Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal.
Ticks are hematophagos arthropods that parasitize terrestrial vertebrates. They are world wide, living in almost all terrestrial regions. Although mainly associated to animals, there are several tick species that bite humans and transmit tick-borne agents causing important infectious disease. In thi...
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| author | Maria Margarida Silva A Sofia Santos Perpétua Formisinhos Fátima Bacellar |
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| description | Ticks are hematophagos arthropods that parasitize terrestrial vertebrates. They are world wide, living in almost all terrestrial regions. Although mainly associated to animals, there are several tick species that bite humans and transmit tick-borne agents causing important infectious disease. In this paper the authors revise the most outstanding aspects of those arthropods as vectors of infectious pathogens in Portugal, focusing biologic, ecologic and epidemiologic features with Public Health interest. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3bc6d99b6f044469fc01212da7928b22022-12-22T04:29:38ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582006-04-0119110.20344/amp.907Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal.Maria Margarida Silva0A Sofia SantosPerpétua FormisinhosFátima BacellarCentro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.Ticks are hematophagos arthropods that parasitize terrestrial vertebrates. They are world wide, living in almost all terrestrial regions. Although mainly associated to animals, there are several tick species that bite humans and transmit tick-borne agents causing important infectious disease. In this paper the authors revise the most outstanding aspects of those arthropods as vectors of infectious pathogens in Portugal, focusing biologic, ecologic and epidemiologic features with Public Health interest.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/907 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Margarida Silva A Sofia Santos Perpétua Formisinhos Fátima Bacellar Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal. |
| title_full | Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal. |
| title_fullStr | Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal. |
| title_short | Carraças associadas a patologias infecciosas em Portugal. |
| title_sort | carracas associadas a patologias infecciosas em portugal |
| url | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/907 |
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