Fátima Cruz López
Unit Chief
Equine Health Surveillance Unit
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Contact
Investigation

Last scientific publications:
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Herranz-Benito C., Perez-Sancho M., Camino E., Gomez-Arrones V., Carrasco JJ., de Gabriel-Perez J., Serres C. and Cruz F.. First report and molecular characterization of cases of natural Taylorella asinigenitalis infection in three donkey breeds in Spain. Veterinary Microbiology, 276:109604. 2023. (A)
- Camino E., Buendia A., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Pozo P., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Cruz F.. Sero-molecular survey and risk factors of equine piroplasmosis in horses in Spain. Equine veterinary journal, 53(4):771-779. 2021. (A)
- Buendia A., Teng KT., Camino E., Dominguez L. and Cruz F.. Influence of multiple factors on hematologic reference intervals in horses residing in livery yards in Spain. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 50(2):273-277. 2021. (A)
- Mitchell C., Steward KF., Charbonneau ARL., Walsh S., Wilson H., Timoney JF., Wernery U., Joseph M., Craig D., van Maanen K., Hoogkamer-van Gennep A., Leon A., Witkowski L., Rzewuska M., Stefanska I., Zychska M., van Loon G., Cursons R., Patty O., Acke E., Gilkerson JR., El-Hage C., Allen J., Bannai H., Kinoshita Y., Niwa H., Becu T., Pringle J., Guss B., Bose R., Abbott Y., Katz L., Leggett B., Buckley TC., Blum SE., Cruz F., Fernadez-Ros A., Marotti Campi MC., Preziuso S., Robinson C., Newton JR., Schofield E., Brooke B., Boursnell M., de Brauwere N., Kirton R., Barton CK., Abudahab K., Taylor B., Yeats CA., Goater R., Aanensen DM., Harris SR., Parkhill J., Holden MTG. and Waller AS.. Globetrotting strangles: the unbridled national and international transmission of Streptococcus equi between horses. Microbial Genomics, 7(3):mgen000528. 2021. (A)
- Camino E., Cruz F., de Juan L., Dominguez L., Shiels B. and Coultous RM.. Phylogenetic analysis and geographical distribution of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi sequences from horses residing in Spain. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 11(6):101521. 2020. (A)

Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Aránzazu Buendía Andrés. Determination of reference intervals of haematological, biochemical and oxidative stress parameters in horses residing in equestrian centers in central Spain. 2022.
- Eliazar Camino Gutiérrez. Strategies for the prevention and control of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in the equine population of Spain. 2021.(Doctorado Internacional)
Outreach

Last outreach publications:
- Rebollada A., Cruz F. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Principales patologías que se pueden encontrar en un caballo de tiro. 130-151, El caballo de tiro y arrastre valenciano. Evaluación de su actividad física. Ed. 1. Universidad de León. 2023.
- Cruz F., Gonzalez S., Barcena C., Bezos J., Buendia A., Briones V., Camino E., Fores P., Garcia N., Mazariegos M., Perez-Sancho M., Romero B. and de Juan L.. Infequus: Plataforma de enfermedades infecciosas equinas. Jornada Aprendizaje Eficaz con TIC en la UCM. Ed. 1. Ediciones Complutense. 2022.
- Cruz F.. Anthrax outbreaks in Spain. BEVA Equine Disease Surveillance Reports, 3(17):4-5, Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance. DEFRA. 2021.
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Serres C. and Cruz F.. Taylorella asinigenitalis: raising awareness on the importance and presence in equine and asinine populations. BEVA Equine Disease Surveillance Reports, 17(4):24-27, Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance. DEFRA. 2021.
- Camino E., Buendia A., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Pozo P., de Juan L., Dominguez L. and Cruz F.. Epidemiological situation of equine piroplasmosis in Spain: where is the risk?. Equine Veterinary Journal, 53:43-44, Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 2021.

Last communications:
- Acurio Gutsche KL. and Cruz F.. Utilidad del análisis hematológico y bioquímico en la investigación con animales. Seminarios VISAVET 2023. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Perez-Montero B., Miro G., Buendia A., Sarquis J., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Fermin ML. and Cruz F.. Determination of oxidative stress biomarkers in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum and healthy dogs. Alive 2022. 2022. (Poster communication)
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Perez-Sancho M., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Gago-Munoz P., Camino E., Buendia A., de Juan L. and Cruz F.. Endometritis in breeding mares from Spain: microbial prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility. 5th International Conference on Uterine Disorders in Farm animals: Endometritis as a cause of infertility in domestic animals. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Gago-Munoz P., Camino E., Buendia A., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., de Juan L. and Cruz F.. Screening for carries of Borna disease virus in a population of healthy horses in Spain. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Poster communication)
- Gago-Munoz P., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Camino E., Rivera B., Heras-Marquez D., de Juan L. and Cruz F.. Importance of other hosts as reservois and zoonotic implications of Borna disease virus in horses in Spain. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Poster communication)