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Overview

Santiago Lavín is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Small Animals, Parasitology, and Infectious Diseases.

The core topics of Santiago Lavín's research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations

Lavín has contributed to various scientific publications, with notable papers focusing on wild boar biology and associated epidemiological studies. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Wild boar in the city: Phenotypic responses to urbanisation," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae," 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Sarcoptic mange in wild ruminants in Spain: solving the epidemiological enigma using microsatellite markers," 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Assessing methods to live-capture wild boars (Sus scrofa) in urban and peri-urban environments," 2020, Veterinary Record
  • "Zoonotic Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. carried by wild boars in a metropolitan area: occurrence, antimicrobial susceptibility and public health relevance," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Lavín include:

  • Emmanuel Serrano
  • Jorge Ramón Lopez-Olvera
  • Gregorio Mentaberre
  • Marta Valldeperes
  • Carles Conejero

Lavín's research outputs have been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, particularly:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Galemys Spanish Journal of Mammalogy

The scope of Lavín's research integrates the ecological and epidemiological dimensions of wildlife, focusing especially on species such as wild boars and wild ruminants. The work addresses phenotypic and behavioral adaptations to urban environments, disease vectors and zoonotic agents, and methodologies for capturing and monitoring wildlife populations.

Best Publications

  • Urban wild boars prefer fragmented areas with food resources near natural corridors

    Raquel Castillo-Contreras;João Carvalho;Emmanuel Serrano;Emmanuel Serrano;Gregorio Mentaberre

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

    I Marco;S Lavín

  • 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

  • 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

  • Effects of lithium heparin and tripotassium EDTA on hematologic values of Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni).

    Jesus Muro;Rafaela Cuenca;Josep Pastor;Luis Vinas

  • 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

  • Wild boar in the city: Phenotypic responses to urbanisation.

    Raquel Castillo-Contreras;Gregorio Mentaberre;Xavier Fernandez Aguilar;Carles Conejero

  • Staphylococcus aureus carrying mecC gene in animals and urban wastewater, Spain

    M. Concepción Porrero;Aránzazu Valverde;Pedro Fernández-Llario;Alberto Díez-Guerrier

  • Chronic rhinitis associated with herpesviral infection in captive spur-thighed tortoises from Spain.

    J. Muro;A. Ramis;J. Pastor;R. Velarde

  • Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus by free-living wild animals in Spain.

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

  • 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

  • Molecular Identification of a New Pestivirus Associated with Increased Mortality in the Pyrenean Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) in Spain

    Ana Hurtado;Gorka Aduriz;Nieves Gómez;Beatriz Oporto

  • Biotin-avidin amplified ELISA for detection of antibodies to Sarcoptes scabiei in chamois (Rupicapra spp.).

    Luisa Rambozzi;Arianna Menzano;Santiago Lavin;Luca Rossi

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ignasi Marco
Ignasi Marco Autonomous University of Barcelona
Emmanuel Serrano
Emmanuel Serrano Autonomous University of Barcelona
Oscar Cabezón
Oscar Cabezón Autonomous University of Barcelona
Lucas Domínguez
Lucas Domínguez Complutense University of Madrid
Luca Rossi
Luca Rossi University of Turin
Xavier Manteca
Xavier Manteca Autonomous University of Barcelona
Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Mariano Domingo
Mariano Domingo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ignacio García-Bocanegra
Ignacio García-Bocanegra University of Córdoba

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