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Oscar Cabezón is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans several fields with a focus on Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology. The scientist's work encompasses key subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Epidemiology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Parasitology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Microbial infections and disease research

The scientist has contributed to several research papers in recent years. Some of the notable publications include:

  • "Peste des Petits Ruminants at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in the Northern Albertine Rift and Nile Basin, East Africa" (2020), published in Viruses
  • "Improving the assessment of ecosystem and wildlife health: microbiome as an early indicator" (2023), published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • "Hotspot of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Seropositivity in Wildlife, Northeastern Spain" (2021), published in Emerging infectious diseases
  • "Human and environmental factors driving Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in wild boar (Sus scrofa)" (2021), published in Research in Veterinary Science
  • "Detection of Porcine Circovirus 3 in Wildlife Species in Spain" (2020), published in Pathogens

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Johan Espunyes
  • Maria Ribas
  • Xavier Fernández-Aguilar
  • Lola Pailler-García
  • Sebastián Napp

Their publications are commonly found in journals such as:

  • Animals
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Pathogens
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Best Publications

  • Spillover Events of Infection of Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) with Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Type 2 Virus (RHDV2) Caused Sporadic Cases of an European Brown Hare Syndrome-Like Disease in Italy and Spain.

    R Velarde;P Cavadini;A Neimanis;A Neimanis;O Cabezón

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild carnivores from Spain.

    R. Sobrino;O. Cabezón;J. Millán;M. Pabón

  • 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

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

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

  • Disseminated Toxoplasmosis in a Mediterranean Pregnant Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) with Transplacental Fetal Infection

    A. R. Resendes;S. Almería;J. P. Dubey;E. Obón

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

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

  • Toxoplasma gondii in Ruminant Species (Cattle, Sheep, and Goats) from Southern Spain

    I. García-Bocanegra;O. Cabezón;E. Hernández;M. S. Martínez-Cruz

  • Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii in domestic pigs from Spain.

    Ignacio García-Bocanegra;Meritxell Simon-Grifé;Jitender P. Dubey;Jordi Casal

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

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

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in equids from Southern Spain.

    I. García-Bocanegra;O. Cabezón;A. Arenas-Montes;A. Carbonero

  • Factors affecting seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

    I. García-Bocanegra;J.P. Dubey;F. Martínez;A. Vargas

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Wild Dolphins From the Spanish Mediterranean Coast

    O. Cabezón;A. R. Resendes;M. Domingo;J. A. Raga

  • Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in roe deer from Spain

    J.A. Gamarra;O. Cabezón;M. Pabón;M.C. Arnal

  • First report of the novel atypical porcine pestivirus in Spain and a retrospective study.

    S. Muñoz-González;A. Canturri;M. Pérez-Simó;J. A. Bohórquez

  • Porcine circovirus 3 is highly prevalent in serum and tissues and may persistently infect wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa).

    Francini Klaumann;Francini Klaumann;Andrea Dias-Alves;Oscar Cabezón;Gregorio Mentaberre

  • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in feral cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

    Javier Millán;Oscar Cabezón;Marcela Pabón;J.P. Dubey

  • Urban Wild Boars and Risk for Zoonotic Streptococcus suis, Spain.

    Xavier Fernández-Aguilar;Marcelo Gottschalk;Virginia Aragon;Jordi Càmara

  • 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

  • Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild mustelids and cats across an urban-rural gradient.

    Macarena Barros;Oscar Cabezón;Jitender P. Dubey;Sonia Almería

  • Toxoplasma gondii in sympatric domestic and wild ungulates in the Mediterranean ecosystem.

    S. Almería;O. Cabezón;J. Paniagua;D. Cano-Terriza

  • A transversal study on antibodies against selected pathogens in dromedary camels in the Canary Islands, Spain.

    Gregorio Mentaberre;Carlos Gutiérrez;Noé F. Rodríguez;Sunitha Joseph

  • Epidemiological survey of zoonotic pathogens in feral pigeons (Columba livia var. domestica) and sympatric zoo species in Southern Spain.

    David Cano-Terriza;Rafael Guerra;Sylvie Lecollinet;Marta Cerdà-Cuéllar

  • Border disease virus among chamois, Spain.

    Ignasi Marco;Rosa Rosell;Oscar Cabezón;Gregorio Mentaberre

  • Schmallenberg Virus Circulation in High Mountain Ecosystem, Spain

    Xavier Fernández-Aguilar;Joan Pujols;Roser Velarde;Rosa Rosell

  • High seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in the Common raven (Corvus corax) in the Northeast of Spain.

    R. Molina-López;O. Cabezón;M. Pabón;L. Darwich

  • Kennel dogs as sentinels of Leishmania infantum, Toxoplasma gondii, and Neospora caninum in Majorca Island, Spain.

    Oscar Cabezón;Javier Millán;Margalida Gomis;Jitender P. Dubey

  • Peste des Petits Ruminants at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in the Northern Albertine Rift and Nile Basin, East Africa.

    Xavier Fernandez Aguilar;Xavier Fernandez Aguilar;Mana Mahapatra;Mattia Begovoeva;Mattia Begovoeva;Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Frequent Co-Authors

Ignasi Marco
Ignasi Marco Autonomous University of Barcelona
Sonia Almería
Sonia Almería United States Food and Drug Administration
Santiago Lavín
Santiago Lavín Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Ignacio García-Bocanegra
Ignacio García-Bocanegra University of Córdoba
Emmanuel Serrano
Emmanuel Serrano Autonomous University of Barcelona
Luca Rossi
Luca Rossi University of Turin
Fernando López-Gatius
Fernando López-Gatius University of Lleida
Mariano Domingo
Mariano Domingo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona

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