December, 2020 news
December 23rd, 2020
Servicio de Informática y Comunicación
Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year 2021
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis stars the annual christmas card of the VISAVET centre of the Complutense University of Madrid
December 19th, 2020
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Curso de formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. 19ª edition
Communications in this event:
- Interferencia diagnóstica en la tuberculosis. Estudios de sensibilidad y especificidad
- Estudios epidemiológicos en la explotación/zona. Las encuestas epidemiológicas
- Actividades del EU-RL for Bovine Tuberculosis
- Epidemiología molecular de la tuberculosis. Aplicación práctica de la base de datos mycoDB.es
December 18th, 2020
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Curso Planes Alerta Sanitaria Tragsatec
Communications in this event:
- Zoonosis desconocida de transmisión alimentaria: Hepatitis E
- Principales zoonosis transmitidas por garrapatas en España
- Aspectos a considerar en la toma y envío de muestras: impacto en el diagnóstico laboratorial
- Una visión práctica de la bioseguridad
- Estudio y aplicaciones de bioseguridad en la interfaz silvestre-doméstico
- Aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología en sanidad animal
December 17th, 2020
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Use of Epidemiological Analytic Tools and Molecular Characterization Techniques to Inform Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programs
PhD Thesis defense by Pilar Pozo Piñol at the VISAVET Centre of the Complutense University of Madrid
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an infectious disease with a complex epidemiology at the human-animal-environment interface which, despite the application of extensive control measures, is still prevalent in livestock and wildlife in several regions of Spain. The disease, caused by Mycobacterium bovis (and to a lesser extent M. caprae), remains a concern due to its negative impact on animal health and welfare, together with the important consequences for production and animal trade that its presence imposes. Eradication programs of bTB in cattle in Spain are based on a combination of regular test…
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December 16th, 2020
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Distinct African Swine Fever Virus Shedding in Wild Boar Infected with Virulent and Attenuated Isolates
Vaccine publish this investigation article
Abstract: Since the reappearance of African swine fever virus (ASFV), the disease has spread in an unprecedented animal pandemic in Eurasia. ASF currently constitutes the greatest global problem for the swine industry. The wild boar (Sus scrofa) in which the pathogen has established wild self-sustaining cycles, is a key reservoir for ASFV, signifying that there is an urgent need to develop an effective vaccine against this virus. Current scientific debate addresses whether live attenuated vaccines (LAVs), which have shown promising results in cross-protection of susceptible hosts, may be feasi…
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December 16th, 2020
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Innovación para el control de la tuberculosis en ganadería y fauna silvestree
Communications in this event:
- Comunicación con el ganadero
- Introducción y diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina
December 15th, 2020
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Primary and promiscuous functions coexist during evolutionary innovation through whole protein domain acquisitions
Investigation published in eLife
Abstract Molecular examples of evolutionary innovation are scarce and generally involve point mutations. Innovation can occur through larger rearrangements, but here experimental data is extremely limited. Integron integrases innovated from double-strand- toward single-strand-DNA recombination through the acquisition of the I2 a-helix. To investigate how this transition was possible, we have evolved integrase IntI1 to what should correspond to an early innovation state by selecting for its ancestral activity. Using synonymous alleles to enlarge sequence space exploration, we have retrieved 13…
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December 11st, 2020
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Evaluation of new vaccines against tuberculosis in goats and advances in their immunological diagnosis
PhD Thesis defense by Álvaro Roy Cordero at the VISAVET Centre of the Complutense University of Madrid
Tuberculosis in goats is a zoonotic mycobacteriosis, mainly caused by M. caprae and M. bovis, which leads to important economic losses for the goat producers and may represent a reservoir of tuberculosis for other domestic and wild animal species, as well as humans. At the European level, the active diagnosis of tuberculosis in goats is limited to goat herds coexisting or having epidemiological links with infected cattle or when raw milk and products made from raw milk are intended for human consumption (European Regulation EC 853/2004). However, specific eradication programs have been impleme…
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Related news in other media:
- Análisis y eficacia de las técnicas de diagnóstico ante la tuberculosis caprina - interempresas.net
- Evalúan los últimos test y vacunas de tuberculosis caprina - animalshealth.es
December 11st, 2020
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Bioseguridad en animalarios
Online communication in Curso de la Función F de experimentación animal de Animalaria
December 10th, 2020
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Global emergence and evolutionary dynamics of bluetongue virus
Investigation published in Scientific reports
Bluetongue virus (BTV) epidemics are responsible for worldwide economic losses of up to US$ 3 billion. Understanding the global evolutionary epidemiology of BTV is critical in designing intervention programs. Here we employed phylodynamic models to quantify the evolutionary characteristics, spatiotemporal origins, and multi-host transmission dynamics of BTV across the globe. We inferred that goats are the ancestral hosts for BTV but are less likely to be important for cross-species transmission, sheep and cattle continue to be important for the transmission and maintenance of infection between…
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December 9th, 2020
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La visión de un veterinario con muchas pandemias a la espalda
Online communication in Las Matemáticas en lucha contra las epidemias
December 4th, 2020
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Histopathological and microbiological study of porcine lymphadenitis: contributions to diagnosis and control of the disease
Investigation article published in Porcine Health Management
Tuberculosis like lesions (TBL) in free-range pigs are characterised by presenting a marked heterogeneity in pathology and microbiology features, with a notorious role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), Trueperella pyogenes and different Streptococcus species. However, the capacity of these microorganism to spread to different organic cavities leading to a generalised disease is unknown. Therefore, this study evaluated the organic distribution of these agents in free-range pig carcasses whole condemned due to generalised TBL.A total of 37 totally condemned animals were analysed, and …
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December 3rd, 2020
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Molecular detection of extended spectrum B-lactamase genes in Escherichia coli clinical isolates from diarrhoeic children in Kano, Nigeria
PLoS ONE publish this investigation article
The increase in antimicrobial resistance in developed and developing countries is a global public health challenge. In this context β-lactamase production is a major contributing factor to resistance globally. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of phenotypic and genotypic extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in 296 E. coli isolates recovered from diarrhoeic children younger than five years in Kano whose susceptibility profile against 7 antimicrobials had been determined. The E. coli isolates were subjected to double disc synergy test for phenotypic ESBLs detectio…
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December 2nd, 2020
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Curso de actualización de tuberculosis bovina. 18ª edition
Communications in this event:
- Bioseguridad y mantenimiento del material
December 1st, 2020
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Una visión práctica de la bioseguridad
Conference in Curso 2020 de Asesores Agroganaderos