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Who infects whom? Social networks and tuberculosis transmission in wild meerkats by Drewe, Julian A.

“…between individuals. Here, I use a network approach to examine for correlations between five distinct types of intra- and intergroup social interaction and…”
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Invasive alien species and disease risk: An open challenge in public and animal health by Chinchio, Eleonora, Crotta, Matteo, Romeo, Claudia, Drewe, Julian A, Guitian, Javier, Ferrari, Nicola

“…About the Authors: Eleonora Chinchio * E-mail: eleonora.chinchio@unimi.it Affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano,…”
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Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health by Qiu, Yu, Guitian, Javier, Webster, Joanne P, Musallam, Imadidden, Haider, Najmul, Drewe, Julian A, Song, Junxia

“…Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses) originating from domestic animals pose a significant risk to people's health and livelihoods, in addition to jeopardizing animal…”
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Novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, South Africa by Parsons, Sven D C, Drewe, Julian A, Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C, Warren, Robin M, van Helden, Paul D

“…The organism that causes tuberculosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) has been poorly characterized. Our genetic analysis showed it to be a novel member of…”
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Inference of the infection status of individuals using longitudinal testing data from cryptic populations: Towards a probabilistic approach to diagnosis by Buzdugan, Svetlana N., Vergne, Timothée, Grosbois, Vladimir, Delahay, Richard J., Drewe, Julian A.

“…Effective control of many diseases requires the accurate detection of infected individuals. Confidently ascertaining whether an individual is infected can be…”
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Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network by Silk, Matthew J, Drewe, Julian A, Delahay, Richard J, Weber, Nicola, Steward, Lucy C, Wilson-Aggarwal, Jared, Boots, Mike, Hodgson, David J, Croft, Darren P, McDonald, Robbie A

“…Abstract Detecting opportunities for between-species transmission of pathogens can be challenging, particularly if rare behaviours or environmental…”
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Peste des petits ruminants virus in Heilongjiang province, China, 2014 by Wang, Jingfei, Wang, Miao, Wang, Shida, Liu, Zaisi, Shen, Nan, Si, Wei, Sun, Gang, Drewe, Julian A, Cai, Xuehui

“…During March 25-May 5, 2014, we investigated 11 outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants in Heilongjiang Province, China. We found that the most likely source…”
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Towards a unified generic framework to define and observe contacts between livestock and wildlife: a systematic review by Bacigalupo, Sonny A, Dixon, Linda K, Gubbins, Simon, Kucharski, Adam J, Drewe, Julian A

“…Wild animals are the source of many pathogens of livestock and humans. Concerns about the potential transmission of economically important and zoonotic…”
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The importance of fine‐scale predictors of wild boar habitat use in an isolated population by Bacigalupo, Sonny A., Chang, Yu‐mei, Dixon, Linda K., Gubbins, Simon, Kucharski, Adam J., Drewe, Julian A.

“…Predicting the likelihood of wildlife presence at potential wildlife–livestock interfaces is challenging. These interfaces are usually relatively small…”
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Performance of proximity loggers in recording intra- and inter-species interactions: a laboratory and field-based validation study by Drewe, Julian A, Weber, Nicola, Carter, Stephen P, Bearhop, Stuart, Harrison, Xavier A, Dall, Sasha R X, McDonald, Robbie A, Delahay, Richard J

“…Knowledge of the way in which animals interact through social networks can help to address questions surrounding the ecological and evolutionary consequences…”
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Application of Surveillance Principles in the Progressive Control Pathway for Global Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease by Metwally, Samia, Wagner, Bruce, Salman, Mo, Drewe, Julian A, Ferrari, Giancarlo, McLaws, Melissa, Gonzales, Jose L

“…Progressive control pathways provide a stepwise, measurable approach to disease control. Documenting program progress, assessing intervention efforts, and the…”
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Trait-Based Vaccination of Individual Meerkats ( Suricata suricatta ) against Tuberculosis Provides Evidence to Support Targeted Disease Control by Patterson, Stuart J, Clutton-Brock, Tim H, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Drewe, Julian A

“…Individuals vary in their potential to acquire and transmit infections, but this fact is currently underexploited in disease control strategies. We trialled a…”
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The Social Network Structure of a Wild Meerkat Population: 2. Intragroup Interactions by Madden, Joah R., Drewe, Julian A., Pearce, Gareth P., Clutton-Brock, Tim H.

“…Knowledge of the structure of networks of social interactions is important for understanding the evolution of cooperation, transmission of disease, and…”
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Editorial: Quantifying and Addressing Bias Associated With Imperfect Observation Processes in Epidemiological Studies by Vergne, Timothée, Drewe, Julian A.

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Survey of infections transmissible between baboons and humans, Cape Town, South Africa by Drewe, Julian A, O'Riain, M Justin, Beamish, Esme, Currie, Hamish, Parsons, Sven

“…Baboons on South Africa's Cape Peninsula come in frequent contact with humans. To determine potential health risks for both species, we screened 27 baboons…”
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Combining Analytical Approaches and Multiple Sources of Information to Improve Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results for Tuberculosis in Wild Meerkats by Patterson, Stuart J, Clarke, Charlene, Clutton-Brock, Tim H, Miller, Michele A, Parsons, Sven D C, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Vergne, Timothée, Drewe, Julian A

“…Diagnostic tests are used to classify individual animals' infection statuses. However, validating test performance in wild animals without gold standard tests…”
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Diagnostic accuracy and optimal use of three tests for tuberculosis in live badgers by Drewe, Julian A, Tomlinson, Alexandra J, Walker, Neil J, Delahay, Richard J

“…Accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) due to infection with Mycobacterium bovis is notoriously difficult in live animals, yet important if we are to…”
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Recent advances in the analysis of behavioural organization and interpretation as indicators of animal welfare by Asher, Lucy, Collins, Lisa M., Ortiz-Pelaez, Angel, Drewe, Julian A., Nicol, Christine J., Pfeiffer, Dirk U.

“…While the incorporation of mathematical and engineering methods has greatly advanced in other areas of the life sciences, they have been under-utilized in the…”
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Development of Reporting Guidelines for Animal Health Surveillance-AHSURED by Comin, Arianna, Grewar, John, van Schaik, Gerdien, Schwermer, Heinzpeter, Paré, Julie, El Allaki, Farouk, Drewe, Julian A, Lopes Antunes, Ana Carolina, Estberg, Leah, Horan, Michael, Calvo-Artavia, Francisco F, Jibril, Abdurrahman Hassan, Martínez-Avilés, Marta, Van der Stede, Yves, Antoniou, Sotiria-Eleni, Lindberg, Ann

“…With the current trend in animal health surveillance toward risk-based designs and a gradual transition to output-based standards, greater flexibility in…”
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Higher temperature extremes exacerbate negative disease effects in a social mammal by Paniw, Maria, Duncan, Chris, Groenewoud, Frank, Drewe, Julian A., Manser, Marta, Ozgul, Arpat, Clutton-Brock, Tim

“…One important but understudied way in which climate change may impact the fitness of individuals and populations is by altering the prevalence of infectious…”
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