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A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE NORTHERN BALD IBIS (GERONTICUS EREMITA), AFRICAN SACRED IBIS (THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICUS), AND SCARLET IBIS (EUDOCIMUS RUBER) HOUSED AT THE LONDON ZOO FROM 2000 TO 2020 (2023)
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McCreesh, K., Yaffy, D., Spiro, S., Patterson, S., & Guthrie, A. (2023). A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE NORTHERN BALD IBIS (GERONTICUS EREMITA), AFRICAN SACRED IBIS (THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICUS), AND SCARLET IBIS (EUDOCIMUS RUBER) HOUSED AT THE LONDON ZOO FROM 2000 TO 2020. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 54(1), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0167

Necropsy (n 1/4 144) and medical (n 1/4 121) records of captive northern bald ibis (NBI; Geronticus eremita), African sacred ibis (ASI; Threskiornis aethiopicus), and scarlet ibis (SCI; Eudocimus ruber) housed at the Zoological Society of London's Lo... Read More about A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE NORTHERN BALD IBIS (GERONTICUS EREMITA), AFRICAN SACRED IBIS (THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICUS), AND SCARLET IBIS (EUDOCIMUS RUBER) HOUSED AT THE LONDON ZOO FROM 2000 TO 2020.

Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge (2022)
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Meredith, A., Anderson, N., Malik, P., Nigam, P., Thomas, A., Masters, N., …Sainsbury, A. (2022). Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge. One Health & Implementation Research, https://doi.org/10.20517/ohir.2022.03

The Wildlife Health Bridge (WHB) was established in 2009 with the aim of improving the expertise and knowledge base of wildlife health professionals in biodiverse low and middle income countries. The WHB centers around partnerships among educational... Read More about Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge.

Effects of between and within herd moves on the shedding of recrudescent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) (2022)
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Titus, S., Patterson, S., Prince-Wright, J., Dastjerdi, A., & Molenaar, F. (2022). Effects of between and within herd moves on the shedding of recrudescent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Viruses, https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020229

Haemorrhagic disease associated with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (Elephantid her-pesvirus, EEHV) infections is the leading cause of death for Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calves. This study assessed the effect of captive herd management... Read More about Effects of between and within herd moves on the shedding of recrudescent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).

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.

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., …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.

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., …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.

A Retrospective Study Of Morbidity And Mortality Identified At Postmortem Examination Of Captive Langurs From Six UK Zoological Institutions: A Nineteen Year Review (2021)
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Pereira, M., Stidworthy, M., Denk, D., Spiro, S., Guthrie, A., & Patterson, S. (in press). A Retrospective Study Of Morbidity And Mortality Identified At Postmortem Examination Of Captive Langurs From Six UK Zoological Institutions: A Nineteen Year Review. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine,

Langurs are Asian primates belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. Langur populations are declining, with most species categorized as threatened by the IUCN. Investigation into the threats to population viability and sustainability would be beneficial... Read More about A Retrospective Study Of Morbidity And Mortality Identified At Postmortem Examination Of Captive Langurs From Six UK Zoological Institutions: A Nineteen Year Review.

The past, present and future of hormonal contraceptive use in managed captive female tiger populations with a focus on the current use of deslorelin acetate (2021)
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Guthrie, A., Strike, T., Patterson, S., Walker, C., Cowl, V., Franklin, A., & Powell, D. (in press). The past, present and future of hormonal contraceptive use in managed captive female tiger populations with a focus on the current use of deslorelin acetate. Zoo Biology, https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21601

Tigers (Panthera tigris spp.) are endangered in the wild; ensuring sustainable insurance populations requires careful planning within zoological collections. In captive situations, contraceptives are often used to control breeding and ensure genetic... Read More about The past, present and future of hormonal contraceptive use in managed captive female tiger populations with a focus on the current use of deslorelin acetate.

Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status (2019)
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Patterson, S., Bond, K., Green, M., Van Winden, S. C. L., & Guitian, J. (2019). Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.02.009

Johne’s disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is a chronic condition of dairy cattle, and is endemic in the UK. Lack of understanding of the relative importance of different transmission routes reduces the impact of co... Read More about Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection of calves – The impact of dam infection status.