Meritxell Donadeu

A hyperendemic focus of porcine cystic echinococcosis in the Banke District of Nepal

Meritxell Donadeu, Charles G Gauci, Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Abdul Jabbar, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2020  |  Acta Tropica

Detailed post mortem analyses of 68 free-ranging, slaughter-age pigs from two sites in the Banke District of Nepal identified 36% ..

Systematic review of the effectiveness of selected drugs for preventive chemotherapy for Taenia solium taeniasis.

Michelle M Haby, Leopoldo A Sosa Leon, Ana Luciañez, Ruben Santiago Nicholls, Ludovic Reveiz, Meritxell Donadeu

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND: Preventive chemotherapy is a useful tool for the control of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis. The aim of this..

Can We Recommend Practical Interventions to Prevent Neurocysticercosis?

Uffe Christian Braae, Marshall W Lightowlers, Meritxell Donadeu

Journal article  |  2019  |  Trends in Parasitology

The cystiSim model was used to compare strategies for the control of Taenia solium. A three-monthly intervention in pigs for 3 yea..

Accurate diagnosis of lesions suspected of being caused by Taenia solium in body organs of pigs with naturally acquired porcine cysticercosis

Charles G Gauci, Chrisostom Ayebazibwe, Zachary Nsadha, Chris Rutebarika, Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Andrew Stent, Angela Colston, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The definitive method for diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis is the detection of cysticerci at necropsy. Cysts are typically locat..

Pilot field trial of the EG95 vaccine against ovine cystic echinococcosis in Rio Negro, Argentina: 8 years of work

Edmundo Larrieu, Guillermo Mujica, Daniel Araya, Jose Luis Labanchi, Marcos Arezo, Eduardo Herrero, Graciela Santillan, Katherina Vizcaychipi, Leonardo Uchiumi, Juan Carlos Salvitti, Claudia Grizmado, Arnoldo Calabro, Gabriel Talmon, Luis Sepulveda, Jose Maria Galvan, Marta Cabrera, Marcos Seleiman, Pablo Crowley, Graciela Cespedes, Mariela Garcia Cachau, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Tropica

Implementation of a practical and effective pilot intervention against transmission of Taenia solium by pigs in the Banke district of Nepal

Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Suyog Subedi, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Peetambar Kushwaha, Angela Colston, Charles G Gauci, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Taenia solium is a zoonotic cestode parasite which causes human neurocysticercosis. Pigs transmit the parasite by acting as the in..

Strategies to increase adoption of animal vaccines by smallholder farmers with focus on neglected diseases and marginalized populations

Meritxell Donadeu, Nick Nwankpa, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Baptiste Dungu

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background Most smallholder farmers (SHFs) and marginalized populations (MPs) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America depend on livesto..

Towards a cysticercosis-free tropical resort island: A historical overview of taeniasis/cysticercosis in Bali

Putu Sutisna, I Nengah Kapti, Toni Wandra, Nyoman S Dharmawan, Kadek Swastika, AA Raka Sudewi, Ni Made Susilawathi, I Made Sudarmaja, Tetsuya Yanagida, Munehiro Okamoto, Takahiko Yoshida, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers, Akira Ito

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Tropica

A hyperendemic focus of Taenia solium transmission in the Banke District of Nepal

Keshav Sah, Ishab Poudel, Suyog Subedi, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Jo Cocker, Peetambar Kushwaha, Angela Colston, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2017  |  Acta Tropica

Target product profiles for the diagnosis of Taenia solium taeniasis, neurocysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis

Meritxell Donadeu, Anna S Fahrion, Piero L Olliaro, Bernadette Abela-Ridder

Journal article  |  2017  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Designing a Minimal Intervention Strategy to Control Taenia solium

Marshall W Lightowlers, Meritxell Donadeu

Journal article  |  2017  |  Trends in Parasitology

Pilot field trial of the EG95 vaccine against ovine cystic echinococcosis in Rio Negro, Argentina: Humoral response to the vaccine

Edmundo Larrieu, Thelma Veronica Poggio, Guillermo Mujica, Charles G Gauci, Jose Luis Labanchi, Eduardo Herrero, Daniel Araya, Claudia Grizmado, Arnoldo Calabro, Gabriel Talmon, Pablo Crowley, Graciela Santillan, Katherina Vizcaychipi, Marcos Seleiman, Luis Sepulveda, Marcos Arezo, Mariela Garcia Cachau, Roberto Lamberti, Leonardo Molina, Lilia Gino, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Parasitology International

Efficacy of vaccination with La Sota strain vaccine to control Newcastle disease in village chickens in Nepal

Sulochana Shrestha, Mamta Dhawan, Meritxell Donadeu, Baptiste Dungu

Journal article  |  2017  |  Tropical Animal Health and Production

Taenia solium: WHO endemicity map update

M Donadeu, MW Lightowlers, AS Fahrion, J Kessels, B Abela-Ridder

Journal article  |  2016  |  WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

Anamnestic responses in pigs to the Taenia solium TSOL18 vaccine and implications for control strategies

Marshall W Lightowlers, Meritxell Donadeu, M Elaiyaraja, Kapil Maithal, K Anand Kumar, Charles G Gauci, Simon M Firestone, Patxi Sarasola, Tim G Rowan

Journal article  |  2016  |  PARASITOLOGY

Monitoring the outcomes of interventions against Taenia solium: options and suggestions

MW Lightowlers, HH Garcia, CG Gauci, M Donadeu, B Abela-Ridder

Journal article  |  2016  |  PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY

Development, characterization and optimization of a new suspension chicken-induced pluripotent cell line for the production of Newcastle disease vaccine

Ismaila Shittu, Ziying Zhu, Yangqing Lu, Jessica M Hutcheson, Steven L Stice, Franklin D West, Meritxell Donadeu, Baptiste Dungu, Aly M Fadly, Guillermo Zavala, Naola Ferguson-Noel, Claudio L Afonso

Journal article  |  2016  |  Biologicals

Sensitivity of partial carcass dissection for assessment of porcine cysticercosis at necropsy

MW Lightowlers, E Assana, CM Jayashi, CG Gauci, M Donadeu

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal for Parasitology

Pilot Field Trial of the EG95 Vaccine Against Ovine Cystic Echinococcosis in Rio Negro, Argentina: Second Study of Impact

Edmundo Larrieu, Guillermo Mujica, Charles G Gauci, Katherina Vizcaychipi, Marcos Seleiman, Eduardo Herrero, Jose Luis Labanchi, Daniel Araya, Luis Sepulveda, Claudia Grizmado, Arnoldo Calabro, Gabriel Talmon, Thelma Veronica Poggio, Pablo Crowley, Graciela Cespedes, Graciela Santillan, Mariela Garcia Cachau, Roberto Lamberti, Lilia Gino, Meritxell Donadeu, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Safety and immunogenicity of Onderstepoort Biological Products' Rift Valley fever Clone 13 vaccine in sheep and goats under field conditions in Senegal

Modou M Lo, Victor Mbao, Pascale Sierra, Yaya Thiongane, Mariame Diop, Meritxell Donadeu, Baptiste Dungu

Journal article  |  2015  |  Onderstepoort J Vet Res

Randomized Controlled Field Trial to Assess the Immunogenicity and Safety of Rift Valley Fever Clone 13 Vaccine in Livestock

M Kariuki Njenga, Leonard Njagi, S Mwangi Thumbi, Samuel Kahariri, Jane Githinji, Eunice Omondi, Amy Baden, Mbabu Murithi, Janusz Paweska, Peter M Ithondeka, Kisa J Ngeiywa, Baptiste Dungu, Meritxell Donadeu, Peninah M Munyua

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Oxfendazole flukicidal activity in pigs

Pedro Ortiz, Susana Terrones, Maria Cabrera, Cristian Hoban, Laura Ceballos, Laura Moreno, Candela Canton, Meritxell Donadeu, Carlos Lanusse, Luis Alvarez

Journal article  |  2014  |  Acta Tropica

Development of a low-dose fast-dissolving tablet formulation of Newcastle disease vaccine for low-cost backyard poultry immunisation

M Lal, C Zhu, C McClurkan, DM Koelle, P Miller, C Afonso, M Donadeu, B Dungu, D Chen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Veterinary Record

Community- and farmer-based management of animal African trypanosomosis in cattle

Jeremy Bouyer, Fanny Bouyer, Meritxell Donadeu, Tim Rowan, Grant Napier

Journal article  |  2013  |  Trends in Parasitology

Efficacy of a single high oxfendazole dose against gastrointestinal nematodes in naturally infected pigs

Luis Alvarez, Carlos Saumell, Luis Fuse, Laura Moreno, Laura Ceballos, Gilbert Domingue, Meritxell Donadeu, Baptiste Dungu, Carlos Lanusse

Journal article  |  2013  |  Veterinary Parasitology

Vaccination for the Control of Rift Valley Fever in Enzootic and Epizootic Situations

B Dungu, M Donadeu, M Bouloy

Journal article  |  2013  |  Developments in Biologicals

Testing high oxfendazole doses to treat cysticercosis in pigs: a safety assessment

LI Alvarez, G Domingue, L Moreno, L Ceballos, M Bistoletti, M Donadeu, CE Lanusse

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS

A high oxfendazole dose to control porcine cysticercosis: Pharmacokinetics and tissue residue profiles

L Moreno, MT Lopez-Urbina, C Farias, G Domingue, M Donadeu, B Dungu, HH Garcia, LA Gomez-Puerta, C Lanusse, AE Gonzalez

Journal article  |  2012  |  Food and Chemical Toxicology

Comparative study of three porcine Salmonella ELISAs

M-C Poulin, M Donadeu, EK Mackay, KL Penman, JR Thomson

Journal article  |  2010  |  Veterinary Record

Ontogeny of systemic cellular immunity in the neonatal pig: Correlation with the development of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome

Sylvia S Grierson, Donald P King, Alexander W Tucker, Meritxell Donadeu, Martha A Mellencamp, Karin Haverson, Malcolm Banks, Mick Bailey

Journal article  |  2007  |  Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Retroviremia in commercial pigs and its preliminary association with poor health

AW Dan Tucker, Martha M Mellencamp, Meritxell Donadeu, Linda Scobie

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology