Contact
Neglected and Emerging Diseases Unit
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
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Head office phone: (+34) 913 944 096
Laboratory phone: (+34) 913 944 083
Fax: (+34) 913 943 795
NED Unit performs epidemiological surveillance and monitoring of emerging pathogens and / or ignored in different host species (and potential vectors in their case). Some of these infectious agents have a low apparent prevalence, which makes not taken into account as priorities in most animal health programs despite the serious consequences that may involve their presence. The reality is that the real situation of many of these diseases is unknown, due to changes in climate and the increase in migratory movements have created favorable conditions for propagation in environments initially free of them. Epidemiological surveillance is a useful and effective tool in preventing and controlling outbreaks. The service works with local government and autonomous communities in the monitoring of various diseases.
Research
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:
- Ortega-García MV., Salguero FJ., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Moreno I., Garcia N., Garcia-Seco T., Torre G., Dominguez L. and Dominguez M.. A pathological study of Leishmania infantum natural infection in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1-8. 2019. (A)
- Machado G., Alvarez J., Bakka HC., Perez A., Donato LE., de Ferreira Lima Junior FE., Vieria Alves R. and del Rio Vilas VJ.. Revisiting area risk classification of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. BMC infectious diseases, 19(1):2. 2019. (A)
- 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)
- de la Cruz ML., Conrado I., Nault A., Perez A., Dominguez L. and Alvarez J.. Vaccination as a control strategy against Salmonella infection in pigs: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Research in Veterinary Science, 114:86-94. 2017. (A)
- Ortega-García MV., Moreno I., Dominguez M., de la Cruz ML., Martin AB., Rodriguez-Bertos A., Lopez R., Navarro A., Gonzalez S., Mazariegos M., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Garcia N.. Application of a specific quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to identify Leishmania infantum DNA in spleen, skin and hair samples of wild Leporidae. Veterinary Parasitology, 243:92-99. 2017. (A)
Last PhD thesis:
- Mª Luisa de la Cruz Conty. Application of quantitative analytic methods for the epidemiological study of zoonotic diseases. 2018.
- Teresa García-Seco Romero. Epidemiology of Q fever in domestic ruminants in the central zone of the Iberian peninsula. 2017.
- Marta Pérez Sancho. Aplicación de nuevas estrategias en el diagnóstico y profilaxis de la brucelosis producida por Brucella melitensis en rumiantes domésticos. 2014. (Mención Europea)
- Rosa Amejeiras Rodriguez. Prevalencia de microorganismos del género Salmonella en harinas de soja (Glicine max L.). 1998.
- Maria Rosario Villar Gaspar. Estudio sobre la prevalencia de anticuerpos séricos frente al virus rábico en perros de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. Desarrollo de una técnica inmunoenzimática para su detección. 1997.
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- Garcia N., Gonzalez S., Navarro A., Duque C., Polo Vaquero C., Fernandez-Manzano A., Martinez I. and Goyache J.. El virus de la Hepatitis E: un patógeno zoonósico emergente en Europa. Badajoz Veterinaria, 13:6-15, Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Badajoz. 2018.
- Garcia N., Navarro A. and Goyache J.. Hepatitis E: un riesgo emergente a estudio. Revista Alimentaria, 499(2018):32-34, Ediciones y Publicaciones Alimentarias. 2018.
- Gonzalez S.. Hepatitis E: Una zoonosis emergente de transmisión alimentaria. Weblog Madri+d de Seguridad Alimentaria y Alimentación, Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d. 2018.
- Briones V., Perez-Sancho M., Goyache J. and Dominguez L.. Ante la moda de comer natural. El País, Ediciones El País. 2018.
- Garcia N.. Hepatitis E: zoonotic emerging disease in industrialized countries. VISAVET Outreach Journal, VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.). 2017.
Last communications:
- Garcia-Seco T., Zamora L., Fernandez V., Moreno I., Casal C., Delgado L., Aguaron A., Hernandez M., Quijada NM., Rodriguez-Lazaro D. y 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)
- Garcia N.. La Red de Laboratorios de Alerta Biológica (RELAB). Bioterrorismo. Asignatura de coordinación en la respuesta tras un desastre. Máster Universitario en Gestión de Desastres. 2019. (Oral communication)
- Garcia N.. Hepatitis E: una zoonósis emergente de transmisión alimentaria. Jornada Formativa sobre Agentes Zoonóticos y Resistencias Antimicrobianas en Alimentos. 2018. (Oral communication)
- Goyache J.. Introducción o generalidades de enfermedades emergentes y enfermedades desatendidas. Curso sobre Enfermedades Emergentes. 2018. (Oral communication)
- Garcia N.. Vigilancia de enfermedades emergentes y comunicación en crisis sanitarias. Curso sobre Enfermedades Emergentes. 2018. (Oral communication)
