Contact
Equine Health Surveillance Unit
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
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(+34) 646 237 530
SEVISEQ (Equine Health Surveillance Unit) is created due to the need of support for the official institutions and is focused on several aspects: the high presence of equine infectious diseases in Spain, the existence of clinical outbreaks, the lack of awareness regarding the importance of equine infectious diseases by horse owners and professionals of the equine industry, and the importance of a correct application of prevention and control measures in every equine premises.
The work at SEVISEQ is divided into six lines:
- Diagnosis of acute infection.
- Analysis of samples prior to exportation and sales.
- Analysis of samples for the annual health surveillance in breeding stud farms.
- Technical assistance to veterinary surgeons.
- Production of health surveillance reports.
- Research in equine infectious diseases.
The work at SEVISEQ is divided into six lines:
- Diagnosis of acute infection.
- Analysis of samples prior to exportation and sales.
- Analysis of samples for the annual health surveillance in breeding stud farms.
- Technical assistance to veterinary surgeons.
- Production of health surveillance reports.
- Research in equine infectious diseases.
Investigation
Last scientific publications:
- Velloso-Alvarez A., Jose-Cunilleras E., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Santiago-Llorente I., de las Cuesta-Torrado M., Troya-Portillo L., Rivera B., Vitale V., de Juan L. and Cruz F.. Detection of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in urine samples during outbreaks of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy. Equine veterinary journal, 56(3):456-463. 2024. (A)
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Camino E., Gago F., Buendia A., Acurio Cutschi KL., Gonzalez S., de Juan L. and Cruz F.. Haemato-biochemical characterization of equine piroplasmosis asymptomatic carriers and seropositive, real-time PCR negative horses. Veterinary Parasitology, 323:110046. 2023. (A)
- 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)
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Serres C. and Cruz F.. Taylorella asinigenitalis: raising awareness of its importance and presence in equine and asinine populations. The Veterinary Record, 190(6):e1602. 2022. (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)
Last PhD thesis:
- Blanca Pérez Montero. Characterization of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Dogs: Reference Intervals, Biological Variation Sources, and Endogenous Interferences. 2024.
- 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. El caballo de tiro y arrastre valenciano. Evaluación de su actividad física. Ed. 1. 130-151, Universidad de León. 2023.
- 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.
- Cruz F., Santiago I., Gonzalez S., Varela M., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Perez MD., Serres C. and de Juan L.. Equine Herpesvirus 1. Trojan Horse in the 2021 rhinopneumonitis outbreak. Profesión Veterinaria, 96:6-18, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2021.
Last communications:
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Camino E., Gago-Munoz P., Acurio Gutsche KL., Carvajal J., Raez-Casarrubios A., Rivera B., Gonzalez S., de Juan L. y Cruz F.. Análisis filogenético de secuencias de Theileria equi y Babesia caballi en équidos con piroplasmosis clínica aguda. Jornadas Vigilancia Sanitaria 2023: presente y futuro para 2030. 2023. (Poster communication)
- Sánchez-Morales L., Garcia-Seco T., Acurio Gutsche KL., Perez-Domingo A., Moreno I., Dominguez M., Barroso-Arevalo S., Diaz-de Frutos M., Cruz F., Perez-Sancho M., Dominguez L. y Grupo Mycotraining.. Respuesta comparada en la inmunidad innata entrenada en dos modelos experimentales de ratón. Jornadas Vigilancia Sanitaria 2023: presente y futuro para 2030. 2023. (Poster communication)
- Acurio Gutsche KL. y Cruz F.. Utilidad del análisis hematológico y bioquímico en la investigación con animales. Seminarios VISAVET 2023. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Dorrego-Rodriguez A.. Técnicas Inmunológicas. Fijación de Complemento. Auxiliares de Laboratorio. 2023. (Oral communication)
- Gago-Munoz P.. Epidemiología del virus de la enfermedad de Borna en caballos en España. Seminarios de Investigación Doctorado en Veterinaria. 2023. (Oral communication)
