• Borrelia infection in Ixodes pararicinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from northwestern Argentina 

      Nava, Santiago; Barbieri, Amália Regina Mar; Maya, Leticia; Colina, Rodney; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Venzal, José Manuel (2014-11)
      The aim of this work was to describe for the first time the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infecting ticks in Argentina. Unfed specimens of Ixodes pararicinus collected from vegetation in Jujuy Province were ...
    • Bovine coronavirus in Uruguay: genetic diversity, risk factors and transboundary introductions from neighboring countries 

      Castells, Matias; Giannitti, Federico; Caffarena, Rubén Darío; Casaux, María Laura; Schild, Carlos; Castells, Daniel; Riet‑Correa, Franklin; Victoria, Matias; Parreño, Gladys; Colina, Rodney (Springer, 2019-11)
      Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is a recognized cause of severe neonatal calf diarrhea, with a negative impact on animal welfare, leading to economic losses to the livestock industry. Cattle production is one of the most important ...
    • Detection, risk factors and molecular diversity of norovirus GIII in cattle in Uruguay 

      Castells, Matias; Caffarena, Rubén Darío; Casaux, María Laura; Schild, Carlos; Castells, Felipe; Castells, Daniel; Victoria, Matías; Riet‑Correa, Franklin; Giannitti, Federico; Parreño, Viviana; Colina, Rodney (Elsevier, 2020-12)
      Uruguay is a leading exporter of bovine meat and dairy products, and cattle production is one of the principal economic backbones in this country. A main clinical problem faced by livestock farmers is neonatal calf diarrhea ...
    • Development of an IgY-Based treatment to control bovine Coronavirus diarrhea in dairy calves 

      Bok, Marina; Vega, Celina Guadalupe; Castells, Matias; Colina, Rodney; Wigdorovitz, Andres; Parreño, Gladys Viviana (MDPI, 2023-03)
      Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) is a major pathogen associated with neonatal calf diarrhea. Standard practice dictates that to prevent BCoV diarrhea, dams should be immunized in the last stage of pregnancy to increase BCoV-specific ...
    • Prevalence and viability of group A rotavirus in dairy farm water sources 

      Castells, M.L.; Schild, Carlos Omar; Caffarena, Rubén Dario; Bok, Marina; Giannitti, Federico; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Riet‐Correa, Franklin; Victoria, M.; Parreño, Viviana; Colina, Rodney (2018-03)
      Aim: To analyse group A rotavirus (RVA) environmental contamination in waters used for calves' consumption and to assess viral viability in dairy farm water sources. Methods and Results: We analysed 202 samples of water ...