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:

• Alvarez J., Whitten T., Branscum AJ., Garcia-Seco T., Bender JB., Scheftel J. and Perez A.. Understanding Q Fever Risk to Humans in Minnesota Through the Analysis of Spatiotemporal Trends. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases, 18(2):89-95. 2018. (A)
• Perez-Sancho M., Vela AI., Garcia-Seco T., Gonzalez S., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.. Usefulness of MALDI-TOF MS as a Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of Streptococcus Species Recovered from Clinical Specimens of Pigs. PLoS ONE, 12(1):1-10. 2017. (A)
• Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Martinez-Nevado E., Alvarez J., Santiago-Moreno J., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Garcia N.. Detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in a Saharawi dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 47(3):939-941. 2016. (A)
• Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Salinas J., Navarro A., Diez-Guerrier A., Garcia N., Pozo P., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Effect of preventive Chlamydia abortus vaccination in offspring development in sheep challenged experimentally. Frontiers in veterinary science, 67(3):1-11. 2016. (A)
• 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. Frontiers in Public Health, 3:202. 2015. (A)

Last outreach publications:

• 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.
• Garcia-Seco T., Perez-Sancho M., Marques S., Garcia N., Fernandez LM. and Alvarez J.. Situación actual de la fiebre Q: diagnóstico, legislación y medidas de vigilancia y control. Tierras. Caprino, 6:81-85, OVIespaña. 2013.

Last communications:

• Romero B. and Garcia-Seco T.. Visita a un laboratorio de alta seguridad biológica: Centro VISAVET. Asignatura de coordinación en la respuesta tras un desastre. Máster Universitario en Gestión de Desastres. 2019. (Oral communication)
• Romero B. and Garcia-Seco T.. Descripción de laboratorios de Microbiología con nivel III de seguridad en la UCM. Descripción de VISAVET. IV Seminario de Prevención y defensa frente al uso de agentes biológicos como armas de destrucción masiva. Cátedra "Almirante Don Juan de Borbón". 2019. (Oral communication)
• San Martin E., Perez-Sancho M., Garcia-Seco T., Hernandez M., Quijada NM., Gibello A., Dominguez L., Vela AI. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.. Monitoring antimicrobial resistance genes in Lactrococcus garvieae strains obtained from different sources. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Poster communication)
• Santos-Ocaña S., Blanco JL., Garcia-Seco T., Martin C., Garcia ME. and Perez-Sancho M.. Screening Method for the Rapid Detection of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Carrier Bacteria in Environmental Surfaces. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Poster communication)
• Garcia-Seco T., Zamora L., Fernandez V., Moreno I., Casal C., Delgado L., Aguaron A., Hernandez M., Quijada NM., Rodriguez-Lazaro D. and Perez-Sancho M.. New Insights on Clostridium perfringens Epidemiology in Spanish Swine Populations: Toxicogenic and AMR profiles. 1st One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019. (Oral communication)