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Rita De Sousa é investigadora auxiliar no Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Ciências da Vida em 2008 pelo(a) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Mestrado em Doenças Transmissíveis em 2002 pelo(a) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Licenciatura em Biologia em 1993 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra. Concluiu em 2014 o Programa do European Center for Disease Control "European Public Health Microbiologist (EUPHEM/ECDC)" realizado no Instituto Nacional de Saúde Holandês em Bilthoven nos . Publicou 68 artigos em revistas especializadas internacionais. Possui 7 capítulo(s) de livros. Recebeu 2 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Investigador em 6 projeto(s). No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica são: Doenças associadas a agentes patogénicos transmitidos por vetores (Ixodídeos, pulgas, piolhos). Determinantes eco-epidemiológicos; Alterações Climaticas; Saúde Pública; Epidemiologia; Vírus associados a infeções gastrointestinais (Norovírus, Rotavirus, Hepatite E, Hepatite A, sapovirus, astrovírus, parechovírus)
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita De Sousa

Citation names

  • Sousa, Rita
  • De Sousa R

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D314-5BB0-AD9E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6134-6003

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1) Upper intermediate (B2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2012 - 2014
Concluded
 Pos-Graduated programme of European Public Health Microbiologist (EUPHEM/ECDC) (Postgraduate Certificate)
Dutch National Institute of Health, The Nederlands, Netherlands
2008
Concluded
 Ciências da Vida (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Saúde Pública
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
"Febre Escaro-nodular e Outras Rickettsioses em Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002
Concluded
 Doenças Transmissíveis (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
" De Sousa R. Mediterranean Spotted Fever and Identification of New Agents of Rickettsioses in Portugal. Epidemiological Determinants, Host and Microbial Features in Portuguese Patients." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1993
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Imunologia
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
" De Sousa R. Behcet’s disease and HLA (Biology degree dissertation) Coimbra: Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 1993, 60 pp." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/11/20 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2012/09 - 2014/09 Visiting Researcher (Research) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Netherlands
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Netherlands
2002/03 - 2008/02 Research Assistant (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
1994 - 1999 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/03 - 2026/01/02 One Health action for enhancing surveillance on vector-borne diseases in Cape Verde (ONESVEC)
(FCT AGA-KHAN / 541751551 / 2019)
Principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 Aga Khan Development Network
Ongoing
2020/01 - 2023 MATRIX: Connecting dimensions in one-health surveillance Integrative Action-2.3: Common frameworks for designing and implementing surveillance and control activities
OHEJP consortium
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Ongoing
2011 - 2020 REVIVE Nationwide Surveillance Project on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens.
REVIVE
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Centro de Estudos de Vetores e Doenças Infeciosas Doutor Francisco Cambournac, Portugal
Ongoing
2016 - 2018 Strength laboratory capacity of Guinea-Bissau National Institute of Health (INASA).
sem ref
Researcher
Concluded
2013 - 2017 European Network for Negleted Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases (EurNegVec).
COST Action TD1303
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
2015 - 2015 Preparedness and response to EBOLA in Guinea-Bissau, Portuguese Mobile Laboratory.
sem ref
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2014 From the diagnosis to the eco-epidemiological investigation of Coxiella burnetii in the context of human infection
PTDC/SAU-SAP/115266/2009
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2009 - 2013 Rede Iberoamericana para a Investigacao Y Control de las enfermedades Rickettsiales (RIICER)
RIICER
Researcher
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Concluded
2008 - 2011 Environmental determinants of the changing dynamics of European tick-borne disease systems
PTDC/CLI/64257/2006
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2004 - 2006 Ticks and public health (Project no 65286). Financed by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
65286
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2012 - 2014 Identification of Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases
sem ref
Researcher
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, United States
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Coronavírus dos Animais ao Homem. 2021.
    Published
  2. Salman, M.; Tarrés-Call, J.; Estrada-Peña, A.; Farkas, R.; Jaenson, T.G.T.; Koenen, F.; Madder, M.; et al. Ticks and tick-borne diseases: Geographical distribution and control strategies in the Euro-Asia region. 2012.
Book chapter
  1. De Sousa R. "Febre escaro-nodular e outras rickettsioses ; Rickettsias transmitidas por pulgas; Febre das trincheiras.". In Doenças associadas a artrópodes vetores e roedores. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, 2019.
    Published
  2. De Sousa R. "Rickettsia, Ehrlichia e Anaplasma". In Microbiologia Me´dica, 475-487. Lisboa, Portugal: LIDEL, 2014.
    Published
  3. De Sousa R. "Rickettsioses". In Ticks and tick-borne diseases of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, 33-57. 2013.
    Published
  4. De Sousa R. "Biosseguranca na Perspetiva de um Laboratorio de Microbiologia". In Biossegurança: Situação em Portugal, 17-20. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA, IP), 2012.
  5. Estrada-Peña, A.; Koenen, F.; Pascucci, I.; Jaenson, T.G.T.; Madder, M.; de Sousa, R.; Farkas, R.. "Maps of reported occurrence of tick-borne pathogens". 76-88. 2012.
  6. Koenen, F.; Pascucci, I.; Jaenson, T.G.T.; Madder, M.; de Sousa, R.; Estrada-Peña, A.; Farkas, R.; Salman, M.. "Tick-borne infections (including zoonoses) in europe and the mediterranean basin". 33-75. 2012.
  7. De Sousa R. "Rickettsial Diseases". In Tropical Dermatology, 279-296. ELSEVIER, 2006.
    Published
  8. Pang, K.R.; Wu, J.J.; Huang, D.B.; Sousa, R.D.; Bacellar, F.; Tyring, S.K.. "Rickettsial infections". 279-296. 2006.
  9. De Sousa R. "Saude Humana e Implicacoes para o Turismo". In Alterac¸o~es Clima´ticas em Portugal Cena´rios, Impactos e Medidas de Adaptac¸a~o (Projecto SIAMII). Lisboa, Portugal: Gradiva, 2004.
  10. De Sousa R. "Saúde - Mediterranean spotted fever". In Climate Change in Portugal: Scenarios, Impacts, and Adaptation Measures - SIAM (2002. lisboa, Portugal: Gradiva, 2002.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Borges, Vítor; Isidro, Joana; Trovão, Nídia Sequeira; Duarte, Sílvia; Cortes-Martins, Helena; Martiniano, Hugo; Gordo, Isabel; et al. "SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal". Communications Medicine 2 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00072-0.
    10.1038/s43856-022-00072-0
  2. Kislaya, Irina; Gonçalves, Paulo; Gómez, Verónica; Gaio, Vânia; Roquette, Rita; Barreto, Marta; Sousa-Uva, Mafalda; et al. "SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Portugal following the third epidemic wave: results of the second National Serological Survey (ISN2COVID-19)". Infectious Diseases (2022): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2021.2025421.
    10.1080/23744235.2021.2025421
  3. Baylis, Sally A; Adlhoch, Cornelia; Childs, Liam; Stühler, Anett; Karlsson, Marie; Molier, Michel; Suin, Vanessa; et al. "An Evaluation of Hepatitis E Virus Molecular Typing Methods". Clinical Chemistry 68 1 (2021): 181-191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvab186.
    10.1093/clinchem/hvab186
  4. Norte, Ana Cláudia; Harris, David James; Silveira, Diogo; Nunes, Carolina Saramago; Núncio, Maria Sofia; Martínez, Eva Graciá; Giménez, Andrés; et al. "Diversity of microorganisms in Hyalomma aegyptium collected from spur-thighed tortoise ( Testudo graeca ) in North Africa and Anatolia". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14188.
    10.1111/tbed.14188
  5. Abade dos Santos, Fábio A.; Portela, Sara J.; Nogueira, Teresa; Carvalho, Carina L.; de Sousa, Rita; Duarte, Margarida D.. "Harmless or Threatening? Interpreting the Results of Molecular Diagnosis in the Context of Virus-Host Relationships". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.647730.
    10.3389/fmicb.2021.647730
  6. Barradas, Patrícia F.; Mesquita, João R.; Mateus, Teresa L.; Ferreira, Paula; Amorim, Irina; Gärtner, Fátima; de Sousa, Rita. "Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks and fleas collected from rescued hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Portugal". Experimental and Applied Acarology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00600-y.
    10.1007/s10493-021-00600-y
  7. Kislaya, Irina; Gonçalves, Paulo; Barreto, Marta; De Sousa, Rita; Garcia, Ana Cristina; Matos, Rita; Guiomar, Raquel; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; ISNCOVID-19 Group, On behalf of. "Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Portugal in May-July 2020: Results of the First National Serological Survey (ISNCOVID-19)". Acta Médica Portuguesa 34 2 (2021): 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.15122.
    10.20344/amp.15122
  8. LINHARES, M.I.; BRETT, A.; CORREIA, L.; PEREIRA, H.; CORREIA, C.; OLEASTRO, M.; De SOUSA, R.; RODRIGUES, F.. "Parechovirus genotype 3 outbreak among young infants in portugal". Acta Medica Portuguesa 34 13 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85111533416&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.20344/AMP.15032
  9. Lemos, Ana P; Domingues, Rui; Gouveia, Catarina; Sousa, Rita; Brito, Maria J. "Atypical bartonellosis in children: What do we know?". Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15304.
    10.1111/jpc.15304
  10. Henriques, Joaquim; Felisberto, Ricardo; Almeida, Bruno; Ramos, Joana; Constantino-Casas, Fernando; Dobson, Jane; Matos, Raquel; et al. "Canine lymphoma and vector-borne diseases: Molecular and serological evaluation of a possible complicity". Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 19 1 (2020): 183-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vco.12658.
    10.1111/vco.12658
  11. Pascoal, Da Silva Luís; Isabel, Lopes De Carvalho; Rita, De Sousa; Cláudia, Norte Ana. ""First report of Ixodes lividus (Koch,1844) in sand martins Riparia riparia in Portugal."". Systematic and Applied Acarology 25 10 (2020): 1883-1888. http://dx.doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.10.11.
    In press • 10.11158/saa.25.10.11
  12. Borges, Vítor; Isidro, Joana; Cortes-Martins, Helena; Duarte, Sílvia; Vieira, Luís; Leite, Ricardo; Gordo, Isabel; et al. "Massive dissemination of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Y839 variant in Portugal". Emerging Microbes & Infections 9 1 (2020): 2488-2496. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1844552.
    10.1080/22221751.2020.1844552
  13. Barradas, P.F.; Neto, Z.; Mateus, T.L.; Teodoro, A.C.; Duarte, L.; Goncalves, H.; Ferreira, P.; et al. "Serological Evidence of Rickettsia Exposure among Patients with Unknown Fever Origin in Angola, 2016-2017". Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2020 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091412082&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2020/4905783
  14. Adlhoch, Cornelia; Mandáková, Zdenka; Ethelberg, Steen; Epštein, Jevgenia; Rimhanen-Finne, Ruska; Figoni, Julie; Baylis, Sally A.; et al. "Standardising surveillance of hepatitis E virus infection in the EU/EEA: A review of national practices and suggestions for the way forward". Journal of Clinical Virology 120 (2019): 63-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2019.09.005.
    10.1016/j.jcv.2019.09.005
  15. Barradas, Patrícia F.; Mesquita, João R.; Lima, Clara; Cardoso, Luís; Alho, Ana M.; Ferreira, Paula; Amorim, Irina; Sousa, Rita; Gärtner, Fátima. "Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise ( Testudo graeca ) sold in a Qatar live animal market". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 67 1 (2019): 461-465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13375.
    10.1111/tbed.13375
  16. Sousa, Rita. "Lessons learned from a prolonged norovirus GII.P16-GII.4 Sydney 2012 variant outbreak in a long-term care facility in Portugal, 2017". Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.201.
    10.1017/ice.2019.201
  17. Sousa, Rita. "Improving preparedness to respond to cross-border hepatitis A outbreaks in the European Union/European Economic Area: towards comparable sequencing of hepatitis A virus". Eurosurveillance (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.28.1800397.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.28.1800397
  18. Sousa, Rita. "Simultaneous norovirus outbreak in three Portuguese army bases in the Lisbon region, December 2017". Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2019-001242.
    10.1136/jramc-2019-001242
  19. Sousa, Rita. "Serological and molecular evidence of Bartonella henselae in cats from Luanda city, Angola". Acta Tropica (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.04.012.
    10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.04.012
  20. Sousa, Rita. "HEVnet: a One Health, collaborative, interdisciplinary network and sequence data repository for enhanced hepatitis E virus molecular typing, characterisation and epidemiological investigations". Eurosurveillance (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.10.1800407.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.10.1800407
  21. Sousa, Rita. "Infective Endocarditis Due to Bartonella Quintana in a Patient with Biological Aortic Prosthesis.". Revista portuguesa de cirurgia cardio-toracica e vascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Toracica e Vascular (2019):
  22. Sousa, Rita. "Neglected aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses". Parasites & Vectors (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y.
    10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y
  23. Sousa, Rita. "Country-wide surveillance of norovirus outbreaks in the Portuguese Army, 2015–2017". Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-000991.
    10.1136/jramc-2018-000991
  24. Sousa, Rita. "Usability of the international HAVNet hepatitis A virus database for geographical annotation, backtracing and outbreak detection". Eurosurveillance (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.37.1700802.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.37.1700802
  25. Sousa, Rita. "Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia sp., Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia spp. in questing ticks from a recreational park, Portugal". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.07.010.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.07.010
  26. Sousa, Rita. "Hepatitis A outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) in the European Union and European Economic Area, June 2016 to May 2017". Eurosurveillance (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.33.1700641.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.33.1700641
  27. Sousa, Rita. "Phylogenetic Evidence for the Existence of Multiple Strains of Rickettsia parkeri in the New World". Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.02872-17.
    10.1128/aem.02872-17
  28. Sousa, Rita. "Neglected vector-borne zoonoses in Europe: Into the wild". Veterinary Parasitology (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.12.018.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.12.018
  29. Sousa, Rita. "Serological and molecular detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia in a group of pet dogs from Luanda, Angola". Parasites & Vectors (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2216-3.
    10.1186/s13071-017-2216-3
  30. Sousa, Rita. "Importance of Common Wall Lizards in the Transmission Dynamics of Tick-Borne Pathogens in the Northern Apennine Mountains, Italy". Microbial Ecology (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-017-0994-y.
    10.1007/s00248-017-0994-y
  31. Sousa, Rita. "Acute gastroenteritis outbreak associated to norovirus GI.9 in a Portuguese army base". Journal of Medical Virology (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.24704.
    10.1002/jmv.24704
  32. Sousa, Rita. "Guidelines for the Detection ofRickettsiaspp.". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.1966.
    10.1089/vbz.2016.1966
  33. Malheiro, L.; Ceia, F.; Alves, J.; Carvalho, A.C.; Sobrinho-Simões, J.; Sousa, R.; Sarmento, A.; Santos, L.. "Severe interstitial pneumonia due to murine typhus in a patient returning from Bali". IDCases 9 (2017): 17-20. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019931406&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.idcr.2017.05.006
  34. Sousa, Rita. "Hepatitis E virus: Assessment of the epidemiological situation in humans in Europe, 2014/15". Journal of Clinical Virology (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2016.06.010.
    10.1016/j.jcv.2016.06.010
  35. Sousa, Rita. "Severe Israeli spotted fever with multiorgan failure in a child". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.013.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.013
  36. Sousa, Rita. "A unique measles B3 cluster in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands linked to air travel and transit at a large international airport, February to April 2014". Eurosurveillance (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.13.30177.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.13.30177
  37. De Sousa R. "The role ofRhipicephalus sanguineus sensu latosaliva in the dissemination ofRickettsia conoriiin C3H/HeJ mice". Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mve.12118.
    10.1111/mve.12118
  38. De Sousa R. "Risk of Hepatitis A Decreased Among Dutch Travelers to Endemic Regions in 2003 to 2011". Journal of Travel Medicine (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jtm.12181.
    10.1111/jtm.12181
  39. De Sousa R. "Rickettsial infection caused by accidental conjunctival inoculation". Case Reports (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-207029.
    10.1136/bcr-2014-207029
  40. Mollers, M.; Jonges, M.; Pas, S.D.; van der Eijk, A.A.; Dirksen, K.; Jansen, C.; Gelinck, L.B.S.; et al. "Follow-up of contacts of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus–infected returning travelers, the Netherlands, 2014". Emerging Infectious Diseases 21 9 (2015): 1667-1669. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85000634260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3201/eid2109.150560
  41. De Sousa R. "Quantitative study of Rickettsia massiliae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus organs". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.05.009.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.05.009
  42. De Sousa R. "Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands, May 2014.". Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin (2014): https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.21.20817.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.21.20817
  43. De Sousa R. "Rickettsia lusitaniae sp. nov. isolated from the soft tick Ornithodoros erraticus (Acarina: Argasidae)". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2014.01.006.
    10.1016/j.cimid.2014.01.006
  44. De Sousa R. "Rickettsial meningitis". Case Reports (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-203283.
    10.1136/bcr-2013-203283
  45. De Sousa R. "[Latinamerican guidelines of RIICER for diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsioses].". Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia (2014): https://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-10182014000100009.
    10.4067/s0716-10182014000100009
  46. De Sousa R. "MERS coronavirus: Data gaps for laboratory preparedness". Journal of Clinical Virology (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2013.10.030.
    10.1016/j.jcv.2013.10.030
  47. De Sousa R. "Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus neutralising serum antibodies in dromedary camels: a comparative serological study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(13)70164-6.
    10.1016/s1473-3099(13)70164-6
  48. De Sousa R. "Rickettsia slovacaInfection in Humans, Portugal". Emerging Infectious Diseases (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130376.
    10.3201/eid1910.130376
  49. De Sousa R. "Specific serology for emerging human coronaviruses by protein microarray.". Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin (2013): https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.14.20441.
    10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.14.20441
  50. De Sousa R. "Role of the Lizard Teira dugesii as a Potential Host for Ixodes ricinus Tick-Borne Pathogens". Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.07945-11.
    10.1128/aem.07945-11
  51. Gonzalez, F.A.; Martins, J.; Coelho, M.; Amaro, M.; Milhano, N.; Santos, A.S.; De Sousa, R.. "African tick bite fever in a portuguese traveler returning from South Africa". Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 20 2 (2012): 150-151. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858861223&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1097/IPC.0b013e31821ed104
  52. De Sousa R. "The hard-tick fauna of mainland Portugal (Acari: Ixodidae): an update on geographical distribution and known associations with hosts and pathogens". Experimental and Applied Acarology (2011): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-011-9440-x.
    10.1007/s10493-011-9440-x
  53. De Sousa R. "Detection of Rickettsia conorii strains in Portuguese dogs (Canis familiaris)". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2011): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2011.03.001.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2011.03.001
  54. De Sousa R. "Rickettsioses emergentes em Portugal". Revista Portuguesa Doencas Infecciosas 7 (2011):
  55. Labruna, M.B.; Salim Mattar, V.; Nava, S.; Bermudez, S.; Venzal, J.M.; Dolz, G.; Abarca, K.; et al. "Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal". Revista MVZ Cordoba 16 2 (2011): 2435-2457. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855980598&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.21897/rmvz.282
  56. De Sousa R. "Coinfections of Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia helvetica with Borrelia lusitaniae in ticks collected in a Safari Park, Portugal". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2010): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.003.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.003
  57. De Sousa R. "Molecular Characterization of a New Isolate of Borrelia lusitaniae Derived from Apodemus sylvaticus in Portugal". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (2010): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2008.0210.
    10.1089/vbz.2008.0210
  58. De Sousa R. "Cat-scratch disease in a 44-year- old woman". Revista Portuguesa Doenc¸as Infecciosas 2010 6 (2010):
    Published
  59. De Sousa R. "Identificacao do primeiro caso de Infeccao por Rickettsia sibirica.". Revista Sociedade Portuguesa Medicina Interna 17 (2010): 246-250.
    Published
  60. Lledó, L.; Giménez-Pardo, C.; Domínguez-Peñafiel, G.; Sousa, R.; Gegúndez, M.I.; Casado, N.; Criado, A.. "Molecular detection of hemoprotozoa and Rickettsia species in arthropods collected from wild animals in the Burgos Province, Spain.". Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 10 8 (2010): 735-738. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952115664&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/vbz.2009.0114
  61. De Sousa R. "Detection of Antibodies AgainstAnaplasma phagocytophilumin Algerian Mice (Mus spretus), Portugal". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2008.0066.
    10.1089/vbz.2008.0066
  62. De Sousa R. "Isolation of Coxiella burnetii from the blood of a patient with positive Anaplasma phagocytophilum serological results". Clinical Microbiology and Infection (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02222.x.
    10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02222.x
  63. De Sousa R. "Evidence of Bartonella spp., Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in domestic, shelter and stray cat blood and fleas, Portugal". Clinical Microbiology and Infection (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02636.x.
    10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02636.x
  64. De Sousa R. "Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal". The Veterinary Journal (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.025.
    10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.025
  65. De Sousa R. "Serological and molecular survey of Anaplasma species infection in dogs with suspected tickborne disease in Portugal.". The Veterinary record (2009): https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.164.6.168.
    10.1136/vr.164.6.168
  66. De Sousa R. "PCR-Based Survey ofAnaplasma phagocytophilumin Portuguese Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2008.0051.
    10.1089/vbz.2008.0051
  67. Walker, D.H.; De Sousa, R.. "Reply to Fournier and Raoult". Journal of Infectious Diseases 199 7 (2009): 1098-1099. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65649132278&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1086/597212
  68. De Sousa R. "Host- and Microbe-Related Risk Factors for and Pathophysiology of FatalRickettsia conoriiInfection in Portuguese Patients". The Journal of Infectious Diseases (2008): http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/590211.
    10.1086/590211
  69. De Sousa R. "Detection of Borrelia lusitaniae, Rickettsia sp. IRS3, Rickettsia monacensis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus Collected in Madeira Island, Portugal". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (2008): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2007.0245.
    10.1089/vbz.2007.0245
  70. De Sousa R. "Lymphangitis in aPortuguese Patient Infected withRickettsia sibirica". Emerging Infectious Diseases (2008): http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1403.070680.
    10.3201/eid1403.070680
  71. De Sousa R. "Intralesional expression of mRNA of interferon- gamma , tumor necrosis factor- alpha , interleukin-10, nitric oxide synthase, indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase, and RANTES is a major immune effector in Mediterranean spotted fever rickettsiosis.". The Journal of infectious diseases (2007): https://doi.org/10.1086/519739.
    10.1086/519739
  72. De Sousa R. "Rickettsia conorii Israeli tick typhus strain isolated from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Portugal.". Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (2007): https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2006.0628.
    10.1089/vbz.2006.0628
  73. De Sousa R. "Rickettsia sp. strain RpA4 detected in Portuguese Dermacentor marginatus ticks.". Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (2007): https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2006.0603.
    10.1089/vbz.2006.0603
  74. De Sousa R. "Como diagnosticar a febre escaro-nodular em doentes com febre e exantema: um estudo prospectivo". Medicina Interna 14 JAN/MAR (2007):
    Published
  75. Lauris, Élida. "Factores de risco para a Morte ou necessidade de cuidados intensivos". Revista Portuguesa Medicina Interna (2007): 31-33.
    Published
  76. De Sousa R. "Boutonneuse fever and climate variability.". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2006): https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.029.
    10.1196/annals.1374.029
  77. De Sousa R. "Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi and two genotypes closely related to Bartonella elizabethae.". The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (2006): https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.727.
    10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.727
  78. De Sousa R. "Automated method based in VNTR analysis for Rickettsiae genotyping.". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2006): https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.116.
    10.1196/annals.1374.116
  79. De Sousa R. "Ticks and tick-borne Rickettsiae surveillance in Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal.". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2006): https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.023.
    10.1196/annals.1374.023
  80. De Sousa R. "Ticks parasitizing wild birds in Portugal: detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii, R. helvetica and R. massiliae.". Experimental & applied acarology (2006): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-006-9008-3.
    10.1007/s10493-006-9008-3
  81. De Sousa R. "Rickettsia sibirica isolation from a patient and detection in ticks, Portugal.". Emerging infectious diseases (2006): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3291052.
    10.3201/eid1207.051494
  82. Jado, I.; Escudero, R.; Gil, H.; Jiménez-Alonso, M.I.; Sousa, R.; García-Pérez, A.L.; Rodríguez-Vargas, M.; Lobo, B.; Anda, P.. "Molecular method for identification of Rickettsia species in clinical and environmental samples". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44 12 (2006): 4572-4576. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845589205&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/JCM.01227-06
  83. Lledó, L.; Gegúndez, M.I.; Fernandes, N.; Sousa, R.; Vicente, J.; Álamo, R.; Fernández-Soto, P.; Pérez-Sánchez, R.; Bacellar, F.. "The seroprevalence of human infection with Rickettsia slovaca, in an area of northern Spain". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 100 4 (2006): 337-343. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33748993737&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1179/136485906X105570
  84. De Sousa R. "The presence of eschars, but not greater severity, in Portuguese patients infected with Israeli spotted fever.". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2005): https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1355.032.
    10.1196/annals.1355.032
  85. De Sousa R. "[Rickettsial diseases in Brazil and Portugal: occurrence, distribution and diagnosis].". Revista de saude publica (2005): https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-89102005000500023.
    /s0034-89102005000500023
  86. De Sousa R. "Characterization of a tandem repeat polymorphism in Rickettsia strains.". Journal of medical microbiology (2005): https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45956-0.
    10.1099/jmm.0.45956-0
  87. Moreira Galvão, M.A.; da Silva, L.J.; Mendes Nascimento, E.M.; Calic, S.B.; de Sousa, R.; Bacellar, F.. "Rickettsial diseases in Brazil and Portugal: Occurrence, distribution and diagnosis,Riquetsioses no Brasil e Portugal: Ocorrência, distribuição e diagnóstico". Revista de Saude Publica 39 5 (2005): 850-856. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-28344441494&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1590/s0034-89102005000500023
  88. De Sousa R. "[Epidemiologic features of Mediterranean spotted fever in Portugal].". Acta medica portuguesa (2003):
  89. De Sousa R. "Mediterranean spotted fever in Portugal: risk factors for fatal outcome in 105 hospitalized patients.". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2003): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07378.x.
    10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07378.x
  90. De Sousa R. "Boutonneuse fever in Portugal: 1995-2000. Data of a state laboratory.". European journal of epidemiology (2003): https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023391212354.
    10.1023/a:1023391212354
  91. De Sousa, R.; Nóbrega, S.D.; Bacellar, F.; Torgal, J.. "Epidemilogic features of mediterranean spotted fever in Portugal,Sobre a realidade da febre escaro-nodular em Portugal". Acta Medica Portuguesa 16 6 (2003): 429-436. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-9644301041&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/09 - 2022/02/14 Deteção e caracterização de rickettsias e outros agentes zoonóticos em animais selvagens e nos seus ectoparasitas
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 - 2020 The role of domestic and synanthropic animals in Rickettsia infection - an eco-epidemiological and molecular study
Co-supervisor
 CIÊNCIAS VETERINÁRIAS (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Insight into the underlying immune interaction of Rickettsia infection in the vector-pathogen-host interface
Supervisor
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2018 Rickettsia-Macrophage Tropism: a link to rickettsial phatogenicity?
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Tiago Cardoso Curto (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 “Unraveling of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies diversity in Portugal towards the development of more efficient diagnostic tools for Lyme disease”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mo´nica Susana Claudino Nunes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2015 Trombiculidos y Trombiculiases en la Rioja
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Paula Santiba´nez Sa´aenz (PhD)
Universidad de la Rioja, Spain
2015 New retroviral-like membrane-associated aspartic proteases from rickettsiae: biochemical characterization and specificity profiling
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rui Gonc¸alo Baptista Mamede da Cruz (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2005 American Society for Rickettsiology, Award for Oral presentation abstract # 226F
2001 Prémio Doutor Rui Dias de Sousa