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Mercedes Mezo

Mercedes Mezo

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
3454
World Ranking
1676
National Ranking
83

Overview

Mercedes Mezo is affiliated with Xunta de Galicia in Spain and has a focused research portfolio in agricultural and biological sciences, veterinary medicine, and immunology and microbiology. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics related to parasitology, animal science, and livestock health.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Veterinary
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these areas, their subfields of study extend to:

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

Mercedes Mezo's research chiefly addresses topics such as:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Toxoplasma gondii research studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Parasitic infections and diagnostics
  • Agricultural safety and regulations
  • Nematode management and characterization studies

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Field evaluation of the enhanced MM3-COPRO ELISA test for the diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Current Challenges for Fasciolicide Treatment in Ruminant Livestock," 2021, Trends in Parasitology
  • "Ovine Neosporosis: The Current Global Situation," 2022, Animals
  • "Maternal immune response in the placenta of sheep during recrudescence of natural congenital infection of Neospora caninum," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Isolation and genetic characterization of Neospora caninum from naturally infected sheep," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marta González-Warleta
  • José Antonio Castro-Hermida
  • Florencio M. Ubeira
  • Victoria Martínez-Sernández
  • Júlio Benavides

Mercedes Mezo's work has commonly been published in several journals, with repeated publications in:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Animals
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • An ultrasensitive capture ELISA for detection of Fasciola hepatica coproantigens in sheep and cattle using a new monoclonal antibody (MM3)

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;Carmen Carro;Florencio M. Ubeira

  • Occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis in healthy adult domestic ruminants.

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta;José M. Correia da Costa

  • Contribution of treated wastewater to the contamination of recreational river areas with Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta

  • Association between anti-F. hepatica antibody levels in milk and production losses in dairy cows.

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Laura Muiño

  • Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in surface water: A health risk for humans and animals

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta

  • Detection of microsporidia in drinking water, wastewater and recreational rivers.

    Fernando Izquierdo;José Antonio Castro Hermida;Soledad Fenoy;Mercedes Mezo

  • MM3-ELISA evaluation of coproantigen release and serum antibody production in sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica.

    M. A. Valero;F. M. Ubeira;M. Khoubbane;P. Artigas

  • Bovine paramphistomosis in Galicia (Spain): prevalence, intensity, aetiology and geospatial distribution of the infection.

    Marta González-Warleta;Silvia Lladosa;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ana María Martínez-Ibeas

  • 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

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia detection in water bodies of Galicia, Spain.

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;Marta González-Warleta;Mercedes Mezo

  • Kinetics of antibody-based antigen detection in serum and faeces of sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica.

    B.E. Duménigo;A.M. Espino;C.M. Finlay;M. Mezo

  • MM3-ELISA Detection of Fasciola hepatica Coproantigens in Preserved Human Stool Samples

    F. M. Ubeira;L. Muiño;M. A. Valero;M. V. Periago

  • Neospora caninum infection as a cause of reproductive failure in a sheep flock

    Marta González-Warleta;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Javier Regidor-Cerrillo;Julio Benavides

  • THE USE OF MM3 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR THE EARLY IMMUNODIAGNOSIS OF OVINE FASCIOLIASIS

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;Florencio M. Ubeira

  • Prevalence and Intensity of Infection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Dairy Cattle in Galicia (NW Spain)

    J. A. Castro‐Hermida;C. Carro‐Corral;M. González‐Warleta;M. Mezo

  • Using entropy of drug and protein graphs to predict FDA drug-target network: Theoretic-experimental study of MAO inhibitors and hemoglobin peptides from Fasciola hepatica

    Francisco Prado-Prado;Xerardo García-Mera;Paula Abeijón;Nerea Alonso

  • Development and evaluation of a new lateral flow immunoassay for serodiagnosis of human fasciolosis.

    Victoria Martínez-Sernández;Laura Muiño;María Jesús Perteguer;Teresa Gárate

  • Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in two areas of Galicia (NW Spain).

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;André Almeida;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta

  • Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis as pathogenic contaminants of water in Galicia, Spain: the need for safe drinking water.

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Marta González-Warleta;Mercedes Mezo

  • Evaluation of the flukicide treatment policy for dairy cattle in Galicia (NW Spain)

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Florencio M. Ubeira

  • Natural infection by Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis in sheep and goats in Galicia (NW Spain)

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Marta González-Warleta;Mercedes Mezo

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta González-Warleta
Marta González-Warleta Xunta de Galicia
Florencio M. Ubeira
Florencio M. Ubeira University of Santiago de Compostela
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora Complutense University of Madrid
Mercedes Gómez-Bautista
Mercedes Gómez-Bautista Complutense University of Madrid
Santiago Mas-Coma
Santiago Mas-Coma University of Valencia
Sonia Almería
Sonia Almería United States Food and Drug Administration
Pilar Santolaria
Pilar Santolaria University of Zaragoza
Jesús Yániz
Jesús Yániz University of Zaragoza
Fernando López-Gatius
Fernando López-Gatius University of Lleida

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