November, 2013 news
November 26th, 2013
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Curso de Formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. XVI edition
Communications in this event:
- Actividades del EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis
- Epidemiología molecular de la tuberculosis. Aplicación práctica de la base de datos mycoDB.es
November 25th, 2013
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SEVEMUR y bomberos de Madrid acuden al rescate de un gato
New post in SEVEMUR Blog
November 22nd, 2013
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European Union Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis Workshop. Edición IV
Communications in this event:
- Standardisation of MIRU-VNTR
- Analytical sensitivity of the PCR
- Mycobacteria recovery from different culture media
- Direct Dna extraction from tissue samples, and bacteriological culture
- Comparative test: gamma interferon test
- Cut-off point in the FNI test
- Assessment of IFN-gamma kits
- Gamma-interferon: state of the art & applicability in an eradication
- Experimental studies to improve skin test performance
- Potency studies in the EU-RL
- IT & Communications in the EU-RL
- EU-RL Work-programme 2012-2013-2014
November 21st, 2013
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IV Workshop EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis 2013
The European Reference Laboratory for bovine tuberculosis celebrated its fourth meeting with the presence of National Reference Laboratories of the member countries
The Fourth Workshop of the EU-RL is done at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Complutense of Madrid on 21 and 22 November 2013 with representation from the NRLs of the member countries, the European Reference Laboratory and the Health and Consumers DG of the European Commission.…
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November 19th, 2013
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Biothreat
Conference in II Jornadas de Estrategia y Seguridad. 6 Amenazas, 6 Retos, 6 Reflexiones
November 18th, 2013
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Sabrina Rodríguez Campos and José Antonio Escudero obtain special UCM PhD Awards
Both did their scientific research in VISAVET Centre
Sabrina Rodriguez Campos obtained the special UCM PhD award 2012 for his research in the Mycobacteria Unit of VISAVET Centre, entitled Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae in Spain.…
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November 17th, 2013
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Master en Seguridad Alimentaria. 10ª Edición
Communications in this event:
- Control de micotoxinas en materias primas y alimentos procesados
- Control de microorganismos patógenos en platos preparados y en restauración colectiva II
- Control de microorganismos patógenos en los platos preparados y en restauración colectiva I
- Control de microorganismos patógenos en productos crudos y mínimamente procesados I
- Control de microorganismos patógenos en productos crudos y mínimamente procesados II y III
November 8th, 2013
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Alumnos admitidos en el Centro VISAVET
Curso 2013/2014
Publicada la lista de alumnos admitidos por el Centro VISAVET como alumnos internos y para la realización de estancias de la licenciatura de Veterinaria durante el curso 2013/2014…
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November 8th, 2013
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Epidemiología y diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina y su interferencia con otras enfermedades
Oral communication in II Foro Vacuno de Carne
November 5th, 2013
Visitas guiadas al Corredor Agroalimentario de Moncloa. XIII Semana de la Ciencia
VISAVET participated in this event
November 5th, 2013
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Licenciatura de Veterinaria (UCM)
Communications in this event:
- Prácticas. Asignatura de Estancias
- Prácticas. Asignatura de Estancias
- Prácticas. Asignatura de Microbiología e Inmunología
November 4th, 2013
Visita guiada a un laboratorio de alta seguridad biológica. VISAVET-UCM .XIII Semana de la Ciencia
VISAVET participated in this event
November 4th, 2013
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Seminarios VISAVET 2013
Communications in this event:
- Proteómica. Nociones básicas
- Sanidad Animal: situación actual e investigación en Perú
- Situación actual en España ante una amenaza biológica y mecanismos de actuación para su control
November 1st, 2013
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Sequencing of modern Lepus VDJ genes shows that the usage of VHn genes has been retained in both Oryctolagus and Lepus that diverged 12 million years ago
Investigation article published in Immunogenetics
Among mammals, the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has a unique mechanism of generating the primary antibody repertoire. Despite having over 200 VH genes, the VH1 gene, the most D-proximal VH gene, is used in 80-90 % of VDJ rearrangements, while the remaining 10-20 % is encoded by the VHn genes that map at least 100 Kb upstream of VH1. The maintenance of the VHn genes usage in low frequency in VDJ rearrangements has been suggested to represent a relic of an ancestral immunologic response to pathogens. To address this question, we sequenced VDJ genes for another leporid, genus Lepus, wh…
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November 1st, 2013
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Multiclonal dispersal of KPC genes following the emergence of non-ST258 KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clones in Madrid, Spain
Investigation published in The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
OBJECTIVES:
To analyse the ongoing epidemiology of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae after a non-ST258 KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a university hospital in Madrid, Spain.
METHODS:
Enterobacterial isolates (one per patient based on bacterial identification and typing patterns) with carbapenem MICs higher than the EUCAST epidemiological cut-off values, a positive modified Hodge test and carbapenem/boronic acid combination disc test results were studied (16 March 2010 to 31 January 2012) and compared with KPC-producing isolates previously described in our institution (Sept…
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November 1st, 2013
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Global transcriptome analysis of Lactococcus garvieae strains in response to temperature
Investigation article published in PLoS ONE
Lactococcus garvieae is an important fish and an opportunistic human pathogen. The genomic sequences of several L. garvieae strains have been recently published, opening the possibility of global studies on the biology of this pathogen. In this study, a whole genome DNA microarray of two strains of L. garvieae was designed and validated. This DNA microarray was used to investigate the effects of growth temperature (18°C and 37°C) on the transcriptome of two clinical strains of L. garvieae that were isolated from fish (Lg8831) and from a human case of septicemia (Lg21881). The transcriptome pro…
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November 1st, 2013
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Splitting of a prevalent Mycobacterium bovis spoligotype by Variable Number Tandem Repeat Typing reveals high heterogeneity in an evolving clonal group
Journal of Clinical Microbiology publish this investigation article
Mycobacterium bovis populations in countries with persistent bovine tuberculosis usually show a prevalent spoligotype with a wide geographical distribution. This study applied Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit (MIRU) - Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) typing to a random panel of 115 M. bovis isolates representative of the most frequent spoligotype in the Iberian Peninsula, SB0121. VNTR typing targeted nine loci: ETR-A (alias VNTR2165), ETR-B (VNTR2461), ETR-D (MIRU4, VNTR580), ETR-E (MIRU31, VNTR3192), MIRU26 (VNTR2996), QUB11a (VNTR2163a), QUB11b (VNTR2163b), QUB26 (VNTR4052) and…
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November 1st, 2013
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The effect of different isolation protocols on detection and molecular characterization of Campylobacter from poultry
Investigation article published in Letters in Applied Microbiology
We determined whether different methods to isolate Campylobacter (including the ISO standard 10272:2006-1) affected the genotypes detectable from poultry, at three points during slaughter: caecal content, neck skin and meat. Carcasses from 28 independent flocks were thus sampled (Subset A). In addition, ten neck skin samples from four flocks, ten caecal samples from ten different flocks and ten unrelated meat samples obtained from local supermarkets were collected (Subset B). Campylobacter was isolated using eight different protocols: with and without enrichment using Bolton broth, Preston bro…
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November 1st, 2013
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Cattle drive Salmonella infection in the wildlife-livestock interface
Investigation article published in Zoonoses and Public Health
The genus Salmonella is found throughout the world and is a potential pathogen for most vertebrates. It is also the most common cause of food-borne illness in humans, and wildlife is an emerging source of food-borne disease in humans due to the consumption of game meat. Wild boar is one of the most abundant European game species and these wild swine are known to be carriers of zoonotic and food-borne pathogens such as Salmonella. Isolation of the pathogen, serotyping and molecular biology are necessary for elucidating epidemiological connections in multi-host populations. Although disease mana…
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November 1st, 2013
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Situación actual de la fiebre Q: diagnóstico, legislación y medidas de vigilancia y control
New article published in Tierras. Caprino
La Fiebre Q es una enfermedad altamente contagiosa causada por Coxiella burnetii, una bacteria intracelular que puede infectar un amplio espectro de especies animales (siendo los rumiantes domésticos los principales reservorios) y al hombre, lo que la convierte en una zoonosis y por tanto en un problema de Salud Pública. En los rumiantes domésticos los problemas causados por la enfermedad son consecuencia principalmente de las alteraciones reproductivas a las que ésta da lugar, pudiendo ocasionar importantes pérdidas económicas en las explotaciones afectadas. Las alteraciones reproductivas más…
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November 1st, 2013
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Rickettsiosis: actualización
New article published in Profesión Veterinaria
Las enfermedades zoonósicas, las transmitidas entre animales vertebrados y humanos, son un grave problema para la Sanidad Pública a nivel mundial. De hecho, casi dos tercios de los patógenos humanos son zoonósicos. Las rickettsiosis, enfermedades causadas por bacterias de diferentes especies y subespecies del género Rickettsia, son algunas de las zoonosis transmitidas por vectores conocidas desde más antiguo. Actualmente son consideradas enfermedades emergentes y su distribución es mundial. Sin embargo, son "desconocidas" para una gran mayoría de la población incluidos profesionales sanitarios…
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