• Fasciolosis: pathogenesis, host-parasite interactions, and implication in vaccine development 

      Flores Velazquez, Luis Miguel; Ruiz-Campillo, María Teresa; Herrera-Torres, Guillem; Martínez Moreno, Álvaro; Martínez-Moreno, Francisco Javier; Zafra Leva, Rafael; Buffoni Perazzo, Leandro; Rufino-Moya, Pablo José; Molina-Hernández, Verónica; Pérez, José (Frontiers, 2023)
      Fasciola hepatica has a worldwide distribution causing important economic losses in animal production industry. Human fasciolosis is considered an emerging zoonosis in areas of Andean America, Asia, and Africa. The control ...
    • Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Small Ruminant Farms in Southern Spain 

      Rufino-Moya, Pablo José; Zafra Leva, Rafael; Gonçalves Reis, Lilian de Paula; Acosta García, Isabel; Ruiz Di Genova, Diego; Sánchez Gómez, Almudena; García García, Francisco; Martínez-Moreno, Francisco Javier (MDPI, 2024)
      The primary population of small ruminants in Spain is concentrated in the southern region, a critical area for the country’s livestock production. Indirect economic losses can occur when this livestock is affected by ...
    • Revealing the Prevalence of Toxoplasma in Sierra Morena’s Wild Boar: An ELISA-Based Study Using Meat Juice 

      Castillo-Castillo, José María; Rufino-Moya, Pablo José; Martínez Moreno, Álvaro; Salvador Castaño, Ángela; Martínez-Moreno, Francisco Javier; Zafra Leva, Rafael (MDPI, 2024)
      This research work focused on the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild boar from the Sierra Morena region. We conducted an ELISA analysis using meat juice samples. A total of 892 samples from six hunting seasons (2013–2019) ...