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Local and transboundary transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 through pig trading (2020)
Journal Article
Pirolo, M., Sieber, R. N., Moodley, A., Visaggio, D., Artuso, I., Gioffrè, A., Casalinuovo, F., Spatari, G., Guardabassi, L., Stegger, M., & Visca, P. (2020). Local and transboundary transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 through pig trading. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00430-20

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type (ST) 398 (LA-MRSA ST398) is a genetic lineage for which pigs are regarded as the main reservoir. An increasing prevalence of LA-MRSA ST398 has been reported in areas with... Read More about Local and transboundary transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 through pig trading.

Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter (2020)
Journal Article
Burn, C. C., & Shields, P. (2020). Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.29.2.209

In the wild, rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are social but territorial. Recent surveys suggest that over half of pet rabbits are housed singly. We aimed to compare welfare in single versus paired rabbits. We predicted singletons would show more abno... Read More about Do rabbits need each other? Effects of single versus paired housing on rabbit body temperature and behaviour in a UK shelter.

Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the UK -- Supporting Data (2020)
Data
O'Neill, D. G., Phillipps, S. E., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., Egan, J. R., & Volk, H. A. Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the UK -- Supporting Data. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.34840/ay4k-r660

This tabular data represents a section of the VetCompass raw data study: epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the UK.

Investigation of the governance structure of Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety (2020)
Journal Article
Kiambi, S., Onono, J. O., Kang’ethe, E., Aboge, G. O., Murungi, M. K., Muinde, P., Akoko, J., Momanyi, K., Rushton, J., Fevre, E. M., & Alarcon, P. (2020). Investigation of the governance structure of Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105009

The dairy value chain of Nairobi is comprised, in its majority, of small-scale independent enterprises that operate within a complex interlinked system. In this complexity, the coordination and power structures of the system may have major influences... Read More about Investigation of the governance structure of Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety.

Risk Factors for Canine Osteoarthritis and Its Predisposing Arthropathies: A Systematic Review (2020)
Journal Article
Anderson, K. L., Zulch, H., O'Neill, D. G., Meeson, R. L., & Collins, L. M. (2020). Risk Factors for Canine Osteoarthritis and Its Predisposing Arthropathies: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00220

Osteoarthritis is a common clinical and pathological end-point from a range of joint disorders, that ultimately lead to structural and functional decline of the joint with associated lameness and pain. Increasing understanding of the risk factors ass... Read More about Risk Factors for Canine Osteoarthritis and Its Predisposing Arthropathies: A Systematic Review.

Mitigating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on sickle cell disease services in African countries (2020)
Journal Article
Dexter, D., Simons, D., Kiyaga, C., Kapata, N., Ntoumi, F., Kock, R. A., & Zumla, A. (2020). Mitigating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on sickle cell disease services in African countries. The Lancet Haematology, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026%2820%2930122-8

Histiocytic sarcoma in miniature schnauzers: 30 cases (2020)
Journal Article
Purzycka, K., Peters, L. M., Elliott, J., Lamb, C. R., Priestnall, S. L., Hardas, A., Johnston, C. A., & Rodriguez‐Piza, I. (2020). Histiocytic sarcoma in miniature schnauzers: 30 cases. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13139

Objectives
To summarise the clinical presentation and outcomes in a series of miniature schnauzers diagnosed with histiocytic sarcoma.

Materials and Methods
Retrospective review of medical records of miniature schnauzers diagnosed with histiocyt... Read More about Histiocytic sarcoma in miniature schnauzers: 30 cases.

Impact of breed on canine humeral condylar fracture configuration, surgical management, and outcome (2020)
Journal Article
Sanchez Villamil, C., Phillips, A. S. J., Pegram, C. L., O'Neill, D. G., & Meeson, R. L. (2020). Impact of breed on canine humeral condylar fracture configuration, surgical management, and outcome. Veterinary Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13432

COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations – Call for an open debate on easing of travel restrictions (2020)
Journal Article
Petersen, E., McCloskey, B., Hui, D. S., Kock, R. A., Ntoumi, F., Memish, Z. A., Kapata, N., Azhar, E. I., Pollack, M., Madoff, L. C., Hamer, D. H., Nachega, J. B., Pshenichnaya, N., & Zumla, A. (2020). COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations – Call for an open debate on easing of travel restrictions. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 94, 88-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.029

Toward Improving Interventions Against Toxoplasmosis by Identifying Routes of Transmission Using Sporozoite- specific Serological Tools (2020)
Journal Article
Walker, M., Webster, J. P., & Milne, G. (2020). Toward Improving Interventions Against Toxoplasmosis by Identifying Routes of Transmission Using Sporozoite- specific Serological Tools. Clinical Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa428

Background. Horizontal transmission of Toxoplasma gondii occurs primarily via ingestion of environmental oocysts or con- sumption of undercooked/raw meat containing cyst-stage bradyzoites. The relative importance of these 2 transmission routes remain... Read More about Toward Improving Interventions Against Toxoplasmosis by Identifying Routes of Transmission Using Sporozoite- specific Serological Tools.

Extended durotomy to treat severe spinal cord injury after acute thoracolumbar disc herniation in dogs (2020)
Journal Article
Jeffery, N. D., Mankin, J. M., Ito, D., Boudreau, C. E., Kerwin, S. C., Levine, J. M., Krasnow, M. S., Andruzzi, M. N., Alcott, C. J., & Granger, N. (2020). Extended durotomy to treat severe spinal cord injury after acute thoracolumbar disc herniation in dogs. Veterinary Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13423

Modelling for policy: The five principles of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium (2020)
Journal Article
Blanton, J., Behrend, M. R., Basáñez, M.-G., Hamley, J. I. D., Porco, T. C., Stolk, W. A., Walker, M., & de Vlas, S. J. (2020). Modelling for policy: The five principles of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(4), e0008033

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK: an epidemiological study (2020)
Data
O'Neill, D. G., Brodbelt, D. C., Keddy, A., Church, D. B., & Sanchez, R. F. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK: an epidemiological study. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.34840/31n5-bd06

Data from VetCompass: the sampling frame included 363,898 dogs under care from 300 UK practices during 2013 with 1,456 KCS confirmed cases.

Indications for the use of highest priority critically important antimicrobials in the veterinary sector (2020)
Journal Article
Christensen, J. P., Olsen, J. E., Weese, J. S., La Ragione, R. M., Lhermie, G., & Guardabassi, L. (2020). Indications for the use of highest priority critically important antimicrobials in the veterinary sector. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaa104

Outbreak severity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses is inversely correlated to polymerase complex activity and interferon induction (2020)
Journal Article
Vigeveno, R. M., Poen, M. J., Parker, E., Holwerda, M., de Haan, K., van Montfort, T., Lewis, N. S., Russell, C. A., Fouchier, R. A., de Jong, M. D., & Eggink, D. (2020). Outbreak severity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses is inversely correlated to polymerase complex activity and interferon induction. Journal of Virology, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00375-20

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses first emerged in China in 2010 and in 2014 spread throughout Asia and to Europe and The United States via migrating birds. Influenza A(H5N8) viruses were first detected in the Netherlands in 2014 and... Read More about Outbreak severity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses is inversely correlated to polymerase complex activity and interferon induction.

An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex (2020)
Journal Article
Lambert, S., Gilot-Fromont, E., Toïgo, C., Marchand, P., Petit, E., Garin-Bastuji, B., Gauthier, D., Gaillard, J.-M., Rossi, S., & Thébault, A. (2020). An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex. Ecological Modelling, 425, 109009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109009

Heterogeneity of infectious disease transmission can be generated by individual differences in the frequency of contacts with susceptible individuals, in the ability to transmit the infectious agent or in the duration of infection, and by spatial var... Read More about An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex.

Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection (2020)
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Mahapatra, M., Chubwa, C., Clarke, B., Batten, C., Hicks, H., Henstock, M., Keyyu, J., Kock, R. A., & Parida, S. (2020). Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection. Viruses, 12(4), 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040389

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008 in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro District, northern Tanzania, and is now endemic in this area. This study aimed to characterise PPR disease in pastoralist small ruminant... Read More about Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection.

Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System (2020)
Journal Article
Jerram, L. J., Van Winden, S. C. L., & Fowkes, R. C. (2020). Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System. Animals, 10(4), 589. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040589

Automatic milking systems (AMS) are a low-labour alternative to conventional parlours, with previous studies demonstrating that cows vary in their ability to cope with the change to AMS. Cortisol expression can be combined with other measures to asse... Read More about Minimally Invasive Markers of Stress and Production Parameters in Dairy Cows before and after the Installation of a Voluntary Milking System.

Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK (2020)
Journal Article
Sainsbury, A. W., Chantrey, J., Ewen, J. G., Gurnell, J., Hudson, P., Karesh, W. B., Kock, R. A., Lurz, P. W. W., Meredith, A., & Tompkins, D. M. (2020). Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK. Conservation Science and Practice, 2(6),

Structural Uncertainty in Onchocerciasis Transmission Models Influences the Estimation of Elimination Thresholds and Selection of Age Groups for Seromonitoring (2020)
Journal Article
Hamley, J. I. D., Walker, M., Coffeng, C. E., Milton, P., De Vlas, S. J., Stolk, W. A., & Basáñez, M.-G. (2020). Structural Uncertainty in Onchocerciasis Transmission Models Influences the Estimation of Elimination Thresholds and Selection of Age Groups for Seromonitoring. Journal of Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz674