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December 10th, 2019
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Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Badger (Meles meles) Spatial Ecology in a Hot-Spot Area in Atlantic Spain
Pathogens publish this investigation article
We provide a temporal overview (from 2012 to 2018) of the outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) in the cattle and badger populations in a hot-spot in Asturias (Atlantic Spain). We also study the badger’s spatial ecology from an epidemiological perspective in order to describe hazardous behavior in relation to TB transmission between cattle and badgers. Culture and single intradermal tuberculin test (SITT) were available for cattle as part of the National Program for the Eradication of TB. A field survey was also carried out in order to determine the paddocks and buildings used by each farm, and the in…
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December 10th, 2019
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Listeriosis. Toxiinfecciones alimentarias, ¿zoonosis reemergentes?
Oral communication in Jornadas Veterinarias Asaja
December 7th, 2019
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Association between results of diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis and Johne`s disease in cattle
Investigation published in The Veterinary Record
BACKGROUND:
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) diagnosis is impaired by numerous factors including cross-reactivity with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, which causes Johne`s disease (JD). In addition, the effect of repeated bTB-intradermal testing on the performance of JD diagnostic tests is not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of repeated bTB-intradermal tests under field conditions in Spain on the JD serological status of cattle.
METHODS:
bTB-positive herds (n=264) from Castilla-y-Leon region were selected and matched with officially tuberculosis-free co…
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December 4th, 2019
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VISAVET Journal Club. 2019 edition
Communications in this event:
- Predicting prolonged bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain as an aid to control
December 4th, 2019
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Curso sobre Enfermedades Emergentes
Communications in this event:
- Peste porcina africana. Ya casi en toda Europa. ¿estamos preparados?
- Vigilancia de enfermedades emergentes y comunicación en crisis sanitarias
- Introducción o generalidades de enfermedades emergentes y enfermedades desatendidas
December 2nd, 2019
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Use of a voluntary testing program to study the spatial epidemiology of Johne’s disease affecting dairy herds in Minnesota: a cross sectional study
Investigation article published in BMC Veterinary Research
One of the key steps in the management of chronic diseases in animals including Johne’s disease (JD), caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is the ability to track disease incidence over space and time. JD surveillance in the U.S. dairy cattle is challenging due to lack of regulatory requirements, imperfect diagnostic tests, and associated expenses, including time and labor. An alternative approach is to use voluntary testing programs. Here, data from a voluntary JD testing program, conducted by the Minnesota Dairy Herd Improvement Association, were used to: a) explore w…
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December 1st, 2019
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Assessment of the sensitivity of the bovine tuberculosis eradication program in a high prevalence region of Spain using scenario tree modeling
Investigation published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
In spite of the efforts invested to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle, the disease is still present in several developed countries, including Spain. Among the factors related with disease persistence in high prevalence areas, the lack of sensitivity of the screening test for detection of infected herds [single intradermal tuberculin (SIT) test] can play a major role. Here, a scenario tree model mimicking the diagnostic test scheme in place in the region of Castilla y Leon (Spain) was developed to estimate the probability of detecting bTB in an infected-non detected officially tuber…
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December 1st, 2019
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Gene pool transmission of multidrug resistance among Campylobacter from livestock, sewage and human disease
Investigation published in Environmental Microbiology
The use of antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine has coincided with a rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the food‐borne pathogens Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Faecal contamination from the main reservoir hosts (livestock, especially poultry) is the principal route of human infection but little is known about the spread of AMR among source and sink populations. In particular, questions remain about how Campylobacter resistomes interact between species and hosts, and the potential role of sewage as a conduit for the spread of AMR. Here we investigate the ge…
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December 1st, 2019
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Applied swine immunology: from vaccines to diagnosis
Suis publish this article
Immunology is an area of research, development and transfer, essential in pig health and pig production. Although its progress is based on the study of the basic concepts of the body`s defense mechanisms against foreign elements and pathogens, the highly applicable aspects of swine immunology for its use in prevention, diagnosis, control and eradication of swine infectious diseases have a decisive influence in its development as a science, which cannot make us forget the need to strengthen the basic investigation o…
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November 30th, 2019
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Curso de formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. 17ª 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
