Research lines:

• Integrated monitoring and control of Toxoplasma gondii and Hepatitis E virus in food supply chains (NED)
• Diagnosis of leishmaniasis in the animal reservoir (NED)
• Diagnosis of Q fever in livestock and wildlife using direct and indirect tests. (NED)
• Diagnosis of swine brucellosis (NED)
• New strategies for diagnosis and control of bovine, ovine and caprine brucellosis (NED)
• Epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (NED)
• Design of methods for detection of biological threat agents (NED)

Last scientific publications:

• de la Cruz ML., Perez A., Dominguez M., Moreno I., Garcia N., Martinez I., Navarro A., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Assessment of the sensitivity and specificity of serological (IFAT) and molecular (direct PCR) techniques for diagnosis of leishmaniasis in lagomorphs using a Bayesian approach. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2(3):211-220. 2016. (A)
• Perez-Sancho M., Duran-Ferrer M., Garcia-Seco T., Macias P., Garcia N., Martinez I., Ruiz E., Legaz E., Diez-Guerrier A., Gonzalez S., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Interferon-gamma responses in sheep exposed to virulent and attenuated Brucella melitensis strains. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 160(1-2):123-8. 2014. (A)
• Moreno I., Alvarez J., Garcia N., de la Fuente S., Martinez I., Marino E., Torano A., Goyache J., Vilas F., Dominguez L. and Dominguez M.. Detection of anti-Leishmania infantum antibodies in sylvatic lagomorphs from an epidemic area of Madrid using the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. Veterinary Parasitology, 199(3-4):264-7. 2014. (A)
• Menshawy AMS., Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Hosein HI., Garcia N., Martinez I., Sayour AE., Goyache J., Azzam RAA., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Assessment of genetic diversity of zoonotic Brucella spp. recovered from livestock in Egypt using multiple locus VNTR analysis. BioMed Research International (Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology), 2014:353876. 2014. (A)
• Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Arrogante L., Garcia N., Martinez I., Diez-Guerrier A., Perales A., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Development and evaluation of an IS711-based loop mediated isothermal amplification method (LAMP) for detection of Brucella spp. on clinical samples. Research in Veterinary Science, 95(2):489-94. 2013. (A)

Last outreach publications:

• Garcia N., Gonzalez S., Navarro A., Duque C., Polo Vaquero C., Fernandez-Manzano A., Martinez I. and Goyache J.. El virus de la Hepatitis E: un patógeno zoonósico emergente en Europa. Badajoz Veterinaria, 13:6-15, Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Badajoz. 2018.
• Moreno I., Garcia N., de la Cruz ML., Martinez I., Pozo P., Fernandez-Manzano A., Infantes-Lorenzo JA., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Dominguez L. and Dominguez M.. Vigilancia Epidemiológica de la Leishmaniosis mediante la Técnica de Inmunofluorescencia Indirecta (IFI). Brote de Leishmaniasis en Fuenlabrada y Otros Municipios de la Comunidad de Madrid. El papel de las liebres y los conejos como reservorios. Ed. 1. Comunidad de Madrid. 2017.
• Goyache J., Garcia N., Gonzalez S., Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Navarro A., Martinez I. and Dominguez L.. Fiebre hemorrágica de Crimea-Congo. Profesión Veterinaria, 87:6-18, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2016.
• Garcia N., Martinez I., Colmenero de Miguel C. and Briones V.. Rickettsiosis: actualización. Profesión Veterinaria, 81: 36-43, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2013.
• Vazquez-Moron S., Garcia N., Berciano JM., Martinez I., Navarro A., Echevarria JE. and Dominguez L.. Rabies virus. Profesión Veterinaria, 80:6-12, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2013.

Last communications:

• Navarro A., de la Cruz ML., Barcena C., Hernandez M., Martinez I., Gonzalez S., Goyache J., Rodriguez-Lazaro D. and Garcia N.. Use of liver transudation as an alternative matrix for the diagnosis of Hepatitis E using a commercial ELISA kit. HEV2018 Hepatitis E: Paradigm of a food-borne zoonotic emerging disease in Europe. 2018. (Poster communication)
• Ortega-García MV., Moreno I., Garcia N., Martin AB., Navarro A., Martinez I., Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M. and Dominguez M.. Characterization of Leishmania infantum strains by PCR-RFLP in wild Leporidae from the Community of Madrid. 6th World Congress on Leishmaniasis. 2017. (Poster communication)
• Menshawy AMS., Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Hosein HI., Garcia N., Martinez I., Sayour AE., Goyache J., Azzam RA., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Assessment of genetic diversity of zoonotic Brucella spp. recovered from livestock in Egypt using multiple locus VNTR analysis. 6th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference of the CVA and the 27th Congress of the Veterinary Association of Malaysia . 2015. (Poster communication)
• Perez-Sancho M., Alvarez J., Garcia N., Martinez I., Garcia-Seco T., Gonzalez S., Goyache J. and Dominguez L.. New isothermal amplification technique (LAMP) for direct detection of Brucella spp. AHVLA International Conference 2011. 2011. (Poster communication)
• Perez-Sancho M., Alvarez J., Duran M., Garcia N., Martinez I., Garcia-Seco T., Gonzalez S., Garrido F. and Dominguez L.. Evaluation of different strategies for direct detection of B. melitensis in clinical samples from infected fetus. Brucellosis 2011-International Research Conference. 2011. (Oral communication)