July, 2024 news
July 31st, 2024
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Detection of caprine paratuberculosis (Johne`s disease) detection in pre-and post-vaccinated herds: morphological diagnosis with lesion grading and bacterial identification
Investigation article published in Frontiers in veterinary science
Samples from mesenteric lymph nodes (MS LNs) and ileocecal valve (ICV) of 105 goats (61 non-vaccinated and 44 vaccinated anti-Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP)) with subclinical infection from a farm with confirmed history of paratuberculosis (PTB) were collected at slaughter. PTB-compatible lesions were graded separately in MS LNs and in ICV lamina propria (LP) and Peyer´s patches (PPs). Furthermore, the load of acid-fast bacilli was quantified by Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN), MAP antigens by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and MAP DNA by PCR targeting the IS900 sequence. Gross PTB-comp…
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July 30th, 2024
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Histopathologic evaluation system of African swine fever in wild boar infected with high (Arm07) and low virulence (Lv17/WB/Riel) isolates
Investigation published in Veterinary Pathology
To understand the clinicopathological forms of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar, it is crucial to possess a basic knowledge of the biological characteristics of the currently circulating ASF virus isolates. The aim of this work is to establish an accurate and comprehensive histopathologic grading system to standardize the assessment of the ASF lesions in wild boar. The study evaluated the differences between animals infected with a high virulence genotype II isolate (Arm07) (HVI) through intramuscular (IM) (n = 6) and contact-infected (n = 12) routes, alongside those orally infected with…
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July 30th, 2024
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Tuberculosis bovina: de enemigo público a enemigo olvidado
Poster presented in XIII Concurso de Divulgación CientÃfica
July 19th, 2024
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Farm management practices and host species richness associated with higher likelihood of tuberculosis positive farms in Western Spain
Investigation article published in European Journal of Wildlife Research
Despite enormous efforts, complete animal tuberculosis (TB) eradication has only been achieved in few regions. Epidemiological analyses are key to identify TB risk factors and set up targeted biosecurity measures. Here, we conducted an in-depth characterization of 84 extensive beef cattle farms from a high TB prevalence region in Western Spain, and assessed how farm management and wildlife presence on farms contribute to cattle TB risk. Twenty-six out of 84 variables were associated with cattle farm TB positivity. Farm management variables associated with TB positivity included older cattle, l…
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July 4th, 2024
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Editorial: Tuberculosis in domestic ruminants: towards eradication of zoonotic tuberculosis
Investigation published in Frontiers in veterinary science
Tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonosis with a significant impact on human and animal health and it remains endemic in many countries around the world. Most cases of human TB are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, whilst TB in wildlife and domestic ruminants is mainly caused by animal adapted mycobacterial species such as M. bovis and M. caprae. However, the impact of zoonotic TB (zTB) has been known for a long time and resulted in the implementation of milk pasteurization as a preventive public health measure in many countries. According to data published by the WHO, more than 140,000 people are i…
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July 4th, 2024
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Evaluation of alternative antigens to PPDs for the diagnosis of caprine tuberculosis
Alberto Corroto MartÃn defended this Degree Final Project
Improving the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) performance of official tuberculosis (TB) tests in goats is crucial as their limited performance leads to the existence of false positives and false negatives, with the associated economic, health and confidence implications. Therefore, great efforts have been devoted to the search and evaluation of new antigens that can replace classical PPDs, such as bovine PPD (PPDb) and avian PPD (PPDa), in order to improve the performance of official TB ante-mortem diagnostic tests.
This study focuses on evaluating two new antigens, DST-F and P22, as re…
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July 4th, 2024
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Detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks obtained from wild animals
Degree Final Project defended by Inés Higueras Fernández
The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is an infectious and zoonotic disease of viral etiology, transmitted by ticks of the genus Hyalomma. The increase in positive cases of in Spain since its first detection in 2010, along with the rising number of positive ticks detected, suggests the need for more thorough control over the actual circulation of this virus in the country. To date, various studies have been conducted focusing on detecting the circulation of CCHFV in regions of the national territory with a history of positive cases, omitting those areas where such precedents did not exist…
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July 4th, 2024
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Estudio histopatológico e inmunohistoquÃmico en cerdos infectados por la cepa Pol/DP/OUT21 de peste porcina africana
Javier de Pablo Moreno defended this Degree Final Project
El virus de la peste porcina africana (PPA) induce una enfermedad letal tanto en cerdos domésticos como salvajes, provocando graves pérdidas económicas en la producción porcina. Las cepas que afectan actualmente a Europa pertenecen al genotipo II. Por tanto, es necesario realizar estudios patogénicos con diferentes cepas de PPA, debido a la variabilidad entre ellas. Se realizó un estudio anatomopatológico completo en 12 cerdos infectados por la cepa del virus de la PPA Pol16/DP/OUT21 con puntuaciones tanto macroscópicas como histológicas. El cuadro agudo-subagudo que indujo es compati…
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July 3rd, 2024
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One Health y la resistencia a la antibióticos. Cursos de verano de la Universidad Complutense. 2024 edition
Communications in this event:
- Mesa Redonda: Retos ante la resistencia a los antimicrobianos
- RAM desde la perspectiva One Health
July 2nd, 2024
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Veterinarios españoles identifican por primera vez herpes virus en una ballena jorobada del mar Mediterráneo
Oral communication in rtve play
July 1st, 2024
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Julio Álvarez, new member elected for the EFSA Animal Health and Welfare scientific experts panel
The European Food Safety Authority renews the composition of its scientific panels for a new 5-year term
On 1 July 2024, 180 leading experts joined the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific panels for a new 5-year term. EFSA’s experts provide independent scientific advice to protect EU consumers, animals and the environment.…
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- La EFSA incluye a tres españoles en su nuevo panel cientÃfico de Salud y Bienestar Animal - animalshealth.es
July 1st, 2024
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Communicating and disseminating One Health: successes of the One Health European Joint Programme
Journal of Medical Microbiology publish this investigation article
The application of a One Health approach recognizes that human health, animal health, plant health and ecosystem health are intrinsically connected. Tackling complex challenges associated with foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging threats is imperative. Therefore, the One Health European Joint Programme was established within the European Union research programme Horizon 2020. The One Health European Joint Programme activities were based on the development and harmonization of a One Health science-based framework in the European Union (EU) and involved public health, anima…
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