The Role of (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in Honey Bee Colony Losses and Current Insights on Treatment.

Honeybee populations have locally and temporally declined in the last few years because of both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the latter, one of the most important reasons is infection by the microsporidia , which is the etiological agent of type C nosemosis. This species was first described in Asian honeybees ().

Feline Leishmaniosis: An Emerging Public Health Problem.

Leishmaniosis is the third most important vector-borne disease in humans, preceded by malaria and lymphatic filariasis, and it is considered endemic in tropical and subtropical areas, where higher temperatures favor development of its vector, sandflies. This zoonotic disease is caused by infection of protozoa spp. and the most serious mucocutaneous and visceral form is produced by , which predominates in the Mediterranean region.

Epidemiological approach to nematode polyparasitism occurring in a sympatric wild ruminant multi-host scenario.

The epidemiology behind multi-host/multi-parasite systems is particularly interesting to investigate for a better understanding of the complex dynamics naturally occurring in wildlife populations. We aimed to approach the naturally occurring polyparasitism of gastrointestinal nematodes in a sympatric wild ruminant scenario present in south-east Spain. To this end, the gastrointestinal tract of 252 wild ruminants of four different species (red deer, Cervus elaphus; mouflon, Ovis aries musimon; Iberian ibex, Capra pyrenaica and fallow deer, Dama dama) were studied in Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park (Andalusia, Spain).

Effectiveness of Gutting Blue Whiting (, Risso, 1827), in Spanish Supermarkets as an Anisakidosis Safety Measure.

Anisakidosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease which can cause gastroallergic reactions in humans. In 2010, the European Food Safety Agency estimated that approximately 20,000 cases of anisakiasis had been reported across the world, with Spain having the highest number of infections in Europe. The blue whiting (, Risso, 1827) is one of the most widely fished species worldwide and represents around 25% of the white fish eaten in Spain.