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Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making (2019)
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Romero, M. P., Chang, Y. M., Brunton, L. A., Parry, J., Prosser, A., Upton, P., …Drewe, J. A. (2019). Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104860

Identifying and understanding the risk factors for endemic bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle herds is critical for the control of this disease. Exploratory machine learning techniques can uncover complex non-linear relationships and interactions wit... Read More about Decision tree machine learning applied to bovine tuberculosis risk factors to aid disease control decision making.

Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance—AHSURED (2019)
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Comin, A., Grewar, J., Schaik, G. V., Schwermer, H., Paré, J., El Allaki, F., …Lindberg, A. (2019). Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance—AHSURED. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00426

With the current trend in animal health surveillance toward risk-based designs and a gradual transition to output-based standards, greater flexibility in surveillance design is both required and allowed. However, the increase in flexibility requires... Read More about Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance—AHSURED.

Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network (2018)
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Silk, M., Drewe, J., Delahay, R. J., Weber, N., Steward, L., Wilson-Aggarwal, J., …McDonald, R. (2018). Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network. Behaviour, 155(7-9), https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003493

Detecting opportunities for between-species transmission of pathogens can be challenging, particularly if rare behaviours or environmental transmission are involved. We present a multilayer network framework to quantify transmission potential in mult... Read More about Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network.

Regulation of bone mineral density in the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis: Bioavailability of calcium oxalate, and implications for bark stripping (2017)
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Nichols, C. P., Gregory, N. G., Goode, N., Gill, R. M. A., & Drewe, J. A. (2017). Regulation of bone mineral density in the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis: Bioavailability of calcium oxalate, and implications for bark stripping. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 102(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12740

Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis (2017)
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Buzdugan, S. N., Vergne, T., Grosbois, V., Delahay, R. J., & Drewe, J. A. (2017). Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00806-4

Effective control of many diseases requires the accurate detection of infected individuals. Confidently ascertaining whether an individual is infected can be challenging when diagnostic tests are imperfect and when some individuals go for long period... Read More about Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis.

Diagnosis of tuberculosis in groups of badgers: an exploration of the impact of trapping efficiency, infection prevalence and the use of multiple tests (2016)
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Buzdugan, S. N., Chambers, M. A., Delahay, R. J., & Drewe, J. A. (2016). Diagnosis of tuberculosis in groups of badgers: an exploration of the impact of trapping efficiency, infection prevalence and the use of multiple tests. Epidemiology and Infection, 144(8), 1717-1727. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815003210

Accurate detection of infection with Mycobacterium bovis in live badgers would enable targeted tuberculosis control. Practical challenges in sampling wild badger populations mean that diagnosis of infection at the group (rather than the individual) l... Read More about Diagnosis of tuberculosis in groups of badgers: an exploration of the impact of trapping efficiency, infection prevalence and the use of multiple tests.

Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats (2016)
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DelBarco-Trillo, J., Greene, L. K., Goncalves, I. B., Fenkes, M., Wisse, J. H., Drewe, J. A., …Drea, C. M. (2016). Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.11.001

In male vertebrates, androgens are inextricably linked to reproduction, social dominance, and aggression, often at the cost of paternal investment or prosociality. Testosterone is invoked to explain rank-related reproductive differences, but its role... Read More about Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats.

SERVAL: A New Framework for the Evaluation of Animal Health Surveillance (2015)
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Drewe, J. A., Hoinville, L. J., Cook, A. J. C., Floyd, T., Gunn, G., & Staerk, K. D. C. (2015). SERVAL: A New Framework for the Evaluation of Animal Health Surveillance. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 62(1), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12063

Animal health surveillance programmes may change in response to altering requirements or perceived weaknesses but are seldom subjected to any formal evaluation to ensure that they provide valuable information in an efficient manner. The literature on... Read More about SERVAL: A New Framework for the Evaluation of Animal Health Surveillance.

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.