| phylogenetic analysis of portuguese feline immunodeficiency virus sequences reveals high genetic diversity. | feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) is a lentivirus responsible for an immunodeficiency like disease in domestic cats. based on the genetic diversity of the v3-v5 region of env gene fiv is divided in five phylogenetic subtypes (a, b, c, d and e) with a world-wide distribution. to understand the subtype diversity of fiv in portugal a serological survey was conducted during 1 year in the veterinary faculty hospital, lisbon, portugal to identify seropositive animals. two viral genomic regions were ... | 2006 | 16384661 |
| survey of infectious and parasitic diseases in stray cats at the lisbon metropolitan area, portugal. | a survey of infectious and parasitic diseases of stray cats was carried out using biological samples collected from animals captured during a catch-neuter-release programme in four counties of the lisbon metropolitan area. the main objective was to investigate the potential threat of stray cats for animal and public health. samples of blood, stool, hair and auricular swabs were collected from 231 cats in 27 colonies. anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies were detected in 47/194 samples (24.2%); anti ... | 2010 | 20466573 |
| toxoplasma gondii prevalence in cats from lisbon and in pigs from centre and south of portugal. | toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis worldwide. here we determined the presence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera and t. gondii dna in faeces of 215 domestic cats from veterinary clinics in the lisbon area; 44 (20.5%) had anti-t. gondii igg antibodies by the modified agglutination test (cut-off 1:40) and dna was detected in 16 (35.6%) of 45 cat faeces tested. risk factor analysis indicated increase of seroprevalence with age of the cats. sera and tissues of 381 pigs from a slaughterhouse ... | 2014 | 24418601 |
| feline leishmania infection in a canine leishmaniasis endemic region, portugal. | canine leishmaniasis (canl) caused by leishmania infantum is a serious zoonotic public health and veterinary problem in the mediterranean basin. leishmania infection in domestic cats (felis catus domesticus) has been reported in several countries where this zoonosis is endemic, such as portugal, spain, italy, france, greece, israel, palestine and brazil. the aim of this study was to contribute to the knowledge of the role played by cats in leishmania epidemiology, in an endemic focus of zoonotic ... | 2010 | 20869810 |
| fatal infection with feline panleukopenia virus in two captive wild carnivores (panthera tigris and panthera leo). | two cases of fatal infection caused by parvovirus in a white tiger (panthera tigris) and an african lion (panthera leo) at the lisbon zoo (portugal) are described. gross findings at necropsy were catharral enteritis in the tiger and severe hemorrhagic enteritis in the lion. histopathologic examination revealed, in both animals, intestinal crypt necrosis and lymphocyte depletion in the germinal centers of the mesenteric lymph nodes. bacteriologic examination was negative for common bacterial path ... | 2009 | 19569486 |
| [efficiency versus quality in the nhs, in portugal: methodologies for evaluation]. | to proceed to the evaluation of the efficiency and quality in the nhs, based in methodologies of evaluation of management, indicators of benchmarking and indicators of process and outcome. the 1980 and 1990 decades have seen the proliferation of all forms of process indicators as a way to control health services. it is not a coincidence that the increase in managed care has been accompanied by an explosion of process indicators, as it has happened in the health system of the usa. more recently t ... | 2009 | 19187682 |
| frequency of blood type a, b, and ab in 515 domestic shorthair cats from the lisbon area. | the a, b, and ab feline blood types are recognized worldwide and their frequencies vary geographically and among breeds. frequencies of feline blood types have been reported previously from northern portugal; however, they are unknown in other parts of the country. | 2011 | 21434957 |