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Manuela Vilhena
Researcher at University of Évora
Publications - 20
Citations - 547
Manuela Vilhena is an academic researcher from University of Évora. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cysticercosis & Taenia solium. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 18 publications receiving 486 citations. Previous affiliations of Manuela Vilhena include Spanish National Research Council.
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The emergence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa as a serious agricultural problem and public health risk.
Isaac K. Phiri,Helena A. Ngowi,Sónia Afonso,Elizabeth Matenga,M.E. Boa,Samson Mukaratirwa,Samuel M. Githigia,Margaret Saimo,C.S. Sikasunge,Ndichu Maingi,George W. Lubega,A.A. Kassuku,LM Michael,Seter Siziya,Rosina C. Krecek,Emilia Virginia Noormahomed,Manuela Vilhena,Pierre Dorny,A. Lee Willingham +18 more
TL;DR: The current findings suggest the widespread presence of human tapeworm carriers and thus a high risk of human cysticercosis in both rural areas and urban centres in the ESA region.
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe.
Minerva Laranjo-González,Brecht Devleesschauwer,Chiara Trevisan,Alberto Allepuz,Smaragda Sotiraki,Annette Abraham,Annette Abraham,Mariana Boaventura Afonso,Joachim Blocher,Luís Cardoso,José Manuel Correia da Costa,José Manuel Correia da Costa,Pierre Dorny,Pierre Dorny,Sarah Gabriël,Jacinto Gomes,Maria Angeles Gómez-Morales,Pikka Jokelainen,Pikka Jokelainen,Pikka Jokelainen,Miriam Kaminski,Brane Krt,Pascal Magnussen,Lucy J. Robertson,Veronika Schmidt,Veronika Schmidt,Erich Schmutzhard,G. Suzanne A. Smit,G. Suzanne A. Smit,G. Suzanne A. Smit,Barbara Šoba,Christen Rune Stensvold,Jože Starič,Karin Troell,Aleksandra Vergles Rataj,Madalena Vieira-Pinto,Manuela Vilhena,Nicola A. Wardrop,Andrea Sylvia Winkler,Andrea Sylvia Winkler,Veronique Dermauw +40 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of scientific and grey literature published from 1990 to 2015 on the epidemiology of T. solium and Taenia saginata in western Europe concluded that both taeniosis and human cysticercosis should be notifiable and surveillance in animals should be improved.
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Intestinal parasites in dogs and cats from the district of Évora, Portugal.
Filipa Santana Ferreira,P. Pereira-Baltasar,Ricardo Parreira,Ludovina Padre,Manuela Vilhena,L. Távora Tavira,Jorge Atouguia,Sónia Centeno-Lima +7 more
TL;DR: Giardia was the most frequent parasite in the studied population and the importance of protozoan parasites in companion animals is pointed out, and the need for parasite prophylaxis is reanalyses.
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Evidence of Bartonella spp., Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in domestic, shelter and stray cat blood and fleas, Portugal
Adriana Alves,Natacha Milhano,M.M. Santos-Silva,Ana Sofia Santos,Manuela Vilhena,R. de Sousa +5 more
TL;DR: This study evaluated the prevalence of antibodies against Bartonella spp.
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Seroprevalence of human cysticercosis in Maputo, Mozambique.
TL;DR: Living in poor sanitary conditions seems to be an important factor related to human cysticercosis in Maputo, Mozambique.