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Risk factor analysis for “diagnosis not reached” results from bovine samples submitted to British veterinary laboratories in 2013–2017 (2020)
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Ballesteros, C., Foddai, A., Smith, R. P., Stevens, K., & Drewe, J. A. (2020). Risk factor analysis for “diagnosis not reached” results from bovine samples submitted to British veterinary laboratories in 2013–2017. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105099

Routine diagnostic data from laboratories are an important source of information for passive animal health surveillance. In Great Britain, the Veterinary Investigation Diagnosis Analysis (VIDA) database includes records of diagnostic submissions made... Read More about Risk factor analysis for “diagnosis not reached” results from bovine samples submitted to British veterinary laboratories in 2013–2017.

Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making (2019)
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Romero, M. P., Chang, Y. M., Brunton, L. A., Parry, J., Prosser, A., Upton, P., …Drewe, J. A. (2019). Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104860

Identifying and understanding the risk factors for endemic bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle herds is critical for the control of this disease. Exploratory machine learning techniques can uncover complex non-linear relationships and interactions wit... Read More about Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making.

Application of an equine composite pain scale and its association with plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone concentrations and serum cortisol concentrations in horses with colic (2019)
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Lawson, A. L., Opie, R. R., Stevens, K. B., Knowles, E. J., & Mair, T. S. (2019). Application of an equine composite pain scale and its association with plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone concentrations and serum cortisol concentrations in horses with colic. Equine Veterinary Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13143

This study assessed the application of a modified equine composite pain scale (CPS) and identified the inter‐observer reliability. Associations between CPS scores and the measured concentrations of serum cortisol ([cortisol]) and plasma adrenocortico... Read More about Application of an equine composite pain scale and its association with plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone concentrations and serum cortisol concentrations in horses with colic.

Spatio-temporal patterns and agro-ecological risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama Rot) in dogs in the UK (2018)
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Stevens, K. B., Jepson, R. E., Holm, L. P., Walker, D. J., & Cardwell, J. M. (2018). Spatio-temporal patterns and agro-ecological risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama Rot) in dogs in the UK. Veterinary Record, 183(16), 502. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104892

Seasonal outbreaks of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) have been reported annually in UK dogs since 2012, yet the aetiology of the disease remains unknown. The objectives of this study were to explore whether any breeds had an incre... Read More about Spatio-temporal patterns and agro-ecological risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama Rot) in dogs in the UK.

Signalment risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama rot) in dogs in the UK (2018)
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Stevens, K. B., O'Neill, D. G., Jepson, R. E., Holm, L. P., Walker, D. J., & Cardwell, J. M. (2018). Signalment risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama rot) in dogs in the UK. Veterinary Record, 183(14), 448. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104891

Seasonal outbreaks of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) have been reported annually in UK dogs since 2012, yet the aetiology of the disease remains unknown. The objectives of this study were to explore whether any breeds had an incre... Read More about Signalment risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama rot) in dogs in the UK.

Spatio-temporal and risk factor analysis of alleles related to Scrapie resistance in sheep in Great Britain before, during and after a national breeding program (2018)
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Alarcon, P., Marco-Jimenez, F., Arnold, M., Wolf, A., Rajanayagam, B., Stevens, K., & Adkin, A. (2018). Spatio-temporal and risk factor analysis of alleles related to Scrapie resistance in sheep in Great Britain before, during and after a national breeding program. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 159, 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.08.008

Certain genotypes of sheep have been identified to increase their susceptibility (the VRQ allele) or resistance (the ARR allele) to classical scrapie. This study’s aim was to assess the spatio-temporal pattern of the ARR and VRQ alleles in GB and to... Read More about Spatio-temporal and risk factor analysis of alleles related to Scrapie resistance in sheep in Great Britain before, during and after a national breeding program.

Epidemiological Risk Factors for Animal Influenza A Viruses Overcoming Species Barriers (2017)
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Harris, K. A., Freidl, G. S., Munoz, O. S., Von Dobschuetz, S., De Nardi, M., Wieland, B., …FLURISK Consortium, . (2017). Epidemiological Risk Factors for Animal Influenza A Viruses Overcoming Species Barriers. EcoHealth, 14(2), 342-360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1244-y

Drivers and risk factors for Influenza A virus transmission across species barriers are poorly understood, despite the ever present threat to human and animal health potentially on a pandemic scale. Here we review the published evidence for epidemiol... Read More about Epidemiological Risk Factors for Animal Influenza A Viruses Overcoming Species Barriers.