• Epidemiological survey and risk factors associated with hepatitis E virus in small ruminants in southern Spain 

      Caballero-Gómez, Javier; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Jiménez-Martín, Débora; Cano Terriza, David; Risalde, M.A.; López-López, Pedro; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Rivero-Juárez, Antonio; Rivero, Antonio (Wiley, 2022)
      Autochthonous cases of hepatitis E (HE) associated with zoonotic genotypes HEV-3 and HEV-4 have significantly increased in industrialized countries over the last decade. Suidae are generally recognized as the main reservoirs ...
    • Global molecular diversity of Hepatitis E virus in wild boar and domestic pig 

      Casares-Jiménez, María; López-López, Pedro; Caballero-Gómez, Javier; Frías Casas, Mario; Pérez-Hernando, Belén; Oluremi, Adeolu Sunday; Risalde, M.A.; Ruiz-Cáceres, Inmaculada; Opaleye, Oluyinka Oladele; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Rivero Juárez, Antonio; Rivero Román, Antonio (Elsevier, 2021)
      Our study aim was to describe and characterize the global Hepatitis E virus (HEV) molecular and genotype geographical distribution in domestic pig and wild boar, which could facilitate the traceability of human cases. We ...
    • Presence of hepatitis E virus in testis of naturally infected wild boars 

      Risalde, M.A.; Frías Casas, Mario; Caballero-Gómez, Javier; López-López, Pedro; Fast, Christine; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Agulló-Ros, Irene; Eiden, Martin; Jiménez-Martín, Débora; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Rivero-Juárez, Antonio; Gómez-Villamandos, J.C.; Rivero, Antonio (Wiley, 2022)
      The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the main cause of viral acute hepatitis in the world, affecting more than 20 million people annually. During the acute phase of infection, HEV can be detected in various body fluids, which ...
    • 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 ...
    • Seroreversion of IgG anti-HEV in HIV cirrhotic patients: A long-term multi-sampling longitudinal study 

      López-López, Pedro; Frias, Mario; Camacho, Ángela; Machuca Sánchez, Isabel; Caballero-Gómez, Javier; Risalde, M.A.; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Pérez-Valero, Ignacio; Gómez, J.C.; Rivero-Juárez, Antonio; Rivero, Antonio (Wiley, 2022)
      The aim of our study was to evaluate HEV antibody kinetics in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with cirrhosis. A longitudinal retrospective study was designed. Patients were followed up every 6 months; anti-HEV IgG and IgM ...
    • Serosurveillance of Trichinella sp. in wild boar and Iberian domestic suids in Mediterranean ecosystems of southwestern Spain 

      Buffoni Perazzo, Leandro; Cano Terriza, David; Jiménez-Martín, Débora; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; Martínez Moreno, Álvaro; Martínez-Moreno, Francisco Javier; Zafra Leva, Rafael; Pérez Caballero, Raúl; Risalde, M.A.; Gómez-Guillamón, Félix; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Wiley, 2023)
      Aims: A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Trichinella spp. exposure in wild boar and Iberian domestic pigs from Mediterranean ecosystems of southwestern ...