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Will there be any more classical scrapie cases in sheep in Great Britain? A modelling study to predict future cases by Arnold, M.E., Rajanayagam, B.

“…The aim of this study was to apply a back-calculation model to Great Britain (GB) classical scrapie surveillance data, and use this model to estimate how many…”
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Estimation of the sensitivity of environmental sampling for detection of Salmonella in commercial layer flocks post-introduction of national control programmes by ARNOLD, M. E., MARTELLI, F., MCLAREN, I., DAVIES, R. H.

“…A key element of national control programmes (NCPs) for Salmonella in commercial laying flocks, introduced across the European Union, is the identification of…”
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Evaluating the application of the dual path platform VetTB test for badgers (Meles meles) in the test and vaccinate or remove (TVR) wildlife research intervention project in Northern Ireland by Courcier, E.A., Pascual-Linaza, A.V., Arnold, M.E., McCormick, C.M., Corbett, D.M., O’Hagan, M.J.H., Collins, S.F., Trimble, N.A., McGeown, C.F., McHugh, G.E., McBride, K.R., McNair, J., Thompson, S., Patterson, I.A.P., Menzies, F.D.

“…European badgers (Meles meles) are accepted as a wildlife reservoir host for Mycobacterium bovis, which causes bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in the British Isles…”
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Estimation of the Rate of Egg Contamination from Salmonella‐Infected Chickens by Arnold, M. E, Martelli, F, McLaren, I, Davies, R. H

“…Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is one of the most prevalent causes for human gastroenteritis and is by far the predominant Salmonella…”
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Epidemiological investigations on the potential transmissibility of a rare disease: the case of atypical scrapie in Great Britain by ORTIZ-PELÁEZ, A., ARNOLD, M. E., VIDAL-DIEZ, A.

“…Multiple cases of atypical scrapie in the same holding and co-existence with classical scrapie have been reported in Great Britain. A two-stage simulation tool…”
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Allelic variants at codon 146 in the PRNP gene show significant differences in the risk for natural scrapie in Cypriot goats by ORTIZ-PELAEZ, A., GEORGIADOU, S., SIMMONS, M. M., WINDL, O., DAWSON, M., ARNOLD, M. E., NEOCLEOUS, P., PAPASAVVA-STYLIANOU, P.

“…Previous studies have shown the association between the polymorphisms serine (S) or aspartic acid (D) at codon 146 of the PRNP gene and resistance to scrapie…”
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Evaluation of the pooling of swabs for real-time PCR detection of low titre shedding of low pathogenicity avian influenza in turkeys by ARNOLD, M. E., SLOMKA, M. J., COWARD, V. J., MAHMOOD, S., RALEIGH, P. J., BROWN, I. H.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether pooling avian influenza (AI)-positive swabs with negative swabs has a detrimental effect on the sensitivity…”
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Evaluation of the sensitivity of faecal sampling for detection of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium and other Salmonella in cattle and pigs by ARNOLD, M. E., GOSLING, R. J., MARTELLI, F., MUELLER-DOBLIES, D., DAVIES, R. H.

“…There has been a rapid rise in the prevalence of cases of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium (mST) in both humans and farm animals, and it has been found in…”
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Sensitivity of environmental sampling methods for detecting Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial laying flocks relative to the within-flock prevalence by ARNOLD, M. E., CARRIQUE-MAS, J. J., DAVIES, R. H.

“…The objective of this study was to estimate the sensitivity of three different sampling/testing methodologies for the detection of Salmonella Enteriditis in…”
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Phylogenetic and molecular characteristics of Eurasian H9 avian influenza viruses and their detection by two different H9-specific RealTime reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests by Slomka, M.J., Hanna, A., Mahmood, S., Govil, J., Krill, D., Manvell, R.J., Shell, W., Arnold, M.E., Banks, J., Brown, I.H.

“…Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) of the H9 haemagglutinin subtype are endemic in many Asian and Middle-East countries, causing mortality and morbidity in…”
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Estimation of sample sizes for pooled faecal sampling for detection of Salmonella in pigs by ARNOLD, M. E., COOK, A. J. C.

“…Salmonella infection in breeding pigs was the subject of a European survey in 2008. The prevalence of pig-breeding holdings infected with Salmonella was…”
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Estimating the time at which commercial broiler flocks in Great Britain become infected with Campylobacter: a Bayesian approach by GODDARD, A. D., ARNOLD, M. E., ALLEN, V. M., SNARY, E. L.

“…Campylobacter is a common cause of intestinal disease in humans and is often linked to the consumption of contaminated poultry meat. Despite considerable…”
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Effective screening approach to select esterase inhibitors used for stabilizing ester-containing prodrugs analyzed by LC-MS/MS by Fung, Eliza N, Zheng, Naiyu, Arnold, Mark E, Zeng, Jianing

“…Analysis of prodrugs, with their short half-lives, especially ester-containing ones, poses a unique challenge in developing and validating bioanalytical assays…”
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Estimation of the age-dependent risk of infection to BSE of dairy cattle in Great Britain by Arnold, M.E., Wilesmith, J.W.

“…An important aspect of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic has been an apparent age-dependent risk of infection, with younger cattle being more…”
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Bayesian analysis of culture and PCR methods for detection of Campylobacter spp. in broiler caecal samples by ARNOLD, M. E., JONES, E. M., LAWES, J. R., VIDAL, A. B., CLIFTON-HADLEY, F. A., RODGERS, J. D., POWELL, L. F.

“…The objective of this study was to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of a culture method and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for detection of…”
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the effect of oral exposure dose on attack rate and incubation period in cattle by Wells, G. A. H, Konold, T, Arnold, M. E, Austin, A. R, Hawkins, S. A. C, Stack, M, Simmons, M. M, Lee, Y. H, Gavier-Widen, D, Dawson, M, Wilesmith, J. W

“…1 Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK 2 National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang,…”
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Developing Evaluation Capacity in Extension 4-H Field Faculty: A Framework for Success by Arnold, Mary E.

“…Developing evaluation capacity in organizations is a complex and multifaceted task. This article outlines a framework for building evaluation capacity. The…”
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A modelling approach to estimate the sensitivity of pooled faecal samples for isolation of Salmonella in pigs by Arnold, Mark E, Cook, Alasdair, Davies, Rob

“…isolation. Parameters for the model were estimated using data obtained by collecting 50 faecal samples from each of two pig farms. Each sample was tested for…”
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Protective effect of the T112 PrP variant in sheep challenged with bovine spongiform encephalopathy by Saunders, G.C, Lantier, I, Cawthraw, S, Berthon, P, Moore, S.J, Arnold, M.E, Windl, O, Simmons, M.M, Andréoletti, O, Bellworthy, S, Lantier, F

“…Sheep with an ARQ/ARQ PRNP genotype at codon positions 136/154/171 are highly susceptible to experimental infection with bovine spongiform encephalopathy…”
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Estimating the temporal relationship between PrPSc detection and incubation period in experimental bovine spongiform encephalopathy of cattle by Arnold, M.E, Ryan, J.B.M, Konold, T, Simmons, M.M, Spencer, Y.I, Wear, A, Chaplin, M, Stack, M, Czub, S, Mueller, R

“…This study examines tissues from sequential-kill, time-course pathogenesis studies to refine estimates of the age at which disease-specific PrP (PrPSc) can…”
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