Investigador veterinario | Javier Millán

Javier Millán

Veterinary researcher in wildlife diseases

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December, 2019- Change of Institution

The group PI has moved to Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA) (Spain).

Some students will remain at the Universidad Andrés Bello until graduation.

Latest News

Looking for candidates

I am looking for candidates, both at the predoc and postdoc levels to apply to different calls. If you are interested, write to me: javier.millan@unizar.es

June, 2023- Elected WDA Council member

I have been recently elected as Member-at-Large of the Council of the Wildlife Disease Association.

Is a big honor to be a member the council of my favorite association.

May, 2023- Latest publications

Di Cataldo, S., Cevidanes, A., ... & Millán, J. (2023). Spirocerca lupi in the stomach of two Andean foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus) from Chile. Parasitology Research, In press.
Millán, J., Sepúlveda, P.,, ... & Müller, A. (2023). Molecular identification of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia felis in fox fleas, Chile. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 101983.

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March, 2023- Fox on the media

Our pilot project about GPS tracking in urban carnivores has been featured in a local newspaper. Link.

September, 2022- Bat fieldwork

We have started the fieldwork from our project entitled: Bats in urban environments: what is the price of living in the city? funded by University of Zaragpza.

About me

I am a wildlife veterinarian broadly interested in the epidemiology of parasitic and infectious diseases in micro and mesomammals (carnivores, rodents, bats). For the past few years, I focus on vector-borne pathogens. I am also interested in animal conservation, diseases shared by wild and domestic animals, wild and peridomestic disease reservoirs, and zoonoses.

I am affiliated to the Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, based at the Veterinary Faculty of Zaragoza University. I am funded by the Aragonese Agency for R+D (ARAID). I am also a member of the research group "Zoonoses and emerging diseases of public health interest" (Official group #A16_20R of the Aragón Government).

I am a Cuncil Member of the Wildlife Disease Association and a Board Member of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Research Gate profile

Scopus profile

Twitter: @millan_wildvet

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Current students

Grad students

I do not have any grad students at the moment. If you are interested in pursuing a Doctorate or Master's degree, contact me.

Undergrad students

I am currently supervising Veterinary Medicine Final Projects and the practices of several fourth-year students of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology degrees.

If you are interested in doing practices with wildlife, contact me.

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Alumni

I have supervised so far four PhD theses, three MSc/MRes theses and a number of grad projects.

Collaborators

Aitor Cevidanea

Now a postdoc at NEIKER

Sophia Di Cataldo

Now a postdoc at CONICET, Argentina

Irene Sacristán

Now a postdoc at CISA-INIA

Tatiana Proboste

Now a postdoc at the University of Queensland, Australia

Claudia Ulloa

Now a MSc student at the University of Chile

Nina Rygh

Now a consultant ecologist

I have a wide network of collaborators. Behind are some of these, with whom I am currently working.

Fernando Esperón

Univ. Europea de Madrid, Spain

Agustín Estrada Peña

Universidad de Zaragoza

Diego Villanúa

Gobierno de Navarra

Alejandro Rodríguez

Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain

José de la Fuente

IREC, Spain

Marcello D'Amico

Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain

Ruth Rodríguez Pastor

Universidad de Zaragoza

Ananda Müller

Ross University, St. Kitts

Domenico Otranto

Universita di Bari, Italy

Luis Monteagudo

Universidad de Zaragoza

Paula Santibáñez

CIBIR, La Rioja

Natalia Fernández-Ruiz

Universidad de Zaragoza

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projects

Recent Projects

I am currently or was recently involved the following funded projects:

2022-2023

“Bats in urban environments: what is the price of living in the city?”.

Universidad de Zaragoza. PI: Javier Millán.

Budget: 9.600€

2022-2023

“Morphological and molecular characterization, ecology and pathogens transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. ticks in the mid-Ebro valley”.

Gobierno de Aragón. PI: Javier Millán.

Budget: 65.500€

2021-2022

“Bites of knowledge”.

Fecyt, Fundación Española para Ciencia y Tecnología. PI: Javier Millán.

Budget: 19.900€

Link to the project website.

2021-2023

“Ciclos silvestres de enfermedades transmitidas por vectores en un escenario de cambio global”.

Líneas Estratégicas de Investigación del IA2. PI: Javier Millán

Budget: 12.000€

2021-2022

“Agrarian transformation and dynamics of fox distribution”.

LincGlobal (Laboratorio Internacional en Cambio Global), CSIC. PI: Alejandro Rodríguez.

Budget: 30.000€

2019-2021

“Bartonella henselae in healthy and febrile naturally infected cats: Are there differences between genotypes, bacteremia and bacterial shedding?”.

Fondecyt Regular 1191462. PI: Ananda Müller.

Budget: 147,000,000 CLP (aprox 215.000 US$).

Publications

ORCID 0000-0001-5608-781X

Recent publications (2020-today)

Full list at: https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=en&user=QhIokm0AAAAJ

You can request any of my papers at my RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Javier-Millan-2

Di Cataldo,... & Millán, J. (2023). Spirocerca lupi in the stomach of two Andean foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus) from Chile. Parasitology Research, In press.
Millán, J.et al. (2023). Molecular identification of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia felis in fox fleas, Chile. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 101983.
Cevidanes, A., ... & Millán, J. (2022). Co-infection patterns of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in owned free-ranging dogs in central Chile. Veterinary Research Communications, in press.
Nilson et al. (2022). Genetics of randomly bred cats support the cradle of cat domestication being in the Near East. Heredity 129 (6), 346-355
Di Cataldo, S. ... & Millán, J. (2022). Large-scale survey for canine vector-borne parasites in free-ranging dogs and foxes from six diverse bioclimatic regions of Chile. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 30,100721.
Hidalgo-Hermoso, E., ... & Millán, J. (2022). Serosurvey for selected parasitic and bacterial pathogens in Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes): not only dog diseases are a threat. The Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(1), 76-85.
Di Cataldo, S. ... & Millán, J. (2022). A serosurvey for spotted fever group Rickettsia and Coxiella burnetii antibodies in rural dogs and foxes, Chile. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 83, 101769.
Hidalgo-Hermoso, E. et al. (2022). Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hemoplasmas in the Pudu (Pudu puda), a Native Cervid from Chile. The Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(1), 8-14.
Hidalgo-Hermoso, E. et al. (2022). Lack of Exposure to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Chilean Cervids, and Evidence of a New Mycobacterium-Like Sequence. The Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(3), 680-684.
Canales-Cerro, C., ... & Millán, J. (2022). Carbon and nitrogen isotopic similarity between the endangered Darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) and sympatric free-ranging dogs in Chiloé Island, Chile. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2022.2106225.
Millán J & Becker DJ. 2021. Patterns of Exposure and Infection with Microparasites in Iberian Wild Carnivores: A Review and Meta-Analysis. Animals (Basel). 11:2708.
Estrada-Peña A, ... & Millán J. 2021. Pitfalls in Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogens Research, Some Recommendations and a Call for Data Sharing. Pathogens 10:712.
Benavides JA, ...& Millán J. 2021. ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Carrying CTX-M Genes Circulating among Livestock, Dogs, and Wild Mammals in Small-Scale Farms of Central Chile. Antibiotics (Basel) 10:510
Di Cataldo S, ... & Millán J. 2021. Widespread Infection with Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Free-Ranging Dogs and Wild Foxes Across Six Bioclimatic Regions of Chile. Microorganisms 9:919.
Cevidanes, A... & Millán, J. 2021. Marked host association and molecular evidence of limited transmission of ticks and fleas between sympatric wild foxes and rural dogs. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 35:239-250.
Sacristán, I. et al. 2021. Cross‐species transmission of retroviruses among domestic and wild felids in human‐occupied landscapes in Chile. Evolutionary Applications 14, 1070-1082
Gargano, V., ..., Millán, J. & Vicari, D. 2021. Serological Survey and Molecular Characterization of Theileria annulata in Sicilian Cattle. Pathogens, 10, 101.
Busch, J., et al. 2021. High seroprevalence of feline morbilliviruses in free-roaming domestic cats in Chile. Archives of Virology, 166, 281-285.
Sieg, M., et al. (2020). Identification of Novel Feline Paramyxoviruses in Guignas (Leopardus guigna) from Chile. Viruses, 12, 1397.
Müller A, ...& Millán J*. 2020. Molecular investigation of zoonotic intracellular bacteria in Chilean bats. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 73, 101541.
Sacristán, I., et al. 2021. Epidemiology and molecular characterization of Carnivore protoparvovirus‐1 infection in the wild felid Leopardus guigna in Chile. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 68, 3335–3348
Millán J et al. 2020. Worldwide occurrence of hemoplasmas in wildlife: insights into the patterns of infection, transmission, pathology, and zoonotic potential. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68, 3236–3256.
Di Cataldo S, ...& Millán J. 2020. Babesia vogeli in dogs in Chile. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 67, 2296-2299
Fernández-Escobar, M., Millán, J., et al. 2020. Molecular survey for cyst-forming coccidia (Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis spp.) in Mediterranean periurban micromammals. Parasitology Research, 119:2679-2686
Di Cataldo S, ... & Millán J.. 2020. Hemoplasmas are asymptomatically endemic in the endangered Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes). Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Cevidanes A, ...& Millán J*. 2020. Antimicrobial resistance genes in Andean foxes inhabiting anthropized landscapes in central Chile. Science of The Total Environment 724: 138247
Moreira‐Arce D, ...., Millán J, Hidalgo-Hermoso E, & Farías AA. 2020. A forest-specialist carnivore in the middle of the desert? Comments on Anabalon et al. 2019. Ecology and Evolution, in press
Chirife AD, Cevidanes A, & Millán J. 2020. Effective Field Immobilization of Andean Fox Fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) with Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine and Antagonism with Atipamezole. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56:482-485.
Hidalgo-Hermoso E, ... & Millán J. 2020. An eight-year survey for canine distemper virus indicates lack of exposure in the endangered Darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56: 447-451.
Di Cataldo S, ... & Millán J, *. 2020. Hemotropic mycoplasmas in bats captured near human settlements in Nigeria. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 70:101448
Calatayud O, ... & Millán J. 2020. Genetic characterization of Carnivore Parvoviruses in Spanish wildlife reveals domestic dog and cat-related sequences. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 67: 626-634
Sacristán I, ..., Millán J, Napolitano C. 2020. Antibiotic resistance genes as landscape anthropization indicators: Using a wild felid as sentinel in Chile. Science of the Total Environment. 703: 134900