All Outputs (8)

Dysbiosis of the Urinary Bladder Microbiome in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease (2021)
Journal Article
Kim, Y., Carrai, M., Leung, M., Chin, J., Li, J., Lee, P., Beatty, J., Pfeiffer, D., & Barrs, V. (2021). Dysbiosis of the Urinary Bladder Microbiome in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease. mSystems, 6(4), https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00510-21

Although feline urinary tract diseases cause high morbidity and mortality rates, and subclinical bacteriuria is not uncommon, the feline urinary microbiome has not been characterized. We conducted a case-control study to identify the feline urinary b... Read More about Dysbiosis of the Urinary Bladder Microbiome in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus, South Korea, 2019 (2021)
Journal Article
Yoo, D., Kim, Y., Lee, E., Lim, J., Hong, S., Lee, I., Jung, C., Yoon, H., Wee, S., Pfeiffer, D., & Fournie, G. (2021). Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus, South Korea, 2019. Emerging Infectious Disease, 27(7), 1909-1918. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204230

African swine fever (ASF) is a substantial concern for global food production and security. However, lack of epidemiologic data in affected areas has limited the knowledge of the main drivers of ASF virus (ASFV) transmission. To assess the role of ve... Read More about Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus, South Korea, 2019.

Avian Influenza Risk Environment: Live Bird Commodity Chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh (2021)
Journal Article
Hog, E., Fournie, G., Hoque, M., Mahmud, R., Pfeiffer, D., & Barnett, T. (2021). Avian Influenza Risk Environment: Live Bird Commodity Chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.694753

In this paper, we identify behaviours in live bird commodity chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh, which may influence the risk of pathogen emergence and transmission: the nature of poultry trade, value appropriation and selling sick or infected birds. E... Read More about Avian Influenza Risk Environment: Live Bird Commodity Chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Epidemic disease risks and implications for Veterinary Services (2021)
Journal Article
Jost, C., Machalaba, C., Karesh, W., McDermott, J., Beltran-Alcrudo, D., Bett, B., Tago, D., Wongsathapornchai, K., Plee, L., Dhingra, M., & Pfeiffer, D. (2021). Epidemic disease risks and implications for Veterinary Services. Scientific & Technical Review, 40(2), 497-509. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.40.2.3240

Growth in the livestock sector is associated with heightened risk for epidemic diseases. The increasing spillover of new diseases from wildlife is being driven by wide-scale anthropogenic changes allowing for more frequent and closer wildlife-human a... Read More about Epidemic disease risks and implications for Veterinary Services.

The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Kim, Y., Metras, R., Dommergues, L., Youssouffi, C., Combo, S., Le Godais, G., Pfeiffer, D., Cetre-Sossah, C., Cardinale, E., Filleul, L., Youssouf, H., Subiros, M., & Fournie, G. (2021). The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009202

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne viral disease of major animal and public health importance. In 2018-19, it caused an epidemic in both livestock and human populations of the island of Mayotte. Using Bayesian modelling approaches, we assessed... Read More about The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19.

Avian influenza transmission risk along live poultry trading networks in Bangladesh (2021)
Journal Article
Moyen, N., Hoque, M., Mahmud, R., Hasan, M., Sarkar, S., Biswas, P., Mehedi, H., Henning, J., Mangtani, P., Flora, M., Rahman, M., Debnath, N., Giasuddin, M., Barnett, T., Pfeiffer, D., & Fournie, G. (2021). Avian influenza transmission risk along live poultry trading networks in Bangladesh. Scientific Reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98989-4

Live animal markets are known hotspots of zoonotic disease emergence. To mitigate those risks, we need to understand how networks shaped by trading practices influence disease spread. Yet, those practices are rarely recorded in high-risk settings. Th... Read More about Avian influenza transmission risk along live poultry trading networks in Bangladesh.

Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats (2021)
Journal Article
Patterson, S., Clarke, C., Clutton Brock, T., Miller, M., Parsons, S., Pfeiffer, D., Vergne, T., & Drewe, J. (2021). Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats. Animals,

Diagnostic tests are used to classify individual animals’ infection statuses. However, validating test performance in wild animals without gold standard tests is extremely challenging, and the issue is further complicated in chronic conditions where... Read More about Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats.

Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats (2021)
Journal Article
Patterson, S., Clarke, C., Clutton-Brock, T., Miller, M., Parsons, S., Pfeiffer, D., Vergne, T., & Drewe, J. (2021). Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats. Animals, 11(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123453

Simple Summary Diagnostic tests used in animals are ideally extensively trialled to ensure that practitioners have confidence in the results; the ideal target should be 100% of infected animals testing positive (sensitivity), and 100% of uninfected a... Read More about Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats.