A5087731583- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Microbial infections and disease research
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2017-2025
Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal
2018-2025
Canarie
2023
Université IBN Khaldoun Tiaret
2023
Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU
2022
Salvat (Spain)
2017-2018
Universidad de Murcia
2016
Abstract Peccaries (collared peccary—CP—and white-lipped peccary—WLP) are an essential source of protein and income for rural communities in the Amazon region. Since 1980s, researchers have reported recurrent local disappearances WLP populations. Although such impact species conservation food security societies, no studies drawn consistent conclusions about causes these population collapses. However, it has recently been proposed that overabundance this before its decline would be related to...
Leishmania infantum and tarentolae are two sympatric parasites of significant ecological epidemiological interest in the Mediterranean basin. In this study, we investigated prevalence L. gecko species (Tarentola mauritanica Hemidactylus turcicus) present on Mallorca Island, Spain, using duplex quantitative PCR. A total 60 geckos were sampled across island, including 54 T. six H. turcicus. Tissue blood samples screened for both parasites, generalized linear models used to assess...
Abstract Changes in land‐use and climate affect the distribution diversity of plant animal species at different spatiotemporal scales. The extent to which species‐specific phenotypic plasticity biotic interactions mediate organismal adaptation changing environments, however, remains poorly understood. Woody expansion is threatening alpine grasslands worldwide, evaluating predicting its effects on herbivores crucial importance. Here, we explore impact shrubification feeding efficiency...
In the recent past, peste des petits ruminants (PPR) emerged in East Africa causing outbreaks small livestock across different countries, with evidences of spillover to wildlife. order understand better PPR at wildlife–livestock interface, we investigated patterns virus (PPRV) exposure, disease outbreaks, and viral sequences northern Albertine Rift. PPRV antibodies indicated a widespread exposure apparently healthy wildlife from South Sudan (2013) Uganda (2015, 2017). African buffaloes kobs...
The global emergence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) strains Salmonella and Campylobacter is a serious public health concern. Both bacteria are leading causes human gastrointestinal foodborne infections the two most reported zoonoses in European Union. By feeding on livestock carcasses, especially from intensive farming, as well landfill sites, obligate avian scavengers can become infected with zoonotic pathogens AMR strains, be considered large-scale sentinels environmental burden. In this...
Abstract Background Anthropogenic disturbance has the potential to negatively affect wildlife health by altering food availability and diet composition, increasing exposure agrochemicals, intensifying contact with humans, domestic animals, their pathogens. However, impact of these factors on fecal microbiome composition hosts its link host modulation remains barely explored. Here we investigated bacterial insectivorous bat Kuhl’s pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus kuhlii ) dwelling in four...
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous zoonotic protozoan parasite that infects wide variety range of warm-blooded animals. This study describes the epidemiological scenario T. in an indigenous community relies on subsistence hunting well-conserved and isolated area Peruvian Amazon. The high seropositivity against humans (83.3% IgG 6.1% IgM), wild mammals (30.45%, 17 species), peri-domestic rodents (10.0% Rattus sp.), domestic animals (94.1% dogs 100% cats) indicates existence sylvatic cycle...
Optimal management of free-ranging herbivores requires the accurate assessment an animal's nutritional status. For this purpose 'near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy' (NIRS) is very useful, especially when done through faecal indicators such as nitrogen (FN). In order to perform NIRS calibration, default protocol recommends starting by generating initial equation based on at least 50-75 samples from given species. Although optimises prediction accuracy, it limits use with rare or...
In alpine habitats, the seasonally marked climatic conditions generate seasonal and spatial differences in forage availability for herbivores. Vegetation quality during growing season are known to drive life history traits of mountain ungulates. However, little effort has been made understand association between plant phenology changes foraging strategies these dwellers. Furthermore, this link can be affected by presence livestock same meadows. The objective work was study diet composition...
Abstract We conducted a serosurvey for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus antibodies in various wildlife species Catalonia, northeastern Spain. detected high seroprevalence southern close to the Ebro Delta wetland, key stopover birds migrating from Africa. Our findings could indicate that competent vectors are present region.
Long-term mark-recapture studies are essential for bat conservation. Over the last decades, millions of bats across Europe and America have been marked with forearm rings this purpose. Although it is considered a cost-effective method compared to Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT) tags, direct injuries from using reported since their very first use. Yet, impact on bats' welfare has not systematically evaluated remains highly controversial issue among scientific community policymakers....
The chamois Rupicapra spp. is the most abundant mountain ungulate of Europe and Near East, where it occurs as two species, northern R. rupicapra southern pyrenaica . Here, we provide a state‐of‐the‐art overview research trends challenging issues in conservation, focusing on taxonomy systematics, genetics, life history, ecology behavior, physiology disease, management conservation. Research has longstanding history contributed substantially to biological ecological knowledge ungulates....
Ruminant pestiviruses (family Flaviviridae ) affect both wild and domestic ruminants worldwide, causing reproductive disorders severe economic losses. Wild (n=1442) (n=373) from southern Spain were tested for the presence of antibodies to pestiviruses. Seropositivity was detected by ELISA virus neutralisation test in 1/892 (0.1 per cent) red deer, 29/125 (23.2 cattle 17/157 (10.8 sheep. Pestivirus‐specific bovine viral diarrhoea (BVDV) border disease (BDV) genotypes 1, 4 5 detected....
The study of diet composition is required to understand the interactions between animal and plant ecosystems. Different non-invasive techniques applied on faecal samples have commonly been used for such purposes, with cuticle microhistological analysis (CMA) emerging DNA-based methods being most relevant. In this work, we refined optimized a qualitative approach combining PCR amplification long trnL(UAA) ITS2 fragments capillary electrophoresis (PCR-CE), instead short massive sequencing...
Fasciola hepatica is a liver parasite of ruminants whose distribution determined by its intermediate host, the freshwater snail Galba truncatula. In Europe, F. mostly associated with lowlands. Infection from sympatric domestic reservoirs rarely reported in wild mountain ungulates. This study explores multi-host system European alpine area. Serum samples (n = 1,209) Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra p. pyrenaica), mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), sheep aries) and cattle (Bos taurus) were collected...
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), considered a zoonotic agent of wildlife origin, can infect various animal species, including in free-range and captive environments. Detecting susceptible species potential reservoirs is crucial for preventing the transmission, spread, genetic evolution, further emergence viral variants that are major threats to global health. This study aimed detect exposure or infection by SARS-CoV-2 420 animals from 40 different...
Abstract Background Livestock play an important role as reservoir of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a health economic concern worldwide. However, little is known regarding the transmission maintenance these at wildlife-livestock interface. In this study, we assessed occurrence, genetic diversity AMR Campylobacter spp. Salmonella shed by sympatric free-ranging livestock wild herbivore in alpine ecosystem. Results was isolated from 23.3 % cattle 7.7 sheep but not horses...
Changes in vegetation phenology related to global warming are having alarming effects on the life history traits of many herbivore species. Such changes particularly critical alpine ecosystems, where strong climate limitations plant growth make seasonal synchronization imperative for growth, reproduction and survival herbivores. However, despite pivotal role resource-use strategies performances such species, few studies have explicitly assessed mechanistic impact change their diets. We aimed...
We conducted a retrospective serosurvey for antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in wild ungulates along the eastern Mediterranean Coast of Spain. The has been endemic this region since 2010 but is mainly restricted to geographic clusters with extremely high seropositivity associated density bovids.