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  1. Molecular and Microscopic Challenges in Detecting Plasmodium cynomolgi Co-Infections with Plasmodium vivax: A Case Report

    Article • Pathogens, June 2025, MDPI AG

    José M. Rubio

  2. Changes in Lipid Profile Secondary to Asymptomatic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa: A Retrospective Analysis of a 2010–2022 Cohort

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, May 2025, MDPI AG

    José M. Rubio

  3. Photo Quiz: Hematuria in a pediatric patient

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2025, ASM Journals

    José M. Rubio

  4. Development and Assessment of a Multiple-Analysis System for Diagnosing Malaria and Other Blood Parasite Infections in Humans and Non-Human Primates

    Article • Diagnostics, March 2025, MDPI AG

    José M. Rubio

  5. Development and Evaluation of a Multiple Detection System for Diagnosing Malaria and Other Blood Parasitic Diseases in Blood and Stool Samples from Humans and Non-Human Primates

    Article • January 2025, MDPI AG

    José M. Rubio

  6. A case of possible transfusion-acquired malaria in Zaragoza, Spain

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, April 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  7. Diagnostic challenges of recurrent malaria in non-endemic areas

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, March 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  8. Hospital-acquired malaria in Catalonia: an unexpected post-surgical complication

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, February 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  9. Malaria diagnosis using a combined system of a simple and fast extraction method with a lyophilised Dual-LAMP assay in a non-endemic setting

    Article • Pathogens and Global Health, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    José M. Rubio

  10. Unexpected Loa loa Finding in an Asymptomatic Patient From The Gambia: A Case Report

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, July 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  11. Molecular Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis in Spain: Development and Validation of Ready-To-Use Gel-Form Nested and Real-Time PCRs To Detect Leishmania spp.

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, June 2023, ASM Journals

    José M. Rubio

  12. Toxoplasmosis congénita en España, presente y futuro

    Article • October 2022, Instituto de Salud Carlos III/BNCS/SciELO Espana

    José M. Rubio

  13. Parasite identification in mullet fish (Mugil curema) from Chautengo Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico, based on morphology and molecular analysis

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, September 2022, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  14. Screening of imported malaria infection in asymptomatic migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa: A retrospective analysis of a 2010–2019 cohort

    Article • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, September 2022, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  15. Enteric pathogenic protozoa from misdiagnosis to overmedication in Egypt: a need for molecular diagnosis

    Article • Comparative Clinical Pathology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  16. Comparison of three PCR‐based methods to detect Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in long‐term frozen storage dried blood spots

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, June 2022, Wiley

    José M. Rubio

  17. Usefulness of a commercial LAMP assay for detection of malaria infection, including Plasmodium knowlesi cases, in returning travelers in Spain

    Article • BMC Research Notes, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  18. Usefulness Of A Commercial LAMP Assay For Detection Of Malaria Infection, Including Plasmodium Knowlesi Cases, In Returning Travelers In Spain

    Article • February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  19. Comparative diagnostic performance of the new chromatographic Affimer®-based rapid antigen detection against SARS-CoV-2 and other standard antigen tests for COVID-19 in a clinical setting

    Article • January 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    José M. Rubio

  20. Molecular Detection and Characterization of Intestinal and Blood Parasites in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Senegal

    Article • Animals, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo, José M. Rubio

  21. Ocular thelaziosis: A case report of an emerging zoonosis

    Article • American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, June 2021, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  22. An Overview of the Management of Mansonellosis

    Article • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, May 2021, Taylor & Francis

    José M. Rubio

  23. Preliminary comparison between an in-house real-time PCR vs microscopy for the diagnosis of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 2021, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  24. Diagnóstico de malaria en un centro de referencia: Pasado, presente y futuro

    Article • Revista de Investigación y Educación en Ciencias de la Salud (RIECS), February 2021, Universidad de Alcala

    José M. Rubio

  25. KASP: a genotyping method to rapid identification of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  26. KASP: a genotyping method to rapid identification of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  27. Multi-Laboratory Evaluation of a Lateral Flow Rapid Test for Detection of Amebic Liver Abscess

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2020, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    José M. Rubio

  28. KASP: a genotyping method to rapid identification of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  29. Several Plasmodium vivax relapses after correct primaquine treatment in a patient with impaired cytochrome P450 2D6 function

    Article • Malaria Journal, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  30. Deep Sequencing Reveals Occult Mansonellosis Coinfections in Residents From the Brazilian Amazon Village of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  31. Correction to: Evidence of asymptomatic submicroscopic malaria in low transmission areas in Belaga district, Kapit division, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Article • Malaria Journal, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  32. Plasmodium falciparumimmunodominant IgG epitopes in subclinical malaria

    Article • October 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    José M. Rubio

  33. Exploring interactions between Blastocystis sp., Strongyloides spp. and the gut microbiomes of wild chimpanzees in Senegal

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, October 2019, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  34. Prevalence of submicroscopic malaria infection in immigrants living in Spain

    Article • Malaria Journal, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  35. Collaborative intelligence and gamification for on-line malaria species differentiation

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  36. Prospective comparative multi-centre study on imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi infections

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  37. Correction to: Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital

    Article • Malaria Journal, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  38. Study of the diagnostic accuracy of microbiological techniques in the diagnosis of malaria in the immigrant population in Madrid

    Article • Malaria Journal, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  39. Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital

    Article • Malaria Journal, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  40. Donor-derived multiorgan transmission of mixed P. malariae and P. ovale infection: Impact of globalization on post-transplant infections

    Article • Transplant Infectious Disease, July 2018, Wiley

    José M. Rubio

  41. Interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Bioko Island: Accelerating the movement from control to elimination in Equatorial Guinea

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2018, PLOS

    José M. Rubio

  42. Geographical distribution and species identification of human filariasis and onchocerciasis in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 2018, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  43. Plasmodium species differentiation by non-expert on-line volunteers for remote malaria field diagnosis

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  44. Mansonellosis: current perspectives

    Article • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, January 2018, Dove Medical Press

    THUY-HUONG TA-TANG, José M. Rubio

  45. Nested multiplex PCR for identification and detection of human Plasmodium species including Plasmodium knowlesi

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, March 2017, Medknow

    José M. Rubio

  46. Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of Wuchereria bancrofti from human blood samples in Egypt

    Article • Parasitology Research, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  47. Profile of molecular mutations in pfdhfr, pfdhps, pfmdr1, and pfcrt genes of Plasmodium falciparum related to resistance to different anti-malarial drugs in the Bata District (Equatorial Guinea)

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  48. LAMP kit for diagnosis of non-falciparum malaria in Plasmodium ovale infected patients

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  49. Molecular diagnosis of Entamoeba spp. versus microscopy in the Great Cairo

    Article • Acta Parasitologica, January 2017, De Gruyter

    José M. Rubio

  50. Atypical Mansonella ozzardi Microfilariae from an Endemic Area of Brazilian Amazonia

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2016, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    José M. Rubio

  51. Source identification of autochthonous-introduced Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Spain

    Article • Infection, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  52. Evidence for Suppression of Onchocerciasis Transmission in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2016, PLOS

    José M. Rubio

  53. Vivax malaria in a blood donor in Spain, relapse or a new infection in a malaria non-endemic country?

    Article • Vox Sanguinis, October 2015, Wiley

    José M. Rubio

  54. Concurrent Infection with Dengue Type 4 and Plasmodium falciparum Acquired in Haiti

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, September 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  55. Diagnóstico microbiológico de la malaria importada

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, July 2015, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  56. Acute respiratory distress syndrome after convalescent plasma use: treatment of a patient with Ebola virus disease contracted in Madrid, Spain

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, July 2015, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  57. Molecular detection of Capillaria philippinensis: An emerging zoonosis in Egypt

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, July 2015, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  58. Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la malaria importada en España: recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo de Malaria de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI)

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Quique Bassat, José M. Rubio

  59. A field trial of a PCR-based Mansonella ozzardi diagnosis assay detects high-levels of submicroscopic M. ozzardi infections in both venous blood samples and FTA® card dried blood spots

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  60. A novel nested multiplex PCR for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis

    Article • Parasitology International, October 2014, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  61. Outstanding insecurities concerning the use of an Ov16-based ELISA in the Amazonia onchocerciasis focus

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, July 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    José M. Rubio

  62. Comparison of ImportedPlasmodium ovale curtisiandP. ovale wallikeriInfections among Patients in Spain, 2005–2011

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    José M. Rubio

  63. First case of a naturally acquired human infection with Plasmodium cynomolgi

    Article • Malaria Journal, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  64. Point-of-Care System for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance in Sputum Samples

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Jesús Mingorance, Dr Carlos Toro, José M. Rubio

  65. Imported submicroscopic malaria in Madrid

    Article • Malaria Journal, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  66. Imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in HIV-infected patients: a report of two cases

    Article • Malaria Journal, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  67. Plasmodium falciparumin Asymptomatic Immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    José M. Rubio

  68. Identification of a novel Assemblage B subgenotype and a zoonotic Assemblage C in human isolates of Giardia intestinalis in Egypt

    Article • Parasitology International, December 2011, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  69. Malaria Hidden in a Patient with Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma and Sickle-Cell Trait

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2011, ASM Journals

    José M. Rubio

  70. Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis in human patients in Cairo, Egypt

    Article • Parasitology Research, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  71. Imported malaria in an area in southern Madrid, 2005-2008

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  72. Nested PCR to detect and distinguish the sympatric filarial species Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans in the Amazon Region

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, September 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    José M. Rubio

  73. First case of detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Spain by Real Time PCR in a traveller from Southeast Asia

    Article • Malaria Journal, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  74. Imported Malaria in Children: A Comparative Study Between Recent Immigrants and Immigrant Travelers (VFRs)

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  75. Identification of Zoonotic Genotypes of Giardia duodenalis

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2009, PLOS

    Dr Hein Sprong, José M. Rubio

  76. Diagnóstico microbiológico del virus chikungunya importado en España (2006–2007): detección de casos en viajeros

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, October 2009, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  77. Association study of two polymorphisms of the serotonin‐2A receptor gene and suicide attempts

    Article • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics, December 2007, Wiley

    José M. Rubio

  78. Algunas discrepancias en temas de biodefensa

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, August 2007, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  79. Malaria diagnosis by NOW ICT and expert microscopy in comparison with multiplex polymerase chain reaction in febrile returned travellers

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  80. Biodefensa: un nuevo desafío para la microbiología y la salud pública

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, March 2007, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  81. Plasmodiumdiversity in non-malaria individuals from the Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea (West Central-Africa)

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  82. Hyperreactive Malarial Splenomegaly in Europeans: Report of Five Cases

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, March 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  83. A molecular marker for the identification ofSimulium squamosum(Diptera: Simuliidae)

    Article • Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, March 2004, Taylor & Francis

    José M. Rubio

  84. Malaria Vectors in the Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea): Estimation of Vector Dynamics and Transmission Intensities

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, March 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  85. Resolving relationships over a wide taxonomic range in Delphacidae (Homoptera) using the COI gene

    Article • Systematic Entomology, January 2003, Wiley

    José M. Rubio

  86. Plasmodium ovaleMalaria Acquired in Central Spain

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2002, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    José M. Rubio

  87. STR data for nine Y-chromosomal loci

    Article • Forensic Science International, June 2002, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  88. Relapses versus Reinfections in Patients Coinfected withLeishmania infantumand Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  89. A nested polymerase chain reaction (Ln-PCR) for diagnosing and monitoring Leishmania infantum infection in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  90. Alternative polymerase chain reaction method to identify Plasmodium species in human blood samples: the semi-nested multiplex malaria PCR (SnM-PCR)

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  91. Semi-quantitative analysis of multiple cytokines in canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells by a single tube RT-PCR

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, December 2001, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  92. Usefulness of Seminested Polymerase Chain Reaction for Screening Blood Donors at Risk for Malaria in Spain

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    José M. Rubio

  93. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) protocol for genotyping the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Parasitology, October 2001, Cambridge University Press

    José M. Rubio

  94. Limited Level of Accuracy Provided by Available Rapid Diagnosis Tests for Malaria Enhances the Need for PCR-Based Reference Laboratories

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2001, ASM Journals

    José M. Rubio

  95. Genotypic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Strains Associated with Human Toxoplasmosis in Spain: Direct Analysis from Clinical Samples

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2001, ASM Journals

    José M. Rubio

  96. Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections by PCR: a comparative multicentre study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  97. The potential utility of the Semi-Nested Multiplex PCR technique for the diagnosis and investigation of congenital malaria

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 2000, Elsevier

    José M. Rubio

  98. The use of PCR in the diagnosis of hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly (HMS)

    Article • Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, September 2000, Taylor & Francis

    José M. Rubio

  99. Discovery of a new focus of human onchocerciasis in central Brazil

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    José M. Rubio

  100. Semi-nested, multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection of human malaria parasites and evidence of Plasmodium vivax infection in Equatorial Guinea.

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 1999, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    José M. Rubio

  101. Isolation and characterization of three serine protease genes in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, February 1996, Wiley

    José M. Rubio

  102. One way introgression of a subspecific sex chromosome marker in a hybrid zone

    Article • Heredity, August 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  103. Presence of highly repetitive DNA sequences in Tribolium flour-beetles

    Article • Heredity, January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  104. Sex chromosome and autosome divergence in Podisma (Orthoptera) in western Europe

    Article • Génétique Sélection Évolution, March 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    José M. Rubio

  105. Free time in the medical curriculum

    Article • Academic Medicine, June 1969, Wolters Kluwer Health

    José M. Rubio