Search Results - "Auty, Harriet K."
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Assessing the effect of insecticide-treated cattle on tsetse abundance and trypanosome transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Serengeti, Tanzania
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2020)“…In the absence of national control programmes against Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis, farmer-led treatment of cattle with pyrethroid-based…”
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Assessing the Economic Impact of Vaccine Availability When Controlling Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks
Published in Frontiers in veterinary science (13-03-2018)“…Predictive models have been used extensively to assess the likely effectiveness of vaccination policies as part of control measures in the event of a foot and…”
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Vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease: do initial conditions affect its benefit?
Published in PloS one (04-10-2013)“…When facing incursion of a major livestock infectious disease, the decision to implement a vaccination programme is made at the national level. To make this…”
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Antigenic Diversity in Theileria parva Populations From Sympatric Cattle and African Buffalo Analyzed Using Long Read Sequencing
Published in Frontiers in genetics (15-07-2021)“…East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle is caused by the Apicomplexan protozoan parasite , transmitted by the three-host tick . The African buffalo ( ) is the natural…”
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Using molecular data for epidemiological inference: assessing the prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in tsetse in Serengeti, Tanzania
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2012)“…Measuring the prevalence of transmissible Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in tsetse populations is essential for understanding transmission dynamics, assessing…”
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Continent-wide genomic analysis of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Published in Communications biology (29-06-2024)“…The African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) is a wild bovid with a historical distribution across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Genomic analysis can provide insights…”
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A Tool for Prioritizing Livestock Disease Threats to Scotland
Published in Frontiers in veterinary science (24-04-2020)“…There are a number of disease threats to the livestock of Scotland that are not presently believed to be circulating in the UK. Here, we present the…”
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Editorial: Risk-Based Evidence for Animal Health Policy
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What is needed to achieve effective and sustainable control of African animal trypanosomosis?
Published in Trends in parasitology (01-08-2024)“…International, cross-sectorial, and interdisciplinary efforts are providing opportunities to involve all stakeholders in shaping research and policy…”
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Exploring the role of small-scale livestock keepers for national biosecurity—The pig case
Published in Preventive veterinary medicine (15-09-2017)“…Small-scale keepers are less likely to engage with production organisations and may therefore be less aware of legislation, rules and biosecurity practices…”
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Detecting and managing new animal health threats: how vulnerable are we?
Published in Veterinary record (15-07-2017)“…The vulnerability of animal agriculture worldwide to notifiable and emerging diseases is regularly demonstrated, with significant impacts on food security and…”
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Geostatistical models using remotely-sensed data predict savanna tsetse decline across the interface between protected and unprotected areas in Serengeti, Tanzania
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-07-2018)“…1. Monitoring abundance is essential for vector management but it is often only possible in a fraction of managed areas. For vector control programmes,…”
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A cross-sectional survey to establish Theileria parva prevalence and vector control at the wildlife-livestock interface, Northern Tanzania
Published in Preventive veterinary medicine (01-11-2021)“…East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle is caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. In cattle ECF is often…”
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Assessing the potential for Bluetongue virus 8 to spread and vaccination strategies in Scotland
Published in Scientific reports (13-12-2016)“…Europe has seen frequent outbreaks of Bluetongue (BT) disease since 2006, including an outbreak of BT virus serotype 8 in central France during 2015 that has…”
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Vulnerability of the British swine industry to classical swine fever
Published in Scientific reports (22-02-2017)“…Classical swine fever (CSF) is a notifiable, highly contagious viral disease of swine which results in severe welfare and economic consequences in affected…”
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Impact of temperature, feeding preference and vaccination on Schmallenberg virus transmission in Scotland
Published in Scientific reports (18-07-2014)“…First identified in 2011, Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is principally transmitted by Culicoides midges and affects ruminants. Clinical presentation is typified by…”
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Using national movement databases to help inform responses to swine disease outbreaks in Scotland: the impact of uncertainty around incursion time
Published in Scientific reports (01-02-2016)“…Modelling is an important component of contingency planning and control of disease outbreaks. Dynamic network models are considered more useful than static…”
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Epidemic potential of an emerging vector borne disease in a marginal environment: Schmallenberg in Scotland
Published in Scientific reports (31-01-2013)“…During 2011 Schmallenberg virus (SBV) presented as a novel disease of cattle and sheep that had apparently spread through northern Europe over a relatively…”
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How commercial and non-commercial swine producers move pigs in Scotland: a detailed descriptive analysis
Published in BMC veterinary research (25-06-2014)“…BACKGROUND: The impact of non-commercial producers on disease spread via livestock movement is related to their level of interaction with other commercial…”
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Using Molecular Data for Epidemiological Inference: Assessing the Prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in Tsetse in Serengeti, Tanzania: e1501
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2012)“…Background Measuring the prevalence of transmissible Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in tsetse populations is essential for understanding transmission dynamics,…”
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