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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., Lekolool, I., Limo, C., Ndiwa, J. N., Hongo, P., Wanda, J. S., Shilinde, L., Mdaki, M., Benfield, C., Parekh, K., Neto, M. M., Ndeereh, D., Misinzo, G., Makange, M. R., Caron, A., …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.

Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection (2020)
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Mahapatra, M., Chubwa, C., Clarke, B., Batten, C., Hicks, H., Henstock, M., Keyyu, J., Kock, R. A., & Parida, S. (2020). Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection. Viruses, 12(4), 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040389

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008 in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro District, northern Tanzania, and is now endemic in this area. This study aimed to characterise PPR disease in pastoralist small ruminant... Read More about Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection.

Herd-level animal management factors associated with the occurrence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves in a multicountry study (2017)
Journal Article
Sauter-Louis, C., Jones, B. A., Henning, J., Stoll, A., Nielen, M., Van Schaik, G., Smolenaars, A., Schouten, M., den Uijl, I., Fourichon, C., Guatteo, R., Madouasse, A., Nusinovici, S., Deprez, P., De Vliegher, S., Laureynes, J., Booth, R., Cardwell, J. M., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2017). Herd-level animal management factors associated with the occurrence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves in a multicountry study. PLoS ONE, 12(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179878

Since 2007, mortality associated with a previously unreported haemorrhagic disease has been observed in young calves in several European countries. The syndrome, which has been named ‘bovine neonatal pancytopenia’ (BNP), is characterised by thrombocy... Read More about Herd-level animal management factors associated with the occurrence of bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves in a multicountry study.

Development and Testing of a Field Diagnostic Assay for Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (2014)
Journal Article
Baron, J., Fishbourne, E., Couacy-Hyman, E., Abubakar, M., Jones, B. A., Frost, L., Herbert, R., Chibssa, T. R., Van'T Klooster, G., Afzal, M., Ayebazibwe, C., Toye, P., Bashiruddin, J., & Baron, M. D. (2014). Development and Testing of a Field Diagnostic Assay for Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 61(5), 390-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12266

We have developed an immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) under field conditions. The diagnostic assay has been tested in the laboratory and also under field conditions in Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Ethiopia an... Read More about Development and Testing of a Field Diagnostic Assay for Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus.

Zoonosis Emergence Linked to Agricultural Intensification and Environmental Change
Book Chapter
Jones, B. A., Grace, D., Kock, R. A., Alonso, S., Rushton, J., Said, M. Y., McKeever, D. J., Mutua, F., Young, J., McDermott, J., & Pfeiffer, D. U. Zoonosis Emergence Linked to Agricultural Intensification and Environmental Change. In Emerging Viral Diseases: The One Health Connection: Workshop Summary. The National Academies Press

Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Grace, D., Kock, R. A., Alonso, S., Rushton, J., Said, M. Y., McKeever, D. J., Mutua, F., Young, J., McDermott, J., & Pfeiffer, D. U. Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(21), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1208059110

A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental changes on the risk of zoonoses for which there are epidemiologi... Read More about Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change.