Curriculum Vitae

Isis Victoriano Llopis
Email: [email protected]
Date of birth: 07/08/1983
Nacionality: Spanish
Position
PhD Student
Research Doctorate in Veterinary Sciencies for Animal Health and Food Safety
Department of Veterinary Sciences. Unit of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
University of Turin, Italy.
Thesis: Eco-epidemiological study of Usutu and West Nile viruses in Piedmont region.
Education
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2011 Master's Degree in Wildlife Management. University of Murcia, Spain. Master
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dissertation: "Geographical information systems applied to the study of Leishmania infantum
infection among wild carnivores in Northern Spain" (awarded with honors).
2007 Graduation in Veterinary Medicine (DVM), University of Zaragoza, Spain.
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2005 Erasmus mobility programme, visiting student at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Parma, Italy.
Work experience
Conservation projects
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September 2013 EvK2 CNR, Livestock/wildlife interface study conducted in Central
Karakoram National Park, Pakistan.
Oct-Nov 2011 Iberá Natural Reserve, Reintroduction of Giant Anteater, Conservation
Programme, Argentina.
Small animal medicine and surgery
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2007-2009 Veterinary Clinic "El Romeral", Alcoy-Alicante, Spain.
Summer stages 2006-2007 JG Veterinary Hospital (Mutxamiel-Alicante). "El Terrer
Veterinary Clinic (Alcoy-Alicante).
Wildlife clinic, monitoring and captures
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May-June 2011 EEZA Estación experimental de zonas áridas, Almería, CSIC. African
gazelle Rescue Park. Tasks: necropsies, captures, sampling collection, teleanesthesia.
April 2011 Santa Faz Wildlife Recovery Center
Tasks: surgeries, diagnostic, captures and necropsies.
April, June, September 2013 Abruzzo National Park (Italy) Sampling and analysis of fecal
parasites in Chamois populations.
Summer 2011,2012 and 2013 Marmolada Mountains,Italian Alps Captures and sampling
of Ibex (Capra Ibex).
May-September 2014 Laboratoire Départamental Véterinaire et d'Hygiène Alimentaire
des Hautes Alpes (Gap-France) Study of innate inmunity and resistance to
keratoconjunctivitis infection in a Chamois population of Pyrenees Park.
2012-2014 Wild birds captures During my PhD framework activities I captured more than
one thousand individuals belonging to 90 avian species in the frame of ringing activities
and wildlife recovery centers in Piedmont region (Italy).
Courses
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March 2011 Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applied to biological sciences.
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
2008- 2010
Study techniques in Wildlife. CEMACAM Alcoy, Spain. 17 hours.
Ecology, ethology and conservation of Iberian carnivores. CEMACAM Murcia. 10 hours
Management of threatened species. CEMACAM Alcoy. 14 hours.
Avian biodiversity in Mediterranean forest. CEMACAM Alcoy. 14 hours.
Medicine and Surgery in small mammals. Veterinary College of Valencia. 16 hours.
Technical diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery and anesthesia in small and exotic animals.
JG Veterinary Hospital, Mutxamiel Alicante. 30 hours.
Research
Publications
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Further circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in wild birds in Italy. Victoriano-Llopis I.,
Rossi L., Di Gennaro A., Mosca A., Teodori L., Tomassone L., Grego E., Monaco F., Lorusso A.,
Savini G. Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Mar 27;32:292-297. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.03.024
Evidence for widespread Leishmania infantum infection among wild carnivores in L.
infantum periendemic northern Spain. Del Río L., Chitimia L., Cubas A., Victoriano I., De la
Rúa P., Gerrikagoitia X., Barral M., Muñoz-García CI., Goyena E., García-Martínez D., Fisa R.,
Riera C., Murcia L., Segovia M., Berriatua E. Prev Vet Med. 2014 Mar 1;113(4):430-5.
Posters
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Sieroprevalenza dei virus Usutu e West Nile nell’avifauna della regione piemonte nel 20122013. Victoriano Llopis I., Rossi L., Mosca A., Di Gennaro A., Teodori L., Monaco F., Lorusso
A., Savini G. V Workshop Nazionale di Virologia Veterinaria. Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
Teramo, 26-27 Giugno 2014.
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Pre-analytical bias may severely compromise the reliability of parasitological data from
faecal samples in chamois and other mountain dwelling ungulates. Victoriano Llopis I., Díaz
Alcázar E., Molinar-Min A., De Meneghi D., Rossi L. II International Rupicapra Symposium.
Biology, Health, Monitoring and Management. Bellver de Cerdenya (Catalonia,Spain). 24-25
0ctober 2013
Abstracts
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Serological investigation of Usutu and West nile viruses in wild and domestic birds in
Northwestern Italy, 2012-2014. Victoriano Llopis I, Rossi L, Tomassone L., Grego E., Mosca
A., Silvano F., Di Gennaro A., Teodori L., Lorusso A., Savini G. 2nd Conference on Neglected
Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Izmir, Turkey, March 31st 2015.
Leishmania infantum infection in wild carnivores in northern Spain, a traditionally nonendemic area for canine Leishmaniosis. Chitimia L., Victoriano I., del Río L., Gerrikagoitia X.,
Barral M., Lizana V., Rigueira L., Fidalgo, L., Sánchez-Isarria MA., Sanchis-Monsonís G.,
García-Bacete I., Murcia L., Segovia M., Berriatua E. 2011 Annual meeting of the European
College of Veterinary Parasitology. Zagreb, 16-17 June.
Epidemiological study of bovine cysticercosis in a traditionally endemic area in Piedmont.
Martano G., Rossi L., Voghera M., Serra G., Molinar Min A., Victoriano Llopis I., Rambozzi L.
Società Italiana di Parassitologia. XXVII Congresso Nazionale. Alghero 26-29 Giugno 2012.
Indagini copro-microscopiche sul camoscio d’Abruzzo (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata):
risultati preliminari. Diaz Alcazar E., Molinar Min A., Victoriano Llopis I., Rambozzi L.,
Martínez-Carrasco C., Gentile L., Rossi L. GEEFSM. Cauterets 20-23/settembre 2012.
Evidences of Mosquito-transmitted Flavivirus circulation in Piedmont, North-Western Italy.
Mosca A., Victoriano Llopis I., Bertolotti L., Pautasso A., Roberto P., Rossi L., Giacobini M.,
Casalone C., Radaelli MC.. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3645.6968 Conference: E-SOVE 2014 - the 19th
Conference, At Thessaloniki - Greece.
Parasitological Survey of the Apennine Chamois Populations of the Majella, Gran sasso e
Monti della laga and Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Parks. Rossi L., Victoriano Llopis I.,
Gentile L., Latini R., Di Pirro V., Ferretti F., Carosi E., Argenio A., Asprea A., Pagliaroli D., Di
Nicola U., Antonucci A., Di Domenico G., Innocenti M. and Angelucci S. Chamois International
Congress. Lama dei Peligni-Majella National Park-Italy 17-19 June 2014.
Attended seminars and Congresses
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Vettori di malattie e mutamenti climatici - October 5th 2012, Torino.
Studies on Zoonotic pathogens in wildlife in periurban Barcellona. July 18th 2012, Torino,
Italy. Relatore: Dr Javier Millán, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Barcelona
(Spain).
Investigations on the Epidemiology of West Nile Disease in Andalucia. June 21th 2012, –
Torino, Italy. Relatore: Dr. Nacho Bocanegra, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Cordoba (Spain).
Convegno "Strategic Application of Diagnostic Tests", 23 to 25th May 2012, Istituto
Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta Torino.
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Seminar on research and apiculture in the World and Turkey, and on honeybee virus. 6 June
2012. Veterinary Faculty - Torino.
Third European Dirofilaria Days. University of Parma.Parma 21-22 Giugno 2012.
30Èmes Rencontres dU Groupe d'Etudes sur l'Ecopathologie de la Faune Sauvage de
Montagne ( GEEFSM). Parc National des Pyrénées. Cauterets-France. 20 au 23 Septembre
2012.
31Èmes Rencontres dU Groupe d'Etudes sur l'Ecopathologie de la Faune Sauvage de
Montagne ( GEEFSM). Andorra. 14-16 Junio 2013.
II Rupicapra Syamposium. Bellver de Cerdanya (Catalonia,Spain) 24th-25th October 2013.
Training schools
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Vector-borne diseases and One Health. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary
Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Romania, 6-20 July 2015.
Organized by European Network for Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Infections.
Languages
Mother tongue: Spanish.
Other languages (Fluent) : English, Italian, Catalan.
Other languages (Basic): French
Driving licence
Isis Victoriano Llopis
Driving licence: B
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