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The One Health Office of the Instituto the Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto held the 2nd edition of the One Health PhD Forum, an event that brought together PhD students to present their research, with the aim of promoting the advancement of knowledge and collaboration in the fields of environmental, animal, and human health.

Around 80 students from PhD programmes based at ICBAS – and, this year, also from programmes in which ICBAS is a partner – presented their ongoing research in the form of short talks and poster pitches. The presentations were organised into thematic sessions: “Environmental impacts on human health”, “Interspecies perspectives to understand disease”, “Novel strategies towards antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease”, and “Challenges for ecosystem health”.

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Source: Notícias UP; Image: ICBAS.

At the invitation of the Vila Nova de Gaia City Council, the Director of the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto, Henrique Cyrne Carvalho, attended the opening of the 1st Conference “Integrating Policies to Promote Health”, which took place on 26 March at the Gaia Biological Park.

In his speech, the Director of ICBAS highlighted the importance of integrating the One Health concept into formulating and implementing the new Health Plan for the municipality.

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Source: Notícias UP; Image: ICBAS.

Research on water quality in Guinea-Bissau and its relationship with public health has been ongoing for 18 years and, after 33 missions, continues because there is still much to be done. Adriano A. Bordalo e Sá, a hydrobiologist, lecturer, and researcher at the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto, first travelled to Guinea-Bissau in July 2006, carrying a laboratory in his luggage. The aim was to analyse the quality of the water supplying the population of Bolama Island (a region of Guinea-Bissau in the Bijagós Archipelago) and the surrounding tabancas (villages), following reports of multiple episodes of diarrhoea and gastrointestinal issues at the regional hospital.

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Source: Notícias UP; Image: ICBAS.

Less than half of Portugal's water bodies are in good environmental condition. Various pollutants compromise aquatic ecosystems, with nitrates being a key concern. These nitrogen compounds can lead to anoxia, or a lack of oxygen in the water, endangering biodiversity. On this topic, the Biosfera programme interviewed Catarina Teixeira, a researcher at CIIMAR and a visiting assistant professor at ICBAS.

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The 2024 bathing season has begun, but the greatest influx of people to the beaches is also the time of greatest risk of contamination. The people and animals that circulate in the seawater and on the sand release chemicals, such as UV filters, and waste that contribute to the proliferation of microorganisms. The Biosfera program spoke to ICBAS lecturers and researchers Adriano Bordalo e Sá, Paulo Martins da Costa, and Inês Rodrigues to learn more about the precautions bathers should take this summer.

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Source: RTP; Image: Unsplash.