Center for Animal Health Research (CISA)
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Virologist (senior scientist) at the Animal Health Research Centre (CISA, INIA-CSIC)
Head of the Epidemiology and Environmental Health research group at CISA, INIA-CSIC.
Scientist in the Epidemiology and Environmental Health research group at CISA, INIA-CSIC.
Researcher at the Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA/CSIC)
Senior Scientist at the Animal Health Research Centre (CISA) of the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA-CSIC)
In a new study in mice published in Science, researchers present CHARM, an epigenetic editor that can be used to silence prion protein throughout the brain. The tool offers a path to effective first-line treatment for patients with fatal prion diseases, as well as other neurodegenerative diseases caused by the toxic accumulation of unwanted proteins.
Since the first case of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) in Spain was detected in cattle in November 2022, it has spread among farms in several autonomous communities in dozens of outbreaks. The mosquito-borne disease does not affect humans, but has the potential to cause economic losses.
According to a statement issued Monday by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Poland has reported that "unusual" cat deaths have been found in several areas of the country. Of the 47 samples tested (46 from cats and one from a caracal, another type of feline), 29 were positive for the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The surveillance period for all contacts has now ended and no contacts have shown symptoms. According to WHO, "sporadic A(H5N1) infections of cats have been reported previously, but this is the first report of a large number of infected cats in a large geographical area within a country".
In the first months of 2022, avian influenza has hit birds in Spain with unprecedented intensity. All outbreaks are now closed and the epidemiological situation is favourable, but we must not let our guard down. The risk of the virus jumping to humans is considered low.