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Mortality patterns over 3 years in a sparse population of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in New Zealand, with an emphasis on rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD)
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Henning, J., Pfeiffer, D. U., Davies, P. R., Stevenson, M. A., & Meers, J. Mortality patterns over 3 years in a sparse population of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in New Zealand, with an emphasis on rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD). European Journal of Wildlife Research, 54(4), 619-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-008-0187-6

A sparse rabbit population in New Zealand was monitored over 3 years to assess the temporal dynamics of rabbit mortality, in particular to understand the mortality patterns due to rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD). A total of 107 deaths were recorded... Read More about Mortality patterns over 3 years in a sparse population of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in New Zealand, with an emphasis on rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD).

Use of data mining techniques to investigate disease risk classification as a proxy for compromised biosecurity of cattle herds in Wales
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Ortiz-Pelaez, A., & Pfeiffer, D. U. Use of data mining techniques to investigate disease risk classification as a proxy for compromised biosecurity of cattle herds in Wales. BMC Veterinary Research, 4(24), https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-4-24

Background: Biosecurity is at the forefront of the fight against infectious diseases in animal populations. Few research studies have attempted to identify and quantify the effectiveness of biosecurity against disease introduction or presence in catt... Read More about Use of data mining techniques to investigate disease risk classification as a proxy for compromised biosecurity of cattle herds in Wales.

Calf mortality as a welfare indicator on British cattle farms
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Ortiz-Pelaez, A., Pritchard, D. G., Pfeiffer, D. U., Jones, E., Honeyman, P., & Mawdsley, J. J. Calf mortality as a welfare indicator on British cattle farms. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.006

The objective of this study was to test calf mortality as an indicator of on-farm welfare and its use for welfare targeted surveillance. Calf mortality data were retrieved for three UK counties to estimate calf mortality rates at holding and county l... Read More about Calf mortality as a welfare indicator on British cattle farms.

Poxviral Disease in Red Squirrels Sciurus vulgaris in the UK: Spatial and Temporal Trends of an Emerging Threat
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Sainsbury, A. W., Deaville, R., Lawson, B., Cooley, W. A., Farelly, S. S. J., Stack, M. J., …Lurz, P. W. W. Poxviral Disease in Red Squirrels Sciurus vulgaris in the UK: Spatial and Temporal Trends of an Emerging Threat. EcoHealth, 5(3), 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-008-0191-z

The squirrel poxvirus (SQPV) is the probable mediator of apparent competition between the introduced invading gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK, and modeling studies have shown that this viral dise... Read More about Poxviral Disease in Red Squirrels Sciurus vulgaris in the UK: Spatial and Temporal Trends of an Emerging Threat.

The RISKSUR EVA Tool (Survtool): a tool for the integrated evaluation of animal health surveillance systems
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Peyre, M., Hoinville, L., Njoroge, J., Cameron, A., Traon, D., Goutard, F., …Haesler, B. (in press). The RISKSUR EVA Tool (Survtool): a tool for the integrated evaluation of animal health surveillance systems. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 173, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104777

Information about infectious diseases at the global level relies on effective, efficient and sustainable national and international surveillance systems. Surveillance systems need to be regularly evaluated to ensure their effectiveness, the quality o... Read More about The RISKSUR EVA Tool (Survtool): a tool for the integrated evaluation of animal health surveillance systems.

Prevalence of avian influenza A(H5) and A(H9) in live bird markets in Bangladesh
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Kim, Y., Biswas, P. K., Giasuddin, M., Hasan, M., Mahmud, R., Chang, Y. M., …Fournié, G. (in press). Prevalence of avian influenza A(H5) and A(H9) in live bird markets in Bangladesh. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2412.180879

We conducted a cross-sectional study in live bird markets (LBMs) in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh, to estimate the prevalence of avian influenza A(H5) and A(H9) viruses in different types of poultry and environmental areas by using Bayesian hierar... Read More about Prevalence of avian influenza A(H5) and A(H9) in live bird markets in Bangladesh.

Comparative epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 and H5N6 in Vietnamese live bird markets: spatio-temporal patterns of distribution and risk factors
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Mellor, K. C., Meyer, A., Elkholly, D. A., Fournié, G., Long, P. T., Inui, K., …Stevens, K. B. (in press). Comparative epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 and H5N6 in Vietnamese live bird markets: spatio-temporal patterns of distribution and risk factors. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5, 51. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00051

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus has been circulating in Vietnam since 2003, whilst outbreaks of HPAI H5N6 virus are more recent, having only been reported since 2014. Although the spatial distribution of H5N1 outbreaks and risk fa... Read More about Comparative epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 and H5N6 in Vietnamese live bird markets: spatio-temporal patterns of distribution and risk factors.

Live bird markets characterization and trading network analysis in Mali: Implications for the surveillance and control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease
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Molia, S., Boly, I. A., Duboz, R., Coulibaly, B., Guitian, J., Grosbois, V., …Pfeiffer, D. U. (in press). Live bird markets characterization and trading network analysis in Mali: Implications for the surveillance and control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. Acta Tropica, 155, 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.003

Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis in Madagascar: Comparison of immuno-diagnostic techniques and estimation of the prevalence in pork carcasses traded in Antananarivo city
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Porphyre, V., Betson, M., Rabezanahary, H., Mboussou, Y., Zafindraibe, N. J., Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, H., …Michault, A. (in press). Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis in Madagascar: Comparison of immuno-diagnostic techniques and estimation of the prevalence in pork carcasses traded in Antananarivo city. Veterinary Parasitology, 219, 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.027

Sources of spatial animal and human health data: Casting the net wide to deal more effectively with increasingly complex disease problems
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Stevens, K. B., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (in press). Sources of spatial animal and human health data: Casting the net wide to deal more effectively with increasingly complex disease problems. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 13, 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2015.04.003

During the last 30 years it has become commonplace for epidemiological studies to collect locational attributes of disease data. Although this advancement was driven largely by the introduction of handheld global positioning systems (GPS), and more r... Read More about Sources of spatial animal and human health data: Casting the net wide to deal more effectively with increasingly complex disease problems.

Space-time cluster analysis of sea lice infestation (Caligus clemensi and Lepeophtheirus salmonis) on wild juvenile Pacific salmon in the Broughton Archipelago of Canada
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Patanasatienkul, T., Sanchez, J., Rees, E. E., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Revie, C. W. (in press). Space-time cluster analysis of sea lice infestation (Caligus clemensi and Lepeophtheirus salmonis) on wild juvenile Pacific salmon in the Broughton Archipelago of Canada. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 120(2), 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.03.006

Sea lice infestation levels on wild chum and pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago region are known to vary spatially and temporally; however, the locations of areas associated with a high infestation level had not been investigated yet. In the pr... Read More about Space-time cluster analysis of sea lice infestation (Caligus clemensi and Lepeophtheirus salmonis) on wild juvenile Pacific salmon in the Broughton Archipelago of Canada.