Airway delivery of both a BCG prime and adenoviral boost drives CD4 and CD8 T cells into the lung tissue parenchyma (2020)
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Kaveh, D. A., Garcia-Pelayo, M. C., Bull, N. C., Sanchez-Cordon, P. J., Spiropoulos, J., & Hogarth, P. J. (2020). Airway delivery of both a BCG prime and adenoviral boost drives CD4 and CD8 T cells into the lung tissue parenchyma. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 18703. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75734-x

Abstract: Heterologous BCG prime-boost regimens represent a promising strategy for an urgently required improved tuberculosis vaccine. Identifying the mechanisms which underpin the enhanced protection induced by such strategies is one key aim which w... Read More about Airway delivery of both a BCG prime and adenoviral boost drives CD4 and CD8 T cells into the lung tissue parenchyma.

Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response (2020)
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Häsler, B., Bazeyo, W., Byrne, A. W., Hernandez-Jover, M., More, S. J., Rüegg, S. R., Schwarzmann, O., Wilson, J., & Yawe, A. (2020). Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.578649

The COVID-19 pandemic, a singular disruptive event in recent human history, has required rapid, innovative, coordinated and collaborative approaches to manage and ameliorate its worst impacts. However, the threat remains, and learning from initial ef... Read More about Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response.

How low can we go? Influence of sample rate on equine pelvic displacement calculated from inertial sensor data (2020)
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Pfau, T., & Reilly, P. (2020). How low can we go? Influence of sample rate on equine pelvic displacement calculated from inertial sensor data. Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13371

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Low‐cost sensor devices are often limited in terms of sample rate. Based on signal periodicity, the Nyquist theorem allows determining the minimum theoretical sample rate required to adequately capture cyclical events, such as pelvic mo... Read More about How low can we go? Influence of sample rate on equine pelvic displacement calculated from inertial sensor data.

Control of Brucella melitensis in endemic settings: a simulation study in the Nile Delta, Egypt (2020)
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Mohammed Hegazy, Y., Schley, D., Ridler, A., Beauvais, W., Musallam, I., & Guitian, J. (2020). Control of Brucella melitensis in endemic settings: a simulation study in the Nile Delta, Egypt. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13897

Small ruminant brucellosis remains endemic in many low and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where it poses a major economic and public health burden. Lack of resources to support long‐term vaccination, inherent characteristics of small ruminant produ... Read More about Control of Brucella melitensis in endemic settings: a simulation study in the Nile Delta, Egypt.

Resequencing and signatures of selection scan in two Siberian native sheep breeds point to candidate genetic variants for adaptation and economically important traits (2020)
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Sweet‐Jones, J., Yurchenko, A. A., Igoshin, A. V., Yudin, N. S., Swain, M. T., & Larkin, D. M. (2021). Resequencing and signatures of selection scan in two Siberian native sheep breeds point to candidate genetic variants for adaptation and economically important traits. Animal Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1111/age.13015

Computed Tomographic Assessment of Individual Paranasal Sinus Compartment and Nasal Conchal Bulla Involvement in 300 Cases of Equine Sinonasal Disease (2020)
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Dixon, P. M., Barnett, T. P., Morgan, R. E., & Reardon, R. J. M. (2020). Computed Tomographic Assessment of Individual Paranasal Sinus Compartment and Nasal Conchal Bulla Involvement in 300 Cases of Equine Sinonasal Disease. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 580356. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.580356

Background: Computed tomographic (CT) imaging has allowed new anatomical studies and detailed clinical imaging of the complex, overlapping equine sinonasal structures. Despite the widespread use of CT, no study has specifically identified which compa... Read More about Computed Tomographic Assessment of Individual Paranasal Sinus Compartment and Nasal Conchal Bulla Involvement in 300 Cases of Equine Sinonasal Disease.

There and back again - a zebra's tale (2020)
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Bartlam-Brooks, H., Wilshin, S., Hubel, T., Hailes, S., Bennitt, E., & Wilson, A. M. (2020). There and back again - a zebra's tale. Journal of Experimental Biology, jeb.232140. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.232140

Animals need to navigate between resources such as water, food and shelter and how they achieve this is likely to vary with species. Here, using high accuracy GPS data, we study repeated journeys made by wild zebra (Equus quagga) through a naturally... Read More about There and back again - a zebra's tale.

Towards a unified generic framework to define and observe contacts between livestock and wildlife: a systematic review (2020)
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Bacigalupo, S. A., Dixon, L. K., Gubbins, S., Kucharski, A. J., & Drewe, J. A. (2020). Towards a unified generic framework to define and observe contacts between livestock and wildlife: a systematic review. PeerJ, 8, e10221. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10221

Wild animals are the source of many pathogens of livestock and humans. Concerns about the potential transmission of economically important and zoonotic diseases from wildlife have led to increased surveillance at the livestock-wildlife interface. Kno... Read More about Towards a unified generic framework to define and observe contacts between livestock and wildlife: a systematic review.

Multimodality diagnostic imaging findings in a dog with a traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (2020)
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Mella, S., White, C., Mapletoft, E. K., Llabres‐Diaz, F., & Cook, S. D. (2020). Multimodality diagnostic imaging findings in a dog with a traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst. Journal of Small Animal Practice,

Diagnostic Imaging in Intervertebral Disc Disease (2020)
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da Costa, R. C., De Decker, S., Lewis, M. J., Volk, H., & The Canine Spinal Cord Injury Consortium (CANSORT-SCI). (2020). Diagnostic Imaging in Intervertebral Disc Disease. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 588338. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.588338

Imaging is integral in the diagnosis of canine intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) and in differentiating subtypes of intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH). These include intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE), intervertebral disc protrusion (IVDP) and... Read More about Diagnostic Imaging in Intervertebral Disc Disease.

Invasive alien species and disease risk: An open challenge in public and animal health (2020)
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Chinchio, E., Crotta, M., Romeo, C., Drewe, J. A., Guitian, J., & Ferrari, N. (2020). Invasive alien species and disease risk: An open challenge in public and animal health. PLoS Pathogens, 16(10), e1008922

Effect of Tourist Activities on Fecal and Salivary Glucocorticoids and Immunoglobulin A in Female Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand (2020)
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Kosaruk, W., Brown, J. L., Plangsangmas, T., Towiboon, P., Punyapornwithaya, V., Silva-Fletcher, A., Thitaram, C., Khonmee, J., Edwards, K. L., & Somgird, C. (2020). Effect of Tourist Activities on Fecal and Salivary Glucocorticoids and Immunoglobulin A in Female Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand. Animals, 10(10), e1928

Asian elephants have been an important part of wildlife ecotourism in Thailand for over two decades. Elephants in tourist camps are exposed to a variety of management styles and daily activities that can potentially affect health and welfare. This st... Read More about Effect of Tourist Activities on Fecal and Salivary Glucocorticoids and Immunoglobulin A in Female Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand.

Bird wings act as a suspension system that rejects gusts (2020)
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Cheney, J. A., Stevenson, J. P. J., Durston, N. E., Song, J., Usherwood, J. R., Bomphrey, R. J., & Windsor, S. P. (2020). Bird wings act as a suspension system that rejects gusts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1937), 20201748. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1748

Musculoskeletal systems cope with many environmental perturbations without neurological control. These passive preflex responses aid animals to move swiftly through complex terrain. Whether preflexes play a substantial role in animal flight is uncert... Read More about Bird wings act as a suspension system that rejects gusts.

Impact of canine epilepsy on judgement and attention biases (2020)
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Hobbs, S. L., Law, T. H., Volk, H. A., Younis, C., Casey, R. A., & Packer, R. M. A. (2020). Impact of canine epilepsy on judgement and attention biases. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 17719

Idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is the most common chronic neurological condition in dogs, characterised by recurrent seizure activity and associated with negative behavioural and cognitive changes. We hypothesised that IE would negatively impact putative a... Read More about Impact of canine epilepsy on judgement and attention biases.

Genome-wide analysis of the Firmicutes illuminates the diderm/monoderm transition. (2020)
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Taib, N., Megrian, D., Witwinowski, J., Adam, P., Poppleton, D., Borrel, G., Beloin, C., & Gribaldo, S. (2020). Genome-wide analysis of the Firmicutes illuminates the diderm/monoderm transition. Nature Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01299-7

The transition between cell envelopes with one membrane (Gram-positive or monoderm) and those with two membranes (Gram-negative or diderm) is a fundamental open question in the evolution of Bacteria. Evidence of the presence of two independent diderm... Read More about Genome-wide analysis of the Firmicutes illuminates the diderm/monoderm transition..

Occurrence of pulsus alternans during anaesthesia of two dogs and one cat and its treatment (2020)
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Nicholls, D., Adami, C., & Monticelli, P. (2020). Occurrence of pulsus alternans during anaesthesia of two dogs and one cat and its treatment. Australian Veterinary Journal,

The authors report the occurrence of pulsus alternans, a condition characterised by the alternance of pulses of higher and lower amplitude, in two dogs and one cat under general anaesthesia. The presence of an underlying cardiac disease was confirmed... Read More about Occurrence of pulsus alternans during anaesthesia of two dogs and one cat and its treatment.

What's your diagnosis? Peritoneal fluid from a dog (2020)
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Holmes, E. J., Frykfors, A., & Szladovits, B. (in press). What's your diagnosis? Peritoneal fluid from a dog. Veterinary Clinical Pathology,

Force-of-infection of Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis: a modelling analysis to assess global incidence and prevalence trends (2020)
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Dixon, M. A., Winskill, P., Harrison, W. E., Whittaker, C., Schmidt, V., Sarti, E., Bawm, S., Dione, M. M., Thomas, L. F., Walker, M., & Basáñez, M. G. (2020). Force-of-infection of Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis: a modelling analysis to assess global incidence and prevalence trends. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 17637

Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) called, in 2012, for a validated strategy towards Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis control and elimination. Estimating pig force-of-infection (FoI, the average rate at which susceptible pigs become i... Read More about Force-of-infection of Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis: a modelling analysis to assess global incidence and prevalence trends.

Reply to: “Light and Shade in Patrick Lewis et al's Paper on the First Photographs of Parkinson's Disease” (2020)
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Lewis, P. A., Plun‐Favreau, H., Rowley, M., & Spillane, J. (2020). Reply to: “Light and Shade in Patrick Lewis et al's Paper on the First Photographs of Parkinson's Disease”. Movement Disorders, 35(10), 1882-1882

Postnatal mechanical loading drives adaptation of tissues primarily through modulation of the non-collagenous matrix (2020)
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Zamboulis, D. E., Thorpe, C. T., Ashraf Kharaz, Y., Birch, H. L., Screen, H. R. C., & Clegg, P. D. (2020). Postnatal mechanical loading drives adaptation of tissues primarily through modulation of the non-collagenous matrix. eLife, 9,

Mature connective tissues demonstrate highly specialised properties, remarkably adapted to meet their functional requirements. Tissue adaptation to environmental cues can occur throughout life and poor adaptation commonly results in injury. However,... Read More about Postnatal mechanical loading drives adaptation of tissues primarily through modulation of the non-collagenous matrix.