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  1. Spatio-temporal trends and risk factors affecting West Nile virus and related flavivirus exposure in Spanish wild ruminants

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  2. Use of wildlife rehabilitation centres in pathogen surveillance: A case study in white storks (Ciconia ciconia)

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, August 2016, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  3. Experimental North American West Nile Virus Infection in the Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)

    Article • Veterinary Pathology, October 2015, SAGE Publications

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  4. Long-Term Effect of Serial Infections with H13 and H16 Low-Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Black-Headed Gulls

    Article • Journal of Virology, September 2015, ASM Journals

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  5. Characterization of fecal vancomycin-resistant enterococci with acquired and intrinsic resistance mechanisms in wild animals, Spain

    Article • Microbial Ecology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  6. Identification and characterization of a novel tick-borne flavivirus subtype in goats (Capra hircus) in Spain

    Article • Journal of General Virology, July 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  7. Oculopathologic Findings in Flavivirus-Infected Gallinaceous Birds

    Article • Veterinary Pathology, January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  8. Protection of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) against West Nile virus (WNV) infection after immunization with WNV recombinant envelope protein E (rE)

    Article • Vaccine, September 2013, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Ana-Belén Blázquez

  9. Usutu Virus in Migratory Song Thrushes, Spain

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  10. Environmental Factors Influencing the Prevalence of a Clostridium botulinum Type C/D Mosaic Strain in Nonpermanent Mediterranean Wetlands

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  11. A Colibacillosis Outbreak in Farmed Red-Legged Partridges (Alectoris rufa)

    Article • Avian Diseases, March 2013, American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  12. Worldwide Phylogenetic Relationship of Avian Poxviruses

    Article • Journal of Virology, February 2013, ASM Journals

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Dr Jeffrey T Foster, Dr Hon S Ip

  13. Pathology and tissue tropism of natural West Nile virus infection in birds: a review

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  14. Pathobiology and transmission of highly and low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in European quail (Coturnix c. coturnix)

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  15. Tissue tropism and pathology of natural influenza virus infection in black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

    Article • Avian Pathology, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  16. Ecological Factors Driving Avian Influenza Virus Dynamics in Spanish Wetland Ecosystems

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  17. Antibodies to West Nile virus and related flaviviruses in wild boar, red foxes and other mesomammals from Spain

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, October 2012, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  18. Occurrence of avian pathogenicEscherichia coliand antimicrobial-resistantE. coliin red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa): sanitary concerns of farming

    Article • Avian Pathology, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  19. Do Wild Ungulates Allow Improved Monitoring of Flavivirus Circulation in Spain?

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, June 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  20. Louping Ill in Goats, Spain, 2011

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

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  21. Natural Bagaza virus infection in game birds in southern Spain

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  22. Seropositivity and Risk Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Wild Birds from Spain

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2011, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida, Ursula Hofle Hansen

  23. Prevalence of Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp. and Campylobacter sp. in the intestinal flora of farm-reared, restocked and wild red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa): is restocking using farm-reared birds a risk?

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  24. Assessment of lead exposure in Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) from spent ammunition in central Spain

    Article • Ecotoxicology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  25. Pathogenicity of two recent Western Mediterranean West Nile virus isolates in a wild bird species indigenous to Southern Europe: the red-legged partridge

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  26. Pathogenesis and transmissibility of highly (H7N1) and low (H7N9) pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  27. Detection of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in wild birds in Castilla-La Mancha (south central Spain)

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, December 2010, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  28. Serologic Testing for Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds: Comparison of Two Commercial Competition Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays

    Article • Avian Diseases, March 2010, American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  29. Characterization of West Nile virus isolates from Spain: New insights into the distinct West Nile virus eco-epidemiology in the Western Mediterranean

    Article • Virology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  30. Factors affecting red deer skin test responsiveness to bovine and avian tuberculin and to phytohaemagglutinin

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, July 2009, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  31. Implementing artificial insemination as an effective tool for ex situ conservation of endangered avian species

    Article • Theriogenology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  32. West Nile Virus in Golden Eagles, Spain, 2007

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  33. West Nile virus in the endangered Spanish imperial eagle

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, May 2008, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  34. Lesions associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in the European wild boar

    Article • Tuberculosis, July 2007, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  35. Diseases shared between wildlife and livestock: a European perspective

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  36. Risk factors associated with the prevalence of tuberculosis-like lesions in fenced wild boar and red deer in south central Spain

    Article • Veterinary Research, April 2007, EDP Sciences

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  37. The importance of parasite life history and host density in predicting the impact of infections in red deer

    Article • Oecologia, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  38. Aujeszky's disease virus infection patterns in European wild boar

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 2007, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  39. Proteomic and transcriptomic analyses of differential stress/inflammatory responses in mandibular lymph nodes and oropharyngeal tonsils of European wild boars naturally infected withMycobacterium bovis

    Article • PROTEOMICS, January 2007, Wiley

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  40. Optimal dose and timing in phytohaemagglutinin skin-testing of deer

    Article • New Zealand Veterinary Journal, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  41. Molecular Epidemiology of Human and Bovine Anaplasmosis in Southern Europe

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, October 2006, Wiley

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  42. Estimation of European wild boar relative abundance and aggregation: a novel method in epidemiological risk assessment

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, August 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  43. Ixodid ticks parasitizing Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) and European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain: Geographical and temporal distribution

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, August 2006, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  44. Trichomonas gallinae in wintering Common Wood Pigeons Columba palumbus in Spain

    Article • Ibis, June 2006, Wiley

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  45. Avoiding bias in parasite excretion estimates: the effect of sampling time and type of faeces

    Article • Parasitology, May 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  46. Genome of a novel circovirus of starlings, amplified by multiply primed rolling-circle amplification

    Article • Journal of General Virology, May 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  47. Characterization of Two Novel Polyomaviruses of Birds by Using Multiply Primed Rolling-Circle Amplification of Their Genomes

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2006, ASM Journals

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  48. Seroprevalence of six reproductive pathogens in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain: The effect on wild boar female reproductive performance

    Article • Theriogenology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  49. Genes differentially expressed in oropharyngeal tonsils and mandibular lymph nodes of tuberculous and nontuberculous European wild boars naturally exposed to Mycobacterium bovis

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, March 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  50. Effects of parasitic helminths and ivermectin treatment on clinical parameters in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa)

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  51. Wild boar and red deer display high prevalences of tuberculosis-like lesions in Spain

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2006, EDP Sciences

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  52. Ulcerative Enteritis (Quail Disease) in Lories

    Article • Avian Diseases, December 2005, American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  53. Potential Vertebrate Reservoir Hosts and Invertebrate Vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in Central Spain

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, December 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  54. Genetic resistance to bovine tuberculosis in the Iberian wild boar

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2005, Wiley

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Dr Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, Christian Gortazar

  55. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from wild ungulates in south-central Spain

    Article • Veterinary Research, January 2005, EDP Sciences

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Professor Carlos Martin, Christian Gortazar

  56. The risks of translocating wildlife

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  57. infection in free-ranging Iberian red deer in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, June 2004, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  58. Descriptive study of an avian pox outbreak in wild red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in Spain

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, April 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  59. Epidemiological study on porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa)

    Article • Veterinary Research, March 2004, EDP Sciences

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  60. Efficacy of an in-feed preparation of ivermectin against helminths in the European wild boar

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  61. Wild boar helminths: risks in animal translocations

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, August 2003, Elsevier

    Ursula Hofle Hansen, Christian Gortazar

  62. Chaunocephalus ferox in Free-Living White Storks in Central Spain

    Article • Avian Diseases, April 2003, American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)

    Ursula Hofle Hansen

  63. Pathology of Avian Pox in Wild Red-Legged Partridges (Alectoris rufa) in Spain

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, October 2002, Wiley

    Ursula Hofle Hansen