New publications in VISAVET Outreach Journal
Tuberculosis in the new Animal Health Law
Implications of the European Union reference laboratory for bovine tuberculosis in the new mandatory text.
The new Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) 2016/429) on communicable diseases of animals, which was approved five years ago, will become applicable on the 21st of April 2021. This text, which modifies and repeals certain legislations in the field of animal health, simplifies the priorities in the prevention and eradication of diseases such as bovine tuberculosis.
The regulation also …
Gonzalez S., Lozano F., Alvarez J., Romero B., Bezos J. and de Juan L.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
Equine piroplasmosis seroprevalence in spanish horses prior to exportation
Equine Piroplasmosis (EP), caused by the intraerythrocytic parasites Babesia caballi and/or Theileria equi, is the main restriction for the international movement of equids from endemic countries, such as Spain, to countries free from EP, which involves huge economic losses for the equine sector. Up to present, there are no studies regarding the impact of EP on the exportation of horses from Spain; the aim of this study was to obtain the first EP seroprevalence data in horse samples received fro…
Camino E., Carvajal KA., Lozano F., Vinolo C., Dominguez L. and Cruz F.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
COVID-19: Lessons learned after over a month of pandemic
Julio Alvarez and Lucas Dominguez, researchers at the VISAVET Health Surveillance Center and faculty at the Veterinary Faculty of the Universidad Complutense coauthor an article on the current COVID-19 crisis, in which they analyze the particularities of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the current data on disease spread, providing some insights that should be considered in order to control the disease and mitigate its effects.
In this article they conclude that based on the available eviden…
Alvarez J. and Dominguez L.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
SARS-CoV-2 y animales domésticos
Investigadores del centro VISAVET realizan una revisión de la implicación de los animales en la aparición del virus SARS-CoV-2 y el papel epidemiológico de los animales domésticos en COVID-19…
Perez-Sancho M., Briones V., Alvarez J. and Dominguez L.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in vitro culture
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is an infectious disease of equids caused by the intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites Babesia caballi (B. caballi) and Theileria equi (T. equi). The importance of this disease is the fact that, after the infection, horses can remain as chronic carriers of the parasites for a long time, being seropositive but showing clinical signs only in cases of immunosuppression or intense exercise. EP involves serious economic losses for the equine industry due to the restrictions …
Camino E., Carvajal KA., Buendia A., Dorrego-Rodriguez A. and Cruz F.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
