactions in Health and Disease.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractIn the Old World, phlebotomine sand flies from the genus Phlebotomus are implicated in the transmission of Leishmania spp. parasites (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and viruses belonging to the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyavirales: Phenuiviridae). Two of the five sand fly species known to occur in Portugal, Phlebotomus perniciosus and Ph. ariasi, the former being the most ubiquitous, are recognized vectors of Leishmania infantum, which causes visceral leishmaniasis, the most prevalent form of leishmaniasis in the country. Phlebotomus perniciosus is also the vector of the neurotropic Toscana virus, which can cause aseptic meningitis. Entomological surveillance is essential to provide fundamental data about the presence of vectors and the pathogens they can carry. As such, and given the lack of data in Portugal, an entomological survey took place in the Algarve, the southernmost region of the country, from May to October 2018. Polymerase chain reaction assays were performed in order to detect the presence of the above-mentioned pathogens in sand fly pools. Not only were both Leishmania parasites and phleboviruses detected during this study, but more importantly, it was the first time their co-circulation was verified in the same sand fly population collected in Portugal.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was partially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project: “Phleboviruses in Portugal—vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections” (PTDC/DTP-SAP/0859/2014).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationTrop Med Infect Dis. 2024;9(1):3. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed9010003pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/tropicalmed9010003pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2414-6366
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8910
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationPhleboviruses in Portugal: vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections.
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/1/3pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectLeishmania spp.pt_PT
dc.subjectPhlebovirusespt_PT
dc.subjectPhlebotomine Sand Fliespt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.titleCo-Circulation of Leishmania Parasites and Phleboviruses in a Population of Sand Flies Collected in the South of Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitlePhleboviruses in Portugal: vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections.
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico - 2014/PTDC%2FDTP-SAP%2F0859%2F2014/PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTropical Medicine and Infectious Diseasept_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamProjetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico - 2014
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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