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Maria João Gargate.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Gargate

Citation names

  • Gargate, M J

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2812-6877-C30D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9438-2342

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
Education
Degree Classification
2019/12
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Microbiologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Contribution for the knowledge of toxoplasmosis in Portugal " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016 - 2016
Concluded
 Epidemiology and Biostatistics applied to health research (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2015 - 2015
Concluded
 General competence requirements for clinical laboratories (NP EN ISO 15189:2014) (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2013 - 2013
Concluded
 Training course Quality audits for Concepts and principles of auditing (NP EN ISO 19011) (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2012 - 2012
Concluded
 Guidelines for auditing management systems (ISO 19011:2011) Implementation of quality system in laboratory (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2012 - 2012
Concluded
 Infectious Substances Shipping Training (Outros)
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
2012 - 2012
Concluded
 Transport of Infectious Substances / Training course for shippers based on applicable international shipping regulations (Outros)
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
2008 - 2008
Concluded
 Practical audits of Quality Course - Follow Up (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2008 - 2008
Concluded
 Practical audits of Quality Course (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2007 - 2007
Concluded
 Accreditation of laboratories (EN ISO / IEC 15189), Quality tools (EN ISO/IEC 17025) and (EN ISO/IEC 9001) (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2006 - 2006
Concluded
 Statistical analysis applied to laboratories, Uncertainties in microbiological laboratories, Implementation of quality system in laboratory (Outros)
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2005 - 2005
Concluded
 International Post-Degree in “Laboratory animal science” (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2003 - 2003
Concluded
 Transfusion therapy and blood Surveillance (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
1994 - 1994
Concluded
 Postgraduate Course of Special Embryology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
1993
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Biologia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - 2015 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2004 - Current Assistente Principal (Técnico Superior de Saúde) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017 - Current Portuguese expert for Malaria, Research and Development Network on Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis (RIDES) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2017 - Current Member of the Organ Responsible for Animal Welfare (ORBEA) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2012 - Current Coordinator of TORCH National Laboratorial surveillance network Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2011 - Current Member of the National Institute of Health Animal Houses working group Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2010 - Current Head of National Reference Laboratory of Parasitic and Fungal Infections Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2010 - Current Portuguese expert for Human Health for the European Union Reference Laboratories for Parasites Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Superiore di Sanità Dipartimento di Sicurezza Alimentare Nutrizione e Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Italy
2015 - 2018 Parasitology expert of Portuguese CDC Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2015 - 2017 WHO Consultant of Health Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Portuguese representative at the ECDC and the WHO Global Foodborne Network (GFN) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Head of the National Reference Laboratory of Systemic and Zoonotic Infectious Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
2001 - 2004 Microbiologist Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
1994 - 2001 Microbiologist in the National Influenza Reference Laboratory Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2019 - Current Toxosources
1100
Researcher
Danish and Baltic - Scandinavian Parasitology Society, Denmark
Ongoing
2019 - Current Paradise PARAsites, Detection, Isolation
1100
Researcher
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
Ongoing
2019 - Current Multi-center study on Echinococcus multilocularis and granulosus s.l. in Europe: development and harmonization of diagnostic methods in the food chain (MEmE)
1100
Researcher
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
Ongoing
2018 - Current Epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis in the HIV-infected population in Portugal
1111
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - Current Molecular markers of ACT resistance (artemisin combination therapy) in patients diagnosed with malaria in IHMT-NOVA and INSA Ricardo Jorge
1122
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Ongoing
2014 - Current Assessment of the risk of Human leishmaniasis and encephalitis by Toscana virus in the district of Braganza
1
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2013 Maintenance of Toxoplasma gondii human strains in cell lines
2
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2013 Seroprevalence study of Toxoplasma gondii in the Portuguese population
3
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Concluded
2008/09/01 - 2012/08/31 Caracterização epidemiológica de Toxoplasma gondii na região de Lisboa
PTDC/SAU-ESA/70388/2006
Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/SAU-ESA/70388/2006
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/09/01 - 2011 Epidemiological characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Lisbon region
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/70388/PT
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2007 Epidemiological Pilot Study of triquinelosis in Portugal
133/2007
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Gargate, M J. "Be aware of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: sepsis with fatal outcome". Paper presented in ECCMID, 2019.
  2. Gargate, M J. "Anisakidae and Raphidascarididae: a morphological and molecular survey in horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) from Portuguese waterl". Paper presented in ECCMID, 2019.
  3. Gargate, M J. "Five years of congenital toxoplasmosis screening". Paper presented in Neonatology Meeting, 2018.
  4. Gargate, M J. "Leishmaniase - confirmação laboratorial de casos clínicos suspeitos de infecção entre 2008 e 2015". Paper presented in V Congresso Nacional de Saúde Pública, 2017.
  5. Gargate, M J. "Leishmaniasis- Retrospective analysis of confirmed cases in the National Reference Laboratory 2008-2013". Paper presented in IV National Congress of Public Health, 2014.
  6. Gargate, M J. "Toxoplasmosis - Retrospective analysis of confirmed cases at the National Reference Laboratory for Parasitic and Fungal Infections 2009-2013". Paper presented in IV National Congress of Public Health, 2014.
  7. Gargate, M J. "Human trichinellosis: observational study in two population groups exposed to infection". Paper presented in IV National Congress of Public Health, 2014.
  8. Gargate, M J. "Cystic hydatidosis - Retrospective analysis of diagnosed and monitored cases between 2008-2013". Paper presented in IV National Congress of Public Health, 2014.
  9. Gargate, M J. "First identification of Echinococcus granulosus in free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Portugal". Paper presented in Trás os Montes e Alto Douro University Congress, 2014.
Journal article
  1. Reis, Tânia; Vilares, Anabela; Martins, Susana; Ferreira, Idalina; Gargate, Maria João. "Diagnóstico laboratorial de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção por Toxoplasma gondii, 2009-2020". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7757.
  2. Mateus, Teresa Letra; Gargaté, Maria João; Vilares, Anabela; Ferreira, Idalina; Rodrigues, Manuela; Coelho, Catarina; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena. "First Report of Echinococcus ortleppi in Free-Living Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Portugal". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7094.
    10.3390/microorganisms9061256
  3. Reis, Tânia; Martins, Susana; Ferreira, Idalina; Vilares, Anabela; Gargate, Maria João. "Malária: estudo retrospetivo de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção por Plasmodium sp. (2010-2020)". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7758.
  4. "Travel-associated human trichinellosis in Portugal". IDCases 24 (2021): e01124-e01124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01124.
    10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01124
  5. Lopes, Patrícia; Vilares, Anabela; Caçador, Tânia; Martins, Susana; Ferreira, Idalina; Carvalho, Luís Madeira; Gargaté, Maria João. "Occurrence of larval anisakids in horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) caught in Portuguese waters". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7621.
    10.1007/s00436-020-06816-y
  6. Coelho, Catarina; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena; Vilares, Anabela; Gargaté, Maria João; Rodrigues, Manuela; Cardoso, Luís; Lopes, Ana Patrícia. "PCR Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in European Wild Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from Portugal". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7636.
    10.3390/microorganisms8121926
  7. Vilares, Anabela; Borges, Vítor; Sampaio, Daniel; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Vieira, Luis; Gargaté, Maria João; Gomes, João Paulo. "Towards a rapid sequencing-based molecular surveillance and mosaicism investigation of Toxoplasma gondii". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6567.
    10.1007/s00436-019-06523-3
  8. Reis, Tânia; Martins, Susana; Ferreira, Idalina; Vilares, Anabela; Gargate, Maria João. "Malária: confirmação laboratorial de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção por Plasmodium sp entre 2010-2017". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5593.
  9. Vilares, Anabela; Borges, Vítor; Sampaio, Daniel; Vieira, Luís; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Reis, Tânia; Gomes, João Paulo; Gargaté, Maria João. "Sequenciação de nova geração: o paradigma dos parasitas". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5696.
  10. Vilares, Anabela; Gargaté, Maria João; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Gomes, João Paulo. "Molecular and virulence characterization of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated from humans in Portugal". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5213.
    10.1007/s00436-017-5374-5
  11. Gargaté, Maria João; Ferreira, Idalina; Vilares, Anabela; Martins, Susana; Cardoso, Carlos; Silva, Susana; Nunes, Baltazar; Gomes, João Paulo. "Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the Portuguese population: comparison of three cross-sectional studies spanning three decades". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4190.
    10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011648
  12. Reis, Tânia; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Vilares, Anabela; Gargate, Maria João. "Malária: estudo retrospetivo de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção por Plasmodium sp. entre 2010 e 2014". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3697.
  13. Solo-Gabriele, Helena M.; Harwood, Valerie J.; Kay, David; Fujioka, Roger S.; Sadowsky, Michael J.; Whitman, Richard L.; Wither, Andrew; et al. "Beach sand and the potential for infectious disease transmission: observations and recommendations". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/18762.
    10.1017/S0025315415000843
  14. "Genotyping Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Swine from the North of Portugal.". Iranian journal of parasitology (2015): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4662747.
  15. Vilares, Anabela; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Reis, Tania; Gargate, Maria João. "Toxoplasmose: diagnóstico laboratorial de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção entre 2009 e 2013". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3101.
  16. Reis, Tânia; Vilares, Anabela; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Furtado, Cristina; Gargaté, Maria João. "Hidatidose quística humana: análise retrospetiva de casos diagnosticados e em monitorização entre 2008 e 2013". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2254.
  17. Martins, Susana; Vilares, Anabela; Ferreira, Idalina; Reis, Tânia; Gargaté, Maria João. "Leishmaniase: confirmação laboratorial de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção entre 2008 e 2013". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2291.
  18. Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Reis, Tânia; Vilares, Anabela; Mendes, Alexandra; Cardoso, Susana; Costa, Maria do Céu; Gargaté, Maria João. "Triquinelose humana: estudo observacional em dois grupos populacionais expostos à infeção por Trichinella sp". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2290.
  19. Vilares, Anabela; Gargaté, Maria João; Ferreira, Idalina; Martins, Susana; Júlio, Cláudia; Waap, Helga; Ângelo, Helena; Gomes, João Paulo. "Isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolated from pigeons and stray cats in Lisbon, Portugal". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2947.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.08.006
  20. Sabino, Raquel; Rodrigues, Raquel; Costa, Inês; Carneiro, Carla; Cunha, Maria Ana; Duarte, Aida; Faria, Natália; et al. "Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: Implications to public health". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2193.
    doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.091
  21. Lopo, Sílvia; Reis, Tânia; Palminha, Paula; Vinagre, Elsa; Gargaté, Maria João. "Infeção por parvovírus B19 durante a gravidez: análise retrospetiva de casos suspeitos diagnosticados no INSA (2009-2012)". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1691.
  22. Waap, Helga; Cardoso, R.; Leitão, A.; Nunes, T.; Vilares, Anabela; Gargaté, Maria João; Meireles, José; et al. "In vitro isolation and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in stray cats and pigeons in Lisbon, Portugal". (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2906.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.01.022
  23. Lopes AP; Dubey JP; Moutinho O; Gargaté MJ; Vilares A; Rodrigues M; Cardoso L. "Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in women from the North of Portugal in their childbearing years.". Epidemiology and infection (2011): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21878147.
    10.1017/s0950268811001658
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Costa, Maria João Faísca Gargaté Lopes da. "Contribution for the knowledge of toxoplasmosis in Portugal". PhD, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/91875.
  2. Lopes, Patrícia Pereira. "Anisakidae e Raphidascarididae : pesquisa, identificação morfológica e molecular em carapau (Trachurus trachurus) capturado em águas portuguesas". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16696.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019 Parasitological Human Health Portugal - Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2018 Parasitological Human Health Portugal - Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2017 Parasitological Human Health Portugal - Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Parasitological Human Health Portugal - Sate of the art (Rome, Italy)
2016 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2016 Animal experimentation for laboratory diagnosis: pro and con VI Biosafety Workshop on Animal Experimentation
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, CMV, Rubella and chickenpox infection in pregnancy and the newborn.
Biomerieux Portugal Center (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Congenital Toxoplasmosis 3rd meeting of TORCH
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2015 Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, CMV, Rubella and chickenpox infection in pregnancy and the newborn
Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda (Porto, Portugal)
2014 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2014 Toxocara and Toxoplasma gondii in beach sand 2nd meeting of TORCH National Laboratorial surveillance network
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2012 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2012 Parasites in sands Microareias Workshop 2012
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2012 Congenital Toxoplasmosis 1st meeting of TORCH
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)
2011 Systemic and blood parasites: clinical perspectives and laboratory diagnosis XIV Jornadas de Clinica e Laboratório
Baptista Marques (Vimeiro, Portugal)
2011 Laboratory Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy I Curso Pós-Graduado de Aperfeiçoamento em Medicina Interna Gravidez e Saúde Reprodutiva
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011 Congenital Toxoplasmosis Congenital Toxoplasmosis - Laboratory diagnosis vs. clinical perspective
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2010 Parasitological Human Health Portugal – Sate of the art Anual Workshop of National Reference Laboratories for Parasites
Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (Rome, Italy)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2015 - 2017 Parasitology Ciências Farmacêuticas (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Portugal

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Parasitology Microbiologia (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal