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2522
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Overview

Jesús F. Barandika is affiliated with NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas related to medicine and agricultural and biological sciences with a focus on vector-borne animal diseases and viral infections and vectors.

One notable publication by Jesús F. Barandika is titled Culicoides biting midges and mosquito fauna at three dog and cat shelters in rural and periurban areas in Northern Spain, published in 2020 in the journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology.

Their work covers topics including:

  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

The main fields of study in their research are:

  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Jesús F. Barandika's subfields of study include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jesús F. Barandika are:

  • Mikel A. González
  • Fátima Goiri
  • Ana L. García-Pérez

Their research contributions have appeared primarily in the publication venue Medical and Veterinary Entomology.

Best Publications

  • Seroepidemiological study of Q fever in domestic ruminants in semi-extensive grazing systems

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ianire Astobiza;Jesús F Barandika;Ana Hurtado

  • Molecular investigation of the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife and ticks in an endemic area.

    I. Astobiza;M. Barral;F. Ruiz-Fons;J.F. Barandika

  • Prevalence of Tick-Borne Zoonotic Bacteria in Questing Adult Ticks from Northern Spain

    Jesus F. Barandika;Ana Hurtado;Josune García-Sanmartín;Ramon A. Juste

  • Short communication: investigation of Coxiella burnetii occurrence in dairy sheep flocks by bulk-tank milk analysis and antibody level determination.

    A.L. García-Pérez;I. Astobiza;J.F. Barandika;R. Atxaerandio

  • Tick-Borne Zoonotic Bacteria in Wild and Domestic Small Mammals in Northern Spain

    J. F. Barandika;A. Hurtado;C. García-Esteban;H. Gil

  • Risk factors associated with ixodid tick species distributions in the Basque region in Spain.

    J F Barandika;E Berriatua;M Barral;R A Juste

  • Coxiella burnetii shedding and environmental contamination at lambing in two highly naturally-infected dairy sheep flocks after vaccination.

    I. Astobiza;J.F. Barandika;F. Ruiz-Fons;A. Hurtado

  • Estimation of Coxiella burnetii prevalence in dairy cattle in intensive systems by serological and molecular analyses of bulk-tank milk samples.

    I. Astobiza;F. Ruiz-Fons;A. Piñero;J.F. Barandika

  • Kinetics of Coxiella burnetii excretion in a commercial dairy sheep flock after treatment with oxytetracycline.

    Ianire Astobiza;Jesús F. Barandika;Ana Hurtado;Ramón A. Juste

  • Differences in Questing Tick Species Distribution between Atlantic and Continental Climate Regions in Spain

    J. F. Barandika;S. A. Olmeda;M. A. Casado-Nistal;A. Hurtado

  • Distribution and molecular detection of Theileria and Babesia in questing ticks from northern Spain.

    J. García-Sanmartín;J. F. Barandika;R. A. Juste;A. L. García-Pérez

  • Four-Year Evaluation of the Effect of Vaccination against Coxiella burnetii on Reduction of Animal Infection and Environmental Contamination in a Naturally Infected Dairy Sheep Flock

    Ianire Astobiza;Jesús F. Barandika;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ana Hurtado

  • Variability of Bartonella Genotypes among Small Mammals in Spain

    H. Gil;C. García-Esteban;J. F. Barandika;J. Peig

  • A molecular survey of Theileria and Babesia parasites in cattle, with a note on the distribution of ticks in Tunisia

    Y. M’ghirbi;A. Hurtado;J. F. Barandika;K. Khlif

  • Incidence of ovine abortion by Coxiella burnetii in northern Spain.

    B. Oporto;J.F. Barandika;A. Hurtado;G. Aduriz

  • A Q Fever Outbreak with a High Rate of Abortions at a Dairy Goat Farm: Coxiella burnetii Shedding, Environmental Contamination, and Viability.

    Raquel Álvarez-Alonso;Mikel Basterretxea;Jesús F. Barandika;Ana Hurtado

  • Clinical and laboratorial findings in pregnant ewes and their progeny infected with Border disease virus (BDV-4 genotype).

    A.L. García-Pérez;E. Minguijón;L. Estévez;J.F. Barandika

  • Anaplasmataceae in wild ungulates and carnivores in northern Spain

    A.L. García-Pérez;B. Oporto;A. Espí;A. del Cerro

  • Viable Coxiella burnetii in hard cheeses made with unpasteurized milk.

    Jesús F. Barandika;Raquel Alvarez-Alonso;Isabel Jado;Ana Hurtado

  • Molecular method for the characterization of Coxiella burnetii from clinical and environmental samples: variability of genotypes in Spain

    Isabel Jado;Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez;Jesús Félix Barandika;Álvaro Toledo;Álvaro Toledo

  • Effects of housing on the incidence of visna/maedi virus infection in sheep flocks.

    I. Leginagoikoa;E. Minguijón;R.A. Juste;J. Barandika

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana L. García-Pérez
Ana L. García-Pérez NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Ana Hurtado
Ana Hurtado NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Ramón A. Juste
Ramón A. Juste NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Francisco Ruiz-Fons
Francisco Ruiz-Fons University of Castilla-La Mancha
Marta Barral
Marta Barral Instituto de Salud Carlos III
G. Aduriz
G. Aduriz NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Ali Bouattour
Ali Bouattour Institut Pasteur de Tunis
Fernando López-Gatius
Fernando López-Gatius University of Lleida

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