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Gerardo Alfredo Acosta Jamett

Full Professor

INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA VETERINARIA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1) Epidemiology of zoonotic diseases, 2) Disease ecology at the wildlife interface, and 3) Conservation of endangered species.

Profesor Part Time

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Santiago, Chile

2008 - 2008
Profesor Asociado Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

2009 - 2021
Profesor Titular Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

2022 - A la fecha

Huemul comnservation project leader Full Time

National Forest Service

Chile

2000 - 2004

Dr. Acosta have extensive experience in human capital training. He currently is mentoring a postdoc, two PhD students in Veterinary Sciences and two master students (Master in Microbiology and Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine) at the Universidad Austral de Chile. Also has mentored eight Master and more than 20 undergraduate students in the U. of Edinburgh, U. of Sherbrooke, U. de Concepción and U. Austral de Chile from Chile, Colombia, Angola and Canada. Additionally, he has participated in many viva for PhD, Master and undergraduate thesis at the U. Austral de Chile, U. de Chile and U. Andres Bello in Chile. Finally, more than 30 vet students from different international institutions (eg. U. of California Davis, Virginia Tech, U. de Barcelona, U. Nacional Autónoma de México, U. de Guarulhos, U. Nacional de Asunción, U. of Buenos Aires), has been trained in his lab.

Dr. Acosta has vast experience in disseminating and transferring his research findings. He has assisted different governmental and non-governmental organizations for transmitting his research findings on risk of diseases transmission from animals to humans, and from domestic animals to endangered species, among others. For instance, he has been leading projects to control hydatid diseases in Chile, disseminating the knowledge obtained in his research to the community. During these project web pages were created (eg. https://hidatidosischile.wordpress.com) and he was regularly interviewed in local and national media explaining results of his research (eg. http://www.eldivisadero.cl/noticia-43280).

Forest fragmentation and risk of disease infection between domestic and wild carnivo-res in the rural interface in southern Chile

FONDECYT

Chile, 2010

Project aimed to assess factors driving the disease transmission between domestic and wild carnivores in southern Chile. Main investigator. Fondecyt N° 11100303. 2010-2013. U$130,000.
Human exposure to canine tick and flea-borne pathogens in different ecoregions of Chile and its presence in reservoirs and vectors

FONDECYT

Chile, 2010

Project aimed to assess human and animal exposure to vector-borne pathogens in different regions across Chile. Fondecyt regular N° 1100809. Co-investigator. 2010-2013. U$216,000.
Mitigation of conflict between livestock and wild carnivores: an strategy for reducing the socio-economic impact of livestock predation

CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION

Chile, 2011

Project aimed to model variables that could explain predation upon livestock by wild and domestic carnivores in Chile. Main investigator. Innova Corfo. 2011-2014. U$285,000.
Studies on Gurltlia paralysans, an emerging neuroparasite in domestic cats: morpho-logical, genetic, life cycle, epidemiological and diagnostic feature.

FONDECYT

Chile, 2012

Project aimed to explore epidemiological and clinical features of an emerging parasite infections in domestic cats. Co-investigator. Fondecyt regular N° 1120481. 2012-2015. U$131,000.
Understanding and modeling transmission dynamics of Leptospira in farm: Multiple Host-Multiple Strain interactions

FONDECYT

Chile, 2014

Project aimed to model disease transmission of Leptospirosis at the farm level. Co-investigator. Fondecyt Nº 1141070. 2014-2017. U$ 258,000.
Scrub typhus in south America: exploring the clinical and epidemiological characteris-tic of an emerging infectious disease in southern Chile

FONDECYT

Chile, 2017

Project aimed to explore clinical and epidemiological features of an emerging infectious diseases in humans in South America. Co-investigator. 2017-2020. U$ 343,000.
Biodiversity of bacterial metacommunities in ticks: Understanding the interaction of hosts and environment at the wildlife/domestic interface

FONDECYT

Chile, 2018

Project aimed to assess differences in infection pattern by tick-borne diseases at the wildlife interface. Fondecyt regular Nº 1180119. Main investigator 2018-2021. U$ 264,000
Molecular epidemiological studies on pathways of transmission and long lasting ca-pacity building to prevent cystic echinococcosis infection

FONDO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA,TECNOLOGIA E INNOVACION

Chile, 2018

Consortium between 6 institutions from Italy, Spain, Argentina, Perú and Chile aimed to promote capacity building for controlling cystic echinococcosis in Latino America. EU-LAC Health. Director in Chile. 2018-2021. U$224,000
Interspecies interactions and disease transmission dynamics between domestic and wild canids at the wildlife-domestic interface

FONDECYT

Chile, 2018

Project aimed to explore disease transmission at the wildlife interface. Fondecyt posdoctorado Nº 3180111. Sponsor. 2018-2021. U$ 105,000
Prevention and control of hydatidosis in Coyhaique, Aysen and Cochrane district, Aysen region.

FNDR Aysen region

Chile, 2016

Project aimed to control domestic dog population and echinococcosis at the definitive host. Government of Aysen region. 2016-2017. U$ 780,000.
Prevention and control of hydatidosis in Punitaqui, Monte Patria and Combarbala districts, Coquimbo region, Chile.

FNDR Coquimbo region

Chile, 2016

Project aimed to control domestic dog population and echinococcosis at the definitive host. Government of Coquimbo region. 2016-2017. U$ 778,000.


Eco-epidemiology of rodent-associated trombiculid mites and infection with Orientia spp. in Southern Chile Silva de la Fuente, Maria Carolina; Perez, Caricia; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Perez, Ruth; Vial, Cecilia; Stekolnikov, Alexandr; Abarca, Katia; Weitzel, Thomas; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (2023)
Gastrointestinal parasites in wild rodents in Chiloe Island-Chile David Carrera-Jativa, Patricio; Torres, Constanza; Figueroa-Sandoval, Fernanda; Beltrami, Esperanza; Verdugo, Claudio; Landaeta-Aqueveque, Carlos; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA (2023)
Influence of habitat alteration on the structure of helminth communities in small mammals: a systematic review and critical appraisal of theory and current evidence Carrera-Jativa, Patricio D.; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH (2023)
Performance estimation of two in-house ELISA assays for COVID-19 surveillance through the combined detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA, IgM, and IgG immunoglobulin isotypes Ramirez-Reveco, Alfredo; Velasquez, Gerardo; Aros, Christopher; Navarrete, Gabriela; Villarroel-Espindola, Franz; Navarrete, Maritza; Fica, Alberto; Plaza, Anita; Castro, Natalia; Verdugo, Claudio; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Verdugo, Cristobal C. Article ISI PLOS ONE (2023)
Development of a new genus-specific quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for the diagnosis of scrub typhus in South America. Jiang, J.; Martínez-Valdebenito, C.; Acosta-Jamett, G.; Farris, C. M.; Weitzel, T.; Abarca, K.; Richards, A. L. Article ISI Frontiers in Medicine (2022)
Development of a New Genus-Specific Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus in South America Jiang, Ju; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Weitzel, Thomas; Farris, Christina M.; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Abarca, Katia; Richards, Allen L. Article ISI FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE (2022)
Large-scale survey for canine vector-borne parasites in free-ranging dogs and foxes from six diverse bioclimatic regions of Chile Di Cataldo S.; Cevidanes A.; Ulloa-Contreras, C.; Cabello, J.; Gambino, D.; Gargano, V.; Hidalgo-Hermoso, E.; Latrofa, M. S.; Napolitano, C.; Sacristán, I.; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N.; Vianna, J.; Acosta-Jamett, G.; Vicari, D.; Otranto, D.; Millán, J. Article ISI Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports (2022)
Prevalence rate and risk factors of human cystic echinococcosis: A cross-sectional, community-based, abdominal ultrasound study in rural and urban north-central Chile Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Hernandez, Felipe A.; Castro, Natalia; Tamarozzi, Francesca; Uchiumi, Leonardo; Salvitti, Juan Carlos; Cueva, Michelle; Casulli, Adriano Article ISI PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (2022)
Chigger Mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Chiloe Island, Chile, With Descriptions of Two New Species and New Data on the Genus Herpetacarus Carolina Silva-de La Fuente, Maria; Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.; Weitzel, Thomas; Beltrami, Esperanza; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Abarca, Katia; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY (2021)
Domestic Dogs and Wild Foxes Interactions in a Wildlife-Domestic Interface of North-Central Chile: Implications for Multi-Host Pathogen Transmission Hernandez, Felipe A.; Manqui, Jonatan; Mejias, Carlos; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2021)
Genetic diversity and kinship relationships in one of the largest South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) populations of the Pacific Ocean Gutierrez, Josefina; Seguel, Mauricio; Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Verdugo, Claudio Article ISI Ecology and Evolution (2021)
Mapping the distribution and risk factors of Anaplasmataceae in wild and domestic canines in Chile and their association with Rhipicephalus sanguineus species complex lineages Di Cataldo, S.; Cevidanes, A.; Ulloa-Contreras, C.; Hidalgo-Hermoso, E.; Gargano, V; Sacristan, I; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N.; Penaloza-Madrid, D.; Gonzalez-Acuna, D.; Napolitano, C.; Vianna, J.; Acosta-Jamett, G.; Vicari, D.; Millan, J. Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2021)
Novel Vector of Scrub Typhus in Sub-Antarctic Chile: Evidence From Human Exposure Weitzel, Thomas; Carolina Silva-de la Fuente, Maria; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.; Perez, Caricia; Perez, Ruth; ; Vial, Cecilia; Abarca, Katia; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)
Provision of straw and the presence of undocked lambs reduce the behavioural and physiological expressions of pain and stress associated with tail docking in lambs: a preliminary study Larrondo, Cristian; Orihuela, Agustin; Strappini, Ana; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Mota-Rojas, Daniel; Gallo, Carmen Article ISI ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE (2021)
Scrub typhus in Tierra del Fuego: a tropical rickettsiosis in a subantarctic region Weitzel, Thomas; Aylwin, Mabel; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Abarca, Katia Article ISI CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION (2021)
Survey of Trichinella in American minks (Neovison vison Schreber, 1777) and wild rodents (Muridae and Cricetidae) in Chile Espinoza-Rojas, Hellen; Lobos-Chavez, Felipe; Carolina Silva-de la Fuente, Maria; Maritza Echeverry, Diana; Munoz-Galaz, Javiera; Yanez-Crisostomo, Claudio; Oyarzun-Ruiz, Pablo; Ortega, Rene; Sandoval, Daniel; Henriquez, AnaLia; Salas, Lucila Moreno; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Landaeta-Aqueveque, Carlos Article ISI ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)
Widespread Infection with Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Free-Ranging Dogs and Wild Foxes Across Six Bioclimatic Regions of Chile Di Cataldo, Sophia; Cevidanes, Aitor; Ulloa-Contreras, Claudia; Sacristan, Irene; Penaloza-Madrid, Diego; Vianna, Juliana; Gonzalez-Acuna, Daniel; Sallaberry-Pincheira, Nicole; Cabello, Javier; Napolitano, Constanza; Hidalgo-Hermoso, Ezequiel; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Millan, Javier Article ISI MICROORGANISMS (2021)
Human seroepidemiology of Rickettsia and Orientia species in Chile - A cross-sectional study in five regions Weitzel, Thomas; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Jiang, Ju; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Farris, Christina M.; Richards, Allen L.; Abarca, Katia Article ISI TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES (2020)
Identification of trombiculid mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) on rodents from Chiloé Island and molecular evidence of infection with Orientia species Acosta-Jamett G.; MartÃnez-Valdebenito C.; Beltrami E.; Silva-de La Fuente M.C.; Jiang J.; Richards, A.L.; Weitzel T.; Abarca K. Article SCOPUS PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (2020)
Molecular Description of a Novel Orientia Species Causing Scrub Typhus in Chile Abarca, Katia; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Angulo, Jenniffer; Jiang, Ju; Farris, Christina M.; Richards, Allen L.; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Weitzel, Thomas Article ISI EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2020)
Molecular description of a novel Orientia species causing scrub typhus in South America Abarca, K., Martínez-Valdebenito, C., Angulo, J., Jiang, J., Richards, A. L., Farris, C. M., Acosta-Jamett, G. & Weitzel, T. Article WOS, ISI (2020)
Molecular Detection ofGurltia paralysansby Semi-Nested PCR in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Samples from Domestic Cats (Felis catus) Lopez-Contreras, Freddy; Rojas-Baron, Lisbeth; Gomez, Marcelo; Morera, Francisco; Sepulveda, Paulina; Moroni, Manuel; Munoz, Pamela; Acosta-Jammett, Gerardo; Mieres, Marcelo; Hirzmann, Joerg; Hermosilla, Carlos; Taubert, Anja Article ISI Animals (2020)
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Antibodies to Anaplasma spp. in Chile: A Household-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Healthy Adults and Domestic Dogs Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Weitzel, Thomas; Lopez, Javier; Alvarado, Doris; Abarca, Katia Article ISI VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES (2020)
Spatial epidemiology of cystic echinococcosis in livestock from a hyper-endemic region in southern Chile Hombo, Hamilton; Oyarzo, Miguel; Alvarez, Claudia; Cuadros, Natalia; Hernandez, Felipe; Ward, Michael P.; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article ISI VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY (2020)
Echinococcus granulosus in the Endangered Patagonian Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) HernÃ¡ndez F.; Verdugo C.; CÃ¡rdenas F.; Sandoval R.; Morales N.; Olmedo P.; Bahamonde A.; Aldridge D.; Acosta-Jamett G. Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES (2019)
How many species of grey foxes (Canidae, carnivora) are there in Southern South America? [¿cuántas especies de zorros grises (Canidae, carnivora) hay en el sur de sudamérica?] Chemisquy M.A.; Prevosti F.J.; MartÃnez P.; Raimondi V.; Stom J.E.C.; Acosta-Jamett G.; Montoya-Burgos J.I. Article SCOPUS MASTOZOOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL (2019)
Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016-2018 Weitzel T.; MartÃnez-Valdebenito C.; Acosta-Jamett G.; Jiang J.; Richards, A.L.; Abarca K. Article ISI SCOPUS EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2019)
Scrub typhus risk in travelers to southern Chile Weitzel, Thomas; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Richards, Allen L.; Grobusch, Martin P.; Abarca, Katia Article ISI SCOPUS TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2019)
Canine seroprevalence to Orientia species in southern Chile: A cross-sectional survey on the Chiloe A Island Weitzel, T; Jiang, J.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Martinez-Valdebenito, C; Lopez, J; Richards, AL; Abarca, K Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2018)
Description of gastrointestinal parasitism through coprologic survey in Darwin's fox, Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837), and kodkod, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), in Chiloe island, Chile Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Contreras, Sol; Munoz, Pamela; Briceno, Cristobal; Chirgwin, Catherine; Hernandez, Felipe Article ISI SCIELO Gayana (Concepción) - International Journal of Biodiversity, Oceanology and Conservation (2018)
Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide Kinkar, L; Laurimae, T; Acosta-Jamett, G; Andresiuk, V; Balkaya, I; Casulli, A; Gasser, RB; Gonzalez, LM; Haag, KL; Zait, H; Irshadullah, M; Jabbar, A; Jenkins, DJ; Manfredi, MT; Mirhendi, H; Mrad, S; Rostami-Nejad, M; Oudni-Mrad, M; Pierangeli, NB; Ponce-Gordo, F; Rehbein, S; Sharbatkhori, M; Kia, EB; Simsek, S; Soriano, SV; Sprong, H; Snabel, V; Umhang, G; Varcasia, A; Saarma, U Article ISI SCOPUS INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION (2018)
Effects of short transport and prolonged fasting in beef calves Bravo V.; Gallo C.; Acosta-Jamett G. Article ISI SCOPUS Animals (2018)
Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 Kinkar, L; Laurimae, T; Acosta-Jamett, G; Andresiuk, V; Balkaya, I; Casulli, A; Gasser, RB; van der Giessen, J; Gonzalez, LM; Haag, KL; Zait, H; Irshadullah, M; Jabbar, A; Jenkins, DJ; Kia, EB; Manfredi, MT; Mirhendi, H; Mrad, S; Rostami-Nejad, M; Oudni-Mrad, M; Pierangeli, NB; Ponce-Gordo, F; Rehbein, S; Sharbatkhori, M; Simsek, S; Soriano, SV; Sprong, H; Snabel, V; Umhang, G; Varcasia, A; Saarma, U Article ISI SCOPUS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY (2018)
Tifus de los matorrales, una enfermedad emergente en Chile Katia, Abarca; Thomas Weitzel; Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito; Gerardo, Acosta-Jamett Article ISI SCIELO REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2018)
Análisis de la hidatidosis humana en la Región de Coquimbo entre los años 2008 y 2012 Andrea Soto-Aguilar; Tania Junod; Mauricio Campillay; Gerardo, Acosta-Jamett; Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque Article SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2017)
Head-to-head comparison of Microflex LT and Vitek MS systems for routine identification of microorganisms by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in Chile. Porte, Lorena; García, Patricia; Braun, Stephanie; Ulloa, María Teresa; Lafourcade, Mónica; Montaña, Alisson; Miranda, Carolina; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Weitzel, Thomas Article PloS one (2017)
High intraspecific variability of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in Chile. Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A; Ebi, Dennis; Paredes, Rodolfo; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Urriola, Nicole; Roa, Juan Carlos; Manterola, Carlos; Cortes, Sandra; Romig, Thomas; Scheerlinck, Jean-Pierre; Lightowlers, Marshall W Article Parasitology international (2017)
New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto. Kinkar, Liina; Laurimäe, Teivi; Sharbatkhori, Mitra; Mirhendi, Hossein; Kia, Eshrat Beigom; Ponce-Gordo, Francisco; Andresiuk, Vanessa; Simsek, Sami; Lavikainen, Antti; Irshadullah, Malik; Umhang, Gérald; Oudni-M'rad, Myriam; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Rehbein, Steffen; Saarma, Urmas Article Infection, genetics and evolution => journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases (2017)
Occurrence of canine hemotropic mycoplasmas in domestic dogs from urban and rural areas of the Valdivia Province, southern Chile. Soto, Francisco; Walker, Romina; Sepulveda, Maximiliano; Bittencourt, Pedro; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Müller, Ananda Article Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases (2017)
Absence of convincing evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in Chile=> a cross-sectional serosurvey among healthy adults in four different regions. Weitzel, Thomas; López, Javier; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Edouard, Sophie; Parola, Philippe; Abarca, Katia Article BMC infectious diseases (2016)
Andrographis paniculata decreases fatigue in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a 12-month double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study. Bertoglio, J C; Baumgartner, M; Palma, R; Ciampi, E; Carcamo, C; Cáceres, D D; Acosta-Jamett, G; Hancke, J L; Burgos, R A Article BMC neurology (2016)
Caracterización epidemiológica de hidatidosis humana y animal en la Región de Los Ríos, 1999-2009 Gerardo, Acosta-Jamett; REINALDO VARGAS; Santiago Ernst Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2016)
El Nino Southern Oscillation drives conflict between wild carnivores and livestock farmers in a semiarid area in Chile Acosta-Jamett, G; Gutierrez, JR; Kelt, DA; Meserve, PL; Previtali, MA Article JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS (2016)
Erratum to=> First meeting "Cystic echinococcosis in Chile, update in alternatives for control and diagnostics in animals and humans". Rojas, Cristian A Alvarez; Fredes, Fernando; Torres, Marisa; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Alvarez, Juan Francisco; Pavletic, Carlos; Paredes, Rodolfo; Cortés, Sandra Article Parasites & vectors (2016)
First meeting "Cystic echinococcosis in Chile, update in alternatives for control and diagnostics in animals and humans". Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A; Fredes, Fernando; Torres, Marisa; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Alvarez, Juan Francisco; Pavletic, Carlos; Paredes, Rodolfo; Cortés, Sandra Article Parasites & vectors (2016)
Flea and ticks species from dogs in urban and rural áreas in four regions in Chile Abarca, K, Gárate, D., López, J. & Acosta-Jamett, G. Article ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA (2016)
Genetic diversity and phylogeography of highly zoonotic Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 in the Americas ( Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) based on 8279 bp of mtDNA Laurimae, T; Kinkar, L; Andresiuk, V; Haag, KL; Ponce-Gordo, F; Acosta-Jamett, G; Garate, T; Gonzalez, L; Saarma, U Article ISI SCOPUS INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION (2016)
Prevalence, risk factor analysis, and hematological findings of hemoplasma infection in domestic cats from Valdivia, Southern Chile Walker Vergara R.; Morera Galleguillos F.; Gómez Jaramillo M.; Pereira Almosny N.R.; Arauna Martínez P.; Grob Behne P.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Müller A Article ISI SCOPUS Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2016)
Echinococcus granulosus infection in foxes in Coquimbo region, Chile Acosta-Jamett, G., Cleaveland, S. Cunningham, A. A., Bronsvoort, M., Bradshaw, H., Craig, P. Article Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria (2015)
Epidemiology of canine distemper and canine parvovirus in domestic dogs in urban and rural areas of the Araucanía region in Chile. Acosta-Jamett; Gerardo; Surot, D; Cortés, M; Marambio, V; Valenzuela, C; Vallverdu, A; Ward, M Article Veterinary Microbiology (2015)
Increased dog population and potential for bat-borne rabies spillover in Chile in response to "Dog management, abundance and potential for bat-borne rabies spillover in Chile" by Astorga et al. [Prev. Vet. Med. 118: 397-405]. Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Article Preventive veterinary medicine (2015)
Native forest replacement by exotic plantations triggers changes in prey selection of mesocarnivores Moreira, D., Vergara, P., Boutin, S., Simonetti, J.A., Briceño, C., Acosta-Jamett, G. Article BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION (2015)
Serosurvey of canine distemper virus and canine parvovirus in wild canids and domestic dogs at the rural interface in the Coquimbo region, Chile Acosta-Jamett, G., Cleaveland, S. Cunningham, A. A., Bronsvoort, B. M. deC. Article European Journal of Wildlife Research (2015)
Spinal cord lesions in a cat infected with Gurltia paralysans Vienenkötter, J., Hermosilla, C., Taubert, A., Herden, C., Gómez, M., Muñoz, P., Moroni, M., Mieres, M., Acosta-Jamett, G. Article Journal of Comparative Pathology (2015)
Prevalence and risk factors for echinococcal infection in a rural area of northern Chile: A household-based cross-sectional study Acosta-Jamett, G; Weitzel, T; Boufana B.; Adones C.; Bahamonde, A.; Abarca K.; Craig P.S.; Reiter-Owona I. Article SCOPUS PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Echinococcal Infection in a Rural Area of Northern Chile: A Household-Based Cross-Sectional Study Acosta-Jamett, G; Weitzel, T; Boufana, B; Adones, C; Bahamonde, A; Abarca, K; Craig, PS; Reiter-Owona, I Article PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (2014)
Recommenda-tions for Chilean travelers to the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil Perret, C., Weitzel, T., Acosta-Jamett, G., Aguilera, X., Dabanch, J., Fica, A., Hormazabal, J.C., Jofré, L., López, J., Solari, V., Torres, M. Article Revista Chilena de Infectología (2014)
Challenges encountered during the veterinary disaster response: An example from Chile Garde E.; PÃ©rez G.E.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Bronsvoort B.M. Article SCOPUS Animals (2013)
Characteristics of a canine distemper virus outbreak in Dichato, Chile following the February 2010 earthquake Garde E.; PÃ©rez G.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Bronsvoort B.M. Article SCOPUS Animals (2013)
CLINICAL, IMAGING, AND PATHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GURLTIA PARALYSANS MYELOPATHY IN DOMESTIC CATS FROM CHILE Mieres, M; Gomez, MA; Lillo, C; Rojas, MA; Moroni, M; Munoz P.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Wiegand, R Article VETERINARY RADIOLOGY & ULTRASOUND (2013)
Detection of Rickettsia andeanae in two regions of Chile Abarca, K; Lopez, J; Acosta-Jamett, G; Martinez-Valdebenito, C Article Revista chilena de infectología (2013)
Detection of Rickettsia andeanae in two regions of Chile Abarca, K; Lopez, J; Acosta-Jamett, G; Martinez-Valdebenito, C Article Revista chilena de infectología (2013)
Review of the risks of some canine zoonoses from free-roaming dogs in the post-disaster setting of Latin America Garde E.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Bronsvoort B.M. Article SCOPUS Animals (2013)
Rickettsia felis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus from Two Distant Chilean Cities Abarca, K; Lopez, J; Acosta-Jamett, G; Martinez-Valdebenito, C Article VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES (2013)
A Third Amblyomma Species and the First Tick-Borne Rickettsia in Chile Abarca, K; Lopez, J; Acosta-Jamett, G; Lepe, P; Soares J.F.; Labruna M.B. Article JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY (2012)
Free stall design and dimensions on dairy farms in southern Chile, and its relationship with cow comfort Cordoba J.D.; Castillo M.P.; Ormeno N.; Acosta, G; Tadich, N Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA (2012)
Gurltia paralysans (Wolffhugel, 1933): Description of adults and additional case reports of neurological diseases in three domestic cats from southern Chile Moroni, M; Munoz P.; Gomez M.; Mieres, M; Rojas M.; Lillo, C; Aguirre F.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Kaiser M.; Lindsay D.S. Article VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY (2012)
Salmonellosis outbreaks and the size and role of the Chilean State Pica, A; Acosta, G; Dabanch, J; Perret, C; Torres M.; Lopez, J.; Jofre, L; Weitzel, T Article ISI REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2012)
Urban domestic dog populations as a source of canine distemper virus for wild carnivores in the Coquimbo region of Chile Acosta-Jamett, G; Chalmers, WSK; Cunningham, AA; Cleaveland, S; Handel, IG; Bronsvoort, BMD Article VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY (2011)
Comparison of chemical immobilization methods in wild foxes (Pseudalopex griseus and Pseudalopex culpaeus) in Chile Acosta-Jamett, G; Astorga-Arancibia F.; Cunningham, A. A. Article SCOPUS Journal of Wildlife Diseases (2010)
Demography of domestic dogs in rural and urban areas of the Coquimbo region of Chile and implications for disease transmission Acosta-Jamett, G; Cleaveland, S; Cunningham, AA; Bronsvoort, BMD Article PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE (2010)
Echinococcus granulosus infection in domestic dogs in urban and rural areas of the Coquimbo region, north-central Chile Acosta-Jamett, G; Cleaveland, S; Bronsvoort, BMD; Cunningham, AA; Bradshaw, H; Craig, PS Article VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY (2010)
Echinococcus granulosus infection in humans and livestock in the Coquimbo region, north-central Chile Acosta-Jamett, G; Cleaveland, S; Cunningham, AA; Bronsvoort, BMD; Craig, PS Article VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY (2010)
Immobilization of kodkod (Oncifelis guigna) with ketamine-xylazine Acosta-Jamett, G.; Dunstone, N., Funk, S.M. Article Avances en Ciencias Veterinarias (2007)
Environmental catastrophe induce a decline in the endan-gered northernmost Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) deer population in central Chile Acosta-Jamett, G. Article Deer Specialist Group Newsletter (2004)
Habitat use by Oncifelis guigna and Pseudalopex culpaeus in a fragmented forest landscape in central Chile Acosta-Jamett, G; Simonetti, JA Article BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (2004)
A metapopulation approach to asses survival of Oncifelis guigna in fragmented forest in central Chile: a theoretical model Acosta, G.A., Simonetti, J.A.; Bustamante, R.O., Dunstone, N. Article Journal of Neotropical Mammalogy (2003)
Conservando biodiversidad en tierras privadas: el ejemplo de los carnívoros Simonetti, J.A. y Acosta, G.A. Article Ambiente y Desarrollo (Chile) (2002)
Spatial organization, ranging behaviour and habitat utilization of the Oncifelis guigna in southern Chile Dunstone, N., Durbin, L., Wyllie, I., Freer, R., Acosta, G., Mazzolli, M. & Rose S. Article Journal of Zoology (2002)
Uso del habitat, actividad y dieta de la guiña (Oncifelis guigna) en el Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael, XI región, Chile Dunstone, N., Freer, R., Acosta-Jamett, G., Durbin, L., Wyllie, I., Mazzolli, M., Scott, D. Article Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago) (2002)
Ecology of the kodkod in Laguna San Rafael National Park, Chile Dunstone, N; Durbin, L.; Wyllie, I.; Rose, S., Acosta, G.A. Article Cat News (1999)
Guía de huellas de once especies de mamíferos del bosque templado chileno Acosta, G., Simonetti, J.A. Article Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago) (1999)


Unraveling the ecological and epidemiological aspects of scrub typhus (Orientia chiloensis) in Chile Abarca, Katia; Acosta-Jamett, G Proyecto (2022)
Unraveling the effect of global change on disease emergence for sustainable health Acosta-Jamett, G; Claudio Verdugo Proyecto (2022)
What drives the use of urban areas by wild carnivores? Testing the interference competition hypothesis Silva, Eduardo; Acosta-Jamett, G Proyecto (2022)
Living in a stressful environment: dynamic of health in Phyllotis darwini and assessment of biotic, abiotic and social factors at the wildlife interface Acosta-Jamett, G Proyecto (2021)
Active surveillance system of COVID-19 in high risk people under different prevalences scenarios in southern Chile Verdugo, Cristobal; Acosta-Jamett, G Proyecto (2020)
Conociendo los vectores de Orientia sp.: vigilancia epidemiológica de una enfermedad emergente en Chile Silva-de la Fuente M.C.; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Proyecto (2020)
Sistema de Vigilancia Activa en Población de Alto Riesgo Bajo Distintos Escenarios de Prevalencia a COVID-19 de la Macrozona Sur Verdugo, Cristobal Proyecto (2020)
Understanding the emergence and the spread dynamics of antibiotic resistance determi-nants in Campylobacter jejuni in food of animal origin, companion animals and the environment in Chile Collao, Luis; Acosta-Jamett, G Proyecto (2020)
VIGIA: Epidemiological control program of COVID-19. Los Rios Government, Chile Verdugo, Claudio; Acosta-Jamett Proyecto (2020)
Biodiversity of bacterial metacommunities in ticks=> Understanding the interaction of hosts and environment at the wildlife/domestic interface FONDECYT (1180119) Proyecto 2018-2020 Inv. Responsable
Interspecies interactions and disease transmission dynamics between domestic and wild canids at the wildlife-domestic interface. Posdoctoral position. Fondecyt-Chile. Sponsor. 2018-2021. Hernandez, Felipe; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Proyecto (2017)
Molecular epidemiological studies on pathways of transmission and long lasting capacity building to prevent cystic echinococcosis infection Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo Proyecto (2017)
Scrub typhus in south America: exploring the clinical and epidemiological characteristic of an emerging infectious disease in southern Chile Abarca, Katia; Acosta-Jamett, G Proyecto (2017)
Servicio de control de la población canina en las comunas de Coyhaique, Aysén y Cochrane y seguimiento del patrón epidemiológico de la enfermedad en dichas comunas. FNDR región de Aysén (1746-91-LP15) Proyecto 2016-2017 Director(a)
Prevención y control de la hidatidosis/equinococosis en las comunas de Punitaqui, Monte Patria y Combarbalá, provincia de Limarí, región de Coquimbo Gobierno regional de Coquimbo (FNDR) (1657-92-LE09) Proyecto 2015-2017 Director(a)
Prevención y control de la hidatidosis/equinococosis en las comunas de Punitaqui, Monte Patria y Combarbalá, provincia de Limarí, región de Coquimbo. . Investigador Responsable. 2015-2017. $ 485.936.000. FNDR región de Coquimbo (1657-92-LE09) Proyecto 2015-2017 Director(a)
TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF LEPTOSPIRA WITHIN-FARM=> UNDERSTANDING AND MODELLING THE EFFECTS OF SOME HOSTS ON LEPTOSPIRA DYNAMICS AND MULTIPLE HOST-MULTIPLE STRAIN INTERACTIONS. FONDECYT (1141070) Proyecto 2014-2017 Coinvestigador(a)
ARTHROPOD BORNE DISEASES IN CHILE=> EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN HUMAN AND CANINE HOSTS FONDECYT (1130817) Proyecto 2013-2016 Personal técnico y/o de apoyo
STUDIES ON GURLTLIA PARALYSANS, AN EMERGING NEUROPARASITE IN DOMESTIC CATS=> MORPHOLOGICAL, GENETIC, LIFE CYCLE, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES FONDECYT (1120481) Proyecto 2012-2015 Coinvestigador(a)
Mitigación del conflicto entre la ganadería y los depredadores silvestres=> una estrategia para reducir el impacto socio-económico de las pérdidas por depredación Innova-Corfo=> Bienes Públicos para la Competitividad (11BPC-9977) Proyecto 2011-2014 Director(a)
Estudio del estado sanitario del guanaco (Lama guanicoe) bajo manejo, en el área de interfase con el ganado doméstico ovino en Tierra del Fuego Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (sin codigo) Proyecto 2010-2010 Inv. Responsable
Evaluación de la interacción entre el puma (Puma concolor) y la ganadería en la provincia de Choapa, región de Coquimbo Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (ID 612-370-LE09) Proyecto 2010-2010 Coinvestigador(a)
FOREST FRAGMENTATION AND RISK OF DISEASE INFECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND WILD CARNIVORES IN THE RURAL INTERFACE IN SOUTHERN CHILE. FONDECYT (11100303) Proyecto 2010-2013 Inv. Responsable
HUMAN EXPOSURE TO CANINE TICK AND FLEA-BORNE PATHOGENS IN DIFFERENT ECOREGIONS OF CHILE AND ITS PRESENCE IN RESERVOIRS AND VECTORS FONDECYT (1100809) Proyecto 2010-2013 Coinvestigador(a)
Influencia de la fragmentación de hábitat sobre helmintos gastrointestinales de carnívoros silvestres en los bosques nativos de Chile Central. Dirección Investigación. UACH (DID-UACH S-2010-58) Proyecto 2010-2012 Inv. Responsable
Promoting the conservation of kodkod through a combination of ecological epidemiological and sociological research in the fragmented forests of central Chile. Investigador responsable. The Rufford Small Grant Foundation. (39.07.09) Proyecto 2010-2010 Inv. Responsable
Estudio de prevalencia de hidatidosis humana y equinococosis canina en localidades de sector rural de la provincia del Limarí, región de Coquimbo. SEREMI de Salud, región de Coquimbo (ID 1657-92-LE09) Proyecto 2009-2009 Inv. Responsable
HERBIVORY AND FOREST FRAGMENTATION=> A TEMPERATE/TROPICAL COMPARISON FONDECYT (1981050) Proyecto 1998-2001 Tesista


Brotes de salmonelosis y el tamaño y rol del Estado en Chile Fica, A; Dabanch, J; Acosta, G; Perret, C; Torres M.; Lopez, J.; Jofre, L; Weitzel, T PuntoDeVista SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2012)

Gerardo Acosta

Full Professor

INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA VETERINARIA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

Thomas Weitzel

Head Travel Medicine Program

UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

Constanza Martinez

Investigador asistente

Enfermedades infecciosas e inmunologia pediatrica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

KATIA ABARCA

Profesor Titular

Pediatría

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

Felipe Hernández

Postdoctoral Investigator

Instituto de Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Claudio Verdugo

Academico

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Patricio Carrera

Carlos Landaeta

Profesor Asistente

Facultad de Cs. Veterinarias, Dpto. Patología y Medician Preventiva

Universidad de Concepción

Chillán, Chile

rené ortega

Profesor Asistente

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

chillan, Chile

Lucila Moreno

Associate Professor

Zoology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

Jenniffer Angulo

Asistente de Investigación

Pediatría e Inmunologia Pediátrica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Pablo Saenz

Associate Professor

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Francisco Morera

Assistant Professor

Pharmacology

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

Jeannette Dabanch

Medico Infectóloga

Medicina Interna Nortee

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Manuel Moroni

Académico

Instituto de Patología Animal

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Tania Junod

Docente de Planta

Universidad Santo Tomás

Concepcion, Chile

Ananda Müller

Jefe Sector - Laboratorio de Patología Clínica Veterinaria - Hospital Veterinario

UACh

Valdivia, Chile

Marisa Torres

Profesor Asistente

Public Health

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Maria Vial

Associate Professor/Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación de Medicina

UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

Cecilia Perret

Jefa de departamento

Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Gerardo Alfredo Acosta Jamett

Líneas de Investigación

Experiencia Académica

Profesor Part Time

Profesor Asociado Full Time

Profesor Titular Full Time

Experiencia Profesional

Huemul comnservation project leader Full Time

Formación de Capital Humano

Difusión y Transferencia

Premios y Distinciones

Forest fragmentation and risk of disease infection between domestic and wild carnivo-res in the rural interface in southern Chile

Human exposure to canine tick and flea-borne pathogens in different ecoregions of Chile and its presence in reservoirs and vectors

Mitigation of conflict between livestock and wild carnivores: an strategy for reducing the socio-economic impact of livestock predation

Studies on Gurltlia paralysans, an emerging neuroparasite in domestic cats: morpho-logical, genetic, life cycle, epidemiological and diagnostic feature.

Understanding and modeling transmission dynamics of Leptospira in farm: Multiple Host-Multiple Strain interactions

Scrub typhus in south America: exploring the clinical and epidemiological characteris-tic of an emerging infectious disease in southern Chile

Biodiversity of bacterial metacommunities in ticks: Understanding the interaction of hosts and environment at the wildlife/domestic interface

Molecular epidemiological studies on pathways of transmission and long lasting ca-pacity building to prevent cystic echinococcosis infection

Interspecies interactions and disease transmission dynamics between domestic and wild canids at the wildlife-domestic interface

Prevention and control of hydatidosis in Coyhaique, Aysen and Cochrane district, Aysen region.

Prevention and control of hydatidosis in Punitaqui, Monte Patria and Combarbala districts, Coquimbo region, Chile.

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Biodiversity of bacterial metacommunities in ticks=> Understanding the interaction of hosts and environment at the wildlife/domestic interface

Servicio de control de la población canina en las comunas de Coyhaique, Aysén y Cochrane y seguimiento del patrón epidemiológico de la enfermedad en dichas comunas.

Prevención y control de la hidatidosis/equinococosis en las comunas de Punitaqui, Monte Patria y Combarbalá, provincia de Limarí, región de Coquimbo

Prevención y control de la hidatidosis/equinococosis en las comunas de Punitaqui, Monte Patria y Combarbalá, provincia de Limarí, región de Coquimbo. . Investigador Responsable. 2015-2017. $ 485.936.000.

TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF LEPTOSPIRA WITHIN-FARM=> UNDERSTANDING AND MODELLING THE EFFECTS OF SOME HOSTS ON LEPTOSPIRA DYNAMICS AND MULTIPLE HOST-MULTIPLE STRAIN INTERACTIONS.

ARTHROPOD BORNE DISEASES IN CHILE=> EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN HUMAN AND CANINE HOSTS

STUDIES ON GURLTLIA PARALYSANS, AN EMERGING NEUROPARASITE IN DOMESTIC CATS=> MORPHOLOGICAL, GENETIC, LIFE CYCLE, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES

Mitigación del conflicto entre la ganadería y los depredadores silvestres=> una estrategia para reducir el impacto socio-económico de las pérdidas por depredación

Estudio del estado sanitario del guanaco (Lama guanicoe) bajo manejo, en el área de interfase con el ganado doméstico ovino en Tierra del Fuego

Evaluación de la interacción entre el puma (Puma concolor) y la ganadería en la provincia de Choapa, región de Coquimbo

FOREST FRAGMENTATION AND RISK OF DISEASE INFECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND WILD CARNIVORES IN THE RURAL INTERFACE IN SOUTHERN CHILE.

HUMAN EXPOSURE TO CANINE TICK AND FLEA-BORNE PATHOGENS IN DIFFERENT ECOREGIONS OF CHILE AND ITS PRESENCE IN RESERVOIRS AND VECTORS

Influencia de la fragmentación de hábitat sobre helmintos gastrointestinales de carnívoros silvestres en los bosques nativos de Chile Central.

Promoting the conservation of kodkod through a combination of ecological epidemiological and sociological research in the fragmented forests of central Chile. Investigador responsable.

Estudio de prevalencia de hidatidosis humana y equinococosis canina en localidades de sector rural de la provincia del Limarí, región de Coquimbo.

HERBIVORY AND FOREST FRAGMENTATION=> A TEMPERATE/TROPICAL COMPARISON

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