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Clustering broiler farmers based on their behavioural differences towards biosecurity to prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza (2024)
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Pao, H., Jackson, E., Yang, T., Tsai, J., Hwang, Y., Sung, W., & Pfeiffer, D. (2024). Clustering broiler farmers based on their behavioural differences towards biosecurity to prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza. One Health, 19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100852

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is an important zoonotic disease. The study aims to identify farmer behaviour types to inform the design of behaviour change programmes for mitigating the transmission of HPAI. Therefore, the study utilised mu... Read More about Clustering broiler farmers based on their behavioural differences towards biosecurity to prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Time-Series Analysis for the Number of Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Episodes in Cattle Farms in Thailand Using Data from 2010-2020 (2022)
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Punyapornwithaya, V., Mishra, P., Sansamur, C., Pfeiffer, D., Arjkumpa, O., Prakotcheo, R., Damrongwatanapokin, T., & Jampachaisri, K. (2022). Time-Series Analysis for the Number of Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Episodes in Cattle Farms in Thailand Using Data from 2010-2020. Viruses, 14(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/v14071367

Thailand is one of the countries where foot and mouth disease outbreaks have resulted in considerable economic losses. Forecasting is an important warning technique that can allow authorities to establish an FMD surveillance and control program. This... Read More about Time-Series Analysis for the Number of Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Episodes in Cattle Farms in Thailand Using Data from 2010-2020.

Trait-Based Vaccination of Individual Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) against Tuberculosis Provides Evidence to Support Targeted Disease Control (2022)
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Patterson, S. J., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Drewe, J. A. (2022). Trait-Based Vaccination of Individual Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) against Tuberculosis Provides Evidence to Support Targeted Disease Control. Animals, 12(2), 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12020192

Individuals vary in their potential to acquire and transmit infections, but this fact is currently underexploited in disease control strategies. We trialled a trait-based vaccination strategy to reduce tuberculosis in free-living meerkats by targetin... Read More about Trait-Based Vaccination of Individual Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) against Tuberculosis Provides Evidence to Support Targeted Disease Control.

Avian influenza transmission risk along live poultry trading networks in Bangladesh (2021)
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Moyen, N., Hoque, M., Mahmud, R., Hasan, M., Sarkar, S., Biswas, P., Mehedi, H., Henning, J., Mangtani, P., Flora, M., Rahman, M., Debnath, N., Giasuddin, M., Barnett, T., Pfeiffer, D., & Fournie, G. (2021). Avian influenza transmission risk along live poultry trading networks in Bangladesh. Scientific Reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98989-4

Live animal markets are known hotspots of zoonotic disease emergence. To mitigate those risks, we need to understand how networks shaped by trading practices influence disease spread. Yet, those practices are rarely recorded in high-risk settings. Th... Read More about Avian influenza transmission risk along live poultry trading networks in Bangladesh.

The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19 (2021)
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Kim, Y., Metras, R., Dommergues, L., Youssouffi, C., Combo, S., Le Godais, G., Pfeiffer, D., Cetre-Sossah, C., Cardinale, E., Filleul, L., Youssouf, H., Subiros, M., & Fournie, G. (2021). The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009202

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne viral disease of major animal and public health importance. In 2018-19, it caused an epidemic in both livestock and human populations of the island of Mayotte. Using Bayesian modelling approaches, we assessed... Read More about The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19.

Epidemic disease risks and implications for Veterinary Services (2021)
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Jost, C., Machalaba, C., Karesh, W., McDermott, J., Beltran-Alcrudo, D., Bett, B., Tago, D., Wongsathapornchai, K., Plee, L., Dhingra, M., & Pfeiffer, D. (2021). Epidemic disease risks and implications for Veterinary Services. Scientific & Technical Review, 40(2), 497-509. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.40.2.3240

Growth in the livestock sector is associated with heightened risk for epidemic diseases. The increasing spillover of new diseases from wildlife is being driven by wide-scale anthropogenic changes allowing for more frequent and closer wildlife-human a... Read More about Epidemic disease risks and implications for Veterinary Services.

Avian Influenza Risk Environment: Live Bird Commodity Chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh (2021)
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Hog, E., Fournie, G., Hoque, M., Mahmud, R., Pfeiffer, D., & Barnett, T. (2021). Avian Influenza Risk Environment: Live Bird Commodity Chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.694753

In this paper, we identify behaviours in live bird commodity chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh, which may influence the risk of pathogen emergence and transmission: the nature of poultry trade, value appropriation and selling sick or infected birds. E... Read More about Avian Influenza Risk Environment: Live Bird Commodity Chains in Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus, South Korea, 2019 (2021)
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Yoo, D., Kim, Y., Lee, E., Lim, J., Hong, S., Lee, I., Jung, C., Yoon, H., Wee, S., Pfeiffer, D., & Fournie, G. (2021). Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus, South Korea, 2019. Emerging Infectious Disease, 27(7), 1909-1918. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204230

African swine fever (ASF) is a substantial concern for global food production and security. However, lack of epidemiologic data in affected areas has limited the knowledge of the main drivers of ASF virus (ASFV) transmission. To assess the role of ve... Read More about Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus, South Korea, 2019.

Dysbiosis of the Urinary Bladder Microbiome in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease (2021)
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Kim, Y., Carrai, M., Leung, M., Chin, J., Li, J., Lee, P., Beatty, J., Pfeiffer, D., & Barrs, V. (2021). Dysbiosis of the Urinary Bladder Microbiome in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease. mSystems, 6(4), https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00510-21

Although feline urinary tract diseases cause high morbidity and mortality rates, and subclinical bacteriuria is not uncommon, the feline urinary microbiome has not been characterized. We conducted a case-control study to identify the feline urinary b... Read More about Dysbiosis of the Urinary Bladder Microbiome in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats (2021)
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Patterson, S., Clarke, C., Clutton Brock, T., Miller, M., Parsons, S., Pfeiffer, D., Vergne, T., & Drewe, J. (2021). Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats. Animals,

Diagnostic tests are used to classify individual animals’ infection statuses. However, validating test performance in wild animals without gold standard tests is extremely challenging, and the issue is further complicated in chronic conditions where... Read More about Combining analytical approaches and multiple information sources to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats.

Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats (2021)
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Patterson, S., Clarke, C., Clutton-Brock, T., Miller, M., Parsons, S., Pfeiffer, D., Vergne, T., & Drewe, J. (2021). Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats. Animals, 11(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123453

Simple Summary Diagnostic tests used in animals are ideally extensively trialled to ensure that practitioners have confidence in the results; the ideal target should be 100% of infected animals testing positive (sensitivity), and 100% of uninfected a... Read More about Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats.

Evaluation of strategies using simulation model to control a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry farms in Central Luzon, Philippines. (2020)
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Salvador, R., Tanquilut, N., Macmac, R., Na Lampang, K., Chaisowwong, W., Pfeiffer, D., & Punyapornwithaya, V. (2020). Evaluation of strategies using simulation model to control a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry farms in Central Luzon, Philippines. PLoS ONE, 15(9), e0238815

The Philippines confirmed its first epidemic of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on August 11, 2017. It ended in November of 2017. Despite the successful management of the epidemic, reemergence is a continuous threat. The aim of this study wa... Read More about Evaluation of strategies using simulation model to control a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry farms in Central Luzon, Philippines..

Identification of High-Risk Areas for the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Central Luzon, Philippines (2020)
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Salvador, R., Tanquilut, N., Na Lampang, K., Chaisowwong, W., Pfeiffer, D., & Punyapornwithaya, V. (2020). Identification of High-Risk Areas for the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Central Luzon, Philippines. Veterinary Sciences, 7(3), 107

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) is a major problem in the poultry industry. It is highly contagious and is associated with a high mortality rate. The Philippines experienced an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in 2017. As there is alw... Read More about Identification of High-Risk Areas for the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Central Luzon, Philippines.

Antibiotic resistance gene sharing networks and the effect of dietary nutritional content on the canine and feline gut resistome (2020)
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Kim, Y., Leung, M. H. Y., Kwok, W., Fournié, G., Li, J., Lee, P. K. H., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2020). Antibiotic resistance gene sharing networks and the effect of dietary nutritional content on the canine and feline gut resistome. Animal Microbiome, 2(4), https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-020-0022-2

As one of the most densely populated microbial communities on Earth, the gut microbiota serves as an important reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), referred to as the gut resistome. Here, we investigated the association of dietary nutriti... Read More about Antibiotic resistance gene sharing networks and the effect of dietary nutritional content on the canine and feline gut resistome.

Optimising the detectability of H5N1 and H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Vietnamese live-bird markets (2019)
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Vergne, T., Meyer, A., Long, P. T., Elkholly, D. A., Inui, K., Padungtod, P., Newman, S. H., Fournié, G., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2019). Optimising the detectability of H5N1 and H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Vietnamese live-bird markets. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37616-1

Live bird markets (LBMs) are major targets for avian influenza virus (AIV) surveillance programmes. While sampling the LBM environment has become a widely used alternative to the labour-intensive sampling of live poultry, the design of surveillance p... Read More about Optimising the detectability of H5N1 and H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Vietnamese live-bird markets.

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.

Competing biosecurity and risk rationalities in the Chittagong poultry commodity chain, Bangladesh (2018)
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Høg, E., Fournié, G., Hoque, M. A., Mahmud, R., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Barnett, T. (2018). Competing biosecurity and risk rationalities in the Chittagong poultry commodity chain, Bangladesh. BioSocieties, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41292-018-0131-2

This paper anthropologically explores how key actors in the Chittagong live bird trading network perceive biosecurity and risk in relation to avian influenza between production sites, market maker scenes and outlets. They pay attention to the past an... Read More about Competing biosecurity and risk rationalities in the Chittagong poultry commodity chain, Bangladesh.

Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte (2018)
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Kim, Y., Dommergues, L., M'sa, A. B., Mérot, P., Cardinale, E., Edmunds, J., Pfeiffer, D. U., Fournié, G., & Métras, R. (2018). Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29999-y

The island of Mayotte is a department of France, an outermost region of the European Union located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Eastern Africa. Due to its close connection to the African mainland and neighbouring islands, t... Read More about Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte.

A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia (2018)
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Fournié, G., Waret-Szkuta, A., Camacho, A., Yigezu, L. M., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Roger, F. (2018). A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711646115

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a devastating viral disease of sheep and goats, has been targeted by the global community for eradication within the next 15 years. Although an efficacious attenuated live vaccine is available, the lack of knowledge... Read More about A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia.