February, 2009 news
February 26th, 2009
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A stochastic model to quantify the risk of introduction of classical swine fever virus through import of domestic and wild boars
Epidemiology and Infections publish this investigation article
Classical swine fever (CSF) is a disease of pigs that imposes major hardship on the industry of infected regions. The recent history of CSF epidemics suggests that animal movements remain the main source of CSF virus (CSFV) infection for susceptible populations in Europe. This study presents an assessment of the risk of introducing CSFV into Spain through the importation of live susceptible animals. Results suggest that, if prevailing conditions persist, introduction of CSFV into Spain is likely to occur on average every 9 years and that introduction is almost three times more likely to occur …
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February 16th, 2009
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Introduccion a la inmunologia de la tuberculosis
Conference in Seminarios VISAVET 2009
February 16th, 2009
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Analisis de la region promotora del operon phoP/R de Mycobacterium smegmatis
Oral communication in Seminarios VISAVET 2009
February 13rd, 2009
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Reproduction ratio of avian influenza epidemics in Europe in 2005-2008
Poster communication in International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance 2007
February 13rd, 2009
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Sequence Variation in Molecular Diagnosis Target of Influenza Virus Type A
Poster communication in International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance 2009
Avian Influenza (AI) is a significant infectious disease caused by Influenza virus type A, which belongs to the Family Orthomixoviridae. Its genome consists of eight single-stranded segments, negative-sense RNA, which encodes 10 or 11 proteins. The high nucleotide substitution rate for this type of viruses allows them to a rapid adaptation to new environments and hosts, even crossing the species barrier. This could explain, at least in part, the high prevalence of these agents and their definition as emerging or re-emerging pathogens. Moreover, this high genetic variability could affect molecu…
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February 13rd, 2009
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Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci determined by direct PCR in pigeons in Madrid
Poster presented in International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance 2009
Avian Chlamydiosis, a systematic and occasionally fatal disease in birds, is caused by Chlamydophila psittaci. Chamydial infections have been also reported in mammals (including humans), reptiles and amphibians. Efforts to detect and identify chlamydial species are important because they do not only cause disease but also interact synergistically with viruses or with other bacteria, increasing the virulence of these. Among the possible sources of chlamydial infections for humans, peridomestic birds such as pigeons represent a potential risk due to their increasing population in urban areas. Ho…
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February 1st, 2009
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Discovery of Stable and Variable Differences in the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Type I, II, and III Genomes by Pan-Genome Microarray Analysis
Applied and environmental microbiology publish this investigation article
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is an important animal pathogen widely disseminated in the environment that has also been associated with Crohn\`s disease in humans. Three M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis genomotypes are recognized, but genomic differences have not been fully described. To further investigate these potential differences, a 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray (designated the MAPAC array), based on the combined genomes of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (strain K-10) and Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (strain 104), was designed and validated. By use of a test …
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February 1st, 2009
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Circovirus porcinos en explotación de ciclo cerrado
New article published in Anaporc
Principales acciones que se pueden llevar a cabo encaminadas a la prevención y control, actuando sobre los factores predisponentes, para favorecer un adecuado nivel inmunitario…
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