Teacher
Ana Cristina Ferreira

Resume

Ana Cristina Inácio é Doutorada em Biologia, com especialização em Microbiologia, pela Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, e licenciada em Engenharia Biotecnológica. É Técnica Superior Doutorada no Laboratório de Bacteriologia e Micologia do INIAV, IP, onde coordena o Laboratório Nacional de Referência para a Brucelose. Ana Cristina Inácio desenvolve atividade científica e de inovação no desenvolvimento de métodos de diagnóstico serológico, bacteriológico, e identificação molecular em agentes especiais de interesse veterinário de nível de segurança 3 (BSL3). Com mais de 15 anos de experiência em controlo de qualidade e mais de 7 anos de experiência pósdoutoral em biologia molecular e genómica aplicada ao diagnóstico, integra também o Laboratório Internacional de Referência da OIE/FAO para a Peripneumonia Contagiosa dos Bovinos. Participa e lidera projetos nacionais e internacionais, destacando-se BETO “Better tools for diagnosis of infectious diseases”, IDEMBRU “Identification of emerging Brucella species: new threats for human and animal” e BrucMedNet “Improvement of epidemiological and serological tools for diagnosis and control of brucellosis in the Mediterranean region”. É autora de mais de 20 artigos científicos, de dois capítulos de livros sobre a brucelose nos animais e ferramentas de diagnóstico. Desde 2018 é membro integrado do Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas e do centro de investigação I-MVET (Investigação em Medicina Veterinária) da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Lusófona, onde é Professora Auxiliar desde 2019.

Graus

• Doutoramento
  Biologia
• Licenciatura
  Engenharia Biotecnológica
• Bacharelato
  Biotecnologia

Publicações

Artigo em revista (magazine)

• 2013, Brucella spp. infection in Portugal: VNTR based typing of B. melitensis isolates, Magazine da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia

Pré-impressão

• 2024-12-09, Brucella ceti in Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in Portugal – Characterization of First Isolates

Edição de número de revista

• 2022-05-22, Special Issue "Serological and Molecular Epidemiology in Animals"

Artigo em revista

• 2025-09-24, Are We Missing Brucella spp. in Portugal? The First Nationwide Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Retrospective Serological Study of Brucella canis (2013–2025), Zoonotic Diseases
• 2025-01-28, Brucella ceti in Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in Portugal—Characterization of First Isolates, Animals
• 2025-01, Fatal Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 Infection in Female Dogs: A Case Report from Alentejo, Portugal, 2024, Viruses
• 2024-01-22, Source Attribution of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Estuarine Aquaculture: A Machine Learning Approach, Antibiotics
• 2023, The emergence of Brucella canis as a public health threat in Europe: what we know and what we need to learn, Emerging Microbes and Infections
• 2021-11-12, Genetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiles, Frontiers in Microbiology
• 2020, Mlva-16 genotyping of brucella abortus and brucella melitensis isolates from different animal species in egypt: Geographical relatedness and the mediterranean lineage, Pathogens
• 2020, MLVA-16 Genotyping of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis isolates from different animal species in Egypt: geographical relatedness and the Mediterranean lineage, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• 2019, Marcadores genéticos associados à resistência aos parasitas - o Projeto MERINOparasite, Vida Rural
• 2018, Controlo laboratorial da brucelose em ruminantes e suídeos, Vida Rural
• 2017-10, MLVA-16 typing of Brucella suis biovar 2 strains circulating in Europe, Veterinary Microbiology
• 2017-09-12, Evolution and genome specialization of Brucella suis biovar 2 Iberian lineages, BMC Genomics
• 2016-08, Whole-genome mapping reveals a large chromosomal inversion on Iberian Brucella suis biovar 2 strains, Veterinary Microbiology
• 2016-07, Detection of virulence-associated genes in pathogenic and commensal avian Escherichia coli isolates, Poultry Science
• 2016-03-16, A Bacterial Glycoengineered Antigen for Improved Serodiagnosis of Porcine Brucellosis, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• 2016, A bacterial glycoengineered antigen for improved serodiagnosis of porcine brucellosis, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• 2014-07-10, Complete Genome Sequences of Two Central European Brucella suis bv. 2 Haplotype 2c Strains Isolated from Wild Boars, Genome Announcements
• 2014-07-03, Complete Genome Sequences of Three Iberian Brucella suis Biovar 2 Strains Isolated from Wild Boars, Genome Announcements
• 2014, Complete genome sequences of two central European Brucella suis bv. 2 haplotype 2c strains isolated from wild boars, Genome Announcements
• 2014, Complete genome sequences of three Iberian Brucella suis biovar 2 strains isolated from wild boars, Genome Announcements
• 2012-10, Development and evaluation of a selective medium for Brucella suis, Research in Veterinary Science
• 2012-08-14, MLVA16 Typing of Portuguese Human and Animal Brucella melitensis and Brucella abortus Isolates, PLoS ONE
• 2010, A Brucelose em suínos, Suinicultura
• 2009-01, “HOOF-Print” genotyping and haplotype inference discriminates among Brucella spp. isolates from a small spatial scale, Infection, Genetics and Evolution
• 2008-08-20, Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR Assay (Bruce-ladder) for Molecular Typing of All Brucella Species, Including the Vaccine Strains, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• 2008, Evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay (Bruce-ladder) for molecular typing of all Brucella species, including the vaccine strains, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• 2006-06-15, Development of a multiplex PCR assay for polymorphism analysis of Brucella suis biovars causing brucellosis in swine, Veterinary Microbiology
• 2003-05, Evaluation of a modified Rose Bengal test and an indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the diagnosis of Brucella melitensis infection in sheep, Veterinary Research

Tese / Dissertação

• 2017-03-29, Doutoramento, Comparative genomics in Brucella suis: from intra-specific and inter-specific distinctive features to diagnostic molecular markers

Livro

• 2019, Brucellosis in the Mediterranean countries: Review of history, prevalence, distribution, current situation and attempts for surveillance and control, AC Ferreira, OIE Scientific and Technical Review, Technical Series

Capítulo de livro

• 2025, Brucellosis in Portugal: A systematic review and meta-analysis of animal and human Brucella spp. infections (2001–2025), 1st International Conference of the Zoonoses Working Group – One Health & Zoonotic Threats: An Integrated Approach and 3rd Annual Meeting of the AL4AnimalS Thematic Line Emergent Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Centro Académico Clínico de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (CAC-TMAD)
• 2014, Análise do Número Variável de Repetições Nucleotídicas em Múltiplos Loci (MLVA): aplicação ao estudo epidemiológico de isolados de Brucella melitensis, Abordagens Moleculares em Veterinária, 1, Lidel

Resumo em conferência

• 2025, Brucellosis in Portugal: Epidemiology, Challenges, and Biosecurity Perspectives in the Context of S3 Pathogens
• 2022-09-16, Insights into the seroprevalence of Brucella canis infection in dogs in Portugal, BRUCELLOSIS 2022 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
• 2020-05, Metagenomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles In Aquatic Environments, 2nd Annual Scienti¿c Meeting of the One Health European Joint Programme on Foodborne Zoonoses, Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Threats
• 2020-05, Brucella spp core-genome to predict new markers for rapid identification of emerging species, 2nd Annual Scienti¿c Meeting of the One Health European Joint Programme on Foodborne Zoonoses, Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Threats
• 2019-11, In Silico metagenomic comparison of antimicrobial resistance profiles in aquaculture environments, 4TH AQUAIMPROVE WORKSHOP
• 2019-11, Antimicrobial reistence determinants in bivalves aquaculture , 1º SIMPÓSIO INIAV PARA A SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR RUMO À ALIMENTAÇÃO DO FUTURO

Poster em conferência

• 2025-11-04, Silent Waters, Hidden Threats: First Detection of Brucella ceti in Portuguese Waters and Implications for Marine Biosecurity, International Research Conference – Brucellosis 2025, Costa Rica
• 2025-11-04, Enhanced Identification and Subtyping of Brucella spp. Using MALDI-TOF MS and IR Biotyper Technologies, International Research Conference Brucellosis 2025
• 2025-11-04, LAMP as a Rapid and Reliable Diagnostic Tool for Brucellosis Detection: A Molecular Approach Targeting the omp28/bp26 Gene, International Research Conference – Brucellosis 2025, Costa Rica
• 2021-06-08, Biotopes for detection of emerging Brucella species: a new strategy to identify putative threats (IDEMBRU). , 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the One Health European Joint Program on Foodborne Zoonoses, Antimicrobial Resistence and Emerging Threats