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HELDER CAROLA ESPIGUINHA CORTES
EXPERIENCE IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
PRESENT INVOLVEMENT IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
1996 School of veterinary medicine, Technical University of Lisbon, Degree in Veterinary Medicine
2001 School of veterinary medicine, and Agronomic High School, Technical University of Lisbon. Master’s degree in Animal Production: “Contribution for the diagnosis of Echinococcosis/ Hidatidosis in sheep. The use of ELISA and gel Immuelectrodifusion”
2006 School of veterinary medicine, Technical University of Lisbon, PhD thesis in Veterinary Sciences: Study of Bovine Besnoitioisis in Portugal
1997-1999 Small and large animal clinic in Elvas, Portugal
February 1999-2001 School of Veterinary Medicine, Évora University. Working with Prof. Victor Caeiro in Veterinary Parasitology.
Since 2001 Assistant at Évora University, teaching Veterinary Parasitology and Parasitological diseases in the course of Veterinary Medicine.
EXPERIENCE IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Course on “Immunity and Parasitism” Teaching Department of Gulbenkian Institute of Science, Oeiras, Lisboa, 12th to 16th of July 1999.
Almost 8 years of work at the laboratory of Parasitology Professor Victor Caeiro at Évora University. During this period, besides the experience in veterinary diagnosis, followed the courses:
XV Pos- graduation course in Medical Parasitology at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, New University of Lisbon, Portugal. 95 hours. 27th April to 31st of July 2000.
Training Post with Doutor Varda Shkap, at Division of Parasitology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Tel-Aviv, Israel. 1st to 30 of November 2002.
WORKSHOP “Establishment of tick-colonies and tissue cell cultures for the immunization against tropical theileriosis”. Organized by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institut of Higyene and Tropical Medicine and Institute of Experimental Biology and Technology and Gulbenkian Institute of Science, Lisbon. 31st of March to 10th of April 2003.
As Member of COST Action 854 “Protozoal Reproduction Losses in Farm Ruminants” had a Short term Scientific Mission at the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Switzerland, 6th of September to 1st of October 2004.
Under a ”Hans-Sigrist”-Foundation” Grant developed aplied research on the study of Besnoitia besnoiti at the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Switzerland, 1st to 29th of October 2004.
Two moths residency at the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Switzerland , for the reseach on Besnoitia besnoiti. 17th of May to 15 of July 2005.
Diagnostic workshop on protozoal abortions (2006) in farm ruminants. COST 854 Workshop. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, 14th to 16thJune
PRESENT INVOLVEMENT IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
At the present I am involved in teaching Parasitological diseases in the course of Veterinary Medicine at Évora University. I am doing parasitological diagnosis at the Laboratory of Parasitology Professor Victor Caeiro at Évora University and researching on Besnoitia besnoiti and Echinococcus granulosus.
Member of the Portuguese Society of Veterinary Sciences since 1999.
Member of the Portuguese Society of Parasitology since 1999.
Member of the Portuguese Society of Hidatidosis since Outubro de 2000.
Member of the “Fighting group against Hidatidosis from Elvas Human Hospital and Alandroal” since December 2000.
Vowel of the Portuguese Society of Hidatidosis since 25th of September 2005.
Portuguese management committee member of COST Action 854: “Protozoal reproduction losses in farm ruminants”
Portuguese management committee member of COST Action 857: “Apicomplexan biology in the post-genomic era”
Member of the Organization Committee of the III Iberian Congress of Hidatidisis / 30th International Journeys of the International Association of Hidatidosis, 22nd to 24th of September 2005, Elvas, Portugal.
CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH IN VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Participated in the followed congresses with oral communications:
Cortes, H. “Progress on the pharmacological treatment of the final host”. I Iberic Congress of Hidatidosis. VII Portuguese Congress of Hidatidosis. 9th to 11th of November 2000. Beja, Portugal.
Cortes, H., Vidal, R. Ferreira, M.L.. & Caeiro, V (2002) “Bovine Besnoitiosis in Portugal – An emergent disease?”. I Veterinary Congress of Macaronesy. Funchal, Portugal. 20th to 27th of July.
Cortes, H., Nóbrega, F., Vidal, R. Ferreira, M.L.. & Caeiro, V (2002) ”Bovine besnoitiosis, Epidemiological aspects in Portugal and perpectives”. Congress of Veterinary Sciences. Taguspark, Oeiras, Portugal. 12th October.
Cortes, H., Vila-Viçosa, M. J., Ferreira, M. L., Vidal, R., & Caeiro, V. (2003). Besnoitiose Bovina in Portugal. Acta Parasitológica Portuguesa 10, 70-71. IHMT, Lisboa, Portugal, 9th to 11th of April
Cortes, H., Ferreira, M.L., Vidal, R., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Fazendeiro, I., Leitão, A., Caeiro, V. (2003). Besnoitiosis. A new reality in the Portuguease cattle production. VII Jorneys of the Portuguese Association of Buiatrics, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Porto, 25th and 26th of October
Cortes, H., Leitão, A., Vidal, R. Soares, H., Marques, I. Reis, Y., Waap, E., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Fazendeiro, I., Ferreira, M.L., & Caeiro, V. (2004) Identification, isolation and sequence variability of Besnoitia besnoiti in Portugal. COST Action 857, 1st Annual Workshop, Lisboa, Portugal, 3rd to 6th of May
Cortes, H., Leitão, A., Vidal, R., Reis, Y., Waap, H., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Fazendeiro, I., Ferreira, M.L., Caeiro, V. (2004) Field evaluation of a PCR method for diagnosis of Bovine besnoitiosis. COST Action 854, Joint meeting of working Groups 2 & 3, Dério, Pais Basco, Espanha, 17th to 19th of Jun
Cortes, H., Leitão, A., Vidal, R., Reis, Y., Waap, H., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Fazendeiro, I., Ferreira, M. L., & Caeiro, V. (2004). Bovine besnoitiosis, one approach for a better understanding of its importance in Portugal. Proceedings of the 23rd World Buiatrics Congress, pp. 35-36. Quebec, Canada. 11th to 16th of July
Cortes, H., Soares, H., Marques, I., Vidal, R., Reis, Y., Waap, H., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Fazendeiro, I., Ferreira, ML., Caeiro, V. e Leitão, A. (2004). Discussion on the phylogeny of Besnoitia besnoiti. COST Action 857 – Working Group “Biodiversity and Population Genetics of the Apicomplexa” Workshop. Institute “Maria SS. Bambina”, Rome, Italy, 8-9 November.
Reis, Y., Cortes, H., Viseu Melo, L., Leitão A., Soares, H. (2005)- Besnoitia besnoiti undergoes remarkable microtubule cytoskeleton rearrangement during initial steps of host cell invasion. Proceedings of COST Action 857, 2nd Annual Workshop, Beatenberg near Interlaken Switzerland, 8–11 May, 39.
Reis, Y., Cortes, H., Viseu Melo, L., Leitão A., Soares, H. (2005). Besnoitia besnoiti undergoes remarkable microtubule cytoskeleton rearrangement during initial steps of host cell invasion. Scanning Probe Microscopy, Sensors and Nanostructures. Cancun, 5th to 8th of Jun
Cortes, H., Nuñes, S., Reis, Y., Vidal, R., Sager, H., Leitão, A., Gottstein, B. (2005) ELISA e western blot: two useful tools in the diagnosis of Besnoitia besnoiti infection. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne, tom 51, Societas Parasitologorum Polona, s.33. COST Action 854 Annual Meeting, Varsóvia, Polónia, 29th of August to 1st of September.
Cortes, H., Chagas e Silva, J., Baptista, M.C., Pereira, R.M., Leitão, Horta, A.E.M., Vasques, I., Barbas, J.P., Marques, C.C. (2005) Infetility is a late consequence of Besnoitia besnoiti infection. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne, tom 51, Societas Parasitologorum Polona, s.27. COST Action 854 Annual Meeting, Varsóvia, Polónia, 29th of August to 1st of September.
Cortes, H. (2006) Selected parasitic diseases of veterinary importance in Portugal. Seminar at the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, 17th of August.
Cortes, H., Reis, Y., Waap, H., Marcelino, E., Vaz, Y., Nunes, T., Fazendeiro, I., Caeiro, V., Leitão, A. (2006) Longitudinal study of Besnoitia besnoiti infection prevalence rates in a beef cattle herd in Alentejo, Portugal. COST 854 Final Conference, Liège, 6-9th September.
Participated in the followed congresses with Posters:
Cortes, H., Vila-Viçosa, M.J., Caeiro, V. (1999) “Ectoparasites founded in Ostriches (Struthio cammelus) in Portugal.” VI Iberic Congress of Parasitology (Painel 007-C do livro do congresso). Córdoba, Espanha. 21st to 24th of September.
Cortes, H., Marques, I., Reis, Y., Waap, H., Vidal, R., Pereira da Fonseca, I., Fazendeiro, I., Ferreira, ML., Caeiro, V., Soares, H., and Leitão, A. (2005) Analysis of the 18S, ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2 and 28S rDNA sequence from a Portuguese isolate of Besnoitia besnoiti. Proceedings of COST Action 857, 2nd Annual Workshop, Beatenberg near Interlaken Switzerland, 8th – 11th May
Reis, Y., Cortes, H., Viseu Melo, L., Leitão A., Soares, H. (2005). Besnoitia besnoiti undergoes remarkable microtubule cytoskeleton rearrangement during initial steps of host cell invasion. Scanning Probe Microscopy, Sensors and Nanostructures. Cancun, 5 a 8 de Junho, 14.
Cortes, H., Chagas e Silva, J., Baptista, M.C., Pereira, R.M., Leitão, Horta, A.E.M., Vasques, I., Barbas, J.P., Marques, C.C. (2005) Besnoitia besnoiti impact on fetility of cattle exploited in Mediterranean pastures (Alentejo). International symposium on comparative advantages for typical animal products from the mediterranean áreas, (54 FP) Vale de Santarem, Portugal, 25 a 27 de Setembro.
Camacho, R., Oliveira, C., Martins, T., Reis, Y., Fazendeiro, I., Cortes, H., Leitão, A., Novo, C. (2005) Identification of PDI gene in Besnoitia besnoiti. Congress of Veterinary Sciences, Vale de Santarem, Portugal. 13th to 15th October
Lourenço, M., Vila-Viçosa, M., Nunes, T., Simões, A.R., Neto-Padre, L., Caeiro, V., Cortes, H.C. (2005) Preliminary study of parasitic control in Sheep at Campo Branco, Alentejo, Portugal. IX Iberic Congress of Parasitology, Coimbra, Portugal. 25th to 28th October, Acta Parasitológica Portuguesa, 521.522
Cortes H, Naguleswaran A, Leitão A, Müller N & Hemphill A (2006) In vitro efficacy of nitro- and bromo-thiazolyl-salicylamide compounds (thiazolides) against Besnoitia besnoiti infection in Vero cells. COST Action 857, 3rd Annual Workshop, Dresden, Germany, 17th to 20th May
Cortes, H., Caeiro V. (2002). Ixodidae encontrados no Avestruz (Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1766) em Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias. 97 (541) 39-49. Peer-reviewed journal
Cortes,H., Ferreira,M.L., Silva,J.F., Vidal,R., Serra,P., and Caeiro,V. (2003): Contribuição para o estudo da besnoitiose bovina em Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias, 98, nº 545:43-46. Peer-reviewed journal
Cortes,H., Leitão,A., Vidal,R., Vila-Vicosa,M.J., Ferreira,M.L., Caeiro,V., and Hjerpe,C.A. (2005): Besnoitiosis in bulls in Portugal. Vet Rec., 157:262-264.
Cortes,H., Chagas e Silva,J., Baptista,M.C., Pereira,R.M., Leitão,A., Horta,A.E.M., Vasques,M.I., Barber,J., and Marques,C.C. (2006): Besnoitia besnoiti impact on fertility of cattle exploited in mediterranean pastures (Alentejo). In: Animal Products from the Mediterranean area, edited by A.H.C.M.a.A.R.JMC Ramalho Ribeiro, pp. 323-329. Wageningen Academic Press Publishers, The Netherlands, Santarem, Portugal.
Cortes, H.C., Nunes, S., Reis, Y., Staubli, D., Vidal, R., Sager, H., Leitao, A., and Gottstein, B. (2006): Immunodiagnosis of Besnoitia besnoiti infection by ELISA and Western blot. Veterinary Parasitology, 141(3-4):216-25.
Cortes, H.C., Reis, Y., Waap, H., Vidal, R., Soares, H., Marques, I., Pereira, F., I, Fazendeiro, I., Ferreira, M.L., Caeiro, V., Shkap, V., Hemphill, A., and Leitao, A. (2006). Isolation of Besnoitia besnoiti from infected cattle in Portugal, Veterinary Parasitology 141, 226-233.
Reis,Y., Cortes,H., Viseu,M.L., Fazendeiro,I., Leitao,A., and Soares,H. (2006): Microtubule cytoskeleton behavior in the initial steps of host cell invasion by Besnoitia besnoiti. FEBS Lett., 580:4673-4682.
Cortes, H. C. E., Mueller, N., Esposito, M., Leitão, A., Naguleswaran, A., and Hemphill., A. (2007) In vitro efficacy of nitro- and bromo-thiazolyl-salicylamide compounds (thiazolides) against Besnoitia besnoiti infection in Vero cells. Parasitology (in press).
Cortes, H.C.E., Reis, Y., Gottstein, B., Hemphill, A, Leitão, A and Müller, N. (2007) Application of conventional and real-time fluorescent ITS1 rDNA PCR for detection of Besnoitia besnoiti infections in bovine skin biopsies. Veterinary Parasitology (in press).