• Long-Term Determinants of the Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in a Wild Ungulate Community 

      Barroso, Patricia; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Acevedo, Pelayo; Palencia, Pablo; Carro, Francisco; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Almería, Sonia; Dubey, Jitender P.; Cano Terriza, David; Vicente, Joaquín (MDPI, 2020)
      Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan which infects warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans, worldwide. In the present study, the epidemiology of T. gondii was studied in the wild ungulate host community ...
    • Seroepidemiological study of Toxoplasma gondii in equids in different European countries 

      Cano-Teriza, David; José-Cunilleras, Eduard; Buono, Francesco; Almería, Sonia; Veneziano, Vincenzo; Alguacil, Eduardo; García, J.; Villena, Isabelle; Dubey, Jitender P.; Jiménez-Martín, Débora; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Wiley, 2023)
      Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is a worldwide parasitic zoonosis. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the exposure to T. gondii in equids in Europe. Serum ...
    • Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in extensively raised Iberian pigs in Spain 

      Castillo-Cuenca, Julio César; Díaz-Cao, José M.; Martínez Moreno, Álvaro; Cano Terriza, David; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Almería, Sonia; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Elsevier, 2020)
      Pigs reared under extensive farming conditions are currently in high commercial demand because they are associated with high-quality products. Nevertheless, the risk of contact with different pathogens of animal and public ...
    • Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in wild ruminants in Spain 

      Castro-Scholten, Sabrina; Cano Terriza, David; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Almería, Sonia; Risalde, M.A.; Vicente, Joaquín; Acevedo, Pelayo; Arnal, María C.; Balseiro, Ana; Gómez-Guillamón, Félix; Escribano, Fernando; Puig-Ribas, María; Dubey, Jitender P.; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Wiley, 2021)
      Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii which infects warm-blooded species worldwide. Humans can be infected through ingestion of tissue cysts from raw or undercooked meat, including game meat. A ...
    • Seropositivity and Risk Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Wild Birds from Spain 

      Cabezón, Oscar; Molina-López, Rafael; Marco, Ignasi; Blanco, Juan M.; Höfle, Ursula; Margalida, Antoni; Bach-Raich, Esther; Darwich, Laila; Echeverría, Israel; Obón, Elena; Hernández, Mauro; Lavín, Santiago; Dubey, Jitender P.; Almería, Sonia; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Public Libray of Science (PLOS), 2011)
      Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic intracellular protozoan parasite of worldwide distribution that infects many species of warm-blooded animals, including birds. To date, there is scant information about the seropositivity ...
    • Seroprevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic pigs intended for human consumption in Cuba 

      Castillo-Cuenca, Julio César; Almería, Sonia; Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Fernández-Escobar, Mercedes; Fraga, Jorge; Entrena-García, Ángel; Casanovas Arias, David; Martínez Moreno, Álvaro; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Wiley, 2023)
      Domestic pigs are considered as one of the main intermediate hosts in the zoonotic transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in many countries. Serological and molecular studies are warranted to better understand the epidemiology ...
    • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors in domestic pigs raised from Cuba 

      Castillo-Cuenca, Julio César; Martínez-Moreno, Álvaro; Díaz‑Cao, José Manuel; Entrena‑García, Ángel; Fraga, Jorge; Casanova Arias, Pedro; Almería, Sonia; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Springer, 2021)
      A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors in pigs in the largest pork-producing region in Cuba. Serum samples from 420 pigs, including 210 sows ...