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January 18th, 2021
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Armas de destrucción masiva silenciosas: Sónicas, Psicotrónicas, Ambientales, Zoonóticas, Genéticas y Robóticas
Online communication in Curso de Experto Universitario en Prevención y Gestión de Crisis Internacionales
January 15th, 2021
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Non-Invasive Method to Detect Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Wild Boar by Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds Obtained from Feces with an Electronic Nose System
Sensors publish this investigation article
More effective methods to detect bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, in wildlife, is of paramount importance for preventing disease spread to other wild animals, livestock, and human beings. In this study, we analyzed the volatile organic compounds emitted by fecal samples collected from free-ranging wild boar captured in Doñana National Park, Spain, with an electronic nose system based on organically-functionalized gold nanoparticles. The animals were separated by the age group for performing the analysis. Adult (>24 months) and sub-adult (12–24 months) animals were anestheti…
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December 23rd, 2020
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Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year 2021
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Bovine Tuberculosis stars the annual christmas card of the VISAVET centre of the Complutense University of Madrid
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December 19th, 2020
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Curso de formación en los aspectos teóricos, prácticos y de base legal en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina. 19ª 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
December 18th, 2020
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Curso Planes Alerta Sanitaria Tragsatec
Communications in this event:
- Zoonosis desconocida de transmisión alimentaria: Hepatitis E
- Principales zoonosis transmitidas por garrapatas en España
- Aspectos a considerar en la toma y envío de muestras: impacto en el diagnóstico laboratorial
- Una visión práctica de la bioseguridad
- Estudio y aplicaciones de bioseguridad en la interfaz silvestre-doméstico
- Aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología en sanidad animal
December 17th, 2020
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Use of Epidemiological Analytic Tools and Molecular Characterization Techniques to Inform Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programs
PhD Thesis defense by Pilar Pozo Piñol at the VISAVET Centre of the Complutense University of Madrid
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an infectious disease with a complex epidemiology at the human-animal-environment interface which, despite the application of extensive control measures, is still prevalent in livestock and wildlife in several regions of Spain. The disease, caused by Mycobacterium bovis (and to a lesser extent M. caprae), remains a concern due to its negative impact on animal health and welfare, together with the important consequences for production and animal trade that its presence imposes. Eradication programs of bTB in cattle in Spain are based on a combination of regular test…
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December 16th, 2020
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Distinct African Swine Fever Virus Shedding in Wild Boar Infected with Virulent and Attenuated Isolates
Vaccine publish this investigation article
Abstract: Since the reappearance of African swine fever virus (ASFV), the disease has spread in an unprecedented animal pandemic in Eurasia. ASF currently constitutes the greatest global problem for the swine industry. The wild boar (Sus scrofa) in which the pathogen has established wild self-sustaining cycles, is a key reservoir for ASFV, signifying that there is an urgent need to develop an effective vaccine against this virus. Current scientific debate addresses whether live attenuated vaccines (LAVs), which have shown promising results in cross-protection of susceptible hosts, may be feasi…
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December 16th, 2020
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Innovación para el control de la tuberculosis en ganadería y fauna silvestree
Communications in this event:
- Comunicación con el ganadero
- Introducción y diagnóstico de la tuberculosis bovina
December 15th, 2020
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Primary and promiscuous functions coexist during evolutionary innovation through whole protein domain acquisitions
Investigation published in eLife
Abstract Molecular examples of evolutionary innovation are scarce and generally involve point mutations. Innovation can occur through larger rearrangements, but here experimental data is extremely limited. Integron integrases innovated from double-strand- toward single-strand-DNA recombination through the acquisition of the I2 a-helix. To investigate how this transition was possible, we have evolved integrase IntI1 to what should correspond to an early innovation state by selecting for its ancestral activity. Using synonymous alleles to enlarge sequence space exploration, we have retrieved 13…
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December 11st, 2020
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Evaluation of new vaccines against tuberculosis in goats and advances in their immunological diagnosis
PhD Thesis defense by Álvaro Roy Cordero at the VISAVET Centre of the Complutense University of Madrid
Tuberculosis in goats is a zoonotic mycobacteriosis, mainly caused by M. caprae and M. bovis, which leads to important economic losses for the goat producers and may represent a reservoir of tuberculosis for other domestic and wild animal species, as well as humans. At the European level, the active diagnosis of tuberculosis in goats is limited to goat herds coexisting or having epidemiological links with infected cattle or when raw milk and products made from raw milk are intended for human consumption (European Regulation EC 853/2004). However, specific eradication programs have been impleme…
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