Mestrado em Engenharia Civil – Ramo Tecnologia e Gestão das Construções ; O presente relatório de estágio encontra-se no âmbito da obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Tecnologias e Gestão das Construções. O estágio decorreu no departamento de Projetos e Orçamentos da empresa Conduril – Engenharia, SA, cujo objetivo era o de adquirir conhecimentos relativamente ao Estudo de Propostas para Concursos Públicos. Este rel...
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are 2 protozoan parasites responsible for waterborne diseases outbreaks worldwide. In order to assess the prevalence of these protozoans in drinking water samples in the northern part of Portugal and the risk of human infection, we have established a long term program aiming at pinpointing the sources of surface water, drinking water, and environmental contamination, working with the...
Golden hamsters were inoculated with Schistosoma haematobium cercariae to examine histological lesions at different time points over an 18 month period of infection. Hamsters were sacrificed 26 weeks and 82 weeks after inoculation. The parasite was found in the blood and in the liver of infected animals as was expected, but we found exclusively male worms, no female worms nor eggs. Interestingly we observed une...
To understand the situation of water contamination with Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in the northern region of Portugal, we have established a long-term program aimed at pinpointing the sources of surface water and environmental contamination, working with the water-supply industry. Here, we describe the results obtained with raw water samples collected in rivers of the 5 hydrographical basins. A total...
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