Belén Agüero, Nicole D. Tischler, Raúl Alegria, Simone Cárdenas-Cáceres, Felipe Berríos, Patricio Espinoza, Nicolás A. Muena, Nicolás Galarce, Galia Ramírez, Patricio Retamal, Víctor Neira. Longitudinal study on SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in companion animals, Chile. Veterinary Quarterly. Vol 45, No. 1, 1–12. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2025.2509504. Journal Impact factor: 5.2
Matilde Larraechea, Angela Dos Santos, Claudia Cerda, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Cristóbal Briceño. Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Control of Invasive Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monochus) in Citizens from Santiago Metropolis, Chile. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106577. Journal Impact factor: 2.4
Bruno Cantin-Rosas, Mariela Luján Tomazic, Anabel Elisa Rodríguez, Nikita Enciso, Juliette Brante-Bernier, Patricia Honores, Catalina Godoy-Alfaro, Claudio Abarca, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Galia Ramirez-Toloza. Risk Factors and Spatial Distribution of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Backyard Poultry Production Systems in Central Chile. Veterinary Sciences. 12(5), 448. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050448. Journal Impact factor: 2.3
L. Tomazic, Jesica D. Britez, María Luz Pisón-Martínez, Pablo Barbano, Zulma Canet, Marcos D. Trangoni, Tomás J. Poklepovich, Facundo Cubas, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Galia Ramírez-Toloza, Anabel E. Rodríguez. 2025. Chicken Coccidiosis in Peri-Urban Family Farming in Two South American Countries: Prevalence and Circulating Eimeria spp. Animals. 15(7), 982. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070982. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Gabriela Muñoz, Mauricio Ulloa, Raúl Alegría, Barbara Quezada, Benjamín Bennet, Nikita Enciso, Joaquin Atavales, Magdalena Johow, Carolina Aguayo, Hugo Araya, Victor Neira. Stranding and Mass Mortality in Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti), Associated to HPAIV H5N1 Outbreak in Chile. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106206. Journal Impact factor: 2.4
César Briceño-Loaiza, Bastián Fernández-Sanhueza, César Benavides-Silva, José Yaguana Jimenez, André V. Rubio, Pedro Ábalos, Raúl A. Alegría-Morán. Spatial clústers, temporal behavior, and risk factors analysis of rabies in livestock in Ecuador. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106188. Journal Impact factor: 2.4
Gloria Corvera, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Federico Francisco Cifuentes, Cristian Gabriel Torres. Pathological Characterization and Risk Factors of Splenic Nodular Lesions in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050802. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Ezequiel Hidalgo-Hermoso, Sebastian Verasay, José Pizarro-Lucero, Javier Cabello, Rocio Vicencia, Sebastián Celis, Carolina Ortiz, Ignacio Kemec, Nour Abuhadba-Medciano, Ronni Asencio, Frank Vera, Carola Valencia, Rocio Lagos, Dario Moreira, Fernanda Salinas, Galia Ramírez-Toloza, Raúl Muñoz, Víctor Neira, Rodrigo Salgado, Pedro Ábalos, Barbara Parra, Simone Cárdenas-Cácertes, Nicolas Muena, Nicole Tischler, Itziar Del Pozo, Gorka Aduriz, Fernando Esperon, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Paula Aravena, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Raúl Cuadrado-Matias, Francisco Ruiz-Fons. High Exposure to Livestock Pathogens in Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) from Chile. MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14040526. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Ezequiel Hidalgo-Hermoso, Javier Cabello, Rodrigo Lopez, Vicente Vergara-Wilson, Frank Vera, Carola Valencia, Carlos Sanchez, Sebastian Celis, Alejandra Silva, Aintzane Cariñanos, Ismael Barria, Rocio Vicencio, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Paula Aravena, Rocio Lagos, Juan Toro- Letelier, Sebastián Verasay-Caviedes, Antonio Garnham, Irene Peña, Fernando Alonso Sánchez García, Dario Moreira, Pablo M Vergara, Raul Alegria-Morán, Galaxia Cortés-Hinojosa. Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of herpesvirus in endangered free-ranging cervids of Chile: Ovine gammaherpesvirus-2, a novel threat to wild and domestic animal health in Chilean Patagonia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1321172. Journal Impact factor: 2.9
Tamara Tadich, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Sebastián Escobar-Aguirre. Behavior and health problems in dogs (Canis familiaris) associated with responsible ownership practices and awareness of legal regulations. 2024. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.11.005. Journal Impact factor: 1.6
Catalina Contreras, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Mario Duchens, Pedro Ábalos, Renata López, Patricio Retamal. Specific and non-specific effects of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination in dairy calves. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1278329. Journal Impact factor: 2.9
Mauricio Ulloa, Antonio Fernández, Naomi Ariyama, Ana Colom-Rivero,Carlos Rivera, Paula Nuñez, Paola Sanhueza, Magdalena Johow, Hugo Araya, Juan Carlos Torres, Paola Gomez, Gabriela Muñoz, Belén Agüero, Raúl Alegría, Rafael Medina, Victor Neira, Eva Sierra. Mass Mortality Event in South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Correlated to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Outbreak in Chile. Veterinary Quarterly. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2023.2265173. Journal Impact factor: 5.2
Constanza Urzúa-Encina, Bastián Fernández-Sanhueza, Erika Pavez-Muñoz, Galia Ramírez-Toloza, Mariela Lujan-Tomazic, Anabel Elisa Rodríguez, Raúl Alegría-Morán. Epidemiological Characterization of Isolates of Salmonella entericaand Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from Backyard Production System Animals in the Valparaíso and Metropolitana Regions. MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152444. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Tamara Palma-Medel, Daniela Marcone, Raúl Alegría-Morán. Dental Disease in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and Its Risk Factors—A Private Practice Study in the Metropolitan Region of Chile. MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040676. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Pedro Ábalos, Nicolás Valdivieso, Bernat Pérez de Val, Martin Vordermeier, María Belén Benavides, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Karina Saadi, Mathias Wistuba, Camila Ortega, Nicole Sánchez, Patricio Retamal. Vaccination of calves with the Mycobacterium bovis BCG strain induces protection against bovine tuberculosis in dairy herds under a natural transmission setting. MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091083. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Raúl Muñoz, Ezequiel Hidalgo-Hermoso, Fernando Fredes, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Sebastián Celis, Carolina Ortiz-Tacci, Ignacio Kemec, Myra Mansell, Juan Verasay, Galia Ramírez-Toloza. Serological prevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in Zoo Mammals in Chile. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105445. Journal Impact factor: 2.4
Nicolás Galarce, Fernando Sánchez, Beatriz Escobar, Lisette Lapierre, Javiera Cornejo, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Víctor Neira, Víctor Martínez, Timothy Johnson, Danny Fuentes-Castillo, Elder Sano, Nilton Lincopan. Genomic epidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from the livestock-food-human interface in South America. MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071845. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Raúl Alegría-Morán, Álvaro Pastenes, Gonzalo Cabrera, Fernando Fredes, Galia Ramírez-Toloza. Urban public squares as potential hotspots of dog-human contact: A spatial analysis of zoonotic parasites detection in Gran Santiago, Chile. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2021.100579. Journal Impact factor: 1.4
Patricio Retamal, Pedro Ábalos, Raúl Alegría, Nicolás Valdivieso, Martin Vordermeier, Gareth Jones, Karina Saadi, Carolina Perez Watt, Constanza Salinas, Constanza Ávila, Valentina Padilla, Belén Benavides, Romina Orellana. Vaccination of Holstein heifers with Mycobacterium bovis BCG strain induces protection against bovine tuberculosis and higher milk production yields in a natural transmission setting. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14108. Journal Impact factor: 3.0
Alejandra Sandoval-Rodríguez, Daniela Marcone, Raúl Alegría-Morán, Matilde Larraechea, Karina Yévenes, Fernando Fredes, Cristóbal Briceño. Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in Free-Ranging Introduced Monk Parakeets from Santiago, Chile. MDPI Animals. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030801. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Naomi Ariyama, Rodrigo Tapia, Claudia Godoy, Belén Agüero, Valentina Valdés, Felipe Berrios, Pablo García Borboroglu, Klemens Pütz, Raul Alegria, Gonzalo P. Barriga, Rafael Medina, Víctor Neira. Avian orthoavulavirus 1 (Newcastle Disease Virus) antibodies in 5 penguin species, Antarctic peninsula and Southern Patagonia. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. DOI number: http://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14037. Journal Impact factor: 3.0
Pavez-Muñoz, E., Gonzalez, C., Fernández-Sanhueza, B., Sánchez, F., Escobar, B., Ramos, R., Fuenzalida, V., Galarce, N., Arriagada, G., Neira, V., Munoz-Aguayo, J., Flores-Figueroa, C., Johnson, T., Alegría-Morán, R. 2020. Antimicrobial usage factors and resistance profiles of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in backyard production systems from central Chile. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. DOI number: http://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.595149. Journal Impact factor: 2.9
Galarce, N., Sánchez, F., Fuenzalida, V., Escobar, B., Lapierre, L., Ramos, R., Paredes-Osses, E., Alegria-Morán, R., Arriagada, G., Lincopan, N., Fuentes-Castillo, D., Vera, A., González-Rocha, G., Bello, H., Borie, C. 2020. Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance in non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from cattle and swine in Chile. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. DOI number: http://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00367. Journal Impact factor: 2.9
Escobar-Aguirre, S., Alegría-Morán, R., Calderón-Amor, J., Tadich T. 2019. Can Responsible Ownership Practices Influence Hunting Behavior of Owned Cats? Results from a Survey of Cat Owners in Chile. MDPI Animals, 9(10), 745. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9100745. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Galarce, N., Escobar, B., Sánchez, F., Paredes-Osses, E., Alegría-Morán, R., Borie, C. 2019. Virulence Genes, Shiga Toxin Subtypes, Serogroups, and Clonal Relationship of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated from Livestock and Companion Animals. MDPI Animals, 9(10), 733. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9100733. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Alegría-Morán, R., Guzmán-Pino, S., Egaña, J.I., Sotomayor, V, Figueroa, J. 2019. Food Preferences in Cats: Effect of Dietary Composition and Intrinsic Variables on Diet Selection. MDPI Animals, 9(6), 372. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060372. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Alegría-Morán, R., Guzmán-Pino, S., Egaña, J.I., Muñoz, C, Figueroa, J. 2019. Food Preferences in Dogs: Effect of Dietary Composition and Intrinsic Variables on Diet Selection. MDPI Animals, 9(5), 219. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9050219. Journal Impact factor: 2.7
Farfan, M., Lártiga, N., Benavides, M.B., Alegría-Morán, R., Salcedo, C., Sáenz, L., Lapierre, L. 2019. Adhesion and invasion capacity to human epithelial cells and its relation to the presence of virulence genes, motility and biofilm formation of Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from chicken and bovine. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2018-0503. Journal Impact factor: 1.6
Alegría-Moran, R., Rivera, D., Toledo, V., Moreno-Switt, A.I., Hamilton-West, C. 2017. First detection and characterization of Salmonella spp. in poultry and swine raised in backyard production systems in central Chile. Epidemiology and Infection. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817002175. Journal Impact factor: 2.2
Alegría-Moran, R., Miranda, D., Barnard, M., Parra, A., Lapierre, L. 2017. Characterization of the Epidemiology of bat-borne rabies in Chile between 2003 and 2013. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. DOI number: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.012. Journal Impact factor: 2.4
Alegria-Moran, R., Lazo, A., Urcelay, S., Hamilton-West, C. 2017. Using spatial tools for high impact zoonotic agent surveillance design in backyard production systems in central Chile. Veterinaria Mexico. DOI number: http://dx.doi.org/10.21753/vmoa.4.1.435. Journal Impact factor: 0.5
Dixon, P., Paley, R., Alegria-Moran, R., Oidtmann, B. 2017. Epidemiological characteristics of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV): A review. BMC Veterinary Research. DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-016-0341-1. Journal Impact factor: 3.5
Alegria, R., Arriagada, G., Urcelay, S. and Hamilton-West, C. 2017. Cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of salmon pancreas disease virus in wild and feral fish populations in 10 lakes, Los Lagos Region, Chile. Journal of Fish Diseases. DOI number: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12217. Journal Impact factor: 2.2
