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Kinetics of the Cellular and Transcriptomic Response to Eimeria maxima in Relatively Resistant and Susceptible Chicken Lines (2021)
Journal Article
Bremner, A., Kim, S., Morris, K., Nolan, M., Borowska, D., Wu, Z., …Vervelde, L. (2021). Kinetics of the Cellular and Transcriptomic Response to Eimeria maxima in Relatively Resistant and Susceptible Chicken Lines. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.653085

Eimeria maxima is a common cause of coccidiosis in chickens, a disease that has a huge economic impact on poultry production. Knowledge of immunity to E. maxima and the specific mechanisms that contribute to differing levels of resistance observed be... Read More about Kinetics of the Cellular and Transcriptomic Response to Eimeria maxima in Relatively Resistant and Susceptible Chicken Lines.

Fuel poverty and financial distress (2021)
Journal Article
Burlinson, A., Giulietti, M., Law, C., & Liu, H. (2021). Fuel poverty and financial distress. Energy Economics, 102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105464

Governments and advocacy groups have drawn attention to the precarious position of those members of society who are unable to attain an adequate level of energy services, i.e. the fuel poor. Concerns have also arisen about the ability of fuel poor in... Read More about Fuel poverty and financial distress.

No pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis parasites: From mating interactions to differential gene expression (2021)
Journal Article
Kincaid-Smith, J., Mathieu-Begne, E., Chaparro, C., Reguera-Gomez, M., Mulero, S., Allienne, J., …Boissier, J. (2021). No pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis parasites: From mating interactions to differential gene expression. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009363

Species usually develop reproductive isolation mechanisms allowing them to avoid interbreeding. These preventive barriers can act before reproduction, "pre-zygotic barriers", or after reproduction, "post-zygotic barriers". Pre-zygotic barriers preven... Read More about No pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis parasites: From mating interactions to differential gene expression.

New Insights into the Management of an EHV-1 (Equine Hospital) Outbreak (2021)
Journal Article
Vandenberghe, E., Boshuizen, B., Delesalle, C., Goehring, L., Groome, K., van Maanen, K., & de Bruijn, C. (2021). New Insights into the Management of an EHV-1 (Equine Hospital) Outbreak. Viruses, 13(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081429

In May 2018, Wolvega Equine Hospital (WEH) experienced an EHV-1 outbreak. This outbreak caused significant economic losses and negative publicity for the hospital. How should hospitals prepare themselves for these outbreaks and prevent shedding of th... Read More about New Insights into the Management of an EHV-1 (Equine Hospital) Outbreak.

Persistence of Multiple Paramyxoviruses in a Closed Captive Colony of Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) (2021)
Journal Article
Gibson, L., Ribas, M., Kemp, J., Restif, O., Suu-Ire, R., Wood, J., & Cunningham, A. (2021). Persistence of Multiple Paramyxoviruses in a Closed Captive Colony of Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum). Viruses, 13(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081659

Bats have been identified as the natural hosts of several emerging zoonotic viruses, including paramyxoviruses, such as Hendra and Nipah viruses, that can cause fatal disease in humans. Recently, African fruit bats with populations that roost in or n... Read More about Persistence of Multiple Paramyxoviruses in a Closed Captive Colony of Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum).

Evolutionary Dynamics of H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (Clade 2.3.4.4B) Circulating in Bulgaria in 2019-2021 (2021)
Journal Article
Zecchin, B., Goujgoulova, G., Monne, I., Salviato, A., Schivo, A., Slavcheva, I., …Fusaro, A. (2021). Evolutionary Dynamics of H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (Clade 2.3.4.4B) Circulating in Bulgaria in 2019-2021. Viruses, 13(10), https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102086

The first detection of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus in Bulgaria dates back to December 2016. Since then, many outbreaks caused by HPAI H5 viruses from clade 2.3.4.4B have been reported in both domestic and wild birds in diffe... Read More about Evolutionary Dynamics of H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (Clade 2.3.4.4B) Circulating in Bulgaria in 2019-2021.

Mapping Regional Cortical Bone Responses to Local Changes in Loading and Systemic Stimuli (2021)
Book Chapter
Windahl, S., Delisser, P., & Galea, G. (2021). Mapping Regional Cortical Bone Responses to Local Changes in Loading and Systemic Stimuli. In A. VanWijnen, & M. Ganshina (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0989-7_16%3B+10.1007/978-1-0716-0989-7

Quantification of cortical bone mass and architecture using mu CT is commonplace in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis research. Different groups often report substantially divergent mouse cortical bone responses to nominally comparable interventions. I... Read More about Mapping Regional Cortical Bone Responses to Local Changes in Loading and Systemic Stimuli.

High Prevalence and New Genotype of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks Infesting Camels in Somalia (2021)
Journal Article
Frangoulidis, D., Kahlhofer, C., Said, A., Osman, A., Chitimia-Dobler, L., & Shuaib, Y. (2021). High Prevalence and New Genotype of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks Infesting Camels in Somalia. Pathogens, 10(6), https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060741

Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever. It can infect animals, humans, and birds, as well as ticks, and it has a worldwide geographical distribution. To better understand the epidemiology of C. burnetii in Somalia, ticks infesting camels... Read More about High Prevalence and New Genotype of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks Infesting Camels in Somalia.

Development of a Potential Yeast-Based Vaccine Platform for Theileria parva Infection in Cattle (2021)
Journal Article
Goh, S., Kolakowski, J., Holder, A., Pfuhl, M., Ngugi, D., Ballingall, K., …Werling, D. (2021). Development of a Potential Yeast-Based Vaccine Platform for Theileria parva Infection in Cattle. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.674484

East Coast Fever (ECF), caused by the tick-borne apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva, remains one of the most important livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 1 million cattle dying from infection every year. Disease prevention rel... Read More about Development of a Potential Yeast-Based Vaccine Platform for Theileria parva Infection in Cattle.

Modeling Sprawling Locomotion of the Stem Amniote Orobates: An Examination of Hindlimb Muscle Strains and Validation Using Extant Caiman (2021)
Journal Article
Zwafing, M., Lautenschlager, S., Demuth, O., & Nyakatura, J. (2021). Modeling Sprawling Locomotion of the Stem Amniote Orobates: An Examination of Hindlimb Muscle Strains and Validation Using Extant Caiman. Frontiers in Ecology Evolution, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.659039

The stem amniote Orobates pabsti has been reconstructed to be capable of relatively erect, balanced, and mechanically power-saving terrestrial locomotion. This suggested that the evolution of such advanced locomotor capabilities preceded the origin o... Read More about Modeling Sprawling Locomotion of the Stem Amniote Orobates: An Examination of Hindlimb Muscle Strains and Validation Using Extant Caiman.

Bovine Neutrophils Release Extracellular Traps and Cooperate With Macrophages in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis clearance In Vitro (2021)
Journal Article
Ladero-Aunon, I., Molina, E., Holder, A., Kolakowski, J., Harris, H., Urkitza, A., …Elguezabal, N. (2021). Bovine Neutrophils Release Extracellular Traps and Cooperate With Macrophages in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis clearance In Vitro. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.645304

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) is the underlying pathogen causing bovine paratuberculosis (PTB), an enteric granulomatous disease that mainly affects ruminants and for which an effective treatment is needed. Macrophages are the pri... Read More about Bovine Neutrophils Release Extracellular Traps and Cooperate With Macrophages in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis clearance In Vitro.

Studying the heterogeneous pathogenesis of canine diabetes: Observational characterization of an island population (2021)
Journal Article
Brito-Casillas, Y., Melian, C., Holder, A., Wiebe, J., Navarro, A., Quesada-Canales, O., …Wagner, A. (2021). Studying the heterogeneous pathogenesis of canine diabetes: Observational characterization of an island population. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 7(4), 1071-1081. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.452

Background: Canine diabetes mellitus has mostly been studied in northern European, Australian and American populations, whereas other regions have received less attention. Objectives: We evaluated the epidemiological, clinical and histopathological f... Read More about Studying the heterogeneous pathogenesis of canine diabetes: Observational characterization of an island population.

The Value of Companion Dogs as a Source of Social Support for Their Owners: Findings From a Pre-pandemic Representative Sample and a Convenience Sample Obtained During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain (2021)
Journal Article
Bowen, J., Bulbena, A., & Fatjo, J. (2021). The Value of Companion Dogs as a Source of Social Support for Their Owners: Findings From a Pre-pandemic Representative Sample and a Convenience Sample Obtained During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622060

Dogs are a source of companionship and comfort for their owners, but the degree to which this might translate into real emotional and social support has not been quantified. Emotional and social support are essential to help people to get through per... Read More about The Value of Companion Dogs as a Source of Social Support for Their Owners: Findings From a Pre-pandemic Representative Sample and a Convenience Sample Obtained During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain.

Molecular Detection of Pathogens in Negative Blood Cultures in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (2021)
Journal Article
Ter, S., Rattanavong, S., Roberts, T., Sengduangphachanh, A., Sihalath, S., Panapruksachat, S., …Robinson, M. (2021). Molecular Detection of Pathogens in Negative Blood Cultures in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(4), 1582-1585. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1348

Bloodstream infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality. However, despite clinical suspicion of such infections, blood cultures are often negative. We investigated blood cultures that were negative after 5 days of incubation for the presence... Read More about Molecular Detection of Pathogens in Negative Blood Cultures in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

5-Aminolevulinic Acid as a Novel Therapeutic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (2021)
Journal Article
Yadav, V., Mai, Y., McCoubrey, L., Wada, Y., Tomioka, M., Kawata, S., …Basit, A. (2021). 5-Aminolevulinic Acid as a Novel Therapeutic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Biomedicines, 9(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9050578

5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a naturally occurring nonprotein amino acid licensed as an optical imaging agent for the treatment of gliomas. In recent years, 5-ALA has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties through... Read More about 5-Aminolevulinic Acid as a Novel Therapeutic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

A Systematic Approach to Comparing Thermal Activity of the Thoracic Region and Saddle Pressure Distribution beneath the Saddle in a Group of Non-Lame Sports Horses (2021)
Journal Article
MacKechnie-Guire, R., Fisher, M., Mathie, H., Kuczynska, K., Fairfax, V., Fisher, D., & Pfau, T. (2021). A Systematic Approach to Comparing Thermal Activity of the Thoracic Region and Saddle Pressure Distribution beneath the Saddle in a Group of Non-Lame Sports Horses. Animals, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041105

Simple Summary Thermography is a non-invasive method for measuring surface temperatures. Due to its ease of use, it may be a convenient way of identifying hypo/hyperthermic areas under a saddle that may be related to saddle pressures. A thermal camer... Read More about A Systematic Approach to Comparing Thermal Activity of the Thoracic Region and Saddle Pressure Distribution beneath the Saddle in a Group of Non-Lame Sports Horses.

Retrospective evaluation of the seasonality of canine tetanus in England (2006-2017): 49 dogs (2021)
Journal Article
Starybrat, D., Burkitt-Creedon, J., Ellis, J., & Humm, K. (2021). Retrospective evaluation of the seasonality of canine tetanus in England (2006-2017): 49 dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 31(4), 541-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13068

Objective To evaluate the seasonality of canine tetanus in England. Methods Medical records of a single referral hospital in England were reviewed. Dogs diagnosed with localized or generalized tetanus between January 2006 and June 2017 were studied.... Read More about Retrospective evaluation of the seasonality of canine tetanus in England (2006-2017): 49 dogs.

Developing and validating a rapid assessment tool for small ruminant reproduction and production in pastoralist flocks in Kajiado, Kenya (2021)
Journal Article
Ballesteros, C., Mwasi, A., Mungai, E., Ibarahim, A., Thuranina-McKeever, C., Aboge, G., …Alarcon, P. (2021). Developing and validating a rapid assessment tool for small ruminant reproduction and production in pastoralist flocks in Kajiado, Kenya. Veterinary and Animal Science, 13, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2021.100186

The collection of production performance data in small ruminants pastoralists flocks is essential to evaluate their efficiency and assess how different challenges, such as diseases, droughts or changes in land use, affect their sustainability. Althou... Read More about Developing and validating a rapid assessment tool for small ruminant reproduction and production in pastoralist flocks in Kajiado, Kenya.

Impact of improved small-scale livestock farming on human nutrition (2021)
Journal Article
Hossain, M., Hoque, M., Giorgi, E., Fournie, G., Das, G., & Henning, J. (2021). Impact of improved small-scale livestock farming on human nutrition. Scientific Reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80387-x

Micronutrient deficiencies and stunting rates are high in many low-income countries. Increasing and diversifying food intake are often challenging for small-scale farmers in lowland areas as flooding often results in crop losses and drowning of lives... Read More about Impact of improved small-scale livestock farming on human nutrition.

Prevalence of and risk factors for curable sexually transmitted infections on Bubaque Island, Guinea Bissau (2021)
Journal Article
Cowley, G., Milne, G., da Silva, E., Nakutum, J., Rodrigues, A., Vasileva, H., …Last, A. (2021). Prevalence of and risk factors for curable sexually transmitted infections on Bubaque Island, Guinea Bissau. Epidemiology, 97(1), 51-55. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-054351

Objectives Complications from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can result in severe morbidity and mortality. To date, no STI population studies have been conducted on the Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Our objective was to estimate the prevale... Read More about Prevalence of and risk factors for curable sexually transmitted infections on Bubaque Island, Guinea Bissau.