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Serologic responses correlate with current but not future bacterial shedding in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis (2021)
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Jolma, E. R., Delahay, R. J., Smith, F., & Drewe, J. A. (in press). Serologic responses correlate with current but not future bacterial shedding in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14181

Bovine tuberculosis is a challenging cattle disease with substantial economic costs in affected countries. Eradication in parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland is hindered by transmission of the causative agent Mycobacterium bovis between cattle an... Read More about Serologic responses correlate with current but not future bacterial shedding in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis.

Detection and genetic characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii circulating in free-range chickens, pigs and seropositive pregnant women in Benue state, Nigeria (2021)
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Nzelu, I., Kwaga, J., Kabir, J., Lawal, I., Beazley, C., Evans, L., & Blake, D. (2021). Detection and genetic characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii circulating in free-range chickens, pigs and seropositive pregnant women in Benue state, Nigeria. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009458

Toxoplasma gondii parasites present strong but geographically varied signatures of population structure. Populations sampled from Europe and North America have commonly been defined by over-representation of a small number of clonal types, in contras... Read More about Detection and genetic characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii circulating in free-range chickens, pigs and seropositive pregnant women in Benue state, Nigeria.

Retrospective Analysis Of Post-mortem Findings In Thoroughbreds Aged From Birth To 18 Months Presented To A Pathology Laboratory In Newmarket. (2021)
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Mouncey, R., Verheyen, K., de Mestre, A., Arango-Sabogal, J. C., & Foote, A. Retrospective Analysis Of Post-mortem Findings In Thoroughbreds Aged From Birth To 18 Months Presented To A Pathology Laboratory In Newmarket. Manuscript submitted for publication

Enhanced understanding is needed of causes and timings of death in Thoroughbreds prior to entering race training, which would also provide insight into this population’s health status.
The aims of this study were to describe causes of death in Thor... Read More about Retrospective Analysis Of Post-mortem Findings In Thoroughbreds Aged From Birth To 18 Months Presented To A Pathology Laboratory In Newmarket..

Incidence and demographic risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in the UK (2021)
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Taylor, C., O'Neill, D. G., Catchpole, B., & Brodbelt, D. C. (in press). Incidence and demographic risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in the UK. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.512

Objectives

To estimate the annual incidence risk of leptospirosis diagnosis in practice-attending dogs in the UK during 2016 and identify risk factors for diagnosis.

Methods

Incidence of leptospirosis diagnosis in dogs during 2016 was estima... Read More about Incidence and demographic risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in the UK.

A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie (2021)
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Alarcon-Lopez, P., Marco-Jimenez, F., Horigan, V., Ortiz-Pelaez, A., Rajanayagam, B., Dryden, A., Simmons, H., Konold, T., Marco, C., Charnley, J., Spiropoulos, J., Cassar, C., & Adkin, A. (2021). A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105388

Classical scrapie is a prion disease of small ruminants, the infectious agent of which has been shown to be extremely persistent in the environment. Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) after a scrapie outbreak is currently recommended by many governments... Read More about A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie.

Thymic epithelial tumours in 51 dogs: Histopathologic and clinicopathologic findings (2021)
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Yale, A., Priestnall, S., Pittaway, R., & Taylor, A. (2021). Thymic epithelial tumours in 51 dogs: Histopathologic and clinicopathologic findings. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12705

Canine thymic epithelial tumours (TET) are uncommon and little is known about their behaviour. Previous attempts at histologic classification have varied, and as such reliable prognostic information is unavailable. The aim of this retrospective multi... Read More about Thymic epithelial tumours in 51 dogs: Histopathologic and clinicopathologic findings.

An ethical framework for the use of horses in competitive sport: theory and function (2021)
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(in press). An ethical framework for the use of horses in competitive sport: theory and function. Animals,

Growing ethical concern about equestrian sport is reflected in publications by regulatory authorities, animal charities, and the lay press; and in government debate and social media. However, attempts by regulators and stakeholders to address ethica... Read More about An ethical framework for the use of horses in competitive sport: theory and function.

A Large Impact of Obesity on the Disposition of Ivermectin, Moxidectin and Eprinomectin in a Canine Model: Relevance for COVID-19 Patients (2021)
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Bousquet-Mélou, A., Lespine, A., Sutra, J.-F., Bargues, I., & Toutain, P.-L. (2021). A Large Impact of Obesity on the Disposition of Ivermectin, Moxidectin and Eprinomectin in a Canine Model: Relevance for COVID-19 Patients. Frontiers in Pharmacology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.666348

Ivermectin (IVM) and moxidectin (MOX) are used extensively as parasiticides in veterinary medicine. Based on in vitro data, IVM has recently been proposed for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection, a condition for which obesity is a majo... Read More about A Large Impact of Obesity on the Disposition of Ivermectin, Moxidectin and Eprinomectin in a Canine Model: Relevance for COVID-19 Patients.

Fatal Exudative Dermatitis (FED) in Island Populations of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): Spillover of a Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Clone (ST49) From Reservoir Hosts. (2021)
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Fountain, K., Feil, E., Blackett, T., Butler, H., Schilling, A.-K., Meredith, A., Gibbon, M. J., Cachedi, C., Lloyd, D. H., Loeffler, A., & Feil, E. J. (2021). Fatal Exudative Dermatitis (FED) in Island Populations of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): Spillover of a Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Clone (ST49) From Reservoir Hosts. Microbial Genomics, https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000565

Fatal exudative dermatitis (FED) is a significant cause of death of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands where it is associated with a virulent clone of Staphylococcus aureus, ST49. S. aureus ST49 has been f... Read More about Fatal Exudative Dermatitis (FED) in Island Populations of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): Spillover of a Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Clone (ST49) From Reservoir Hosts..

Immunohistochemical expression and prognostic significance of MAGE-A in canine oral malignant melanoma (2021)
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Guillén, A., Stiborova, K., Ressel, L., Blackwood, L., Finotello, R., Amores-Fuster, I., Jama, N., & Killick, D. (2021). Immunohistochemical expression and prognostic significance of MAGE-A in canine oral malignant melanoma. Research in Veterinary Science, 137, 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.05.009

Canine oral malignant melanoma (COMM) is considered a chemo-resistant cancer with a poor long-term prognosis. The melanoma-associated antigen A (MAGE-A) genes, which belong to the cancer-testis antigen family, are expressed in several different canin... Read More about Immunohistochemical expression and prognostic significance of MAGE-A in canine oral malignant melanoma.

Axis spinous process malformations are commonly identified in a sample of English Bull Terriers without associated clinical signs (2021)
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Frias, J. M., De Decker, S., Dirrig, H., & Fenn, J. (2021). Axis spinous process malformations are commonly identified in a sample of English Bull Terriers without associated clinical signs. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12975

Congenital cervical vertebral malformations (CCVM) have been infrequently reported in veterinary medicine, with limited examples of axis spinous process malformations. The objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to describe the radi... Read More about Axis spinous process malformations are commonly identified in a sample of English Bull Terriers without associated clinical signs.

Entomological survey for identification of Aedes larval breeding sites and their distribution in Chattogram, Bangladesh (2021)
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Rahman, M. S., Faruk, M. O., Tanjila, S., Sabbir, N. M., Haider, N., & Chowdhury, S. (2021). Entomological survey for identification of Aedes larval breeding sites and their distribution in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 10(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43088-021-00122-x

Background
Studying the characteristics of Aedes mosquito habitats is essential to control the mosquito population. The objective of this study was to identify the breeding sites of Aedes larvae and their distribution in Chattogram, Bangladesh. We c... Read More about Entomological survey for identification of Aedes larval breeding sites and their distribution in Chattogram, Bangladesh.