2026-07-20 12:12 |
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9 p, 4.8 MB |
Biodiversity and pathogen dynamics in traditionally managed livestock systems
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Perelló, Alberto (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Barroso, Patricia (Universidad de León. Departamento de Sanidad Animal) ;
López Olvera, Jorge R. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Relimpio, D. (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Marín-Rojo, Ángela (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Escobar, María (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Ruiz-Fons, Francisco (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Cerón, José Joaquín (Universidad de Murcia) ;
Balseiro, Ana (Universidad de León. Departamento de Sanidad Animal) ;
Gortazar, Christian (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos)
The dynamics of generalist pathogens in complex host communities, such as those in grassland ecosystems, constitutes a frontier of knowledge in ecology and epidemiology. Globally, the increase in ruminant livestock has been associated with outbreaks of infectious diseases and a rise in the number of threatened species, leading to challenges for public health and biodiversity conservation by linking livestock, pathogens, and wildlife. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129842
Journal of environmental management, Vol. 407 (2026) , art. 129842
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2026-07-06 14:15 |
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8 p, 2.1 MB |
Field evaluation of grit supplementation as a tool to mitigate poisoning from lead shot legacy in waterbirds
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Escobar González, María (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Feliu, Jordi X. (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Vallverdú Coll, Núria (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
López-Antia, Ana (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Rodríguez-Estival, Jaime (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Martinez-Haro, Monica (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Ortiz-Santaliestra, Manuel E. (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Mateo Soria, Rafael (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
The ban of lead shot for hunting over wetlands at national and continental scales is essential to reduce the risk of lead poisoning in waterbirds, but the high persistence of lead shot in wetland sediments highlights the need for exploring additional mitigation measures. [...]
2025 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126650
Environmental pollution, Vol. 382 (2025) , art. 126650
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2026-06-23 11:13 |
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4 p, 1.5 MB |
Evidence of Prolonged Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity by Retrospective Serosurvey, Eastern Spain
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Carrera Faja, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Cardells-Peris, Jesús (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera) ;
Pailler-García, Lola (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat Mixta d'Investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal) ;
Lizana, Victor (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera) ;
Alfaro-Deval, Gemma (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera) ;
Espunyes, Johan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Napp Avelli, Sebastián (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat Mixta d'Investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal) ;
Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
We conducted a retrospective serosurvey for antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in wild ungulates along the eastern Mediterranean Coast of Spain. The virus has been endemic in this region since 2010 but is mainly restricted to geographic clusters with extremely high seropositivity associated with high density of bovids.
2022 - 10.3201/eid2805.212335
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 28, Num. 5 (Maig 2022) , p. 1031-1034
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2026-05-12 12:12 |
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9 p, 3.6 MB |
Commensal and pathogenic bacteria of the respiratory tract of bats from Catalonia, North-Eastern Spain
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Pasetto, Carlotta (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Puig Ribas, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Aragón, Virginia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat Mixta d'Investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal) ;
Guixé, David (Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)) ;
Caparroz Soto, Noel (Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)) ;
Camprodon, Jordi (Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)) ;
Martino, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Domingo, Mariano (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Obón, Elena (Centre de Fauna Salvatge de Torreferrussa (Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, Catalunya)) ;
Molina López, Rafael (Centre de Fauna Salvatge de Torreferrussa (Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, Catalunya)) ;
Fernández Aguilar, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat Mixta d'Investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal) ;
Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Bats host a diverse range of commensal and potentially pathogenic microorganisms, yet bacterial infections remain underrepresented in bat health research. This study investigated the diversity of bacteria of the respiratory tract in bats from Catalonia, North-Eastern Spain, including free-ranging individuals and those admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation centre. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2026.111010
Veterinary microbiology, Vol. 317 (June 2026) , art. 111010
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2026-06-30 14:12 |
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10 p, 1.2 MB |
Temporal Dynamics and Turnover of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2/GI.2) in Wild Lagomorphs from Northeastern Spain
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Estruch Morente, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Almeida, Tereza (Universidade do Porto. Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos) ;
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Pereira, Lorena (Universidade do Porto. Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos) ;
Rouco, Carlos (Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología) ;
Lavín González, Santiago (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Abrantes, Joana (Universidade do Porto. Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos) ;
Velarde, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Lopes, Ana M. (Universidade do Porto. Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Servei d'Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge
In Mediterranean ecosystems, emerging lagoviruses, particularly rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2/GI. 2), have caused substantial mortality in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and, sporadically, hares (Lepus spp. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s00248-026-02746-x
Microbial Ecology, Vol. 89, Num. 1 (December 2026) , p. 89
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2026-04-23 12:12 |
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9 p, 4.8 MB |
Fatal babesiosis in a free-ranging iberian wolf co-infected with Hepatozoon canis and Leishmania infantum: Epidemiological implications for the cantabrian wolf population
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Fayos, Manena (Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre de Cantabria) ;
Sastre Alaiz, Natalia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Palomar, Ana M. (Hospital San Pedro-Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja) ;
Sacristán, Carlos (Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA-CSIC)) ;
Sacristán, Irene (Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA-CSIC)) ;
Ewbank, Ana Carolina (Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA), CSIC, Valdeolmos, 28130, Madrid, Spain) ;
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Velarde, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments)
Health surveillance of large carnivores, such as the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus), allows the early detection of emerging and established pathogens in natural environments, due to their position in the top of the food chain. [...]
2025 - 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101080
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol. 27 (May 2025) , art. 101080
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2026-03-27 12:13 |
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16 p, 1.5 MB |
Single and Co-Infections by Tick-Borne Pathogens in Synanthropic European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Northwestern Italy
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Prandi, Ilaria (Università di Torino (Itàlia)) ;
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Maas, Miriam (Centre for Infectious Disease Control. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)) ;
Fonville, Manoj (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) ;
Wattimena, Anne (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) ;
Quaranta, Giuseppe (Università di Torino (Itàlia)) ;
Capucchio, Maria Teresa (Università di Torino (Itàlia)) ;
Sprong, Hein (Centre for Infectious Disease Control. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)) ;
Tomassone, Laura (Università di Torino (Itàlia))
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) are increasingly recorded in urban areas, where synanthropic wildlife may sustain pathogen transmission cycles. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), frequently infested with ectoparasites, may serve as an urban reservoir of zoonotic TBPs. [...]
2026 - 10.3390/vetsci13020150
Veterinary sciences, Vol. 13, Num. 2 (February 2026) , p. 150
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2026-02-27 12:35 |
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13 p, 1.9 MB |
Beyond density : Environmental and dietary drivers of endoparasite burden in overabundant red deer populations
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Fuentes Moyano, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Torres-Blas, Irene (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Martinez Torres, Helena (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Lizana, Victor (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera. Servicio de Análisis, Investigación, Gestión de Animales Silvestres) ;
Lavín González, Santiago (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
López-Ramon, Jordi (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera. Servicio de Análisis, Investigación, Gestión de Animales Silvestres) ;
Català-Tetuán, Carmen (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera. Servicio de Análisis, Investigación, Gestión de Animales Silvestres) ;
Perea, Ramón (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) ;
Ruíz-Fons, Francisco (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ;
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Cardells-Peris, Jesús (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera. Servicio de Análisis, Investigación, Gestión de Animales Silvestres)
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations are increasing in both number and range, raising concerns that parasite abundance, such as gastrointestinal nematodes, may be influenced by host density. Research exploring this relationship in wildlife remains scarce, particularly in Mediterranean ecosystems. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s00436-026-08627-z
Parasitology Research, Vol. 125, Num. 1 (December 2026) , p. 22
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15 p, 1.7 MB |
Tracking invasion events: phylogeography of Hyalomma marginatum in the Mediterranean basin with a focus on Southern France
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Jourdan Pineau, Hélène (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)) ;
Bernard, Célia (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)) ;
Blanda, Valeria (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)) ;
Bourquia, Maria (Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II) ;
Bru, David (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Université de Montpellier) ;
Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Carrera Faja, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Espunyes, Johan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat Mixta d'Investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal) ;
Gottlieb, Yuval (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) ;
Joly-Kukla, Charlotte (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Université de Montpellier) ;
Malandrin, Laurence (ONIRIS) ;
Mechouk, Noureddine (University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca) ;
Mihalca, Andrei Daniel (University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca) ;
Pollet, Thomas (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Université de Montpellier) ;
Saengram, Phonsiri (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Université de Montpellier) ;
Torina, Alessandra (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri") ;
Valcárcel, Félix (Animalario del Departamento de Reproducción Animal. CSIC) ;
Vatansever, Zati (Kafkas University) ;
Vial, Laurence (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)) ;
Zahri, Abderrahmane (Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II) ;
Verheyden, Hélène (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Université de Toulouse) ;
Huber, Karine (University of Montpellier)
Background: Hyalomma marginatum is a hard tick vector of various pathogens, including Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus, recently detected in French specimens. This species has a wide distribution from North Africa to Eastern Europe and has only recently been considered established in Southern France. [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s13071-025-06927-4
Parasites & vectors, Vol. 18, Num. 1 (2025) , art. 407
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Overabundant populations of large wild herbivores disrupt plant-pollinator networks in a Mediterranean ecosystem
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Hernández-Castellano, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Valladares, D. N. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Calleja, J. A. (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) ;
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Perea, R. (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Large herbivores are keystone species, so changes in their population abundance can have cascading effects on ecosystems. Over the last decades, many species of deer (Cervidae) have experienced unprecedented densities across many areas of the Northern Hemisphere, potentially leading to simplification of plant-pollinator communities, disruption of their interactions, and destabilization of ecological networks. [...]
2025 - 10.1111/plb.70053
Plant Biology (Stuttgart, Germany), Vol. 27 (july 2025) , p. 1047-1057
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