New publications in VISAVET Outreach Journal
Q fever importance in Europe nowadays
Q fever is one of the most widespread neglected zoonoses worldwide, in spite of the fact that it can be considered as emerging or reemerging in many countries. The disease has been described in almost every country where its presence has been investigated with the sole described exception of New Zealand. However, many aspects of the Q fever and its causative agent, the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, remain unclear although in the last years it has received a growing attention that could explain its “emergent” nature (due to the use of improved diagnostic techniques and enhanced vigilance in both Public Health and Animal Health sides)…
Alvarez J.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
MRSA. Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus is usually found on the skin and mucosa of domestic animals and humans. This microorganism causes mild infections or even severe ones, in addition to food borne disease through toxins. Antibiotics are the treatment for S. aureus infections. Nevertheless, the bacteria are getting more resistant over time. Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin (MRSA) is a public health concern given that they are resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics, which are the selected treatments for these infections.
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Porrero MC.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
“Swine flu”. Human cases due to H1N1 Influenza virus, an issue that so far only affects Public Health
Swine Influenza (also known as “swine flu”) is an acute respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A Influenza virus. Its characteristic symptoms are cough, respiratory problems, fever and depression, and although the disease usually has a sudden start animals rapidly recover from the disease. Typically, mortality levels are very low. Swine influenza was first described as an animal disease during the 1918-1919 pandemic known as “Spanish flu”…
Goyache J.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
Immune recognition and innate response in bovine tuberculosis: summary
Tuberculosis in cattle is a zoonotic disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis, although it is reported outbreaks caused by M. tuberculosis and M. caprae in this specie. In general, it is referring to bovine tuberculosis as the disease caused by the species included in the M. tuberculosis complex (not only by M. bovis). Innate response begins after the infection and before the initiation of adaptive immunity. The importance of this kind of response it is due to its capacity to neutralize the progression of infection…
Bezos J.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
Mycobacteriosis due to members of the Mycobacterium avium complex in swine: Significance, diagnosis and identification of possible sources of infection
Mycobacterium avium complex comprises two bacterial species of great importance, M. intracellulare and M. avium; the last one is currently subdivided in four subspecies (M. avium subsp. avium, M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, M. avium subsp. hominissuis and M. avium susbsp. silvaticum). All of them can infect a wide range of host species. In addition, while some of these species/subspecies are strict pathogens and are rarely found outside the host (M. avium subsp. avium, M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis and M. avium susbsp. silvaticum) the others are saprophytic bacteria that can survive in the environment and are widely distributed (M. intracellulare and M. avium subsp. hominissuis). Usually these “environmental” bacteria do not cause significant pathological problems…
Alvarez J.
VISAVET Outreach Journal
VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre (U.C.M.)
