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Draft genome assembly of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (2018)
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Burgess, S. T. G., Bartley, K., Nunn, F., Wright, H. W., Hughes, M., Gemmell, M., …Nisbet, A. J. (2018). Draft genome assembly of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 7(18), https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01221-18

The poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, is a major worldwide concern in the egg-laying industry. Here, we report the first draft genome assembly and gene prediction of Dermanyssus gallinae, based on combined PacBio and MinION long-read de novo se... Read More about Draft genome assembly of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae.

Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test (2018)
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Brunton, L. A., Prosser, A., Downs, S. H., & Pfeiffer, D. U. (2018). Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5(228), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00228

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an important animal health issue in many parts of the world. In England and Wales, the primary test to detect infected animals is the single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test, which compares immunological re... Read More about Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test.

Toxoplasma gondii profilin does not stimulate an innate immune response through bovine or human TLR5 (2018)
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Tombacz, K., Burgess, G., Holder, A. L., Werners, A., & Werling, D. (2018). Toxoplasma gondii profilin does not stimulate an innate immune response through bovine or human TLR5. Innate Immunity, https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425918798450

Toxoplasma gondii is responsible for one of the most prevalent infections in people. T. gondii profilin (TgPr) is a protein integral to parasite movement and cellular invasion. Murine TLR has been described to bind TgPr. Furthermore, more recently, h... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii profilin does not stimulate an innate immune response through bovine or human TLR5.

Rodents of Senegal and their role as intermediate hosts of Hydatigera spp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) (2018)
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Catalano, S., Bâ, K., Diouf, N., Léger, E., Verocai, G., & Webster, J. P. (2018). Rodents of Senegal and their role as intermediate hosts of Hydatigera spp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae). Parasitology, 146(3), 299-304. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018001427

Hydatigera (Cestoda: Taeniidae) is a recently resurrected genus including species seldom investigated in sub-Saharan Africa. We surveyed wild small mammal populations in the areas of Richard Toll and Lake Guiers, Senegal, with the objective to evalua... Read More about Rodents of Senegal and their role as intermediate hosts of Hydatigera spp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae).

Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife (2018)
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Swift, B. M. C., Bennett, M., Waller, K., Dodd, C., Murray, A., Gomes, R. L., …Arnold, K. E. (2018). Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife. Science of the Total Environment, 649, 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.180

The isolation of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) from wildlife living adjacent to humans has led to the suggestion that such antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is anthropogenically driven by exposure to antimicrobials and ARB. However, ARB have al... Read More about Anthropogenic environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife.

Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions (2018)
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Hoelzer, K., Bielke, L., Blake, D. P., Cox, E., Cutting, S. M., Devriendt, B., …Van Immerseel, F. (2018). Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions. BMC Veterinary Research, 49(70), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0561-7

Vaccines and other alternative products are central to the future success of animal agriculture because they can help minimize the need for antibiotics by preventing and controlling infectious diseases in animal populations. To assess scientific adva... Read More about Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions.

Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 1: challenges and needs (2018)
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Hoelzer, K., Bielke, L., Blake, D. P., Cox, E., Cutting, S. M., Devriendt, B., …Van Immerseel, F. (2018). Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 1: challenges and needs. BMC Veterinary Research, 49(64), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0560-8

Vaccines and other alternative products can help minimize the need for antibiotics by preventing and controlling infectious diseases in animal populations, and are central to the future success of animal agriculture. To assess scientific advancements... Read More about Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 1: challenges and needs.

A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia (2018)
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Fournié, G., Waret-Szkuta, A., Camacho, A., Yigezu, L. M., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Roger, F. (2018). A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711646115

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a devastating viral disease of sheep and goats, has been targeted by the global community for eradication within the next 15 years. Although an efficacious attenuated live vaccine is available, the lack of knowledge... Read More about A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia.

Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs (2018)
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Perivan, A., Bertolini, F., Rothschild, M. F., Simpson, K. W., Jergens, A. E., Allenspach, K., & Werling, D. (2018). Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200685. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200685

Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is considered a multifactorial disease caused by complex interactions between the intestinal immune system, intestinal microbiota and environmental factors in genetically susceptible individuals. Although IBD c... Read More about Genome-wide association studies of inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs.

Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network (2018)
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Silk, M., Drewe, J., Delahay, R. J., Weber, N., Steward, L., Wilson-Aggarwal, J., …McDonald, R. (2018). Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network. Behaviour, 155(7-9), https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003493

Detecting opportunities for between-species transmission of pathogens can be challenging, particularly if rare behaviours or environmental transmission are involved. We present a multilayer network framework to quantify transmission potential in mult... Read More about Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network.

How can onchocerciasis elimination in Africa be accelerated? Modelling the impact of increased ivermectin treatment frequency and complementary vector control (2018)
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Verver, S., Walker, M., Kim, Y. E., Fobi, G., Tekle, A. H., Zouré, H. G. M., …Stolk, W. A. (2018). How can onchocerciasis elimination in Africa be accelerated? Modelling the impact of increased ivermectin treatment frequency and complementary vector control. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66(4), S267-S274. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1137

Modelling the impact of larviciding on the population dynamics and biting rates of Simulium damnosum (s.l.): implications for vector control as a complementary strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa (2018)
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Routledge, I., Walker, M., Cheke, R. A., Bhatt, S., Nkot, P. B., Matthews, G. A., …Basáñez, M. (2018). Modelling the impact of larviciding on the population dynamics and biting rates of Simulium damnosum (s.l.): implications for vector control as a complementary strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2864-y

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.

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., …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.