Research lines:

• Diagnosis of Q fever in livestock and wildlife using direct and indirect tests. (NED)
• Diagnosis of swine brucellosis (NED)
• Development of new strategies for diagnosis and control of bovine, ovine and caprine brucellosis (NED)
• Epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (NED)
• Design of methods for detection of biological threat agents (NED)

Last scientific publications:

• Garcia N., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Goyache J., Dominguez L. and Vela AI.. Associations between biovar and virulence factor genes in Pasteurella multocida isolates from pigs in Spain. The Veterinary Record, 169(14):362. 2011.
• Alvarez J., Saez JL., Garcia N., Serrat C., Perez-Sancho M., Gonzalez S., Ortega MJ., Gou J., Carbajo L., Garrido F., Goyache J. and Dominguez L.. Management of an outbreak of brucellosis due to B.melitensis in dairy cattle in Spain. Research in Veterinary Science, 90(2):208-11. 2011.
• Sanz C., Saez JL., Alvarez J., Cortes M., Pereira G., Reyes A., Rubio F., Martin J., Garcia N., Dominguez L., Hermoso-de-Mendoza M. and Hermoso-de-Mendoza J.. Mass vaccination as a complementary tool in the control of a severe outbreak of Bovine Brucellosis due to Brucella abortus in Extremadura, Spain. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 97(2):119-125. 2010.
• San Millan A., Escudero JA., Gutierrez B., Hidalgo L., Garcia N., Llagostera M., Dominguez L. and Gonzalez-Zorn B.. Multiresistance in Pasteurella multocida is mediated by coexistence of small plasmids. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 53(8):3399-404. 2009.
• Vela AI., Garcia N., Latre MV., Casamayor A., Sanchez-Porro C., Briones V., Ventosa A., Dominguez L. and Fernandez-Garayzabal JF.. Aerococcus suis sp. nov., isolated from clinical specimens from swine. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 57(Pt 6):1291-4. 2007.

Last outreach publications:

• Goyache J., Alvarez J., Gonzalez S., Garcia N., Perez-Sancho M., Martinez I. and Dominguez L.. Virus Influenza A H1N1. Profesión Veterinaria, 71:6-11, Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Madrid. 2009.
• Garcia N., Cebolla JA. and Lopez G.. Pasteurella multocida. Anaporc, 56:37-39, Asociacion Nacional de Porcicultura Científica. 2009.
• Gonzalez S., Briones V. and Garcia N.. Influenza Aviar. Análisis madri+d, Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d. 2007.

Last communications:

• Gonzalez S. and Garcia N.. VISAVET-UCM Centre: BSL-3 facilities. II Jornadas de Transferencia de Tecnología en Seguridad y Defensa. Foro sobre Seguridad y Defensa 2011. 2011. (Oral communication)
• Perez-Sancho M., Alvarez J., Duran M., Garcia N., Martinez I., García-Seco T., Gonzalez S., Garrido F. and Dominguez L.. Evaluation of different strategies for direct detection of B. melitensis in clinical samples from infected fetus. Brucellosis 2011-International Research Conference. 2011. (Oral communication)
• Perez-Sancho M., Alvarez J., Garcia N., Martinez I., García-Seco T., Gonzalez S., Goyache J. and Dominguez L.. New isothermal amplification technique (LAMP) for direct detection of Brucella spp. AHVLA International Conference 2011. 2011. (Poster communication)
• Iriso A., Garcia N., Medina G., Perez-Sancho M., Delso C., Martin I., Sevillano O., Alvarez J., Montoro J., Castillo R., Reinares J., Lara J., Escacena C. and Benitez P.. Surveillance of zoonotic diseases in wildlife, domestic animals and ticks in Madrid Region (Spain). Conferencia mundial de la OIE sobre la fauna salvaje “Sanidad animal y biodiversidad – Preparar el futuro”. 2011. (Poster communication)
• Garcia N.. Aislamiento e identificación bacteriana. Zoonosis y Riesgos Biológicos en la Comunidad de Madrid. 2010. (Oral communication)