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Reaching the World Health Organization elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Diaz, A., Walker, M., & Webster, J. (2023). Reaching the World Health Organization elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0274

The past three years has seen the launch of a new World Health Organization (WHO) neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) roadmap, together with revised control and elimination guidelines. Across all, there is now a clear emphasis on the need to incorpora... Read More about Reaching the World Health Organization elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective.

Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health (2023)
Journal Article
Qiu, Y., Guitian, J., Webster, J., Musallam, I., Haider, N., Drewe, J., & Song, J. (2023). Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0407

Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses) originating from domestic animals pose a significant risk to people's health and livelihoods, in addition to jeopardizing animal health and production. Effective surveillance of endemic zoonoses at the animal level is cru... Read More about Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health.

Evolution of tetraspanin antigens in the zoonotic Asian blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum (2023)
Journal Article
Parsons, D., Walker, A., Emery, A., Webster, J., & Lawton, S. (2023). Evolution of tetraspanin antigens in the zoonotic Asian blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum. Parasites and Vectors, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05706-3

BackgroundDespite successful control efforts in China over the past 60 years, zoonotic schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma japonicum remains a threat with transmission ongoing and the risk of localised resurgences prompting calls for a novel integr... Read More about Evolution of tetraspanin antigens in the zoonotic Asian blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum.