December, 2010 news
December 31st, 2010
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Utilization of lactose and presence of the phospho-B-galactosidase (lacG) gene in Lactococcus garvieae isolates from different sources
Investigation article published in International Microbiology
This study evaluates the utilization of lactose (Lac) and the presence of the phospho-B-galactosidase (lacG) gene as markers for distinguishing between fish (Lac-/lacG-) and dairy isolates (Lac+/lacG+) of Lactococcus garvieae, using a panel of L. garvieae isolates from different sources. None of the fish isolates produced acid from lactose (Lac-), however Lac-/lacG- isolates were observed in pigs, cows, birds and humans. Most of the dairy isolates (77.8%) were Lac+/lacG+, but some dairy isolates did not produce acid from this sugar. Data in the present study show that the ability to metabolize…
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December 27th, 2010
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Peste Porcina Africana, la amenaza del este
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La probabilidad de que la peste porcina africana se transforme en endémica en la región caucásica, debido a la infección de la población silvestre y el gran volumen de comercio de animales y productos sin control, representa un riesgo de introducción del virus en la Unión Europea…
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December 19th, 2010
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The fight against bovine TB
New article published in International Innovation
Project Deputy Coordinator Dr Lucía de Juan outlines the prevalence and harm that tuberculosis (TB) poses to the European agricultural sector and how an EU-backed consortium is working to remove this threat…
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December 18th, 2010
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Prescripción facultativa en la venta de antibióticos
Interview in La Razón.es of Audiovisual Española S.A.
Bruno González-Zorn, investigador del centro VISAVET, aporta su opinión de experto en el debate sobre la venta de antibióticos sin receta…
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Related news in other media:
- Antibióticos sin receta, ¿estaría justificado? - La Razón.es
December 18th, 2010
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El gen NDM-1 en la resistencia a los antibióticos
Interview in La Razón.es of Audiovisual Española S.A.
Bruno González-Zorn, investigador del centro VISAVET, expresó su opinión como experto en relacción a los nuevos casos confirmados de enfermedad con implicación del gen New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NMD-1)…
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Related news in other media:
- Súperbacterias: Un gen aumenta la resistencia a los antibióticos - La Razón.es
December 17th, 2010
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¿Quieres saber qué estamos haciendo por África?
Oral communication in Conferencia sobre los Proyectos de Cooperación al Desarrollo en Ghana financiados por la UCM
December 15th, 2010
Rosae Martín y Sonia Téllez
Second activity of Agroalimentation and Health Cluster of CEI Moncloa
The Agroalimentation and Health Cluster of Campus of International Excellence Moncloa (CEI) participated in the tenth Science week Madrid 2010, with the following activity: “a visit guide to several centres of investigation which in the Agroalimentation corridor of Moncloa
This activity was organized by VISAVET, Health Surveillance Centre and the E.T.S.I. Agronomic of the Polytechnic University (UPM), in collaboration with the Faculty of Veterinary of Complutense University (UCM).…
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December 15th, 2010
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Ante-mortem testing wild fallow deer for bovine tuberculosis
Investigation published in Veterinary Microbiology
This study aimed to maximize the sensitivity of bovine tuberculosis detection in living wild fallow deer (Dama dama) under field conditions. We evaluated the rapid test (RT; CervidTB STAT-PAK Assay, Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., USA) in comparison with the comparative cervical skin test (CCT). A total of 134 fallow deer were captured between January and March 2008. At time 0, 0.1 ml of avian purified protein derivative (avian PPD; Cooper-Zeltia, Spain), 0.1 ml bovine PPD (Cooper-Zeltia, Spain), 0.1 ml negative control PBS and 0.1 ml of a positive control (the mitogen phytohaemagglutinin, P…
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December 10th, 2010
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Development of epidemiological models to analyse the risk of entry of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and Newcastle disease virus into Spain
PhD Thesis defense by Fernando Sánchez-Vizcaíno Buendía at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid
The Spanish poultry sector is considered the third most important of the European Union (EU). This sector results in an estimated income of 2.73 billion of Euros to the country’s economy. Therefore, it is a necessity to keep it free of diseases that may weaken it. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle disease (ND) are considered the two most devastating infectious diseases of poultry that a country may suffer. Spain reported an outbreak of HPAI and other of ND in poultry farms in 2009. The HPAI outbreak occurred in a laying hens flock of Almoguera (Guadalajara) and resulted in…
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December 10th, 2010
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Master in Animal Health and Food Safety
Communications in this event:
- Tuberculosis eradication program
December 1st, 2010
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Prudent use of antimicrobial agents: not just for humans
Investigation article published in Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
The use of antimicrobial agents (AA) is required for the treatment of infectious diseases, but, at the same time, is the main cause for the selection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The wide use of AA in human medicine is a key cause of this problem, but not the only one, as other ‘‘non-human’’ uses of AA are also contributing to the alarming increase of resistant bacteria.…
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December 1st, 2010
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Quantification of the risk for introduction of virulent Newcastle disease virus into Spain through legal trade of live poultry from European Union countries
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Newcastle disease (ND) causes large economic losses in poultry production worldwide. Spain has reported two ND epidemics in poultry farms since 1993, the most recent in 2009. The recent increase in the number of ND epidemics reported in Spain and in other European Union (EU) member countries along with the failure to identify the source of the Spanish epidemics caused concern over the vulnerability that Spain has to the disease. Some of the epidemics recently reported in EU member states were associated with legal introduction of live poultry; the large number of susceptible species annually i…
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December 1st, 2010
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Genetic analysis of Streptococcus suis isolates recovered from diseased and healthy carrier pigs at different stages of production on a pig farm
Investigation article published in The Veterinary Journal
Streptococcus suis isolates from pigs at different stages of production on a farrow-to-finish farm were characterised by serotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and production of muramidase-released protein, extracellular factor and suilysin. S. suis was isolated from the tonsils of 81/287 (28.2%) healthy pigs: 16/47 (34%) post-weaning, 18/47 (38.3%) transition, 18/47 (38.3%) fattening and 29/146 (19.9%) sows. A total of 127 S. suis isolates were analysed: 14 from diseased pigs at the post-weaning stage and 113 from the tonsils of healthy pigs. Serotypes 2, 4, 9, 14 and 1/14 were i…
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December 1st, 2010
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Células presentadoras de antígeno: células dendríticas y su papel en la lengua azul
New article published in Anales de la Real Academia de Ciencias Veterinarias de Andalucía Oriental
Las células presentadoras de antígeno (CPA) desempeñan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de la respuesta inmunitaria mediante el procesamiento y la presentación de antígenos, así como a través de distintos estímulos que favorecen la proliferación y diferenciación linfocitaria. Entre las CPA, las células dendríticas (CDs)son consideradas como las más eficientes en las funciones de presentación. En este trabajo se abordan aspectos generales relacionados con la localización, estructura y función de estas células, así como con su importante papel en la instauración de la
repuesta inmunitaria.…
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December 1st, 2010
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Risk factors of AHS entry into Europe
Oral communication in Workshop of the EU Bluetongue and African Horse Sickness National Reference Laboratories
December 1st, 2010
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Tuberculosis: etiología, diagnóstico y epidemiología
Conference in Jornada Técnica sobre la Campaña de Saneamiento Ganadero de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra
