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Oral iron exacerbates colitis and influences the intestinal microbiome (2018)
Journal Article
Mahalhal, A., Williams, J. M., Johnson, S., Ellaby, N., Duckworth, C. A., Burkitt, M. D., …Probert, C. S. (2018). Oral iron exacerbates colitis and influences the intestinal microbiome. PLoS ONE, 13(10), e0202460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202460

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with anaemia and oral iron replacement to correct this can be problematic, intensifying inflammation and tissue damage. The intestinal microbiota also plays a key role in the pathogenesis of IBD, and iro... Read More about Oral iron exacerbates colitis and influences the intestinal microbiome.

International sourcing decisions in the wake of a food scandal (2018)
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Schaefer, K. A., Scheitrum, D., & Nes, K. (2018). International sourcing decisions in the wake of a food scandal. Food Policy, 81, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.10.002

This research investigates whether and how the 2013 Horsemeat Scandal has altered European food retailers’ efforts to mitigate fraud in the international agri-food supply chain. We construct an econometric model that matches fraud alert data from the... Read More about International sourcing decisions in the wake of a food scandal.

Molecular evolution, diversity and adaptation of H7N9 viruses in China during 2013-2017 (2018)
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Lu, J., Raghwani, J., Pryce, R., Bowden, T. A., Thézé, J., Huang, S., …Ke, C. (2018). Molecular evolution, diversity and adaptation of H7N9 viruses in China during 2013-2017. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2410.171063

The substantial increase in prevalence and emergence of antigenically divergent or highly pathogenic influenza A(H7N9) viruses during 2016–17 raises concerns about the epizootic potential of these viruses. We investigated the evolution and adaptation... Read More about Molecular evolution, diversity and adaptation of H7N9 viruses in China during 2013-2017.

Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test (2018)
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Brunton, L. A., Prosser, A., Downs, S. H., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2018). Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5(228), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00228

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an important animal health issue in many parts of the world. In England and Wales, the primary test to detect infected animals is the single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test, which compares immunological re... Read More about Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test.

Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical carcinoma with myxoid differentiation in a cat (2018)
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Attipa, C., Beck, S., Lipscomb, V. J., English, K., Carvalho, S., Kiupel, M., …Peters, L. M. (2018). Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical carcinoma with myxoid differentiation in a cat. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 47(4), 660-664. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.12658

A 10‐year‐old male neutered Persian cat was presented with an abdominal mass and history of weakness. Blood smear examination found marked elliptocytosis, and serum biochemical analysis revealed hypokalemia, hypochloremia, increased creatine kinase a... Read More about Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical carcinoma with myxoid differentiation in a cat.

Common Traits Spark the Mitophagy/Xenophagy Interplay (2018)
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Singh, A., Kendall, S. L., & Campanella, M. (2018). Common Traits Spark the Mitophagy/Xenophagy Interplay. Frontiers in Physiology, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01172

Selective autophagy contributes to the wellbeing of eukaryotic cells by recycling cellular components, disposing damaged organelles, and removing pathogens, amongst others. Both the quality control process of selective mitochondrial autophagy (Mitoph... Read More about Common Traits Spark the Mitophagy/Xenophagy Interplay.

Impacts of mandatory GE food labeling: a quasi-natural experiment (2018)
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Carter, C., & Schaefer, K. A. (2018). Impacts of mandatory GE food labeling: a quasi-natural experiment. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(1), 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay066

In July 2016, Vermont became the first U.S. state to require mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. The introduction of the Vermont law serves as a quasi-natural experiment on the economic effects of mandatory... Read More about Impacts of mandatory GE food labeling: a quasi-natural experiment.

Observational Study Design in Veterinary Pathology, Part 2: Methodology (2018)
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Caswell, J. L., Bassel, L. L., Rothenburger, J. L., Gröne, A., Sargeant, J. M., Beck, A. P., …Yamate, J. (2018). Observational Study Design in Veterinary Pathology, Part 2: Methodology. Veterinary Pathology, 55(6), 774-785. https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985818798121

Observational studies are a basis for much of our knowledge of veterinary pathology, yet considerations for conducting pathology-based observational studies are not readily available. In part 1 of this series, we offered advice on planning and carryi... Read More about Observational Study Design in Veterinary Pathology, Part 2: Methodology.

Toxoplasma gondii profilin does not stimulate an innate immune response through bovine or human TLR5 (2018)
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Tombacz, K., Burgess, G., Holder, A. L., Werners, A., & Werling, D. (2018). Toxoplasma gondii profilin does not stimulate an innate immune response through bovine or human TLR5. Innate Immunity, https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425918798450

Toxoplasma gondii is responsible for one of the most prevalent infections in people. T. gondii profilin (TgPr) is a protein integral to parasite movement and cellular invasion. Murine TLR has been described to bind TgPr. Furthermore, more recently, h... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii profilin does not stimulate an innate immune response through bovine or human TLR5.

Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research (2018)
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Kiambi, S., Alarcon, P., Rushton, J., Murungi, M. K., Muinde, P., Akoko, J., …Fèvre, E. M. (2018). Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research. Agricultural Systems, 167, 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2018.08.007

Demand for dairy products in sub-Saharan Africa, is expected to triple by 2050, while limited increase in supply is predicted. This poses significant food security risk to low income households. Understanding how the dairy food system operates is ess... Read More about Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research.

Mortalities, amyloidosis and other diseases in free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on Jersey, Channel Islands (2018)
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Blackett, T. A., Simpson, V. R., Haugland, S., Everest, D. J., Muir, C. F., & Smith, K. C. M. A. C. (2018). Mortalities, amyloidosis and other diseases in free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on Jersey, Channel Islands. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104779

Between 2007 and 2014, 337 free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on Jersey, Channel Islands, were examined post mortem as part of a mortality and disease surveillance scheme. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) were attributable for 50.7 per cent (1... Read More about Mortalities, amyloidosis and other diseases in free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on Jersey, Channel Islands.

Food safety metrics relevant to low and middle income countries (2018)
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Grace, D., Dominguez-Salas, P., Alonso, S., Fahrion, A. S., Haesler, B., Heilmann, M., …Lore, T. (2018). Food safety metrics relevant to low and middle income countries. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/92505: Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions Programme

The safety of food is a matter of growing concern, especially following the recent publication of the first ever global study on the burden of foodborne diseases. The study by the Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group of the World Hea... Read More about Food safety metrics relevant to low and middle income countries.

The type of adjuvant in whole inactivated influenza a virus vaccines impacts vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease (2018)
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Souza, C. K., Rajão, D. S., Sandbulte, M. R., Lopes, S., Lewis, N. S., Loving, C. L., …Vincent, A. L. (2018). The type of adjuvant in whole inactivated influenza a virus vaccines impacts vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease. Vaccine, 36(41), 6103-6110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.072

Influenza A virus (IAV) causes a disease burden in the swine industry in the US and is a challenge to prevent due to substantial genetic and antigenic diversity of IAV that circulate in pig populations. Whole inactivated virus (WIV) vaccines formulat... Read More about The type of adjuvant in whole inactivated influenza a virus vaccines impacts vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease.

A culture-independent method for studying transfer of IncI1 plasmids from wild-type Escherichia coli in complex microbial communities (2018)
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Anjum, M., Madsen, J. S., Espinosa-Gongora, C., Jana, B., Wiese, M., Nielsen, D. S., …Guardabassi, L. (2018). A culture-independent method for studying transfer of IncI1 plasmids from wild-type Escherichia coli in complex microbial communities. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 152, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.07.009

IncI1 plasmids play a central role in the transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes among Enterobacteriaceae in animals and humans. Knowledge on the dynamics of IncI1 plasmid transfer is limited, mainly due to lack of culture-independent methods tha... Read More about A culture-independent method for studying transfer of IncI1 plasmids from wild-type Escherichia coli in complex microbial communities.