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The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan (2019)
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Neves, M. I., Malkawi, I., Walker, M., Alaboudi, A., Abu-Basha, E., Blake, D. P., Guitian, J., & Crotta, M. (2019). The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan. Epidemiology and Infection, 147, E134. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268818003308

Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide, often associated with the consumption of undercooked poultry. In Jordan, the majority of broiler chicken production occurs in semi-commercial farms, where... Read More about The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan.

Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status (2019)
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Patterson, S., Bond, K., Green, M., Van Winden, S. C. L., & Guitian, J. (2019). Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.02.009

Johne’s disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is a chronic condition of dairy cattle, and is endemic in the UK. Lack of understanding of the relative importance of different transmission routes reduces the impact of co... Read More about Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status.

Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species (2019)
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Beauvais, W., Zuther, S., Villeneuve, C., Kock, R. A., & Guitian, J. (2019). Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species. Royal Society Open Science, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181043

Predicting the likelihood of rare events is increasingly demanded by risk managers. A key challenge is dealing with different types of uncertainty, including epistemic uncertainties (lack of knowledge), stochasticity (inherent randomness) and natural... Read More about Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species.

Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing (2018)
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Pandit, R. J., Hinsu, A. T., Patel, N. V., Koringa, P. G., Jakhesara, S. J., Thakkar, J. R., Shah, T. M., Limon, G., Psifidi, A., Guitian, J., Hume, D. A., Tomley, F. M., Rank, D. N., Raman, M., Tirumurugaan, K. G., Blake, D. P., & Joshi, C. G. (2018). Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing. Microbiome, 6, 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0501-9

The applicability of animal health surveillance systems for post-market monitoring of potential adverse effects of genetically modified (GM) feed (2018)
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Vince, L., Kleter, G. A., Kostov, K., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Guitian, J. (2018). The applicability of animal health surveillance systems for post-market monitoring of potential adverse effects of genetically modified (GM) feed. Food and Chemical Toxicology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2018.04.034

A facultative post market monitoring of potential health impacts of genetically modified (GM) feedstuffs on livestock consuming these feeds after pre-market risk assessment is under ongoing consideration. Within the IPAFEED database, scientific studi... Read More about The applicability of animal health surveillance systems for post-market monitoring of potential adverse effects of genetically modified (GM) feed.

Risk-based inspection as a cost-effective strategy to reduce human exposure to cysticerci of Taenia saginata in low-prevalence settings (2018)
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Prakashbabu, B. C., Marshall, L. R., Crotta, M., Gilbert, W., Johnson, J. C., Alban, L., & Guitian, J. (2018). Risk-based inspection as a cost-effective strategy to reduce human exposure to cysticerci of Taenia saginata in low-prevalence settings. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2839-z

Taenia saginata cysticercus is the larval stage of the zoonotic parasite Taenia saginata, with a life-cycle involving both cattle and humans. The public health impact is considered low. The current surveillance system, based on post-mortem inspection... Read More about Risk-based inspection as a cost-effective strategy to reduce human exposure to cysticerci of Taenia saginata in low-prevalence settings.

Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems (2018)
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Craighead, L., Meyer, A., Chengat, B., Musallam, I., Akakpo, J., Kone, P., Guitian, J., & Haesler, B. (2018). Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems. Acta Tropica, 179, 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.026

Brucellosis is a neglected endemic zoonosis in West and Central Africa. In this narrative review, evidence of livestock and human infection is presented along with details of past and current control strategies in 14 selected countries. Data from ava... Read More about Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems.

Quantitative risk assessment of hepatitis E virus: modelling the occurrence of viraemic pigs and the presence of the virus in organs of food safety interest (2018)
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Crotta, M., Lavazza, A., Mateus, A. L. P., & Guitian, J. (2018). Quantitative risk assessment of hepatitis E virus: modelling the occurrence of viraemic pigs and the presence of the virus in organs of food safety interest. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2018.02.001

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen with consumption of pork and derived products identified in different countries as a risk factor for human exposure to HEV. Great efforts have been made to understand the dynamics of virus transmission w... Read More about Quantitative risk assessment of hepatitis E virus: modelling the occurrence of viraemic pigs and the presence of the virus in organs of food safety interest.

Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle (2018)
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Damaso, A. F., Velasova, M., Van Winden, S. C. L., Chang, Y. M., & Guitian, J. (2018). Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle. Veterinary Record Open, 5, e000221. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000221

This study describes the occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and evaluates its associations with subsequent milk production and reproductive performances and survival on farm of dairy cows. A total of 53 British dairy farms and 5759 animal... Read More about Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.

A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle (2018)
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Meyer, A., Bond, K., Van Winden, S. C. L., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2018). A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.016

Johne’s disease is a serious wasting disease of ruminants that is of high economic importance for the dairy sector in particular. The chronic nature of the disease, the fluctuations in antibody levels and the limited ability of diagnostic tests to id... Read More about A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.

Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain (2017)
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Velasova, M., Damaso, A., Chengat Prakashbabu, B., Gibbons, J., Wheelhouse, N., Longbottom, D., Van Winden, S. C. L., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2017). Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(11), 9215-9233. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11863

To implement appropriate and effective disease control programs at the national level, up-to-date and unbiased information on disease frequency is needed. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases in... Read More about Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain.

Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region (2017)
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Limon, G., Fournié, G., Lewis, E. G., Dominguez-Salas, P., Leyton-Michovich, D., Gonzales-Gustavson, E. A., Gonzalez, A. E., Cabezas, A. H., Pinto, J., Rushton, J., & Guitian, J. (2017). Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region. Food Security, 9(5), 1019-1040. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-017-0713-z

International organizations and national governments in resource-scarce settings regularly support programs for the control of animal diseases with the aim of improving smallholder food security. However, the impact of such disease control programs o... Read More about Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region.

Policies and livestock systems driving brucellosis re-emergence in Kazakhstan (2017)
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Beauvais, W., Coker, R., Nurtazina, G., & Guitian, J. (2017). Policies and livestock systems driving brucellosis re-emergence in Kazakhstan. EcoHealth, 14(2), 399-407. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1030-7

Brucellosis is a considerable public health and economic burden in many areas of the world including sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and former USSR countries. The collapse of the USSR has been cited as a driver for re-emergence of diseases inclu... Read More about Policies and livestock systems driving brucellosis re-emergence in Kazakhstan.

The Big Pet Diabetes Survey: Perceived Frequency and Triggers for Euthanasia (2017)
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Niessen, S. J. M., Hazuchova, K., Powney, S. L., Guitian, J., Niessen, A. P. M., Pion, P. D., Shaw, J. A., & Church, D. B. (2017). The Big Pet Diabetes Survey: Perceived Frequency and Triggers for Euthanasia. Veterinary Sciences, 4(2), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4020027

Current pet diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment necessitates the active daily involvement of owners and can be costly. The current study aimed to investigate the owner population which opts for euthanasia instead of DM treatment. A survey was designed u... Read More about The Big Pet Diabetes Survey: Perceived Frequency and Triggers for Euthanasia.

Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata (2017)
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Hill, A. A., Crotta, M., Wall, B., Good, L., O'Brien, S. J., & Guitian, J. (2017). Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata. Royal Society Open Science, 4, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160721

Foodborne infection is a result of exposure to complex, dynamic food systems. The efficiency of foodborne infection is driven by ongoing shifts in genetic machinery. Next-generation sequencing technologies can provide high-fidelity data about the gen... Read More about Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata.