May, 2025 news
May 27th, 2025
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Sponge-based environmental DNA detection as a useful tool in monitoring Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex markers in European bison (Bison bonasus)
Scientific reports publish this investigation article
The European bison (Bison bonasus), also called wisent, is the largest terrestrial mammal in Europe, classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a "Near Threatened" species. Tuberculosis (TB) represents a well-known threat to wisent, especially nowadays when infectious diseases are emerging to this species, due to locally high population density and frequent translocation (and consequently increased exposure to infectious diseases). There is an urgent need to control the TB-epidemiological situation in the European bison environment. This study aimed to assess th…
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May 22nd, 2025
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Diving Into the Depths: Unveiling the Main Etiologies of Piscine Lactococcosis With a Novel Multiplex qPCR Assay
Investigation published in Journal of Fish Diseases
Piscine lactococcosis poses a significant threat to a wide range of cultured and wild fish populations worldwide, typically presenting as acute haemorrhagic septicemia with high morbidity and mortality. Although Lactococcus garvieae was historically considered the sole causative agent of piscine lactococcosis, recent studies have identified L. petauri and L. formosensis as additional, highly pathogenic species. In this study, we developed a novel TaqMan-based multiplex qPCR assay for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of L. garvieae, L. petauri and L. formosensis, following a pange…
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May 22nd, 2025
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Improving diagnosis of tuberculosis in domestic rumiants: the imdiTBap project
Online communication in GEH Breakfast Club
May 20th, 2025
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Una salud en Europa y en el Mundo
Oral communication in III Jornada Onehealth. Una Salud, tiempo de actuar
May 17th, 2025
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Curso de PatologÃa en Acuicultura Continental
Communications in this event:
- Práctica: Toma de muestras e informe de la necropsia
- Diagnóstico anatomo-patológico en acuicultura
May 15th, 2025
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Improving the ante-mortem diagnosis of tuberculosis in goats: the imdiTBap project
Conference in International Goat Association (IGA)
May 8th, 2025
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Mobile integrons encode phage defense systems
Investigation article published in Science
Integrons are bacterial genetic elements that capture, stockpile, and modulate the expression of genes encoded in integron cassettes. Mobile integrons (MIs) are borne on plasmids, acting as a vehicle for hundreds of antimicrobial resistance genes among key pathogens. These elements also carry gene cassettes of unknown function (gcus) whose role and adaptive value remain unexplored. In this work, we show that gcus encode phage resistance systems, many of which are newly discovered. Bacteriophage resistance integron cassettes (BRiCs) can be combined and mixed with resistance cassettes to produce…
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Related news in other media:
- Veterinarios españoles identifican en bacterias nuevos mecanismos de defensa a terapias alternativas a los antibióticos - animalshealth.es
- ¿Qué son los integrones y por qué son una alternativa a los antibióticos? - larazon.es
- Identifican en bacterias nuevos mecanismos de defensa a terapias alternativas a los antibióticos - saludadiario.es
- Descubren una alternativa a los antibióticos que funciona como auténticas “islas de defensa - consalud.es
May 1st, 2025
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Evaluation of techniques for post-mortem diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in goats
Investigation article published in Veterinary Microbiology
Goats are highly susceptible to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) infection and can play an important role in the epidemiology of animal tuberculosis (TB) in certain epidemiological scenarios. Historically, culture has been considered the only gold standard technique for post-mortem confirmation of MTBC infection. However, it is constrained by its low sensitivity, the slow growth of MTBC, and stringent biosecurity requirements. Thus, alternative post-mortem techniques are essential for effective TB control and eradication. This study aimed to compare the use of different diagnosis tech…
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May 1st, 2025
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Reproductive loss attributed to Lactococcus petauri infection in a black-and-white ruffed lemur
Investigation article published in Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Lactococci have been associated with fetal and neonatal infections in humans and cattle. Here we describe a case of reproductive loss attributed to Lactococcus petauri in a lemur. A full-term black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) was found dead in the indoor area of a zoologic exhibit. Classification as a late-term abortion or stillbirth was unclear as the precise gestational time was unknown. A medical checkup of the dam revealed fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis; recovery followed treatment with enrofloxacin. The main histologic findings were placental edema and hemorrhage, hepa…
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May 1st, 2025
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imdiTBap. Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis in domestic ruminants through the use of new antigens and test platforms
New article published in German Multidisciplinary Publishing Center
The impact of zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) has been known for a long time and has
resulted in the implementation of milk pasteurization as the main preventive
measure. Livestock TB control programs were originally designed to reduce the risk
posed by zoonotic transmission to humans. Diagnosis of TB in livestock is based
primarily on cell-mediated immunity (CMI) diagnostic tests (intradermal test/IT and
interferon-gamma release assay/IGRA) using PPDs (purified protein derivatives from
Mycobacterium bovis and M. avium) that are sub-optimal in terms of sensitivity (Se)
and specificity (Sp)(1…
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