February, 2023 news
February 28th, 2023
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A Maximum Entropy Species Distribution Model to Estimate the Distribution of Bushpigs on Madagascar and Its Implications for African Swine Fever
Investigation published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Bushpigs (Potamochoerus larvatus) play a major role in the socio-ecosystem of Madagascar, particularly in rural areas. They are largely hunted by rural populations as a major source of income and protein. They can also represent a potential source of pathogens for domestic animals and people. For example, it is hypothesized that bushpigs might compromise African swine fever (ASF) eradication programs by sporadically transmitting the virus to domestic pigs. However, available knowledge on the distribution of bushpigs in Madagascar is limited. In this study, we estimated the distribution of bush…
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February 28th, 2023
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Mycobacterium bovis in Egyptian mongoose, Spain
Zoonoses and Public Health publish this investigation article
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis and other related mycobacteria has been reported in a wide range of mammals worldwide. In the case of the Herpestidae family, Mycobacterium mungi and M. bovis, both belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex, have been reported in banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) in Africa and in Egyptian mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugal, respectively. Thus, we hypothesized that Tuberculosis may occur in Egyptian mongooses from Spain. Twenty-five found dead Egyptian mongooses were necropsied in order to detect macroscopic TB-compatible lesions and m…
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Related news in other media:
- Detectan por primera vez en España tuberculosis en el meloncillo: “Es un hospedador accidental” - eldiario.es
- Confirmada por primera vez la presencia de la bacteria de la tuberculosis en meloncillos en España - interempresas.net
- Los meloncillos también transmiten la tuberculosis: detectan el primer ejemplar contagiado en España - revistajaraysedal.es
- Se detecta por primera vez tuberculosis en meloncillos en España - animalshealth.es
February 27th, 2023
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Máster Universitario en Producción y Sanidad Animal
Communications in this event:
- Resistencia a antimicrobianos en porcino y aves
- Práctica de diagnóstico clínico y molecular. Asignatura Sanidad en Porcino
February 23rd, 2023
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Jornadas sobre la carrera investigadora SEBBM-UCM. 3ª edition
Communications in this event:
- Nuevos modelos del ecosistema español de investigación II: el liderazgo científico
February 23rd, 2023
Vía animalshealth.es
Un nuevo brote de rinoneumonía equina en España obliga a cancelar una competición de caballos
Equine Rhinopneumonitis outbreak EHV-1 2023
- Cancelado un evento ecuestre en Valencia por un nuevo brote de rinoneumonía equina con cuatro casos positivos - portalveterinaria.com
- Meditarrean Equestrian Tour suspende su tour momentáneamente por positivo en Rino - horselife.es
- Suspendido el Spring MET-II por un brote de Rino - ancades.es
- Herpes-Virus: Wieder mehrere kranke Pferde in Spanien, Oliva MET II abgesagt - eqwo.net
- Annullato lo Spring MET II 2023 - horseshowjumping.tv
- Wegen Herpes-Ausbruch: Turnier in Oliva Nova abgebrochen - reiterrevue.de
- Herpesudbrud i spanske Oliva Nova - ridehesten.com
- Oliva Nova, annullato lo Spring MET II: 4 casi di rinopolmonite (EHV-1) - equestrianinsights.it
- Rhino outbreak at MET Oliva. Luckily the organization reacted fast and correct - equnews.com
- Nuevo brote de Rino, esta vez en el Mediterranean Equestrian Tour - ecuestre.es
- Rhino op MET-Tour Oliva, resterende week afgeblazen - horses.nl
- Spring MET II 2023 cancelled as four horses return positive tests for EHV-1 - metoliva.com
- Organizing Committee Forced to Cancel Spring MET II due to Four Horses Testing Positive for EHV-1 - jumpernews.com
- Mediterranean equestrian tour van oliva geannuleerd na rhino-uitbraak - galop.be
February 22nd, 2023
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Development of an Effective Oral Vaccine Dissemination Strategy against Classical Swine Fever for Wild Boar in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Investigation article published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
In September 2018, classical swine fever (CSF) reemerged in Japan after more than a quarter of a century. After the first notification on a pig farm, wild boars positive for CSF were found continuously in the surrounding area. Gifu was the first prefecture in Japan to disseminate oral vaccines to wild boars in March 2019, with vaccines spread to approximately 14,000 sites between 2019 and 2020. While these diligent measures seemed to have shown some effectiveness, several vaccine spray sites remained without wild boar emergence. Based on the vaccine dissemination records from these periods, th…
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February 21st, 2023
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Accuracy of Tests for Diagnosis of Animal Tuberculosis: Moving Away from the Golden Calf (and towards Bayesian Models)
Investigation published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Te last decades have seen major eforts to develop new and improved tools to maximize our ability to detect tuberculosis-infected animals and advance towards the objective of disease control and ultimately eradication. Nevertheless, there is still uncertainty regarding test performance due to the wide range of specifcity and especially sensitivity estimates published in the scientifc literature. Here, we performed a systematic review of the literature on studies that evaluated the performance of tuberculosis diagnostic tests used in animals through Bayesian Latent Class Models (BLCMs), which do…
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February 20th, 2023
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A tool to enhance antimicrobial stewardship using similarity networks to identify antimicrobial resistance patterns across farms
Scientific reports publish this investigation article
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major challenges of the century and should be addressed with a One Health approach. This study aimed to develop a tool that can provide a better understanding of AMR patterns and improve management practices in swine production systems to reduce its spread between farms. We generated similarity networks based on the phenotypic AMR pattern for each farm with information on important bacterial pathogens for swine farming based on the Euclidean distance. We included seven pathogens: Actinobacillus suis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Escherichia coli, Glae…
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February 20th, 2023
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Differences in skin test reactions to official and defined antigens in guinea pigs exposed to non-tuberculous and tuberculous bacteria
Investigation article published in Scientific reports
The single and comparative intradermal tuberculin tests (SITT and CITT) are official in vivo tests for bovine tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis using bovine and avian purified protein derivatives (PPD-B and PPD-A). Infection with bacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) can result in nonspecific reactions to these tests. We evaluated the performance of the skin test with PPDs and new defined antigens in the guinea pig model. A standard dose (SD) of Rhodococcus equi, Nocardia sp., M. nonchromogenicum, M. monacense, M. intracellulare, M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, M. avium subs…
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February 20th, 2023
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Un experto aclara si podemos contagiarnos de gripe aviar si llegamos a consumir huevos contaminados
Interview in La Tarde of Cope
La pasada semana se sacrificaron un total de 87.000 aves por un foco de gripe aviar en una granja de pavos de Lleida. Se trata del primer foco detectado en nuestro país en este 2023. No obstante, los expertos descartan por ahora que estos casos supongan un problema para los humanos. "Las cepas del virus que están actualmente causando la epidemia de gripe aviar están, por todo lo que sabemos, aún adaptadas a sus hospedadores naturales, es decir, a las aves y, por lo tanto, el riesgo para las personas se consideraría bajo", explica Julio Álvarez, investigador del Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria V…
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Related news in other media:
- Aumento de focos de gripe aviar: ¿Podemos contagiarnos si llegamos a consumir huevos contaminados? - 20minutos.es
February 15th, 2023
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Seminars VISAVET 2023
Communications in this event:
- orderDB review: cuándo, quién y cómo
- Introducción a la citometría de flujo
February 14th, 2023
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Portable Differential Detection of CTX-M ESBL Gene Variants, blaCTX-M-1 and blaCTX-M-15, from Escherichia coli Isolates and Animal Fecal Samples Using Loop-Primer Endonuclease Cleavage Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Microbiology Spectrum publish this investigation article
Cefotaximase-Munich (CTX-M) extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes produced by Enterobacteriaceae confer resistance to clinically relevant third-generation cephalosporins. CTX-M group 1 variants, CTX-M-1 and CTX-M-15, are the leading ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae associated with animal and human infection, respectively, and are an increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) global health concern. The blaCTX-M-1 and blaCTX-M-15 genes encoding these variants have an approximate nucleotide sequence similarity of 98.7%, making effective differential diagnostic monitoring difficult. Loop…
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February 11st, 2023
Servicio de Informática y Comunicación
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11
Today, February 11, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023…
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February 3rd, 2023
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Gripe aviar en mamíferos
Interview in Telediario 2 of Radio Televisión Española
Europa atraviesa la peor ola epidémica de gripe aviar desde que se detectó por primera vez hace casi tres décadas. La detección de este virus en cientos de focas muertas a orillas del mar Caspio ha reabierto el debate, ¿puede la gripe aviar transmitirse también entre mamíferos? Hasta ahora, el origen había sido siempre un ave.…
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