January, 2019 news
January 31st, 2019
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Control y erradicación. Analítica
Conference in Jórnada técnica Abere. IBR
January 31st, 2019
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España consume el triple de antibióticos que los Países Bajos
Interview in Mesa redonda sobre salud of El Confidencial
January 30th, 2019
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Título de Experto en Prevención y Gestión de Crisis Internacionales. XV edition
Communications in this event:
- Visita a un laboratorio de alta seguridad biológica: Centro VISAVET
January 30th, 2019
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Máster Universitario en Gestión de Desastres. XV edition. 2018-2019 edition
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January 25th, 2019
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Spatio-temporal trends in the frequency of interspecific interactions between domestic and wild ungulates from Mediterranean Spain
Investigation article published in PLoS ONE
Controlling infections shared by wildlife and livestock requires the understanding and quantification of interspecific interactions between the species involved. This is particularly important in extensive multi-host systems, in which controlled domestic animals interact with uncontrolled, abundant and expanding wild species, such as wild ungulates. We have, therefore, quantified the interspecific interactions between wild boar (Sus scrofa) and free-ranging cattle in Mediterranean Spain, along with their spatio-temporal variability. GPS-GSM-collars were used to monitor 12 cows and 14 wild boar…
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January 24th, 2019
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Curso de formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. XV edition. 2018-2019 edition. 15ª edition
Communications in this event:
- Interferencia diagnóstica en la tuberculosis. Estudios de sensibilidad y especificidad
- Epidemiología molecular de la tuberculosis. Aplicación práctica de la base de datos mycoDB.es
- Actividades del EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis
January 18th, 2019
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New serological platform for detecting antibodies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in European badgers
Investigation article published in Veterinary Medicine and Science
European badgers (Meles meles) have been identified as wildlife reservoirs for Mycobacterium bovis in the UK and Ireland, and may also have a role in the epidemiology of animal tuberculosis in other European regions. Thus, detection of M. bovis-infected badgers may be required for the purposes of surveillance and monitoring of disease levels in infected populations. Current serological assays to detect M. bovis infection in live badgers, while rapid and inexpensive, show limited diagnostic sensitivity. Here we describe and evaluate new ELISA platforms for the recognition of the P22 multiprotei…
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January 16th, 2019
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African swine fever virus overview
Interview in University of Minnesota. CAHFS Emerging Issues of University of Minnesota
January 15th, 2019
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VetenVIVO. Formación de profesionales veterinarios. XV edition. 2018-2019 edition. 15ª edition. 2019 edition
Communications in this event:
- Vigilancia e impacto de las resistencias a los antimicrobianos en ganadería
- Inspección post-mortem: Lesiones especificas en caza mayor y menor
January 15th, 2019
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Máster Universitario en Producción y Sanidad Animal
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January 3rd, 2019
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Revisiting area risk classification of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil
Investigation article published in BMC infectious diseases
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease of public health relevance in Brazil. To prioritize disease control measures, the Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde of Brazil’s Ministry of Health (SVS/MH) uses retrospective human case counts from VL surveillance data to inform a municipality-based risk classification. In this study, we compared the underlying VL risk, using a spatiotemporal explicit Bayesian hierarchical model (BHM), with the risk classification currently in use by the Brazil’s Ministry of Health. We aim to assess how well the current risk classes captur…
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January 3rd, 2019
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Salud aviar en relación a los cambios en la industria avícola
Interview in Animal´s Health of Animal´s Health
January 2nd, 2019
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Tackling resistance gene transmission
Poster communication in CARTNET Project Check
January 1st, 2019
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Validation of a new serological assay for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex-specific antibodies in pigs and wild boar
Investigation published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Background and objectives
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a multi-host disease involving a wide variety of domestic and wild mammals and causing a significant economic burden and sanitary problems. Wild boar and domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) are indicators of the circulation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and can play a role in its maintenance. The proper diagnosis of MTC contact in these species is, therefore, a key factor as regards controlling TB. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the protein complex P22 as a candidate for use in an i…
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January 1st, 2019
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Analysis of the cattle movement network and its association with the risk of bovine tuberculosis at the farm level in Castilla y Leon, Spain
Investigation article published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Between-farm transmission of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) occurs mostly through fence-to-fence contact between neighboring farms, endemic infected wildlife or movement of infected animals. Unfortunately, bTB detection is frequently delayed and identification of the source of introduction is often difficult, particularly in endemic regions. Here, we characterized the cattle movement network of Castilla y Leon, a high bTB-prevalence (1.9% at the farm-level in 2015) region in Spain, over six years and analyzed the distribution of bTB to ultimately assess the likelihood of spatial and movement-mediat…
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January 1st, 2019
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Could African swine fever and classical swine fever viruses enter into the United States via swine products carried in air passengers` luggage?
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases publish this investigation article
On average 8,000 pork derived products are annually confiscated by Customs and Border Protection at the United States (US) ports of entry such as international airports, harbours or mail offices. These swine products with unknown sanitary status could pose a risk for foreign animal diseases introduction into the US. This study aimed at analysing the risk of African swine fever virus (ASFV) and classical swine fever virus (CSFV) being introduced into the US through prohibited swine products carried by air passengers (PSPAP) and identifying locations and time periods at higher risk where and whe…
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January 1st, 2019
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Assessment of reproducibility of a VP7 Blocking ELISA diagnostic test for African horse sickness
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases publish this investigation article
The laboratory diagnosis of African horse sickness (AHS) is important for: (a) demonstrating freedom from infection in a population, animals or products for trade (b) assessing the efficiency of eradication policies; (c) laboratory confirmation of clinical diagnosis; (d) estimating the prevalence of AHS infection; and (e) assessing postvaccination immune status of individual animals or populations. Although serological techniques play a secondary role in the confirmation of clinical cases, their use is very important for all the other purposes due to their high throughput, ease of use and good…
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January 1st, 2019
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HEPATITITS E: un riesgo emergente a estudio
New article published in Revista Alimentaria
Se han notificado casos de transmisión de este virus por los alimentos, principalmente al consumir hígado o bien carne cruda o poco cocinada…
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January 1st, 2019
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OIE project to replace International Standard Bovine Tuberculin
OIE Bulletin publish this article
An OIE ad hoc Group of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) experts is coordinating a project to evaluate, calibrate and validate a replacement for the OIE’s International Standard Bovine Tuberculin (ISBT). The ISBT is used as a reference standard for quality control tests for purified protein derivative (PPD) bovine tuberculins that are used in bTB surveillance, diagnosis and export certification. The current reference standard was produced in 1986 and is becoming depleted, so it must be replaced…
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