• 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) ...
    • 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 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 ...