A5082479733- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2017-2025
Centro Nacional de Epidemiología
2015
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2015
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2015
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2013
Biosecurity measures are a set of management procedures that prevent the risk introducing and spreading infectious diseases to farm, although these rarely implemented in dairy farms. There some studies have identified decision implement biosecurity can be influenced by several psychosocial factors (attitudes behaviours). Thus, objective this study was examine (and their interactions) influencing implementation farms Spain, through views farmers veterinarians from Catalonia (northeast Spain)...
African swine fever (ASF) and classical (CSF) are two major transboundary animal diseases of with important socioeconomic consequences at farm, subnational national level. The objective this study was to evaluate the direct cost outbreaks their control country/regional level in four countries: namely CSF Colombia 2015-2016, retrospective ASF Philippines 2019 a province Vietnam 2020 hypothetical scenario one region North Macedonia, using newly developed Outbreak Costing Tool (OutCosT). tool...
After an urgent inquiry into a suspected international outbreak of Salmonella Goldcoast infection was launched by Hungary in October 2009 nationwide multidisciplinary investigation carried out Italy. The aims were to verify whether the higher than expected number cases S. that had occurred Italy previous months linked and determine their origin. Between June March 2010, 79 confirmed identified. Of these, 17 part three different point-source outbreaks probably associated with consumption...
This study analyses the temporal and spatial distribution of found dead African swine fever (ASF)-positive wild boar carcasses from 2017 to January 2021 in affected European countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Serbia Slovakia. During this period, a total 21,785 cases were confirmed 19,071 unique locations. The analysis aggregated per month evidenced that most countries located southern latitudes showed higher number between April, whereas...
The effectiveness of health interventions against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is influenced by several "non-biological" factors that may hamper bTB detection and control. Although the engagement stakeholders a key factor for eradication programme's success, social have been often ignored in control programmes animal diseases, especially developed countries. In this study, we used qualitative approach to investigate perceptions, opinions, attitudes beliefs farmers veterinarians influence...
Transmission of pathogens between farms via animal transport vehicles is a potential concern; however, the available information on driver routines and biosecurity measures implemented during limited. Given above, aim this study was to describe characterize prevailing practices adopted by cattle drivers in Spain. Eighty-two were surveyed face-to-face or remotely. The survey included questions general characteristics (type journeys vehicles) together with vehicle hygiene practices. Results...
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease affecting small (SR), is distributed across Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. After successful eradication of rinderpest in 2011, PPR was targeted as next animal to be eradicated. Nonetheless, past two decades, has spread into countries where it had never been previously reported. In Black Sea Basin (BSB), SR sector plays critical role subsistence rural populations supports national economies, become endemic...
This study aims to assess the most likely causes of Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns in Spanish cattle herds and identify main risk factors at farm-level.Causes bTB were assessed through a qualitative risk-assessment based on decision-trees by analysing surveillance data from 3819 detected during 2014-2016. Results compared veterinary officers' (VO) opinions. Risk identified case-control with 196 cases 160 controls collected 2014-2018.The decision tree analysis residual infections...
The high-resolution WGS analyses of MTBC strains have provided useful insight for determining sources infection animal tuberculosis. In Spain, tuberculosis in livestock is caused by Mycobacterium bovis and caprae, where wildlife reservoirs play an important role. We analyzed a set 125 M. isolates obtained from Catalonia to investigate strain diversity identify possible and/or causes infection. Whole-genome SNP profiles were used phylogenetic reconstruction pairwise distance analysis....
In Spain, the eradication of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle has had some setbacks and therefore we need to re-evaluate current surveillance strategies. The Spanish TB system consists three components: a) routine skin testing, b) slaughterhouse surveillance, c) pre-movement controls. Our objectives were assess effectiveness whole evaluate relative contribution each those components, both at national province level. was estimated based on sensitivity detection per year time until detection....
In Spain, despite years of efforts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), the disease is still endemic, with some areas high prevalence. this context, surveillance and control plans may need be re-evaluated, understanding dynamics bTB spread within Spanish herds help develop new strategies for reducing time detection infected elimination from already infected. Here, we developed a compartmental stochastic model simulate within-herd transmission, fed it epidemiological data 22 (obtained...
The implementation of biosecurity measures in livestock production systems can be affected by the psychosocial factors its stakeholders, which observed through their knowledge, attitudes and perceptions/practices. In Spain, there are no regulations per se to promote biosecurity. Of all farmers veterinarians have been addressed previous studies, but not belonging specifically government services. This study explores this particular group's perceptions routine north-western north-eastern an...
Tuberculosis (TB) in wildlife challenges epidemiological surveillance and disease control. An outbreak of TB was detected a free-ranging wild boar population Natural Park Catalonia (Spain) the investigation conducted area. During study period (2015–2020), 278 boars were analysed by gross pathology, histopathology, mycobacterial culture DVR-spoligotyping. In addition, all cattle (49) goat (47) herds area tested with tuberculin skin test. compatible lesions 21 boars, Mycobacterium caprae...
France and Spain have been fighting against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) for years, even though new outbreaks continue to appear on both sides of the border, generating misconceptions about disease social distrust in eradication programme competent authorities. The perceived risk commitment all interested parties are key factors successful implementation control programmes, as they might influence acceptability recommended measures. Effective communication can contribute increasing knowledge,...
African swine fever (ASF) and classical (CSF) are two major transboundary animal diseases of with important socioeconomic consequences at farm, subnational national level. The objective this study was to evaluate the direct cost outbreaks their control country/regional level in four countries: namely CSF Colombia 2015-2016, retrospective ASF Philippines 2019 a province Vietnam 2020, hypothetical scenario one region North Macedonia, using newly developed Outbreak Costing Tool (OutCosT). tool...