Enríc Vidal

First outbreak of Lumpy Skin disease in Catalonia, Spain, 2025-2026

The paper reports two LSDV genomes from the first LSD outbreak in Catalonia, Spain, placing them in clade 1.2 and linking them to recent European and African strains.

Control of Prion Uptake by Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling

The paper identifies BMP signaling as a regulator of prion uptake by screening for genetic modifiers in human cells and shows that modulating BMP components affects prion internalization.

The amino acid residue in position 163 of canine PrPC is critical to the exceptional resistance of dogs to prion infections: evidence from transgenic mouse models

The paper shows that a specific amino acid at position 163 in canine PrPC confers resistance to prion infection, confirmed through transgenic mouse models.