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Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora

Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Spain
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
59
Citations
12777
World Ranking
344
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. The scientist's research primarily focuses on parasitology, with significant contributions to the study of Toxoplasma gondii and parasitic infections.

The main fields of study covered by Ortega-Mora include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, the scientist's work addresses several subfields such as:

  • Parasitology
  • Epidemiology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology

The topics frequently explored in research are:

  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research

Ortega-Mora has published extensively in several scientific journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Veterinary Parasitology

Several noteworthy papers authored or coauthored by Ortega-Mora illustrate the scope of the scientist's research:

  • "Toxoplasma gondii Genotyping: A Closer Look Into Europe" (2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • "Bumped Kinase Inhibitors as therapy for apicomplexan parasitic diseases: lessons learned" (2020, International Journal for Parasitology)
  • "Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Spanish sheep flocks" (2020, Parasites & Vectors)
  • "Contamination of Soil, Water, Fresh Produce, and Bivalve Mollusks with Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts: A Systematic Review" (2022, Microorganisms)
  • "In vitro activity, safety and in vivo efficacy of the novel bumped kinase inhibitor BKI-1748 in non-pregnant and pregnant mice experimentally infected with Neospora caninum tachyzoites and Toxoplasma gondii oocysts" (2021, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance)

Collaborations play a significant role in Ortega-Mora's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Javier Regidor-Cerrillo
  • Andrew Hemphill
  • Rafael Calero-Bernal
  • Esther Collantes-Fernández
  • Pilar Horcajo

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology and Control of Neosporosis and Neospora caninum

    J.P. Dubey;Gereon Schares;L.M. Ortega-Mora

  • A review of the importance of cryptosporidiosis in farm animals.

    Dirk C de Graaf;Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch;Luis M Ortega-Mora;Hayet Abbassi

  • Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in farm animals: Risk factors and economic impact.

    S. Stelzer;W. Basso;J. Benavides Silván;L.M. Ortega-Mora

  • Quantitative Detection of Neospora caninum in Bovine Aborted Fetuses and Experimentally Infected Mice by Real-Time PCR

    Esther Collantes-Fernández;Ángel Zaballos;Gema Álvarez-García;Luis M. Ortega-Mora

  • Occurrence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii infections in ovine and caprine abortions.

    B. Moreno;E. Collantes-Fernández;A. Villa;A. Navarro

  • Supranational comparison of Neospora caninum seroprevalences in cattle in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

    C.J.M. Bartels;J.I. Arnaiz-Seco;A. Ruiz-Santa-Quitera;C. Björkman

  • Detection of Infectious Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and Cockles (Cerastoderma edule)

    M. Gomez-Bautista;L. M. Ortega-Mora;E. Tabares;V. Lopez-Rodas

  • Seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep in northwestern Spain.

    Ignacio Ferre;Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora;Francisco Antonio Rojo-Vázquez

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dairy and beef cattle in Spain.

    A Quintanilla-Gozalo;J Pereira-Bueno;E Tabarés;E.A Innes

  • Molecular approaches to diversity of populations of apicomplexan parasites

    Hans Peter Beck;Damer Blake;Marie Laure Dardé;Ingrid Felger

  • Comparison and standardisation of serological methods for the diagnosis of Neospora caninum infection in bovines.

    D. von Blumroder;G. Schares;R. Norton;Diana J.L. Williams

  • Evaluation of ovine abortion associated with Toxoplasma gondii in Spain by different diagnostic techniques

    J. Pereira-Bueno;A. Quintanilla-Gozalo;V. Pérez-Pérez;G. Álvarez-Garcı́a

  • In Vitro Metacestodicidal Activities of Genistein and Other Isoflavones against Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus

    Arunasalam Naguleswaran;Martin Spicher;Nathalie Vonlaufen;Luis M. Ortega-Mora

  • Pattern of recognition of Neospora caninum tachyzoite antigens by naturally infected pregnant cattle and aborted foetuses.

    G. Álvarez-Garcı́a;J. Pereira-Bueno;M. Gómez-Bautista;L.M. Ortega-Mora

  • Influence of age and purpose for testing on the cut-off selection of serological methods in bovine neosporosis

    Gema Álvarez-García;Esther Collantes-Fernández;Eduardo Costas;Xabier Rebordosa

  • Detection of Neospora caninum in semen of bulls.

    Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora;Ignacio Ferre;Itziar del-Pozo;Andrea Caetano-da-Silva

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Treatments of Echinococcus Protoscoleces and Metacestodes with Artemisinin and Artemisinin Derivatives

    Martin Spicher;Carole Roethlisberger;Catharina Lany;Britta Stadelmann

  • Evaluation by different diagnostic techniques of bovine abortion associated with Neospora caninum in Spain.

    J. Pereira-Bueno;A. Quintanilla-Gozalo;V. Pérez-Pérez;A. Espi-Felgueroso

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of the Bumped Kinase Inhibitor 1294 in the Related Cyst-Forming Apicomplexans Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum.

    Pablo Winzer;Joachim Müller;Adriana Aguado-Martínez;Mahbubur Rahman

  • Isolation and characterization of a bovine isolate of Neospora caninum with low virulence.

    Silvia Rojo-Montejo;Esther Collantes-Fernández;Javier Regidor-Cerrillo;Gema Álvarez-García

  • Neospora caninum infection during early pregnancy in cattle: how the isolate influences infection dynamics, clinical outcome and peripheral and local immune responses

    Javier Regidor-Cerrillo;David Arranz-Solís;Julio Benavides;Mercedes Gómez-Bautista

Frequent Co-Authors

Esther Collantes-Fernández
Esther Collantes-Fernández Complutense University of Madrid
Mercedes Gómez-Bautista
Mercedes Gómez-Bautista Complutense University of Madrid
Koldo Osoro
Koldo Osoro Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Andrew Hemphill
Andrew Hemphill University of Bern
Gereon Schares
Gereon Schares Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
G. Aduriz
G. Aduriz NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Rafael Celaya
Rafael Celaya Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Pilar Frutos
Pilar Frutos Spanish National Research Council
Franz Josef Conraths
Franz Josef Conraths Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Marta González-Warleta
Marta González-Warleta Xunta de Galicia

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