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Optimising cluster survey design for planning schistosomiasis preventive chemotherapy (2017)
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Knowles, S. C. L., Sturrock, H. J. W., Turner, H., Whitton, J. M., Gower, C. M., Jemu, S., Phillips, A. E., Meite, A., Thomas, B., Kollie, K., Thomas, C., Rebollo, M. P., Styles, B., Clements, M., Fenwick, A., Harrison, W. E., & Fleming, F. M. (2017). Optimising cluster survey design for planning schistosomiasis preventive chemotherapy. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005599

We used baseline schistosomiasis mapping surveys from three countries (Malawi, Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia) to generate spatially realistic gold standard datasets, against which we tested alternative two-stage cluster survey designs. We assessed how sa... Read More about Optimising cluster survey design for planning schistosomiasis preventive chemotherapy.

Recommendations for approaches to meticillin-resistant staphylococcal infections of small animals: diagnosis, therapeutic considerations and preventative measures (2017)
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Morris, D. O., Loeffler, A., Davis, M. F., Guardabassi, L., & Weese, J. S. (2017). Recommendations for approaches to meticillin-resistant staphylococcal infections of small animals: diagnosis, therapeutic considerations and preventative measures. Veterinary Dermatology, 28(3), 304. https://doi.org/10.1111/vde.12444

Socio-demographic determinants of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in migrant workers of Peninsular Malaysia (2017)
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Sahimin, N., Lim, Y. A. L., Ariffin, F., Behnke, J. M., Basáñez, M.-G., Walker, M., Lewis, J. W., Noordin, R., Abdullah, K. A., & Mohd Zain, S. N. (2017). Socio-demographic determinants of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in migrant workers of Peninsular Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2167-8

The number of migrants working in Malaysia has increased sharply since the 1970’s and there is concern that infectious diseases endemic in other (e.g. neighbouring) countries may be inadvertently imported. Compulsory medical screening prior to enteri... Read More about Socio-demographic determinants of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in migrant workers of Peninsular Malaysia.

Brugia malayi microfilariae adhere to human vascular endothelial cells in a C3-dependent manner (2017)
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Schroeder, H., McCarthy, D., Szestak, T., Cook, D. A., Taylor, M., Craig, A. G., Lawson, C., & Lawrence, R. A. (2017). Brugia malayi microfilariae adhere to human vascular endothelial cells in a C3-dependent manner. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(5), e0005592. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005592

Brugia malayi causes the human tropical disease, lymphatic filariasis. Microfilariae (Mf) of this nematode live in the bloodstream and are ingested by a feeding mosquito vector. Interestingly, in a remarkable co-evolutionary adaptation, Mf appearance... Read More about Brugia malayi microfilariae adhere to human vascular endothelial cells in a C3-dependent manner.

Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics (2017)
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Peacock, T. P., Benton, D. J., James, J., Sadeyen, J. R., Chang, P. X., Sealy, J. E., Bryant, J. E., Martin, S. R., Shelton, H., Barclay, W. S., & Iqbal, M. (2017). Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics. Journal of Virology, 91(14), UNSP e00218. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00218-17

H9N2 avian influenza viruses are enzootic in poultry across Asia and North Africa, where they pose a threat to human health as both zoonotic agents and potential pandemic candidates. Poultry vaccination against H9N2 viruses has been employed in many... Read More about Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics.

Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis (2017)
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Buzdugan, S. N., Vergne, T., Grosbois, V., Delahay, R. J., & Drewe, J. A. (2017). Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00806-4

Effective control of many diseases requires the accurate detection of infected individuals. Confidently ascertaining whether an individual is infected can be challenging when diagnostic tests are imperfect and when some individuals go for long period... Read More about Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis.

Malaria over-diagnosis in Cameroon: diagnostic accuracy of Fluorescence and Staining Technologies (FAST) Malaria Stain and LED microscopy versus Giemsa and bright field microscopy validated by polymerase chain reaction (2017)
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Parsel, S. M., Gustafson, S. A., Friedlander, E., Shnyra, A. A., Adegbulu, A. J., Liu, Y., Parrish, N. M., Jamal, S. A., Lofthus, E., Ayuk, L., Awasom, C., Henry, C. J., & McArthur, C. P. (2017). Malaria over-diagnosis in Cameroon: diagnostic accuracy of Fluorescence and Staining Technologies (FAST) Malaria Stain and LED microscopy versus Giemsa and bright field microscopy validated by polymerase chain reaction. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 6, 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0251-0

Isolation and Potential for Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis at Human–livestock–wildlife Interface of the Serengeti Ecosystem, Northern Tanzania (2017)
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Katale, B. Z., Mbugi, E. V., Siame, K. K., Keyyu, J. D., Kendall, S., Kazwala, R. R., Dockrell, H. M., Fyumagwa, R., Michel, A. L., Rweyemamu, M., Streicher, E. M., Warren, R. M., Van Helden, P., & Matee, M. I. (2017). Isolation and Potential for Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis at Human–livestock–wildlife Interface of the Serengeti Ecosystem, Northern Tanzania. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 64(3), 815-825. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12445

Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata (2017)
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Hill, A. A., Crotta, M., Wall, B., Good, L., O'Brien, S. J., & Guitian, J. (2017). Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata. Royal Society Open Science, 4, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160721

Foodborne infection is a result of exposure to complex, dynamic food systems. The efficiency of foodborne infection is driven by ongoing shifts in genetic machinery. Next-generation sequencing technologies can provide high-fidelity data about the gen... Read More about Towards an integrated food safety surveillance system: a simulation study to explore the potential of combining genomic and epidemiological metadata.