August, 2020 news
August 22nd, 2020
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Clinical Course and Gross Pathological Findings in Wild Boar Infected with a Highly Virulent Strain of African Swine Fever Virus Genotype II
Investigation published in Pathogens
African swine fever (ASF) is a notifiable disease that in recent years has spread remarkably in Europe and Asia. Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) plays a key role in the maintenance and spread of the pathogen. Here we examined gross pathology of infection in wild boar with a highly virulent, hemadsorbing genotype II ASF virus (ASFV) strain. To this end, six wild boars were intramuscularly inoculated with the 10 HAD50 Arm07 ASFV strain, and 11 wild boars were allowed to come into direct contact with the inoculated animals. No animals survived the infection. Clinical course, gross pathological fi…
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August 22nd, 2020
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Involvement of hpap2 and dgkA Genes in Colistin Resistance Mediated by mcr Determinants
Investigation published in Antibiotics
Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance (mcr) determinants are challenging the efficacy of polymyxins against Gram-negative pathogens. Among 10 mcr genes described so far, the major determinants mcr-1 and mcr-3 are found closely linked to hpap2 or dgkA genes, encoding a hypothetical phosphatidic acid phosphatase of type 2 (PAP2) and a diacylglycerol kinase, respectively, whose functions are still unknown. In this study, mcr-1, mcr-1–hpap2, mcr-3, and mcr-3–dgkA were expressed in Escherichia coli, and recombinant strains were analyzed to detect antimicrobial susceptibility and changes in the expre…
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August 21st, 2020
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Un estudio alerta de la alta capacidad de transmisión de patógenos en mercados de animales vivos
Interview in Ciencia. El País of El País
La concentración de coronavirus aumenta a lo largo de la cadena alimentaria de especies salvajes y con él, el riesgo de contacto con consumidores…
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August 19th, 2020
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Cinco medidas para mejorar la gestión del coronavirus en España y evitar más daño
Tibuna. El Confidencial publish this article
La pandemia continúa y las sensaciones no son buenas. Pero podría empeorar, con datos oficiales incompletos y poco comparables, así como un excesivo pesimismo en su interpretación…
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August 18th, 2020
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Environmental determinants influencing anthrax distribution in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Western Uganda
Investigation article published in PLoS ONE
Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that causes anthrax, a disease that primarily affects herbivorous animals, is a soil borne endospore-forming microbe. Environmental distribution of viable spores determines risky landscapes for herbivore exposure and subsequent anthrax outbreaks. Spore survival and longevity depends on suitable conditions in its environment. Anthrax is endemic in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area in western Uganda. Periodic historical outbreaks with significant wildlife losses date to 1950s, but B. anthracis ecological niche in the ecosystem is poorly understood. This study used t…
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August 13rd, 2020
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Centinelas de los microbios
Interview in Madrid. El País of El País
El Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria vela porque las enfermedades no se extiendan entre los animales y no lleguen a las personas. Al otro lado del cristal, en el laboratorio de alta seguridad biológica, la investigadora tiene el pelo verde, de un color parecido al cultivo de micobacterias que maneja en un tubo de ensayo. No es un extraño contagio capilar, es un tinte a la moda. En cualquier caso, en este laboratorio hay fuertes medidas para que no se produzcan contagios, ni ningún patógeno potencialmente letal se escape.…
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August 12nd, 2020
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Alpha- and gammaherpesviruses in stranded striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Spain: first molecular detection of gammaherpesvirus infection in central nervous system of odontocetes
Investigation published in BMC Veterinary Research
Background: Herpesvirus infections in cetaceans have always been attributed to the Alphaherpesvirinae and Gammaherpesvirinae subfamilies. To date, gammaherpesviruses have not been reported in the central nervous system of odontocetes.
Case presentation: A mass stranding of 14 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) occurred in Cantabria (Spain) on 18th May 2019. Tissue samples were collected and tested for herpesvirus using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and for cetacean morbillivirus using reverse transcription-PCR. Cetacean morbillivirus was not detected in any of the animals, whi…
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August 3rd, 2020
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Concluye el I curso online sobre control de la tuberculosis en ganadería y fauna silvestre de GOSTU
I Curso online de tuberculosis
August 1st, 2020
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Assessing the benefits of composting poultry manure in reducing antimicrobial residues, pathogenic bacteria, and antimicrobial resistance genes: a field-scale study
Investigation article published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
The poultry industry in the European Union produces 13 million tons of manure annually, which represents a major health and environmental challenge. Composting is an environmental-friendly technique for the management of manure, but there are few studies about antibiotic residues and antimicrobial resistances at a field scale. The goal of this study was to determine if the composting of poultry manure at a field scale would result in the reduction of antibiotic residues, pathogenic bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the final fertilizer product. A 10- week composting of poultr…
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Related news in other media:
- Veterinarios españoles reducen residuos de antibióticos en estiércol de aves - animalshealth.es
August 1st, 2020
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GoaTBfree, un proyecto que aborda el problema de la tuberculosis caprina
Tierras. Caprino publish this article
Ha dado comienzo el proyecto goaTBfree, subvencionado por el Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema
de I+D+i y del Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, en el marco del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Visavet-UCM, IRTA-CReSA y Neiker, socios de la Red de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (RISA), han iniciado este trabajo conjunto de
tres años de duración para abordar en profundidad la tuberculosis caprina con el objetivo d…
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