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Building an ecologically founded disease risk prioritization framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock (2021)
Journal Article
Khanyari, M., Robinson, S., E., M., Singh N. J., Brown, T., Salemgareyev, A., …Kock, R. (in press). Building an ecologically founded disease risk prioritization framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock. Journal of Applied Ecology, 00, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13937

Coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria species parasites, remains a major threat to poultry production, undermining economic performance and compromising welfare. The recent characterization of three new Eimeria species that infect chickens has highlighted t... Read More about Building an ecologically founded disease risk prioritization framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock.

Review of Peste des Petits Ruminants Occurrence and Spread in Tanzania (2021)
Journal Article
Mdetele, D., Komba, E., Misago, S., Misinzo, G., Kock, R., & Jones, B. (2021). Review of Peste des Petits Ruminants Occurrence and Spread in Tanzania. Animals, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061698

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an important transboundary disease of domestic small ruminants, camels and wild artiodactyls. The disease has significant socioeconomic impacts on communities that depend on livestock for their livelihood, and is a... Read More about Review of Peste des Petits Ruminants Occurrence and Spread in Tanzania.

Peste des petits ruminants virus infection at the wildlife-livestock interface in the Greater Serengeti ecosystem, 2015-2019 (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Mahapatra, M., Mdetele, D., Keyyu, J., Gakuya, F., Eblate, E., …Kock, R. (2021). Peste des petits ruminants virus infection at the wildlife-livestock interface in the Greater Serengeti ecosystem, 2015-2019. Viruses,

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease of goats and sheep that occurs in Africa, the Middle East and Asia with severe impact on livelihoods and livestock trade. Many wild artiodactyls are susceptible to PPR virus (PPRV) infection, and so... Read More about Peste des petits ruminants virus infection at the wildlife-livestock interface in the Greater Serengeti ecosystem, 2015-2019.

Zoonotic tuberculosis — The changing landscape (2021)
Journal Article
Kock, R., Kock, R., Michel, A. L., Haider, N., Yeboah-Manu, D., Brunton, L., …Zumla, A. (2021). Zoonotic tuberculosis — The changing landscape. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.091

Despite slow reductions in the annual burden of active human tuberculosis (TB) cases, zoonotic TB (zTB) remains a poorly monitored and an important unaddressed global problem. There is a higher incidence in some regions and countries, especially wh... Read More about Zoonotic tuberculosis — The changing landscape.

Taking forward a 'One Health' approach for turning the tide against the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and other zoonotic pathogens with epidemic potential (2016)
Journal Article
Zumla, A., Dar, O., Kock, R. A., Muturi, M., Ntoumi, F., Kaleebu, P., …Petersen, E. (2016). Taking forward a 'One Health' approach for turning the tide against the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and other zoonotic pathogens with epidemic potential. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 47, 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.012

Practice of One Health approaches: Bridges and barriers in Tanzania (2014)
Journal Article
Kayunze, K. A., Kiwara, A., Lyamuya, E., Kambarage, D. M., Rushton, J., Coker, R., & Kock, R. A. (2014). Practice of One Health approaches: Bridges and barriers in Tanzania. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 81(2), https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.733

The practice of one health approaches in human and animal health programmes is influenced by type and scope of bridges and barriers for partnerships. It was thus essential to evaluate the nature and scope of collaborative arrangements among human, an... Read More about Practice of One Health approaches: Bridges and barriers in Tanzania.