Expectations for a new WHO Director General: health in a rapidly changing environment
(2017)
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Rüegg, S. R., Machalaba, C., McMahon, B. J., Haesler, B., Myhre Errecaborde, K., Pelican, K., & Kock, R. A. (2017). Expectations for a new WHO Director General: health in a rapidly changing environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196%2817%2930022-0
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Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics (2017)
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Peacock, T. P., Benton, D. J., James, J., Sadeyen, J. R., Chang, P. X., Sealy, J. E., …Iqbal, M. (2017). Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics. Journal of Virology, 91(14), UNSP e00218. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00218-17H9N2 avian influenza viruses are enzootic in poultry across Asia and North Africa, where they pose a threat to human health as both zoonotic agents and potential pandemic candidates. Poultry vaccination against H9N2 viruses has been employed in many... Read More about Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics.
Do Female Dogs Age Differently Than Male Dogs? (2017)
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Hoffman, J. M., O'Neill, D. G., Creevy, K. E., & Austad, S. N. (2017). Do Female Dogs Age Differently Than Male Dogs?. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx061Humans, as well as their closest ancestors, the higher African primates, exhibit female-biased survival and multiple sex differences in causes of death. However, the effects of sex on aging and longevity in an excellent model of human health, the com... Read More about Do Female Dogs Age Differently Than Male Dogs?.
Estimating the sensitivity of passive surveillance for HPAI H5N1 in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. (2017)
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Ojimelukwe, A. E., Prakarnkamanant, A., & Rushton, J. (2017). Estimating the sensitivity of passive surveillance for HPAI H5N1 in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 49(3), 352-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.05.003
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
Global and local environmental changes as drivers of Buruli ulcer emergence (2017)
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Combe, M., Velvin, C. J., Morris, A., Garchitorena, A., Carolan, K., Sanhueza, D., …Gozlan, R. E. (2017). Global and local environmental changes as drivers of Buruli ulcer emergence. https://doi.org/10.1038/emi.2017.7
Randomised positive control trial of NSAID and antimicrobial treatment for calf fever caused by pneumonia (2017)
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Mahendran, S. A., Booth, R. E., Burge, M., & Bell, N. J. (2017). Randomised positive control trial of NSAID and antimicrobial treatment for calf fever caused by pneumonia. Veterinary Record, 181(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104057One hundred and fifty-four preweaning calves were followed between May and October 2015. Calves were fitted with continuous monitoring temperature probes (TempVerified FeverTag), programmed so a flashing light emitting diode (LED) light was triggered... Read More about Randomised positive control trial of NSAID and antimicrobial treatment for calf fever caused by pneumonia.
Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis (2017)
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Buzdugan, S. N., Vergne, T., Grosbois, V., Delahay, R. J., & Drewe, J. A. (2017). Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00806-4Effective control of many diseases requires the accurate detection of infected individuals. Confidently ascertaining whether an individual is infected can be challenging when diagnostic tests are imperfect and when some individuals go for long period... Read More about Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis.
Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survival time in a population of Holstein Friesian cows (2017)
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Chen, X., Zhang, S., Cheng, Z. R., Cooke, J. S., Werling, D., Wathes, D. C., & Pollott, G. E. (2017). Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survival time in a population of Holstein Friesian cows. PLoS ONE, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175555Selectins are adhesion molecules, which mediate attachment between leucocytes and endothelium. They aid extravasation of leucocytes from blood into inflamed tissue during the mammary gland’s response to infection. Selectins are also involved in attac... Read More about Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survival time in a population of Holstein Friesian cows.
Bovine Endometrial Cells Mount Innate Immune Response to the Intracellular Ligands CL097 and Poly(dA:dT) Indicating Roles against Uterine Viruses (2017)
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Oguejiofor, C. F., Cheng, Z. R., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., & Wathes, D. C. (2017). Bovine Endometrial Cells Mount Innate Immune Response to the Intracellular Ligands CL097 and Poly(dA:dT) Indicating Roles against Uterine Viruses. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2017.72010Uterine infection and endometritis cause infertility and economic losses in the cattle industry. The innate immune response of the endometrium is critical in the elimination of pathogenic organisms that invade the uterus in postpartum cows. This stud... Read More about Bovine Endometrial Cells Mount Innate Immune Response to the Intracellular Ligands CL097 and Poly(dA:dT) Indicating Roles against Uterine Viruses.