Publications by authors named "Miguel Cardo"
Article Synopsis
- Cystic echinococcosis, or hydatid disease, is a neglected parasitic disease in Portugal that poses significant health risks and is mandatory to report in both humans and animals.
- From 2008 to 2022, there were 298 confirmed cases in livestock, particularly in sheep, cattle, and goats, with a notable impact on human health resulting in 582 hospitalizations and 13 deaths.
- The data revealed a correlation between infected animals and a 7% rise in human hospitalizations, with the Alentejo region showing a dramatically higher risk for both hospitalizations and mortality related to the disease.
Background: In the last decades, a more prudent and rational use of antimicrobials has been progressively directed towards animal production to reduce antimicrobial selective pressure and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms and safeguard the antimicrobial efficacy of treatments in human medicine. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of interventions that have been applied to reduce or improve veterinary antimicrobial usage and aimed at decreasing resistant bacteria in chicken broiler and pig production contexts.
Methods: Original articles were identified by searching PubMed™, Scopus™, The Cochrane Library™, and Web of Science™, and grey literature by searching DANS EASY™, WorldCat™ and RCAAP™.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) spread in the food system is a major threat to public and animal health. We describe AMR trends in zoonotic bacteria and identify risk factors associated with AMR occurrence in animals and derived food in Portugal. Data from the Portuguese AMR surveillance programme on food-producing animals, 2014-2018, were used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimal and food sources are seen as a potential transmission pathway of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to humans. The aim of this study is to describe , , and commensal multi-drug resistance (MDR) in the food chain between 2014 and 2019 in Portugal. AMR surveillance data from food-producing animals and food were assessed.
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