Teresa García-Seco Romero
Laboratory Chief
Clinical Trials Unit
Qualifications:
PhD in Veterinary Sciences
Máster en Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias
Tesina
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Contact
Investigation

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:
- Rebollada A., Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings in the placentas and fetuses of domestic swine naturally infected with Brucella suis biovar 2. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation , 35(3):258-265. 2023. (A)
- Polo C., Garcia-Seco T., Diez-Guerrier A., Briones V., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. What about the bull? A systematic review about the role of males in bovine infectious infertility within cattle herds. Veterinary and Animal Science, 19:100284. 2023. (A)
- Polo C., Hernandez M., Garcia-Seco T., Fernandez V., Briones V., Diez-Guerrier A., Abad D., Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Dominguez L. and Perez-Sancho M.. Exploiting 16S rRNA-based metagenomics to reveal neglected microorganisms associated with infertility in breeding bulls in Spanish extensive herds. Research in Veterinary Science, 150:52-57. 2022. (A)
- Barroso-Arevalo S., Sánchez-Morales L., Dominguez M., Garcia-Seco T., Risalde MA., Garcia-Bocanegra I., Dominguez L. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. A subunit vaccine candidate based on the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 prevents infectious virus shedding in cats. Research in Veterinary Science, 148:52-64. 2022. (A)
- de la Fuente J., Armas O., Barroso-Arevalo S., Gortazar C., Garcia-Seco T., Buendia A., Villanueva F., Soriano JA., Mazuecos L., Vaz-Rodrigues R., Garcia-Contreras R., García A., Monsalve-Serrano J., Dominguez L. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Good and bad get together: Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in particulate matter pollution from different fuels. Science of the total environment, 844:157241. 2022. (A)
Outreach

Last outreach publications:
- Garcia-Seco T. and Bezos J.. Aborto ovino causado por Salmonella Abortusovis (aborto paratifoide). Albèitar Portugal, Grupo Asis. 2019.
- Perez-Sancho M., Vela AI., Garcia-Seco T., Gottschalk M., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.. Assessment of MALDI-TOF MS as alternative tool for Streptococcus suis identification. 113-118, Applications of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) tools in microbiology of infectious diseases. Ed. 1. Frontiers. 2017.
- Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Salinas J., Navarro A., Diez-Guerrier A., Garcia N., Pozo P., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Efecto de la vacunación frente a Chlamydia abortus en el desarrollo de corderos nacidos a partir de ovejas infectadas experimentalmente. Tierras Ovino, 16(2016):23-27, Gestora de Comunicaciones de Castilla y Leon. 2016.
- 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.
- Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Control of animal brucellosis: the most effective tool to prevent human brucellosis. Updates on Brucellosis. Ed. 1. InTech. 2015.

Last communications:
- Garcia-Seco T.. Técnicas Inmunológicas. ELISA y otras técnicas.. Auxiliares de Laboratorio. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Rebollada A., Garcia-Seco T., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.. Caracterización inmunohistoquímica de la respuesta inmune en lesiones tempranas y avanzadas del epidídimo causadas por Brucella ovis en carneros. XXXIII Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica Veterinaria. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Vaz-Rodrigues R., Ferreras-Colino E., Ugarte-Ruiz M., Pesciarioli M., Thomas J., Garcia-Seco T., Sevilla IA., Perez-Sancho M., Mateo R., Dominguez L., Gortazar C. and Risalde MA.. Protección inespecífica de Mycobacterium bovis inactivado por calor frente a la infección por Salmonella Choleraesuis en cerdos. XXXIII Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica Veterinaria. 2022. (Oral communication)
- Perez-Sancho M., Polo C., Fernadez V., Diez-Guerrier A., Herranz Benito C., Buendia A., Fernandez-Manzano A., Dominguez L. and Garcia-Seco T.. Comparative study of adapted transport media to improve Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis culture. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Poster communication)
- Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Herranz-Benito C., Buendia A., Fernandez-Manzano A., Casamayor A. and Dominguez L.. Q Fever: is the key in the environment?. Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 2022. (Oral communication)