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Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia (2018)
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Le Clec'H, W., Chevalier, F. D., McDew-White, M., Allan, F., Webster, B. L., Gouvras, A. N., Kinunghi, S., Tchuem Tchuenté, L.-A., Garba, A., Mohammed, K. A., Ame, S. M., Webster, J. P., Rollinson, D., Emery, A. M., & Anderson, T. J. (2018). Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia. Parasitology, 145, 1739-1747. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000811

Adult schistosomes live in the blood vessels and cannot easily be sampled from humans, so archived miracidia larvae hatched from eggs expelled in feces or urine are commonly used for population genetic studies. Large collections of archived miracidia... Read More about Whole genome amplification and exome sequencing of archived schistosome miracidia.

Gallid herpesvirus 3 SB-1 strain as a recombinant viral vector for poultry vaccination (2018)
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Sadigh, Y., Powers, C., Spiro, S., Pedrera, M., Broadbent, A., & Nair, V. (2018). Gallid herpesvirus 3 SB-1 strain as a recombinant viral vector for poultry vaccination. npj Vaccines, 3, 21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-018-0056-6

Live herpesvirus-vectored vaccines are widely used in veterinary medicine to protect against many infectious diseases. In poultry, three strains of herpesvirus vaccines are used against Marek’s disease (MD). However, of these, only the herpesvirus of... Read More about Gallid herpesvirus 3 SB-1 strain as a recombinant viral vector for poultry vaccination.

SurF: an innovative framework in biosecurity and animal health surveillance evaluation (2018)
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Muellner, P., Watts, J., Bingham, P., Bullians, M., Gould, B., Pande, A., Riding, T., Stevens, P., Vink, D., & Staerk, K. D. C. (2018). SurF: an innovative framework in biosecurity and animal health surveillance evaluation. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12898

Surveillance for biosecurity hazards is being conducted by the New Zealand Competent Authority, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to support New Zealand's biosecurity system. Surveillance evaluation should be an integral part of the surveilla... Read More about SurF: an innovative framework in biosecurity and animal health surveillance evaluation.

Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem (2018)
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Venkatesh, D., Poen, M. J., Bestebroer, T. M., Scheuer, R. D., Vuong, O., Chkhaidze, M., Machablishvili, A., Mamuchadze, J., Ninua, L., Fedorova, N. B., Halpin, R. A., Lin, X., Ransier, A., Stockwell, T. B., Wentworth, D. E., Kriti, D., Dutta, J., Van Bakel, H., Puranik, A., Slomka, M. J., …Lewis, N. S. (2018). Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem. Journal of Virology, 92, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00433-18

Wild ducks and gulls are the major reservoirs for avian influenza A viruses (AIVs). The mechanisms that drive AIV evolution are complex at sites where various duck and gull species from multiple flyways breed, winter, or stage. The Republic of Georgi... Read More about Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem.

Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2018)
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Kamaruzzaman, N. F., de Fatima Pina, M., Chivu, A., & Good, L. (2018). Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Polymers, 10(5), 521. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10050521

The treatment of skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains a challenge, partly due to localization of the bacteria inside the host’s cells, where antimicrobial penetration and efficacy is lim... Read More about Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Nadifloxacin Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Effects against Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages (2018)
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Serna, H., Pocknell, A., Sainsbury, A. W., Peniche, G., Blake, D. P., & Beckmann, K. M. (2018). Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages. Avian Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2018.1451621

Eimeria crecis and Eimeria nenei have been detected in association with enteric disease (‘coccidiosis’) in the corncrake (Crex crex: Family Rallidae, Order Gruiformes). Both parasite species are common in apparently healthy free-living corncrakes, bu... Read More about Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages.

The molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in relinquished dogs in Great Britain: a novel zoonotic risk? (2018)
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Rosanowski, S. M., Banica, M., Ellis, E., Farrow, E., Harwood, C., Jordan, B., James, C., McKenna, D., Fox, M. T., & Blake, D. P. (2018). The molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in relinquished dogs in Great Britain: a novel zoonotic risk?. Parasitology Research, 117(5), 1663-1667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5857-z

Surveillance was conducted to investigate the occurrence of protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium in dogs newly admitted to a dog rehoming charity in London, Great Britain. Voided faecal samples were collected from all new admissions betwe... Read More about The molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in relinquished dogs in Great Britain: a novel zoonotic risk?.

The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni (2018)
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Viana, M., Faust, C. L., Haydon, D. T., Webster, J. P., & Lamberton, P. H. L. (2018). The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni. Evolutionary Applications, 11(3), 488-500. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12558

Natural selection acts on all organisms, including parasites, to maximize reproductive fitness. Drug resistance traits are often associated with life-history costs in the absence of treatment. Schistosomiasis control programmes rely on mass drug admi... Read More about The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni.

Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam (2018)
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Meyer, A., Dinh, T. X., Han, T. A., Do, D. V., Nhu, T. V., Pham, L. T., Nguyen, T. T. T., Newman, S. H., Haesler, B., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Vergne, T. (2018). Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(2), 408-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12697

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses continue to threaten smallholder poultry producers in several South‐east Asian countries, including Vietnam. In particular, the free‐grazing duck system has been repeatedly highlighted as a major risk... Read More about Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam.

Opportunities and challenges for modelling epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics in a multihost, multiparasite system: Zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in West Africa (2018)
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Borlase, A., Webster, J. P., & Rudge, J. W. (2018). Opportunities and challenges for modelling epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics in a multihost, multiparasite system: Zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in West Africa. Evolutionary Applications, 11(4), 501-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12529

Multihost multiparasite systems are evolutionarily and ecologically dynamic, which presents substantial trans‐disciplinary challenges for elucidating their epidemiology and designing appropriate control. Evidence for hybridizations and introgressions... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for modelling epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics in a multihost, multiparasite system: Zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in West Africa.

Longitudinal changes in telomere length and associated genetic parameters in dairy cattle analysed using random regression models (2018)
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Seeker, L. A., Ilska, J. J., Psifidi, A., Wilbourn, R. V., Underwood, S. L., Fairlie, J., Holland, R., Froy, H., Bagnall, A., Whitelaw, B., Coffey, M., Nussey, D. H., & Banos, G. (2018). Longitudinal changes in telomere length and associated genetic parameters in dairy cattle analysed using random regression models. PLoS ONE, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192864

Telomeres cap the ends of linear chromosomes and shorten with age in many organisms. In humans short telomeres have been linked to morbidity and mortality. With the accumulation of longitudinal datasets the focus shifts from investigating telomere le... Read More about Longitudinal changes in telomere length and associated genetic parameters in dairy cattle analysed using random regression models.

Exploring the role of voluntary disease schemes on UK farmer bio-security behaviours: Findings from the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea control scheme (2018)
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Azbel-Jackson, L., Heffernan, C., Gunn, G., & Brownlie, J. (2018). Exploring the role of voluntary disease schemes on UK farmer bio-security behaviours: Findings from the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea control scheme. PLoS ONE, 13(2), e0179877. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179877

The article describes the influence of a disease control scheme (the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Disease (BVD) Eradication scheme) on farmers' bio-security attitudes and behaviours. In 2010, a survey of 100 cattle farmers (53 scheme member... Read More about Exploring the role of voluntary disease schemes on UK farmer bio-security behaviours: Findings from the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea control scheme.

Isolation and identification of Acinetobacter spp. from healthy canine skin (2018)
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Mitchell, K. E., Turton, J. F., & Lloyd, D. H. (2018). Isolation and identification of Acinetobacter spp. from healthy canine skin. Veterinary Dermatology, 29(3), 240+. https://doi.org/10.1111/vde.12528

Acinetobacter species can exhibit widespread resistance to antimicrobial agents. They are already recognized as important nosocomial pathogens of humans, but are becoming increasingly recognized in opportunistic infections of animals. This study aime... Read More about Isolation and identification of Acinetobacter spp. from healthy canine skin.

Rodents as natural hosts of zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids: an epidemiological and evolutionary perspective from West Africa (2018)
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Catalano, S., Sène, M., Diouf, N. D., Fall, C. B., Borlase, A., Léger, E., Bâ, K., & Webster, J. P. (2018). Rodents as natural hosts of zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids: an epidemiological and evolutionary perspective from West Africa. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218(3), 429-433. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy029

The complex multi-host disease dynamics of schistosomiasis and Schistosoma spp., including the emergence of zoonotic parasite hybrids, remain largely unexplored in West Africa. We elucidated the role of wild small mammals as reservoir for zoonotic Sc... Read More about Rodents as natural hosts of zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids: an epidemiological and evolutionary perspective from West Africa.

Molecular Identification of Eimeria Species in Broiler Chickens in Trinidad, West Indies (2018)
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Brown, J. A., Blake, D. P., Beard, J., Beharry, A., Serrette, L., Soleyn, A., Sookhoo, J., Blake, L., Brown, G., & Oura, C. (2018). Molecular Identification of Eimeria Species in Broiler Chickens in Trinidad, West Indies. Veterinary Sciences, 22(5), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci5010012

Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease of chickens of major economic importance to broiler industries worldwide. Species of coccidia found in chickens include Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria brunetti, Eimeria maxima, Eimeria mitis, Eimeria necatrix, Eimeri... Read More about Molecular Identification of Eimeria Species in Broiler Chickens in Trinidad, West Indies.

Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events (2018)
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Kock, R. A., Orynbayev, M., Robinson, S., Zuther, S., Singh, N. J., Beauvais, W., Morgan, E. R., Kerimbayev, A., Khomenko, S., Martineau, H., Rystaeva, R., Omarova, Z. D., Wolfs, S., Hawotte, F., Radoux, J., & Milner-Gulland, E. (2018). Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events. Science Advances, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao2314

In 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelopes died in 3 weeks in central Kazakhstan. The proximate cause of death is confirmed as hemorrhagic septicemia caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida type B, based on multiple strands of evidence. Statist... Read More about Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events.