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Relative Importance of Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes trianguliceps as Vectors for Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) Populations by Bown, K.J, Lambin, X, Telford, G.R, Ogden, N.H, Telfer, S, Woldehiwet, Z, Birtles, R.J

“…The importance of Ixodes ricinus in the transmission of tick-borne pathogens is well recognized in the United Kingdom and across Europe. However, the role of…”
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Disruption of a host-parasite system following the introduction of an exotic host species by Telfer, S, Bown, K J, Sekules, R, Begon, M, Hayden, T, Birtles, R

“…The potential of biological invasions to threaten native ecosystems is well recognized. Here we describe how an introduced species impacts on native…”
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Investigating the persistence of tick-borne pathogens via the R₀ model by Harrison, A, Montgomery, W I, Bown, K J

“…In the epidemiology of infectious diseases, the basic reproduction number, R0, has a number of important applications, most notably it can be used to predict…”
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Contrasting dynamics of Bartonella spp. in cyclic field vole populations: the impact of vector and host dynamics by Telfer, S, Begon, M, Bennett, M, Bown, K J, Burthe, S, Lambin, X, Telford, G, Birtles, R

“…Many zoonotic disease agents are transmitted between hosts by arthropod vectors, including fleas, but few empirical studies of host-vector-microparasite…”
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Cowpox: reservoir hosts and geographic range by CHANTREY, J., MEYER, H., BAXBY, D., BEGON, M., BOWN, K. J., HAZEL, S. M., JONES, T., MONTGOMERY, W. I., BENNETT, M.

“…It is generally accepted that the reservoir hosts of cowpox virus are wild rodents, although direct evidence for this is lacking for much of the virus's…”
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Haemoparasites of common shrews (Sorex araneus) in Northwest England by Bray, D P, Bown, K J, Stockley, P, Hurst, J L, Bennett, M, Birtles, R J

“…The presence of haemoparasites belonging to the taxa Anaplasma, Bartonella and Trypanosoma was determined among 76 common shrews (Sorex araneus) from Northwest…”
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Host specificity of Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) species: evidence that bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) carry only one T. (H.) evotomys 18S rRNA genotype but wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) carry at least two polyphyletic parasites by Noyes, H A, Ambrose, P, Barker, F, Begon, M, Bennet, M, Bown, K J, Kemp, S J

“…The strongest evidence for host specificity of mammalian trypanosomes comes from parasites of the subgenus Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma). Laboratory studies have…”
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Groupings of highly similar major surface protein (p44)-encoding paralogues: a potential index of genetic diversity amongst isolates of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by Casey, A. N. J, Birtles, R. J, Radford, A. D, Bown, K. J, French, N. P, Woldehiwet, Z, Ogden, N. H

“…1 Department of Veterinary Preclinical Science, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill and Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZJ, UK 2 Department of Veterinary…”
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Natural Ehrlichia phagocytophila transmission coefficients from sheep 'carriers' to Ixodes ricinus ticks vary with the numbers of feeding ticks by Ogden, N H, Casey, A N J, French, N P, Bown, K J, Adams, J D W, Woldehiwet, Z

“…In a longitudinal study in a UK upland site, 38% of adult sheep were detected as infected with the tick-borne bacterium Ehrlichia phagocytophila by PCR of…”
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Myocarditis and myositis due to infection with Hepatozoon species in pine martens (Martes martes) in Scotland by Simpson, V. R., Panciera, R. J., Hargreaves, J., McGarry, J. W., Scholes, S. F. E., Bown, K. J., Birtles, R. J.

“…Postmortem examinations of four pine martens which had died as a result of road accidents in Scotland revealed focal, granulomatous lesions in the heart and…”
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New World origins for haemoparasites infecting United Kingdom grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), as revealed by phylogenetic analysis of bartonella infecting squirrel populations in England and the United States by BOWN, K. J., ELLIS, B. A., BIRTLES, R. J., DURDEN, L. A., LELLO, J., BEGON, M., BENNETT, M.

“…Phylogenetic analyses of bartonella have suggested divergence between bartonellae that infect mammals native to the Old and New Worlds. We characterized…”
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Seasonal dynamics of Anaplasma phagocytophila in a rodent-tick (Ixodes trianguliceps) system, United Kingdom by Bown, Kevin J, Begon, Michael, Bennett, Malcolm, Woldehiwet, Zerai, Ogden, Nicholas H

“…We investigated the reservoir role of European wild rodents for Anaplasma phagocytophila using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of blood collected from…”
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Sympatric Ixodes trianguliceps and Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on field voles (Microtus agrestis): potential for increased risk of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the United Kingdom? by Bown, K J, Begon, M, Bennett, M, Birtles, R J, Burthe, S, Lambin, X, Telfer, S, Woldehiwet, Z, Ogden, N H

“…The importance of wild rodents as reservoirs of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens is considered low in the United Kingdom because, in studies to date, those…”
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Hepatozoon species infection in wild red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on the Isle of Wight by Simpson, V. R., Birtles, R. J., Bown, K. J., Panciera, R. J., Butler, H., Davison, N.

“…Postmortem examinations of 49 red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) found dead on the Isle of Wight revealed the presence of a Hepatozoon species in 18 of them (37…”
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Cowpox infection: not yet consigned to history by Stewart, Kenneth J., Telfer, Sandra, Bown, K.J., White, Marion I.

“…Two patients presented with hard black eschars covering granulating ulcers. The ulcers healed within 6 weeks to leave small scars. The diagnosis of cowpox was…”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Some Thermophilic Species of Bacillus by Sharp, R. J, Bown, K. J, Atkinson, A

“…Public Health Laboratory Service, Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG ABSTRACT Summary: Some thermophilic…”
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Isolation and characterisation of the glycerol dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothermophilus by Spencer, P, Bown, K J, Scawen, M D, Atkinson, T, Gore, M G

“…A protocol for the rapid purification of the glycerol dehydrogenase (glycerol: NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.6) from the thermophile Bacillus…”
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Flea-borne Bartonella grahamii and Bartonella taylorii in bank voles by Bown, Kevin J, Bennet, Malcolm, Begon, Michael

“…Bartonella species are increasingly associated with a range of human and animal diseases. Despite this, we have a poor understanding of the ecology and…”
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The common shrew (Sorex araneus): a neglected host of tick-borne infections? by Bown, Kevin J, Lambin, Xavier, Telford, Gill, Heyder-Bruckner, Diane, Ogden, Nicholas H, Birtles, Richard J

“…Although the importance of rodents as reservoirs for a number of tick-borne infections is well established, comparatively little is known about the potential…”
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Emerging technologies with the potential to impact safety in defence by Caseley, P.R, Strong, G.T, Smith, D.J.H, Bown, K.J, Madahar, B.K

“…This paper provides a summary of the findings of a short investigation conducted by Dstl horizon scanning science and technology specialists on new…”
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