• 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 ...
    • Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp. in wild ungulates and their ticks in Mediterranean areas of southwestern Spain 

      Remesar, Susana; Cano Terriza, David; Morrondo, Patrocinio; Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl; López, Ceferino M.; Jiménez-Martín, Débora; Díaz, Pablo; Paniagua, Jorge; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio (Wiley, 2023)
      Wildlife is an important reservoir of zoonotic pathogens. The objective of the present study was to assess the importance of wild ungulates in the epidemiology of Rickettsia spp. Ticks and spleen samples were collected ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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) ...
    • 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 ...