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Foot and mouth disease in Zambia: Spatial and temporal distributions of outbreaks, assessment of clusters and implications for control (2014)
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Sinkala, Y., Simuunza, M., Muma, J. B., Pfeiffer, D. U., Kasanga, C. J., & Mweene, A. (2014). Foot and mouth disease in Zambia: Spatial and temporal distributions of outbreaks, assessment of clusters and implications for control. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 81(2), https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.741

Zambia has been experiencing low livestock productivity as well as trade restrictions owing to the occurrence of foot and mouth disease (FMD), but little is known about the epidemiology of the disease in these endemic settings. The fundamental questi... Read More about Foot and mouth disease in Zambia: Spatial and temporal distributions of outbreaks, assessment of clusters and implications for control.

Using Risk Assessment as Part of a Systems Approach to the Control and Prevention of HPAIV H5N1 (2014)
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Costard, S., Fournié, G., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2014). Using Risk Assessment as Part of a Systems Approach to the Control and Prevention of HPAIV H5N1. EcoHealth, 11(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-014-0907-1

Since its emergence in China in 1996, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 has spread across Asia, Africa, and Europe. Countries had to promptly implement control and prevention measures. Numerous research and capacity building initia... Read More about Using Risk Assessment as Part of a Systems Approach to the Control and Prevention of HPAIV H5N1.

Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (2013)
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Horby, P. W., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Oshitani, H. (2013). Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Emerging Infectious Disease, 19(6), 853-860. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.121783

It is 10 years since severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged, and East and Southeast Asia retain a reputation as a hot spot of emerging infectious diseases. The region is certainly a hot spot of socioeconomic and environmental change, and al... Read More about Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

Dynamics of African swine fever virus shedding and excretion in domestic pigs infected by intramuscular inoculation and contact transmission
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Guinat, C., Reis, A. L., Netherton, C. L., Goatley, L., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Dixon, L. (in press). Dynamics of African swine fever virus shedding and excretion in domestic pigs infected by intramuscular inoculation and contact transmission. Veterinary Research, 45(93), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-014-0093-8

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a highly virulent swine pathogen that has spread across Eastern Europe since 2007 and for which there is no effective vaccine or treatment available. The dynamics of shedding and excretion is not well known for thi... Read More about Dynamics of African swine fever virus shedding and excretion in domestic pigs infected by intramuscular inoculation and contact transmission.

Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change
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Jones, B. A., Grace, D., Kock, R. A., Alonso, S., Rushton, J., Said, M. Y., …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.

Evaluation of the spatial and temporal distribution of and risk factors for Bluetongue serotype 1 epidemics in sheep Extremadura (Spain), 2007-2011
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Pascual-Linaza, A. V., Martinez-Lopez, B., Pfeiffer, D. U., Carlos Moreno, J., Sanz, C., & Manuel Sanchez-Vizcaino, J. Evaluation of the spatial and temporal distribution of and risk factors for Bluetongue serotype 1 epidemics in sheep Extremadura (Spain), 2007-2011. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 116(3), 279-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.05.009