Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems (2019)
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Brunton, L. A., Desbois, A. P., Garza, M., Wieland, B., Mohan, C. V., Haesler, B., …Guitian, J. (2019). Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems. Science of the Total Environment, 687, 1344-1356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.134

Aquaculture systems are highly complex, dynamic and interconnected systems influenced by environmental, biological, cultural, socio-economic and human behavioural factors. Intensification of aquaculture production is likely to drive indiscriminate us... Read More about Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems.

Probabilistic modelling of events at evisceration during slaughtering of pigs using expert opinion: Quantitative data in support of stochastic models of risk of contamination (2019)
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Crotta, M., Luisi, E., Dadios, N., & Guitian, J. (2019). Probabilistic modelling of events at evisceration during slaughtering of pigs using expert opinion: Quantitative data in support of stochastic models of risk of contamination. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.10.001

The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan (2019)
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Neves, M. I., Malkawi, I., Walker, M., Alaboudi, A., Abu-Basha, E., Blake, D. P., …Crotta, M. (2019). The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan. Epidemiology and Infection, 147, E134. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268818003308

Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide, often associated with the consumption of undercooked poultry. In Jordan, the majority of broiler chicken production occurs in semi-commercial farms, where... Read More about The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan.

Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status (2019)
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Patterson, S., Bond, K., Green, M., Van Winden, S. C. L., & Guitian, J. (2019). Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.02.009

Johne’s disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is a chronic condition of dairy cattle, and is endemic in the UK. Lack of understanding of the relative importance of different transmission routes reduces the impact of co... Read More about Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status.

Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species (2019)
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Beauvais, W., Zuther, S., Villeneuve, C., Kock, R. A., & Guitian, J. (2019). Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species. Royal Society Open Science, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181043

Predicting the likelihood of rare events is increasingly demanded by risk managers. A key challenge is dealing with different types of uncertainty, including epistemic uncertainties (lack of knowledge), stochasticity (inherent randomness) and natural... Read More about Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species.

Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems (2018)
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Craighead, L., Meyer, A., Chengat, B., Musallam, I., Akakpo, J., Kone, P., …Haesler, B. (2018). Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems. Acta Tropica, 179, 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.026

Brucellosis is a neglected endemic zoonosis in West and Central Africa. In this narrative review, evidence of livestock and human infection is presented along with details of past and current control strategies in 14 selected countries. Data from ava... Read More about Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems.

A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle (2018)
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Meyer, A., Bond, K., Van Winden, S. C. L., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2018). A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.016

Johne’s disease is a serious wasting disease of ruminants that is of high economic importance for the dairy sector in particular. The chronic nature of the disease, the fluctuations in antibody levels and the limited ability of diagnostic tests to id... Read More about A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.

Knowledge gaps in host-parasite interaction preclude accurate assessment of meat-borne exposure to Toxoplasma gondii (2017)
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Crotta, M., Limon, G., Blake, D. P., & Guitian, J. (2017). Knowledge gaps in host-parasite interaction preclude accurate assessment of meat-borne exposure to Toxoplasma gondii. International Journal of Food Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.12.010

Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain (2017)
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Velasova, M., Damaso, A., Chengat Prakashbabu, B., Gibbons, J., Wheelhouse, N., Longbottom, D., …Guitian, J. (2017). Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(11), 9215-9233. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11863

To implement appropriate and effective disease control programs at the national level, up-to-date and unbiased information on disease frequency is needed. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases in... Read More about Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain.

Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region (2017)
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Limon, G., Fournié, G., Lewis, E. G., Dominguez-Salas, P., Leyton-Michovich, D., Gonzales-Gustavson, E. A., …Guitian, J. (2017). Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region. Food Security, 9(5), 1019-1040. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-017-0713-z

International organizations and national governments in resource-scarce settings regularly support programs for the control of animal diseases with the aim of improving smallholder food security. However, the impact of such disease control programs o... Read More about Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region.

Evidence for more cost-effective surveillance options for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) and scrapie in Great Britain (2017)
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Wall, B. A., Arnold, M. E., Radia, D., Gilbert, W., Ortiz-Pelaez, A., Staerk, K. D. C., …Guitian, J. (2017). Evidence for more cost-effective surveillance options for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) and scrapie in Great Britain. Eurosurveillance, 22(32), 4. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.32.30594

Quantitative risk assessment of Campylobacter in broiler chickens - assessing interventions to reduce the level of contamination at the end of the rearing period (2017)
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Crotta, M., Georgiev, M., & Guitian, J. (2017). Quantitative risk assessment of Campylobacter in broiler chickens - assessing interventions to reduce the level of contamination at the end of the rearing period. Food Control, 75, 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.12.024

Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata (2017)
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Hill, A. A., Crotta, M., Wall, B., Good, L., O'Brien, S. J., & Guitian, J. (2017). Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata. Royal Society Open Science, 4, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160721

Foodborne infection is a result of exposure to complex, dynamic food systems. The efficiency of foodborne infection is driven by ongoing shifts in genetic machinery. Next-generation sequencing technologies can provide high-fidelity data about the gen... Read More about Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata.

Cross-Sectional Study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pig Farms in England (2017)
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Limon, G., Beauvais, W., Dadios, N., Villena, I., Cockle, C., Blaga, R., & Guitian, J. (2017). Cross-Sectional Study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pig Farms in England. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 14(5), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2016.2197

Effect of enhanced biosecurity and selected on-farm factors on Campylobacter colonization of chicken broilers (2017)
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Georgiev, M., Beauvais, W., & Guitian, J. (2017). Effect of enhanced biosecurity and selected on-farm factors on Campylobacter colonization of chicken broilers. Epidemiology and Infection, 145(3), 553-567. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095026881600251X

High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan (2017)
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Van Doremalen, N., Hijazeen, Z. S., Holloway, P. M., Al Omari, B., McDowell, C., Adney, D., …Richt, J. A. (2017). High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 17(2), 155-159. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.2062

Prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was determined in 45 dromedary camels from two geographically separated herds in Jordan. Virus shedding was only detected in swabs obtained from the respiratory tract and primarily... Read More about High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan.

Eimeria species occurrence varies between geographic regions and poultry production systems and may influence parasite genetic diversity (2017)
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Chengat Prakashbabu, B., Thenmozhi, V., Limon, G., Kundu, K., Kumar, S., Garg, R., …Blake, D. P. (2017). Eimeria species occurrence varies between geographic regions and poultry production systems and may influence parasite genetic diversity. Veterinary Parasitology, 233, 62-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.12.003

Coccidiosis is one of the biggest challenges faced by the global poultry industry. Recent studies have highlighted the ubiquitous distribution of all Eimeria species which can cause this disease in chickens, but intriguingly revealed a regional divid... Read More about Eimeria species occurrence varies between geographic regions and poultry production systems and may influence parasite genetic diversity.

Past and Ongoing Tsetse and Animal Trypanosomiasis Control Operations in Five African Countries: A Systematic Review (2016)
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Meyer, A., Holt, H. R., Selby, R., & Guitian, J. (2016). Past and Ongoing Tsetse and Animal Trypanosomiasis Control Operations in Five African Countries: A Systematic Review. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(12), e0005247. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005247

Risk factors for Taenia saginata cysticercus infection in cattle in the United Kingdom: a farm-level case-control study and assessment of the role of movement history, age and sex (2016)
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Marshall, L. R., Prakashbabu, B. C., Ferreira, J. P., Buzdugan, S. N., Staerk, K. D. C., & Guitian, J. (2016). Risk factors for Taenia saginata cysticercus infection in cattle in the United Kingdom: a farm-level case-control study and assessment of the role of movement history, age and sex. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 135, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.10.015

Empirical Bayes estimation of farm prevalence adjusting for multistage sampling and uncertainty in test performance: a Brucella cross-sectional serostudy in southern Kazakhstan (2016)
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Beauvais, W., Orynbayev, M., & Guitian, J. (2016). Empirical Bayes estimation of farm prevalence adjusting for multistage sampling and uncertainty in test performance: a Brucella cross-sectional serostudy in southern Kazakhstan. Epidemiology and Infection, 144(16), 3531-3539. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816001825