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Sandra Antunes
Researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Publications - 69
Citations - 1065
Sandra Antunes is an academic researcher from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tick & Tick-borne disease. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 59 publications receiving 833 citations. Previous affiliations of Sandra Antunes include University of Coimbra & University of Lisbon.
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Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases
José de la Fuente,José de la Fuente,Sandra Antunes,Sarah Bonnet,Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz,Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz,Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz,Ana Domingos,Agustín Estrada-Peña,Nicholas Johnson,Nicholas Johnson,Katherine M. Kocan,Karen L. Mansfield,Karen L. Mansfield,Ard M. Nijhof,Anna Papa,Nataliia Rudenko,Margarita Villar,Pilar Alberdi,Alessandra Torina,Nieves Ayllón,Marie Vancová,Maryna Golovchenko,Libor Grubhoffer,Libor Grubhoffer,Santo Caracappa,Anthony R. Fooks,Anthony R. Fooks,Christian Gortázar,Ryan O. M. Rego,Ryan O. M. Rego +30 more
TL;DR: This review provides a comprehensive overview of tick-pathogen molecular interactions for bacteria, viruses, and protozoa affecting human and animal health and suggests some of the similar mechanisms used by the pathogens for infection and transmission by ticks may assist in development of preventative strategies against multiple tick-borne diseases.
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Vaccination with proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions reduces vector infestations and pathogen infection.
Octavio Merino,Sandra Antunes,Juan Mosqueda,Juan A. Moreno-Cid,José M. Pérez de la Lastra,Rodrigo Rosario-Cruz,Sergio García Rodríguez,Ana Domingos,José de la Fuente,José de la Fuente +9 more
TL;DR: The positive correlation between antigen-specific antibody titers and reduction of tick infestations and pathogen infection strongly suggested that the effect of the vaccine was the result of the antibody response in vaccinated cattle.
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Functional genomics studies of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus ticks in response to infection with the cattle protozoan parasite, Babesia bigemina☆
Sandra Antunes,Ruth C. Galindo,Consuelo Almazán,Natasha Rudenko,Marina Golovchenko,Libor Grubhoffer,Varda Shkap,Virgílio E. do Rosário,José de la Fuente,José de la Fuente,Ana Domingos +10 more
TL;DR: This is the first report of functional genomics studies in R. annulatus infected with B. bigemina and increases the understanding of the role of tick genes in Babesia infection/multiplication.
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Guidelines for the Detection of Babesia and Theileria Parasites
Laetitia Lempereur,Relja Beck,Isabel Pereira da Fonseca,Cátia Marques,Ana Duarte,Marcos Santos,Sara Zúquete,Jacinto Gomes,Gernot Walder,Ana Domingos,Sandra Antunes,Gad Baneth,Cornelia Silaghi,Patricia J. Holman,Annetta Zintl +14 more
TL;DR: These guidelines review the main methods currently used for the detection of Babesia and Theileria spp.
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Approaches towards tick and tick-borne diseases control
TL;DR: Vaccines based on the Bm86 tick antigen were used in the first commercially available cattle tick vaccines and showed good results in reducing tick numbers, affecting weight and reproductive performance of female ticks which resulted in reduction of cattle tick populations over time and consequently lower reduction of the pathogen agents they carry.