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Equine Health Surveillance Unit
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
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phone: (+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:
- de la Cuesta-Torrado M., Velloso-Alvarez A., Santiago-Llorente I., Armengou L., Nieto F., Rios J., Cruz F. and Jose-Cunilleras E.. Risk Factors and Long-Term Outcomes in Horses After the 2021 Outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus 1 Myeloencephalopathy, Valencia, Spain. Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 39(2):e70040. 2025. (A)
- Perez-Montero B., Fermin-Rodriguez ML., Portero-Fuentes M., Sarquis J., Caceres S., Illera del Portal JC., de Juan L., Miro G. and Cruz F.. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and 8-hydroxy-2`-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels in canine serum: establishing reference intervals and influencing factors. BMC Veterinary Research, 21:161. 2025. (A)
- Perez-Montero B., Fermin-Rodriguez ML., Portero-Fuentes M., Sarquis J., Caceres S., Illera del Portal JC., de Juan L., Miro G. and Cruz F.. Serum total antioxidant status in dogs: Reference intervals and influence of multiple biological and analytical factors. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 53(4):399-408. 2024. (A)
- Perez-Montero B., Fermin-Rodriguez ML., Miro G. and Cruz F.. Oxidative Stress in Canine Diseases: A Comprehensive Review. Antioxidants, 13(11)1396. 2024. (A)
- Velloso-Alvarez A., Cunilleras EJ., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Santiago-Llorente I., Cuesta M., Troya-Portillo L., Rivera B., de Juan L. and Cruz F.. Stream of revelation: detection of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in urine during myeloencephalopathy outbreaks. Equine veterinary journal, 56(S60)67-67. 2024. (P)
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:
- Gago-Munoz P., Dorrego-Rodriguez A., Raez-Casarrubios A., Rivera B., Dominguez M., Moreno I., de Juan L. y Cruz F.. Evaluación de la resistencia/susceptibilidad genética al virus de la arteritis equina en caballos de Pura Raza Española. XXVII Simposio Nacional AVEDILA. 2024. (Oral communication)
- Cruz F.. Técnicas aplicadas en el inmunodiagnóstico en animales de compañía. Bloque II. Bases del inmunodiagnóstico. Inmunología en clínica de perros y gatos. 2024. (Oral communication)
- Cruz F.. EHV-1 detection in urine samples. Stream of revelation: detection of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in urine during myeloencephalopathy outbreaks. 12th International Equine Infectious Diseases Conference. 2024. (Oral communication)
- 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)
