José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Rodríguez
Other appointments:
Patrono de la Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Miembro del Comité Científico. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSI)
Académico de Honor. Academia de Veterinaria de la Región de Murcia
2013 George C. Poppensiek Visiting Professorship in Global Animal Health. Cornell University
Premio Albeitar 2012, categoría Científica. Consejo Andaluz de Colegios Oficiales de Veterinarios (CACV)
Presidente de la European Society of Veterinary Virology (ESVV). European Society for Veterinary Virology (ESVV)
Medalla al Mérito de la OIE. World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
Doctor Honoris Causa. Universidad de Murcia (UM)
Miembro del Community Veterinary Emergency Team 2009
Director of Reference Laboratory for African horse sickness. World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
Director of Reference Laboratory for African swine fever. World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
Miembro del Consejo Científico Asesor del Instituto de Salud Pública. Comunidad de Madrid
Miembro del Comité Nacional del Sistema de Alerta Sanitaria Veterinaria. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAGRAMA)
Coordinator
Viral Immunology and Preventive Medicine Unit
Catedrático de Universidad (UCM)
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Contact
Biography
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Rodríguez was born in Murcia in 1951. He received his Licentiate and PhD at the Veterinary Faculty of the Universidad Complutense. Subsequently, he conducted his post-graduate studies in animal immunology and virology at Cornell University in New York. Upon returning to Spain he joined the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research (INIA, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias y Alimentarias) performing the following functions: Researcher (1978-1980), Chief of Research Projects (1980-1985), Chief of the Animal Virology Department (1985-1988), Chief of the Animal Health Department (1988-1993) and Chief of the Animal Health Research Center (CISA, Centro de Investigacion en Sanidad Animal) (1993-2002).
Since the year 2002 he has been a Professor of Animal Health at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, carrying out his teaching and research in the Department of Animal Health at the Veterinary Faculty.
The Scientific contributions of Professor Sanchez-Vizcaino have notably contributed to the control and eradication of various animal diseases, among them the African Swine Fever, African Horse Sickness and Classical Swine Disease. All of that thanks to the development of new methods and fast and sensitive diagnostic reagents, new epidemiologic strategies as well as the development of new vaccines.
He has more than 200 research publications in high international impact journals. He is the author of various chapters in books with international prestige (African Swine Fever and Diseases of Swine, African Horse Sickness in the OIE handbook, Trends in Emerging Viral Infections of Swine…) and digital courses dedicated to immunology and infectious diseases as well as sanitary simulations. He has directed a great number of research projects and doctoral theses about infectious animals diseases.
Since 1990 Professor Sánchez-Vizcaíno has collaborated with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and with the FAO in various health missions for controlling infectious diseases and for technological transference in several European countries, in America and Africa. He has participated in many national and international scientific commisions. He is an OIE expert on African Swine Disease (1991 to present), a member of the National Committee of the Health Alert System (2001 to date), the Assessing Scientific Committee of the Public Health Institute of the Madrid Community (2002 to date), Scientific Committee of the animal health and wellness commission of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (2003-2006) and Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency of Food Safety (AESA) (2003-2008).
He is a member of several scientific societies, both nationally and internationally and is currently the president of the ESVV (European Society for Veterinary Virology).
His current scientific interest is centered in the study of animal infectious diseases and particularly in the development of new diagnostic techniques and new strategies for its control by means of analyzing the risk and development of epidemiologic models as well as establishing networks for sanitary monitoring.
He belongs to various Scientific National and International Societies and has been the President of the Scientific Swine Production Association (ANAPORC).
Since the year 2002 he has been a Professor of Animal Health at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, carrying out his teaching and research in the Department of Animal Health at the Veterinary Faculty.
The Scientific contributions of Professor Sanchez-Vizcaino have notably contributed to the control and eradication of various animal diseases, among them the African Swine Fever, African Horse Sickness and Classical Swine Disease. All of that thanks to the development of new methods and fast and sensitive diagnostic reagents, new epidemiologic strategies as well as the development of new vaccines.
He has more than 200 research publications in high international impact journals. He is the author of various chapters in books with international prestige (African Swine Fever and Diseases of Swine, African Horse Sickness in the OIE handbook, Trends in Emerging Viral Infections of Swine…) and digital courses dedicated to immunology and infectious diseases as well as sanitary simulations. He has directed a great number of research projects and doctoral theses about infectious animals diseases.
Since 1990 Professor Sánchez-Vizcaíno has collaborated with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and with the FAO in various health missions for controlling infectious diseases and for technological transference in several European countries, in America and Africa. He has participated in many national and international scientific commisions. He is an OIE expert on African Swine Disease (1991 to present), a member of the National Committee of the Health Alert System (2001 to date), the Assessing Scientific Committee of the Public Health Institute of the Madrid Community (2002 to date), Scientific Committee of the animal health and wellness commission of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (2003-2006) and Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency of Food Safety (AESA) (2003-2008).
He is a member of several scientific societies, both nationally and internationally and is currently the president of the ESVV (European Society for Veterinary Virology).
His current scientific interest is centered in the study of animal infectious diseases and particularly in the development of new diagnostic techniques and new strategies for its control by means of analyzing the risk and development of epidemiologic models as well as establishing networks for sanitary monitoring.
He belongs to various Scientific National and International Societies and has been the President of the Scientific Swine Production Association (ANAPORC).
Investigation

Research lines:
- New diagnostic methods design (SUAT)
- Preventive medicine (SUAT)
- Marine animal health (SUAT)

Last scientific publications:
- Gonzalez-Garcia G., Gallardo C., Monton M., Barroso-Arevalo S., Casado N., Barasona JA., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Venteo A., Sastre P. and Rueda P.. A Novel Prototype African Swine Fever Virus DIVA (Differentiation Between Infected and Vaccinated Animals) Serological Assay Based on the Detection of Antibodies Against the pEP153R, eGFP, and p72 Proteins. Vaccines, 13:3. 2025. (A)
- Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. African swine fever from Kenya to five continents: the role of wild boar. Revue Scientifique et Technique, SE 2024:53-57. 2024. (A)
- Gallardo C., Meszaros I., Soler A., Fernandez-Pinero J., van den Born E., Simon A., Casado N., Nieto R., Perez C., Aldea-Ramos I., Lopez-Chavarrias V., Goltl E., Olasz F., Magyar T., Zadori Z., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Arias M.. Double Deletion of EP402R and EP153R in the Attenuated Lv17/WB/Rie1 African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Enhances Safety, Provides DIVA Compatibility, and Confers Complete Protection Against a Genotype II Virulent Strain. Vaccines, 12(12):1406. 2024. (A)
- Aguilar-Vega C., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Bosch J.. Identifying sites where wild boars can consume anthropogenic food waste with implications for African swine fever. PLoS ONE, 19(8):e0308502. 2024. (A)
- Cadenas-Fernández E., Barroso-Arevalo S., Kosowska A., Diaz-de Frutos M., Gallardo A., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Bosch BJ., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Barasona JA.. Challenging boundaries: is cross-protection evaluation necessary for African swine fever vaccine development? A case of oral vaccination in wild boar. Frontiers in immunology, 15. 2024. (A)

Last PhD thesis supervised:
- Ignacio Vargas Castro. New perspectives in the study of mayor emerging diseases in cetaceans: advances in the understanding of Herpesviruses, Morbilliviruses and Brucella. 2024.(Doctorado Internacional)
- José Luis Crespo Picazo. Patología y causas de varamiento en tortugas marinas de la Comunidad Valenciana. 2024.
- Carolina Muñoz Peréz. Strategies for African swine fever prevention. 2024.(Doctorado Internacional)
- Cecilia Aguilar Vega. New tools to prevent the endemism of bluetongue. 2022.
- Daniel García Párraga. Advances in diving pathophysiology knowledge in sea turtles: The discovery of decompression sickness. 2021.
Outreach

Last outreach publications:
- Kosowska A., Barasona JA., Barroso-Arevalo S., Diaz-de Frutos M., Dominguez L. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Nueva herramienta de muestreo para la detección temprana y segura de patógenos en entornos animales y su ambiente. Revista de la Organización Colegial Veterinaria, 1(2025):25, Consejo General de Colegios de la Profesión Veterinaria de España. 2025.
- Barroso-Arevalo S. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Pets and SARS-CoV-2: Their role in disease epidemiology. 14:171-177, Features, Transmission, Detection, and Case Studies in COVID-19. Ed. 1. Academic Press. 2024.
- Vargas-Castro I., Crespo-Picazo JL., Rivera B., Sanchez R., Marco-Cabedo V., Jimenez-Martinez MA., Fayos-Martinez M., Serdio-Cosio A., Garcia-Parraga D. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Importancia del estudio de la sanidad de los cetáceos a propósito de un varamiento masivo de delfines listados en Cantabria. Profesión Veterinaria, 98:64-71, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2022.
- Barasona JA., Cadenas-Fernández E., Kosowska A., Barroso-Arevalo S., Rivera B., Sanchez R., Porras N., Frontaura CG. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Seguridad del candidato vacunal LV17/WB/RIE1 frente a la ppa en jabalíes: sobredosis y dosis repetidas. Porcinews, 5, Agrinews. 2022.
- Kosowska A., Barasona JA., Barroso-Arevalo S., Rivera B., Dominguez L. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Método de muestreo sencillo y seguro para monitorizar el virus de la peste porcina africana. Porcinews, 4, Agrinews. 2022.

Last communications:
- Diaz-de Frutos M., Barroso-Arevalo S., Kosowska A., Sanchez R., López-Gutiérrez D., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Barasona JA.. Evaluación de la correlación entre la técnica de inhibición de hemadsorción in vitro y la protección in vivo frente a la peste porcina africana. I International Congress ENZOEM. 2025. (Poster communication)
- Kosowska A., Barroso-Arevalo S., Diaz-de Frutos M., de Antonio-Gomez D., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Barasona JA.. Riesgo de transmisión ambiental por virus de la peste porcina africana: impacto de cepas atenuadas y virulentas en la sanidad animal. I International Congress ENZOEM. 2025. (Poster communication)
- Barasona JA., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Kosowska A., Diaz-de Frutos M., Sanchez-Segovia M., de Antonio-Gomez D. and Barroso-Arevalo S.. Vacunación oral del jabalí frente a la PPA: innovación y proyección en Europa occidental. I International Congress ENZOEM. 2025. (Poster communication)
- Vargas-Castro I., Barasona JA., Crespo JL., Jimenez-Martinez MA., Munoz-Baquero M., Marco Cabedo V., Garcia-Parraga D. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Emerging role of Herpesvirus in cetaceans: a One Health perspective on marine ecosystem health. I International Congress ENZOEM. 2025. (Poster communication)
- Barroso-Arevalo S., Kosowska A., Diaz-de Frutos M., Sanchez R., Cadenas-Fernández E., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Barasona JA.. Evaluación de la protección cruzada en vacunas frente a la Peste Porcina Africana: el caso de una vacuna oral en jabalíes. I International Congress ENZOEM. 2025. (Oral communication)