Grup de recerca Wildlife Ecology & Health
El nostre grup Wildlife Ecology and Health integra l'ecologia, patologia i la modelització estadística per abordar els problemes de salut i gestió de la fauna. Som un grup de veterinaris, patòlegs i ecòlegs centrats en l'estudi de les poblacions d'animals salvatges amb un enfocament multidisciplinari. La nostra investigació pretén comprendre i divulgar sobre la relació entre els factors ambientals i humans, les malalties infeccioses i la salut de les poblacions en un sentit ampli. El nostre objectiu és desenvolupar, no només una millor comprensió de les relacioni entre els patògens i les seves hostes més comuns, sinó també proporcionar una base sòlida sobre la qual fonamentar mesures de gestió i conservació de les poblacions.
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2025-03-23
03:03
10 p, 575.2 KB Monitoring of Selected Swine Viral Diseases in Peruvian Amazon Peccaries / Menajovsky, María Fernanda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Mayor Aparicio, Pedro Ginés (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Bodmer, Richard (Comunidad de Manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y en Latinoamérica) ; Perez-Peña, Pedro (Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana) ; Ulloa, Gabriela M. (Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia) ; Greenwood, Alex D. (Free University of Berlin) ; Montero, Stephanie (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Cambio Climático) ; Lescano, Andrés G. (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) ; Santolalla, Meddly L. (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) ; Segalés Coma, Joaquim (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ; Sibila, Marina (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ; Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Espunyes, Johan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
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 in the Amazon have reported recurrent local disappearances of WLP populations. [...]
- 10.1007/s10393-024-01692-9
Ecohealth, Vol. 22 , art. e0276297-78  
2025-03-23
03:03
21 p, 3.7 MB Herbivore diversity effects on Arctic tundra ecosystems : a systematic review / Barbero-Palacios, Laura (Agricultural University of Iceland) ; Barrio, Isabel C. (Agricultural University of Iceland) ; García Criado, Mariana (University of Edinburgh) ; Kater, Ilona (University of Cambridge) ; Petit Bon, Matteo (Utah State University) ; Kolari, Tiina H. M. (University of Eastern Finland) ; Bjørkås, Ragnhild (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) ; Trepel, Jonas (Aarhus University) ; Lundgren, Erick (Aarhus University) ; Björnsdóttir, Katrín (University of Gothenburg) ; C. Hwang, Bernice (Umeå University) ; Bartra-Cabré, Laura (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) ; Defourneaux, Mathilde (Agricultural University of Iceland) ; Ramsay, Jennifer (Anglia Ruskin University) ; Lameris, Thomas K. (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) ; Leffler, A. Joshua (South Dakota State University) ; Lock, Janine G. (Agricultural University of Iceland) ; Kuoppamaa, Mari S. (University of Lapland) ; Kristensen, Jeppe A. (University of Oxford) ; Bjorkman, Anne D. (University of Gothenburg) ; Myers-Smith, Isla (University of British Columbia) ; Lecomte, Nicolas (Université de Moncton) ; Axmacher, Jan C. (Agricultural University of Iceland) ; Gilg, Olivier (University of Franche-Comté) ; Den Herder, Michael (European Forest Institute Spain) ; Pagneux, Emmanuel P. (Agricultural University of Iceland) ; Skarin, Anna (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) ; Sokolova, Natalia (Russian Academy of Sciences) ; Windirsch, Torben (Alfred Wegener Institute Foundation for Polar and Marine Research) ; Wheeler, Helen C. (Anglia Ruskin University) ; Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Virtanen, Tarmo (University of Helsinki - Helsingin Yliopisto) ; Hik, David S. (Simon Fraser University) ; Kaarlejärvi, Elina (University of Helsinki - Helsingin Yliopisto) ; Speed, James D. M. (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) ; Soininen, Eeva M. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Background Northern ecosystems are strongly infuenced by herbivores that difer in their impacts on the ecosystem. Yet the role of herbivore diversity in shaping the structure and functioning of tundra ecosystems has been overlooked. [...]
BioMed Central, 2024 - 10.1186/s13750-024-00330-9
Environmental Evidence  
2025-03-23
03:02
12 p, 1.3 MB Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the Iberian Peninsula / Köster, Pamela C. (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ; Figuereido, Ana M. (University of Aveiro) ; Maloney, Jenny G. (United States Department of Agriculture) ; Dashti, Alejandro (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ; Bailo, Begoña (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ; Torres, Rita T. (University of Aveiro) ; Fonseca, Carlos (University of Aveiro) ; Mysterud, Atle (University of Oslo) ; Habela, Miguel Ángel (University of Extremadura) ; Rivero-Juarez, Antonio (Reina Sofía University Hospital) ; Vicente, Joaquín (Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos) ; Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Arnal, Maria C. (Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria) ; Fernández de Luco, Daniel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Armenteros, José A. (Consejería de Infraestructuras, Medio Ambiente y Cambio Climático. Principado de Austurias) ; Balseiro, Ana (Universidad de León) ; Cardona, Guillermo A. (Livestock Laboratory) ; Carvalho, João (University of Aveiro.) ; Hipólito, Dário (University of Aveiro) ; Fernandes, Joana M. (University of Aveiro) ; Palmeira, Josman Dantas (University of Aveiro) ; Calero-Bernal, Rafael (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) ; González-Barrio, David (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ; Santín, Mónica (Agriculture Research Service) ; Carmena, David (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
The ongoing increase in wild boar populations across Europe has fostered human-wildlife conflicts, including the transmission of emerging pathogens with zoonotic importance. Blastocystis is a ubiquitous, faecal-oral transmitted protist that can cause gastrointestinal illnesses and is observed in humans and animals worldwide. [...]
2024 - 10.1186/s13567-024-01385-9
Veterinary research, Vol. 55 (2024) , p. 1-12  
2025-03-13
05:47
15 p, 1.5 MB Systematic review and meta-analysis of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in free-ranging wild mammals / Smoglica, Camilla (Università degli Studi di Teramo) ; Carcagnì, Antonella (Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS) ; Angelucci, Simone (Wildlife Research Center) ; Di Tana, Fabrizia (Wildlife Research Center) ; Marsilio, Fulvio (Università degli Studi di Teramo) ; López Olvera, Jorge R (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda (Università degli Studi di Teramo)
Bacterial antimicrobial resistance is a significant global threat to public health, closely linked to the misuse of antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine, aquaculture, and agriculture. The consequences of antimicrobial resistance overcome species boundaries and require a holistic approach for mitigation actions. [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s12917-025-04548-8
BMC veterinary research, Vol. 21 (march 2025)  
2025-02-27
06:46
14 p, 2.6 MB Direct and indirect costs of parasitism preceding a population decline of an Arctic ungulate / Dickinson, Eleanor R. (University of Calgary. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) ; Nwafor-Okoli, Chinyere (University of Calgary. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) ; Checkley, Sylvia L. (University of Calgary. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) ; Elkin, Brett (Government of the Northwest Territories. Environment and Natural Resources) ; Branigan, Marsha (Government of the Northwest Territories. Environment and Natural Resources) ; Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Kutz, Susan J. (University of Calgary. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Parasites negatively affect the fitness of ungulate hosts directly, and in wild ungulates, these effects may be synzootic with other stressors, such as limited nutritional resources. In the Arctic, muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) occur in a highly seasonal environment and must rely on finite energetic resources for survival and productivity. [...]
2024 - 10.1038/s41598-024-67904-y
Scientific reports, Vol. 14 (july 2024)  
2025-02-22
04:51
6 p, 1.5 MB First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) / Prakas, Petras (Nature Research Centre) ; Estruch Morente, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Velarde, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Ilgūnas, Mikas (Nature Research Centre) ; Šneideris, Donatas (Nature Research Centre) ; Nicolás-Francisco, Olga (Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació (DARP)) ; Marco, Ignasi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Calero-Bernal, Rafael (Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Sanidad Animal)
At least three Sarcocystis species (S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri -like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology and PCR-sequencing of the ITS1 marker, S. halieti was detected in a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and a black kite (Milvus migrans) from the Catalonia region in North Spain. [...]
2023 - 10.1007/s11259-023-10191-1
Veterinary Research Communications, Vol. 48 (august 2023) , p. 541-546  
2025-02-22
04:51
11 p, 1.8 MB A new HaCV-EBHSV recombinant lagovirus circulating in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from Catalonia, Spain / Almeida, Tereza (Universidade do Porto. Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos) ; Lopes, Ana M. (Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health) ; Estruch Morente, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Rouco, Carlos (Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología) ; Cavadini, Patrizia (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna) ; Neimanis, Aleksija (National Veterinary Institute. Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases) ; Gavier-Widén, Dolores (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health) ; Le Gall-Reculé, Ghislaine (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety. Avian and Rabbit Virology, Immunology and Parasitology Unit) ; Velarde, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Abrantes, Joana (Universidade do Porto. Departamento de Biologia. Faculdade de Ciências)
In 2020/2021, several European brown hare syndrome virus (EBHSV) outbreaks were recorded in European hares (Lepus europaeus) from Catalonia, Spain. Recombination analysis combined with phylogenetic reconstruction and estimation of genetic distances of the complete coding sequences revealed that 5 strains were recombinants. [...]
2024 - 10.1038/s41598-024-53201-1
Scientific reports, Vol. 14 (february 2024)  
2025-02-17
15:22
15 p, 2.7 MB Neutral Impact of Cattle Grazing in Pyrenean Oak Forests Integrity / Bartolomé, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Carrasco Amat, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Rubines, Jonathan (Natura Ondarearen Zerbitzua) ; Sesma, Javier (Natura Ondarearen Zerbitzua) ; López-Garrido, Omar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Ibáñez, Miguel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Hernández-Castellano, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Lavín González, Santiago (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Gort-Esteve, Araceli (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Hernández-Rodríguez, Anahí (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; González, Karen (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ; Rossa, Mariana (Universidade de Aveiro) ; Carvalho, João (Universidade de Aveiro) ; Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
The combination of logging, burning, and livestock farming has been the main driver of European landscape sustainability for thousands of years. Whether or not livestock could keep these habitats on their own is under debate when extensive livestock grazing is kept understory in forests of high environmental value that, in turn, are affected by global warming. [...]
2024 - 10.3390/su162410939
Sustainability, Vol. 16 Núm. 24 (december 2024) , p. 10939  
2025-02-06
07:49
10 p, 3.2 MB Survey of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in captive and free-ranging wildlife from Spain / Fernández-Bastit, Leira (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ; Cano-Terriza, David (Universidad de Córdoba) ; Caballero-Gómez, Javier (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ; Beato-Benítez, Adrián (Universidad de Córdoba) ; Fernández, Antonio (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) ; García-Párraga, Daniel (Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana) ; Domingo, Mariano (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ; Sierra, Cecilia (Selwo Marina) ; Canales, Rocío (Mundomar Benidorm) ; Borragan, Santiago (Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno) ; de la Riva-Fraga, Manuel (Faunia) ; Molina-López, Rafael (Centre de Fauna Salvatge de Torreferrussa (Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, Catalunya)) ; Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Puig Ribas, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Espunyes, Johan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Vázquez-Calero, Daniel B. (Veterinary Clinic of Exotic Pets) ; Vergara-Alert, Júlia (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Universidad de Córdoba) ; Segalés Coma, Joaquim (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), considered a zoonotic agent of wildlife origin, can infect various animal species, including wildlife in free-range and captive environments. [...]
2024 - 10.1186/s13567-024-01348-0
Veterinary research, Vol. 55 Núm. 1 (2024) , p. 90  
2025-02-04
07:06
13 p, 7.6 MB Endemic occurrence of Fasciola hepatica in an alpine ecosystem, Pyrenees, Northeastern Spain / Roldán, Claudia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Begovoeva, Mattia (Università di Torino) ; López Olvera, Jorge R (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Velarde, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar (Unitat mixta d'investigació IRTA-UAB en Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ; Molinar Min, Anna Rita (Università di Torino) ; Pizzato, Federica (Università di Torino) ; Pasquetti, Mario (Università di Torino) ; Fernández Aguilar, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Mentaberre García, Gregorio (Universitat de Lleida. Departament de Ciència Animal) ; Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Puig Ribas, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Espunyes, Johan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Castillo Contreras, Raquel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ; Rossi, Luca (Università di Torino)
Fasciola hepatica is a liver parasite of ruminants whose distribution is determined by its intermediate host, the freshwater snail Galba truncatula. In Europe, F. hepatica is mostly associated with lowlands. [...]
2021 - 10.1111/tbed.13865
Transboundary and emerging diseases, Vol. 68 Núm. 4 (2021) , p. 2589-2594