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A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses (2018)
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Moyen, N., Ahmed, G., Gupta, S., Tenzin, T., Khan, R., Khan, T., Debnath, N., Yamage, M., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Fournié, G. (2018). A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1331-5

Since its first report in 2007, avian influenza (AI) has been endemic in Bangladesh. While live poultry marketing is widespread throughout the country and known to influence AI dissemination and persistence, trading patterns have not been described.... Read More about A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses.

Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges (2018)
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Falzon, L. C., Lechner, I., Chantziaras, I., Collineau, L., Courcoul, A., Filippitzi, M. E., Laukkanen-Ninios, R., Peroz, C., Pinto Ferreira, J., Postma, M., Prestmo, P. G., Phythian, C. J., Sarno, E., Vanantwerpen, G., Vergne, T., Grindlay, D. J. C., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges. EcoHealth,

Having gained momentum in the last decade, the One Health initiative promotes a holistic approach to address complex global health issues. Before recommending its adoption to stakeholders, however, it is paramount to first compile quantitative eviden... Read More about Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges.

Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action (2018)
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Franc, K. A., Krecek, R. C., Haesler, B., & Arenas-Gamboa, A. M. (2018). Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action. BMC Public Health, 18(125), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-5016-y

Brucellosis places significant burdens on the human healthcare system and limits the economic growth of individuals, communities, and nations where such development is especially important to diminish the prevalence of poverty. The implementation of... Read More about Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action.

The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa (2018)
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Whittaker, C., Walker, M., Pion, S. D. S., Chesnais, C. B., Boussinesq, M., & Basáñez, M.-G. (2018). The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa. Trends in Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003

Endemic to Central Africa, loiasis – or African eye worm (caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa) – affects more than 10 million people. Despite causing ocular and systemic symptoms, it has typically been considered a benign condition, only of publi... Read More about The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa.

In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (2018)
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Antenucci, F., Fougeroux, C., Deeney, A., Orskov, C., Rycroft, A. N., Holst, P. J., & Bojesen, A. M. (2018). In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Veterinary Research, 49, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-017-0502-x

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A. pleuropneumoniae) is a Gram-negative bacterium that represents the main cause of porcine pleuropneumonia in pigs, causing significant economic losses to the livestock industry worldwide. A. pleuropneumoniae, as the... Read More about In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.

Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs (2018)
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Brockmeier, S. L., Loving, C. L., Nicholson, T. L., Wang, J., Peters, S. E., Weinert, L., Chaudhuri, R., Seilly, D. J., Langford, P. R., Rycroft, A. N., Wren, B. W., Maskell, D. J., & Tucker, A. W. (2018). Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs. Infection and Immunity, 86(3), e00559. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00559-17

Streptococcus suis is a bacterium that is commonly carried in the respiratory tract and that is also one of the most important invasive pathogens of swine, commonly causing meningitis, arthritis, and septicemia. Due to the existence of many serotypes... Read More about Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs.

Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard (2017)
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Clements, M. N., Donnelly, C. A., Fenwick, A., Kabatereine, N. B., Knowles, S. C. L., Meité, A., N'Goran, E. K., Nalule, Y., Nogaro, S., Phillips, A. E., Tukahebwa, E. M., & Fleming, F. M. (2017). Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006102

Breaking the Cycle, Cholesterol Cycling, and Synapse Damage in Response to Amyloid-ß (2017)
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Bate, C. (2017). Breaking the Cycle, Cholesterol Cycling, and Synapse Damage in Response to Amyloid-ß. Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 11, https://doi.org/10.1177/1179069517733096

Soluble amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers, a key driver of pathogenesis in Alzheimer disease, bind to cellular prion proteins (PrPC) expressed on synaptosomes resulting in increased cholesterol concentrations, movement of cytoplasmic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2)... Read More about Breaking the Cycle, Cholesterol Cycling, and Synapse Damage in Response to Amyloid-ß.

Linking disease epidemiology and livestock productivity: The case of bovine respiratory disease in France (2017)
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Delabouglise, A., James, A., Valarcher, J. F., Haggluend, S., Raboisson, D., & Rushton, J. (2017). Linking disease epidemiology and livestock productivity: The case of bovine respiratory disease in France. PLoS ONE, 12, e0189090. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189090

Concerns are growing over the impact of livestock farming on environment and public health. The livestock industry is faced with the double constraint of limiting its use of natural resources and antimicrobials while ensuring its economic sustainabil... Read More about Linking disease epidemiology and livestock productivity: The case of bovine respiratory disease in France.

Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme (2017)
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Gower, C. M., Gehre, F., Marques, S. R., Lamberton, P. H. L., Lwambo, N. J., & Webster, J. P. (2017). Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2533-6

We conducted combined in vitro PZQ efficacy testing with population genetic analyses of S. mansoni collected from children from two schools in 2010, five years after the introduction of a National Control Programme. Children at one school had receive... Read More about Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme.

Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises (2017)
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Tang, P. K., Pellett, S., Blake, D. P., & Hedley, J. (2017). Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 27(3-4), 116-122. https://doi.org/10.5818/17-04-107.1

Gastrointestinal parasites are commonly diagnosed in captive tortoises. In response, fenbendazole has traditionally been used as an anthelmintic, either in single or repeated doses. However, fenbendazole requires oral administration and the process c... Read More about Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises.

Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna (2017)
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Paternoster, G., Babo Martins, S., Mattivi, A., Cagarelli, R., Angelini, P., Bellini, R., Santi, A., Galletti, G., Pupella, S., Marano, G., Copello, F., Rushton, J., Staerk, K. D. C., & Tamba, M. (2017). Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna. PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0188156. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188156

Since 2013 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, surveillance information generated in the public health and in the animal health sectors has been shared and used to guide public health interventions to mitigate the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission via... Read More about Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna.

14-3-3s Protein Expression in Canine Renal Cell Carcinomas (2017)
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Suárez-Bonnet, A., Lara-García, A., Stoll, A. L., Carvalho, S., & Priestnall, S. L. (2017). 14-3-3s Protein Expression in Canine Renal Cell Carcinomas. Veterinary Pathology, 55(2), 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985817738097

14-3-3σ is a protein expressed in many epithelial tissues associated with essential cell functions, including cell-cycle control, apoptosis, and cytoskeletal integrity. There is a paucity of knowledge of the tumorigenesis of canine renal cell carcino... Read More about 14-3-3s Protein Expression in Canine Renal Cell Carcinomas.

A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis of Avian Influenza Policy in Bangladesh (2017)
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Chattopadhyay, K., Fournié, G., Abul Kalam, M., Biswas, P. K., Hoque, A., & Debnath, N. C. (2017). A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis of Avian Influenza Policy in Bangladesh. EcoHealth, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1285-2

Avian influenza is a major animal and public health concern in Bangladesh. A decade after development and implementation of the first national avian influenza and human pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan in Bangladesh, a two-stage qual... Read More about A Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis of Avian Influenza Policy in Bangladesh.

Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain (2017)
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Velasova, M., Damaso, A., Chengat Prakashbabu, B., Gibbons, J., Wheelhouse, N., Longbottom, D., Van Winden, S. C. L., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2017). Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(11), 9215-9233. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11863

To implement appropriate and effective disease control programs at the national level, up-to-date and unbiased information on disease frequency is needed. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases in... Read More about Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases of dairy cows in Great Britain.

Systematic review of studies generating individual participant data on the efficacy of drugs for treating soil-transmitted helminthiases and the case for data-sharing (2017)
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Halder, J. B., Benton, J., Julé, A. M., Guérin, P. J., Olliaro, P. L., Basáñez, M.-G., & Walker, M. (2017). Systematic review of studies generating individual participant data on the efficacy of drugs for treating soil-transmitted helminthiases and the case for data-sharing. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(10), e0006053. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006053

Preventive chemotherapy and transmission control (PCT) by mass drug administration is the cornerstone of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s policy to control soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs) caused by Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichur... Read More about Systematic review of studies generating individual participant data on the efficacy of drugs for treating soil-transmitted helminthiases and the case for data-sharing.

Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region (2017)
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Limon, G., Fournié, G., Lewis, E. G., Dominguez-Salas, P., Leyton-Michovich, D., Gonzales-Gustavson, E. A., Gonzalez, A. E., Cabezas, A. H., Pinto, J., Rushton, J., & Guitian, J. (2017). Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region. Food Security, 9(5), 1019-1040. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-017-0713-z

International organizations and national governments in resource-scarce settings regularly support programs for the control of animal diseases with the aim of improving smallholder food security. However, the impact of such disease control programs o... Read More about Using mixed methods to assess food security and coping strategies: a case study among smallholders in the Andean region.

The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks (2017)
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Keune, H., Flandroy, L., Thys, S., De Regge, N., Mori, M., Antoine-Moussiaux, N., Vanhove, M. P. M., Rebolledo, J., Van Gucht, S., Deblauwe, I., Hiemstra, W., Haesler, B., Binot, A., Savic, S., Ruegg, S. R., De Vries, S., Garnier, J., & Van Den Berg, T. (2017). The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks. Archives of Public Health, 75(64), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0232-6

Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks (2017)
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Alarcon, P., Fèvre, E. M., Muinde, P., Murungi, M. K., Kiambi, S., Akoko, J., & Rushton, J. (2017). Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4(171), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00171

Urban livestock keeping in developing cities have an important role in food security and livelihoods but can also pose a significant threat to the environment and health of urban dwellers. The aim of this study was to identify the different livestock... Read More about Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains and their disease management and risks.