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epidemix-An interactive multi-model application for teaching and visualizing infectious disease transmission (2018)
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Muellner, U., Fournié, G., Muellner, P., Ahlstrom, C., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2018). epidemix-An interactive multi-model application for teaching and visualizing infectious disease transmission. Epidemics, 23, 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2017.12.003

Mathematical models of disease transmission are used to improve our understanding of patterns of infection and to identify factors influencing them. During recent public and animal health crises, such as pandemic influenza, Ebola, Zika, foot-and-mout... Read More about epidemix-An interactive multi-model application for teaching and visualizing infectious disease transmission.

Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network (2018)
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Silk, M., Drewe, J., Delahay, R. J., Weber, N., Steward, L., Wilson-Aggarwal, J., …McDonald, R. (2018). Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network. Behaviour, 155(7-9), https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003493

Detecting opportunities for between-species transmission of pathogens can be challenging, particularly if rare behaviours or environmental transmission are involved. We present a multilayer network framework to quantify transmission potential in mult... Read More about Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network.

How can onchocerciasis elimination in Africa be accelerated? Modelling the impact of increased ivermectin treatment frequency and complementary vector control (2018)
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Verver, S., Walker, M., Kim, Y. E., Fobi, G., Tekle, A. H., Zouré, H. G. M., …Stolk, W. A. (2018). How can onchocerciasis elimination in Africa be accelerated? Modelling the impact of increased ivermectin treatment frequency and complementary vector control. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66(4), S267-S274. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1137

Modelling the impact of larviciding on the population dynamics and biting rates of Simulium damnosum (s.l.): implications for vector control as a complementary strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa (2018)
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Routledge, I., Walker, M., Cheke, R. A., Bhatt, S., Nkot, P. B., Matthews, G. A., …Basáñez, M. (2018). Modelling the impact of larviciding on the population dynamics and biting rates of Simulium damnosum (s.l.): implications for vector control as a complementary strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2864-y

Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia (2018)
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Le Clec'H, W., Chevalier, F. D., McDew-White, M., Allan, F., Webster, B. L., Gouvras, A. N., …Anderson, T. J. (2018). Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia. Parasitology, 145, 1739-1747. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000811

Adult schistosomes live in the blood vessels and cannot easily be sampled from humans, so archived miracidia larvae hatched from eggs expelled in feces or urine are commonly used for population genetic studies. Large collections of archived miracidia... Read More about Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia.

Gallid herpesvirus 3 SB-1 strain as a recombinant viral vector for poultry vaccination (2018)
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Sadigh, Y., Powers, C., Spiro, S., Pedrera, M., Broadbent, A., & Nair, V. (2018). Gallid herpesvirus 3 SB-1 strain as a recombinant viral vector for poultry vaccination. npj Vaccines, 3, 21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-018-0056-6

Live herpesvirus-vectored vaccines are widely used in veterinary medicine to protect against many infectious diseases. In poultry, three strains of herpesvirus vaccines are used against Marek’s disease (MD). However, of these, only the herpesvirus of... Read More about Gallid herpesvirus 3 SB-1 strain as a recombinant viral vector for poultry vaccination.

Comparative sequence analysis of the capsular polysaccharide loci of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1-18, and development of two multiplex PCRs for comprehensive capsule typing (2018)
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Bossé, J. T., Li, Y., Fernandez Crespo, R., Lacouture, S., Gottschalk, M., Sárközi, R., …Langford, P. R. (2018). Comparative sequence analysis of the capsular polysaccharide loci of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1-18, and development of two multiplex PCRs for comprehensive capsule typing. Veterinary Microbiology, 220, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.05.011

Problems with serological cross-reactivity have led to development of a number of PCRs (individual and multiplex) for molecular typing of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia. Most of these assays were devel... Read More about Comparative sequence analysis of the capsular polysaccharide loci of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1-18, and development of two multiplex PCRs for comprehensive capsule typing.

SurF: an innovative framework in biosecurity and animal health surveillance evaluation (2018)
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Muellner, P., Watts, J., Bingham, P., Bullians, M., Gould, B., Pande, A., …Staerk, K. D. C. (2018). SurF: an innovative framework in biosecurity and animal health surveillance evaluation. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12898

Surveillance for biosecurity hazards is being conducted by the New Zealand Competent Authority, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to support New Zealand's biosecurity system. Surveillance evaluation should be an integral part of the surveilla... Read More about SurF: an innovative framework in biosecurity and animal health surveillance evaluation.

Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem (2018)
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Venkatesh, D., Poen, M. J., Bestebroer, T. M., Scheuer, R. D., Vuong, O., Chkhaidze, M., …Lewis, N. S. (2018). Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem. Journal of Virology, 92, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00433-18

Wild ducks and gulls are the major reservoirs for avian influenza A viruses (AIVs). The mechanisms that drive AIV evolution are complex at sites where various duck and gull species from multiple flyways breed, winter, or stage. The Republic of Georgi... Read More about Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem.

Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2018)
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Kamaruzzaman, N. F., de Fatima Pina, M., Chivu, A., & Good, L. (2018). Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Polymers, 10(5), 521. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10050521

The treatment of skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains a challenge, partly due to localization of the bacteria inside the host’s cells, where antimicrobial penetration and efficacy is lim... Read More about Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages (2018)
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Serna, H., Pocknell, A., Sainsbury, A. W., Peniche, G., Blake, D. P., & Beckmann, K. M. (2018). Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages. Avian Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2018.1451621

Eimeria crecis and Eimeria nenei have been detected in association with enteric disease (‘coccidiosis’) in the corncrake (Crex crex: Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes). Both parasite species are common in apparently healthy free-living corncrakes, bu... Read More about Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages.

The molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in relinquished dogs in Great Britain: a novel zoonotic risk? (2018)
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Rosanowski, S. M., Banica, M., Ellis, E., Farrow, E., Harwood, C., Jordan, B., …Blake, D. P. (2018). The molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in relinquished dogs in Great Britain: a novel zoonotic risk?. Parasitology Research, 117(5), 1663-1667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5857-z

Surveillance was conducted to investigate the occurrence of protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium in dogs newly admitted to a dog rehoming charity in London, Great Britain. Voided faecal samples were collected from all new admissions betwe... Read More about The molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in relinquished dogs in Great Britain: a novel zoonotic risk?.

Opportunities and challenges for modelling epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics in a multihost, multiparasite system: Zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in West Africa (2018)
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Borlase, A., Webster, J. P., & Rudge, J. W. (2018). Opportunities and challenges for modelling epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics in a multihost, multiparasite system: Zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in West Africa. Evolutionary Applications, 11(4), 501-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12529

Multihost multiparasite systems are evolutionarily and ecologically dynamic, which presents substantial trans‐disciplinary challenges for elucidating their epidemiology and designing appropriate control. Evidence for hybridizations and introgressions... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for modelling epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics in a multihost, multiparasite system: Zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in West Africa.

Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam (2018)
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Meyer, A., Dinh, T. X., Han, T. A., Do, D. V., Nhu, T. V., Pham, L. T., …Vergne, T. (2018). Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(2), 408-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12697

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses continue to threaten smallholder poultry producers in several South‐east Asian countries, including Vietnam. In particular, the free‐grazing duck system has been repeatedly highlighted as a major risk... Read More about Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam.

The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni (2018)
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Viana, M., Faust, C. L., Haydon, D. T., Webster, J. P., & Lamberton, P. H. L. (2018). The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni. Evolutionary Applications, 11(3), 488-500. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12558

Natural selection acts on all organisms, including parasites, to maximize reproductive fitness. Drug resistance traits are often associated with life-history costs in the absence of treatment. Schistosomiasis control programmes rely on mass drug admi... Read More about The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni.

Discrimination, molecular characterisation and phylogenetic comparison of porcine Eimeria spp. in India (2018)
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Sharma, D., Singh, N. K., Singh, H., Joachim, A., Rath, S. S., & Blake, D. P. (2018). Discrimination, molecular characterisation and phylogenetic comparison of porcine Eimeria spp. in India. Veterinary Parasitology, 255, 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.03.020

Infections with Eimeria spp. are common in pigs worldwide,occasionally affecting animals clinically after weaning or during the fattening period when diarrhoea and weight loss can be observed upon infection with the more pathogenic species. Molecular... Read More about Discrimination, molecular characterisation and phylogenetic comparison of porcine Eimeria spp. in India.