Contact
Viral Immunology and Preventive Medicine Unit
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre
Universidad Complutense
Av. Puerta de Hierro s/n. 28040 Madrid. Spain
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Head office phone: (+34) 913 944 082
Laboratory phone: (+34) 913 943 702
Fax: (+34) 913 943 795
SUAT Research Service has been developed several lines of research related to the diagnosis of animal viruses (African swine fever, classical swine fever, African horse sickness, bluetongue…) And risk analysis of possible entry and spread of infectious diseases in our country (in addition to those mentioned above, also foot & mouth disease, West Nile, avian flu) The group also develops the tasks of the reference laboratory for the OIE to African swine fever and African horse sickness, and has extensive experience in the management of these and other diseases such as classical swine fever. He also actively collaborates with OIE, FAO, OIRSA, DG SANCO and EFSA.
The scientific interest of the service focuses on the study of infectious diseases in animals and in particular the development of new diagnostic techniques, new generation vaccines and new strategies for their control through risk analysis and modeling, as well as establishment of networks for health monitoring.
The scientific interest of the service focuses on the study of infectious diseases in animals and in particular the development of new diagnostic techniques, new generation vaccines and new strategies for their control through risk analysis and modeling, as well as establishment of networks for health monitoring.
Research
Research lines:
- New diagnostic methods design (SUAT)
- Preventive medicine (SUAT)
- Marine animal health (SUAT)
Last scientific publications:
- Ibanez-Porras P., Bosch J., Feliziani F., Maresca C., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Iglesias I., Aguilar-Vega C. and Martinez-Aviles M.. WiBISS: a tool to estimate avoided lost revenue of African swine fever wild boar vaccination at municipality level. Frontiers in veterinary science, 12:1667173. 2025. (A)
- Jori F., Pleydell D., Burnichon E., Casal J. and Barasona JA.. Wild boar trade and African swine fever risk of introduction into new territories: A quantitative release assessment with retrospective data of wild boar shipments to France and Spain (2010–2017). One Health, 21:101185. 2025. (A)
- Relimpio D., Kosowska A., Barroso-Arevalo S., de Antonio Gomez DE., Gortazar C. and Barasona JA.. Oral fluid collection in wild boar: A field protocol. The Veterinary Journal, 312:106362. 2025. (A)
- Ito S., Bosch J., Aguilar-Vega C., Isoda N., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. and Sueyoshi M.. Optimizing Oral Vaccine Distribution Strategies for Wild Boars Through Bias-Corrected Habitat Modeling: A Case Study of Classical Swine Fever Control in Japan. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1576080. 2025. (A)
- Gonzalez-Garcia G., Gallardo C., Monton M., Barroso-Arevalo S., Casado N., Barasona JA., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Venteo A., Sastre P. and Rueda P.. A Novel Prototype African Swine Fever Virus DIVA (Differentiation Between Infected and Vaccinated Animals) Serological Assay Based on the Detection of Antibodies Against the pEP153R, eGFP, and p72 Proteins. Vaccines, 13:3. 2025. (A)
Last PhD thesis:
- Aleksandra Kosowska . Characterization of shedding, transmission, and environmental contamination of different strains of African swine fever virus. 2025.
- Ignacio Vargas Castro. New perspectives in the study of mayor emerging diseases in cetaceans: advances in the understanding of Herpesviruses, Morbilliviruses and Brucella. 2024. (Doctorado Internacional)
- José Luis Crespo Picazo. Patología y causas de varamiento en tortugas marinas de la Comunidad Valenciana. 2024.
- Carolina Muñoz Peréz. Strategies for African swine fever prevention. 2024. (Doctorado Internacional)
- Cecilia Aguilar Vega. New tools to prevent the endemism of bluetongue. 2022.
Outreach
Last outreach publications:
- Vargas-Castro I., Hernandez-Mora G., Gonzalez-Barrientos R. and Grattarola C.. Brucellosis in aquatic mammals. Brucellosis: The Silent Threat to Livestock and Human Health. Ed. 00. 8:133-145, Elsevier, 1997. 2025.
- Kosowska A., Barasona JA., Barroso-Arevalo S., Diaz-de Frutos M., Dominguez L. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Nueva herramienta de muestreo para la detección temprana y segura de patógenos en entornos animales y su ambiente. Revista de la Organización Colegial Veterinaria, 1(2025):25, Consejo General de Colegios de la Profesión Veterinaria de España. 2025.
- Martin-Sanz J., Martin-Gomez JC., Bazo Pérez C., Espinosa-Sanchez A., Salas-Fajardo MY., Barasona JA. and Calero-Bernal R.. Epidemiología y control de parasitosis: Hypoderma actaeon (diptera), causante de la hypodermosis del ciervo infestación emergente en corzos de la península ibérica. ParaJournal, 5/2024, Sociedad Española de Parasitología. 2024.
- Barroso-Arevalo S. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Pets and SARS-CoV-2: Their role in disease epidemiology. Features, Transmission, Detection, and Case Studies in COVID-19. Ed. 1. 14:171-177, Academic Press. 2024.
- Barasona JA., Cadenas-Fernández E., Kosowska A., Barroso-Arevalo S., Rivera B., Sanchez R., Porras N., Frontaura CG. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM.. Seguridad del candidato vacunal LV17/WB/RIE1 frente a la ppa en jabalíes: sobredosis y dosis repetidas. Porcinews, 5, Agrinews. 2022.
Last communications:
- Vargas-Castro I.. De Madrid a las Islas Galápagos: una mirada veterinaria de la conservación. Aula abierta. 2025. (Oral communication)
- Barasona JA.. Peste Porcina Africana. Máster en Sanidad y Producción Porcina. 2025. (Oral communication)
- Barasona JA.. Peste Porcina Africana. Sesión práctica: actuaciones para el control de un foco. Máster en Sanidad y Producción Porcina. 2025. (Oral communication)
- Jori F., Pleydell DRJ., Burnichon E., Casal J. y Barasona JA.. Estimating the risk of release of African swine fever through shipments of live wild boar from Eastern to Western Europe (2014-2018). EWDA Conference 2024. 2025. (Oral communication)
- Ayllon T.. An Integrated Approach for Entomovirological Surveillance. Programa de Posgrado en Inmunología e Inflamación y Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias (Microbiología). 2025. (Oral communication)
