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Ignasi Marco is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine. Within these broad fields, their work encompasses subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Parasitology.

Their research addresses several key topics including Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Coccidia and coccidiosis research, Bird parasitology and diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Ignasi Marco has contributed to publications in multiple scientific venues, notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)
  • European Journal of Wildlife Research (1 publication)
  • Environmental Pollution (1 publication)
  • Viruses (1 publication)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases (1 publication)

Recent papers coauthored by Ignasi Marco include:

  • "NSAIDs detected in Iberian avian scavengers and carrion after diclofenac registration for veterinary use in Spain," 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • "Peste des Petits Ruminants at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in the Northern Albertine Rift and Nile Basin, East Africa," 2020, Viruses
  • "Towards the comparison of home range estimators obtained from contrasting tracking regimes: the wild boar as a case study," 2020, European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • "Hotspot of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Seropositivity in Wildlife, Northeastern Spain," 2021, Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • "Eurasian griffon vultures carry widespread antimicrobial resistant Salmonella and Campylobacter of public health concern," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Johan Espunyes, Óscar Cabezón, Maria Ribas, Andrea Dias-Alves, and L. Lobato.

Best Publications

  • Effect of the method of capture on the haematology and blood chemistry of red deer (Cervus elaphus).

    I Marco;S Lavín

  • Effects of acepromazine on capture stress in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).

    J. Montané;I. Marco;J. López-Olvera;D. Perpiñán

  • Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in red deer (Cervus elaphus) and other wild ruminants from Spain

    C.B.L. Gauss;J.P. Dubey;D. Vidal;O. Cabezón

  • EFFECT OF VENIPUNCTURE SITE ON HEMATOLOGIC AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN MARGINATED TORTOISE (TESTUDO MARGINATA)

    Jorge Ramón López-Olvera;Jordi Montané;Ignasi Marco;Albert Martínez-Silvestre

  • Presence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum DNA in the brain of wild birds

    L. Darwich;O. Cabezón;I. Echeverria;M. Pabón

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild pigs (Sus scrofa) from Spain.

    C.B.L. Gauss;J.P. Dubey;D. Vidal;F. Ruiz

  • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in different free-living wild animal species in Spain

    M. Concepción Porrero;Gregorio Mentaberre;Sergio Sánchez;Pedro Fernández-Llario

  • Seropositivity and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild birds from Spain.

    Óscar Cabezón;Ignacio García-Bocanegra;Rafael Molina-López;Ignasi Marco

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in non-carnivorous wildlife from Spain.

    S. Almería;D. Vidal;D. Ferrer;M. Pabón

  • Molecular detection and characterization of piroplasms infecting cervids and chamois in Northern Spain.

    J. García-Sanmartín;O. Aurtenetxe;M. Barral;I. Marco

  • Serosurvey of dogs for human, livestock, and wildlife pathogens, Uganda.

    Javier Millán;Andrea D. Chirife;Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka;Oscar Cabezón

  • Adverse Effects of Capture and Handling Little Bustard

    Anna Ponjoan;Gerard Bota;Eladio L. García De La Morena;Manuel B. Morales

  • Paratuberculosis in Free-Ranging Fallow Deer in Spain

    Ignasi Marco;Maria Ruiz;Ramon Juste;Juan Manuel Garrido

  • Delayed acute capture myopathy in three roe deer.

    J. Montané;I. Marco;X. Manteca;J. López

  • Severe outbreak of disease in the southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) associated with border disease virus infection.

    Ignasi Marco;Jorge Ramon Lopez-Olvera;Rosa Rosell;Rosa Rosell;Enric Vidal

  • Antibodies to selected pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Catalonia (NE Spain)

    Francesc Closa-Sebastià;Encarna Casas-Díaz;Rafaela Cuenca;Santiago Lavín

  • Effects of acepromazine on the stress response in Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) captured by means of drive-nets.

    Jorge R. López-Olvera;Ignasi Marco;Jordi Montané;Encarna Casas-Díaz

  • Epidemiological study of border disease virus infection in Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) after an outbreak of disease in the Pyrenees (NE Spain).

    Ignasi Marco;Rosa Rosell;Rosa Rosell;Oscar Cabezón;Gregorio Mentaberre

  • Transport stress in roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ): effect of a short-acting antipsychotic

    J. Montane;I. Marco;J. Lopez-Olvera;X. Manteca

  • Computed tomography of the vertebral column and coelomic structures in the normal loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).

    A.L.S. Valente;R. Cuenca;M. Zamora;M.L. Parga

  • Border disease virus among chamois, Spain.

    Ignasi Marco;Rosa Rosell;Oscar Cabezón;Gregorio Mentaberre

  • Transport stress in Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) and its modulation by acepromazine.

    Jorge Ramón López-Olvera;Ignasi Marco;Jordi Montané;Santiago Lavín

  • EFFECTS OF CAPTURE AND TRANSPORT ON BLOOD PARAMETERS IN FREE-RANGING MOUFLON (OVIS AMMON)

    Marco I;Viñas L;Velarde R;Pastor J

  • Capture myopathy in little bustards after trapping and marking

    Ignasi Marco;Gregorio Mentaberre;Anna Ponjoan;Gerard Bota

  • Long-term assessment of wild boar harvesting and cattle removal for bovine tuberculosis control in free ranging populations

    Gregorio Mentaberre;Beatriz Romero;Lucía de Juan;Nora Navarro-González

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Lavín
Santiago Lavín Autonomous University of Barcelona
Oscar Cabezón
Oscar Cabezón Autonomous University of Barcelona
Emmanuel Serrano
Emmanuel Serrano Autonomous University of Barcelona
Luca Rossi
Luca Rossi University of Turin
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
Lucas Domínguez
Lucas Domínguez Complutense University of Madrid
Sonia Almería
Sonia Almería United States Food and Drug Administration
Xavier Manteca
Xavier Manteca Autonomous University of Barcelona
Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Antoni Margalida
Antoni Margalida Spanish National Research Council

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