Publications

assessment of exposure to piroplasms in sheep grazing in communal mountain pastures by using a multiplex dna bead-based suspension array.	piroplasms are tick-borne hemoprotozoans with a major impact on extensive management systems. detection of sub-clinical low-level carriers, which can act as source of infection for vector ticks, is key to protect livestock trade and facilitate preventive control programs. the purpose of this study was to develop a method for the detection of ovine piroplasms and to use it in a field study aimed at investigating piroplasms infection in semi-extensive production systems in the basque country (nort ...	2013	24499621
identification, genetic diversity and prevalence of theileria and babesia species in a sheep population from northern spain.	the genetic diversity and prevalence of virtually all theileria and babesia species in a sheep population were studied using a specifically designed reverse line blot macroarray. the amplified hypervariable v4 region of the 18s rrna gene was hybridised against generic and species-specific probes. in a first screening (study i), 320 apparently healthy animals corresponding to 32 flocks located in the basque country (northern spain) were analysed. the survey demonstrated a high prevalence of subcl ...	2004	15313132