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Comparison of Respiratory Disease Prevalence among Voluntary Monitoring Systems for Pig Health and Welfare in the UK by Eze, J I, Correia-Gomes, C, Borobia-Belsué, J, Tucker, A W, Sparrow, D, Strachan, D W, Gunn, G J

“…Surveillance of animal diseases provides information essential for the protection of animal health and ultimately public health. The voluntary pig health…”
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Super-shedding cattle and the transmission dynamics of Escherichia coli O157 by MATTHEWS, L., McKENDRICK, I. J., TERNENT, H., GUNN, G. J., SYNGE, B., WOOLHOUSE, M. E. J.

“…The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 displays striking variability across the Scottish cattle population. On 78% of farms, in a cross-sectional survey of…”
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Heterogeneous shedding of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle and its implications for control by Matthews, L, Low, J.C, Gally, D.L, Pearce, M.C, Mellor, D.J, Heesterbeek, J.A.P, Chase-Topping, M, Naylor, S.W, Shaw , D.J, Reid, S.W.J

“…Identification of the relative importance of within- and between-host variability in infectiousness and the impact of these heterogeneities on the transmission…”
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Impacts of climate, host and landscape factors on Culicoides species in Scotland by PURSE, B. V, FALCONER, D, SULLIVAN, M. J, CARPENTER, S, MELLOR, P. S, PIERTNEY, S. B, MORDUE (LUNTZ), A. J, ALBON, S, GUNN, G. J, BLACKWELL, A

“…Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) vector a wide variety of internationally important arboviral pathogens of livestock and represent a…”
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Care pathways for glaucoma detection and monitoring in the UK by Harper, Robert A., Gunn, Patrick J. G., Spry, Paul G. D., Fenerty, Cecilia H., Lawrenson, John G.

“…Glaucoma presents considerable challenges in providing clinically and cost-effective care pathways. While UK population screening is not seen as justifiable,…”
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Prevalence and Virulence Factors of Escherichia coli Serogroups O26, O103, O111, and O145 Shed by Cattle in Scotland by Pearce, M. C, Evans, J, McKendrick, I. J, Smith, A. W, Knight, H. I, Mellor, D. J, Woolhouse, M. E. J, Gunn, G. J, Low, J. C

“…A national survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Escherichia coli O26, O103, O111, and O145 in feces of Scottish cattle. In total, 6,086 fecal…”
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Providing capacity in glaucoma care using trained and accredited optometrists: A qualitative evaluation by Gunn, Patrick J. G., Read, Simon, Dickinson, Christine, Fenerty, Cecilia H., Harper, Robert A.

“…Introduction The role of optometrists in glaucoma within primary and secondary care has been well described. Whilst many studies examined safety and clinical…”
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Temporal Shedding Patterns and Virulence Factors of Escherichia coli Serogroups O26, O103, O111, O145, and O157 in a Cohort of Beef Calves and Their Dams by PEARCE, M. C, JENKINS, C, FRANKEL, G, VALI, L, SMITH, A. W, KNIGHT, H. I, CHEASTY, T, SMITH, H. R, GUNN, G. J, WOOLHOUSE, M. E. J, AMYES, S. G. B

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Associations between the Presence of Virulence Determinants and the Epidemiology and Ecology of Zoonotic Escherichia coli by O'Reilly, K.M, Low, J.C, Denwood, M.J, Gally, D.L, Evans, J, Gunn, G.J, Mellor, D.J, Reid, S.W.J, Matthews, L

“…The severity of human infection with pathogenic Escherichia coli depends on two major virulence determinants (eae and stx) that, respectively, produce intimin…”
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Comparative outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty delivered by optometrists compared with ophthalmologists: a UK-based multicentre observational study by Lee, Chan Ning, Delaney, Alexander, Richardson, Jay A L, Freeman, Graham, Gunn, Patrick J G, Harthan, Stephen, Dubois, Vincent, Yau, Kenneth, Hemmerdinger, Christopher, Harper, Robert, Vallabh, Neeru A

“…BackgroundSelective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), a National Institute for Care and Health Excellence recommended first-line treatment for open-angle glaucoma…”
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Distribution of Escherichia coli O157 in bovine fecal pats and its impact on estimates of the prevalence of fecal shedding by Pearce, M.C, Fenlon, D, Low, J.C, Smith, A.W, Knight, H.I, Evans, J, Foster, G, Synge, B.A, Gunn, G.J

“…The distribution of Escherichia coli O157 in bovine feces was examined by testing multiple samples from fecal pats and determining the density of E. coli O157…”
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Prevalence of Pasteurella multocida and other respiratory pathogens in the nasal tract of Scottish calves by Hotchkiss, E. J., Dagleish, M. P., Willoughby, K., McKendrick, I. J., Finlayson, J., Zadoks, R. N., Newsome, E., Brulisauer, F., Gunn, G. J., Hodgson, J. C.

“…The prevalence of Pasteurella multocida, a cause of bovine respiratory disease, was studied in a random sample of beef suckler and dairy farms throughout…”
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Factors Associated with Cross-Contamination of Hides of Scottish Cattle by Escherichia coli O157 by Mather, A.E, Reid, S.W.J, McEwen, S.A, Ternent, H.E, Reid-Smith, R.J, Boerlin, P, Taylor, D.J, Steele, W.B, Gunn, G.J, Mellor, D.J

“…The putative source of hide contamination for 236 cattle in Scotland followed from the farm through to slaughter was determined using phage and verocytotoxin…”
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Modelling and costing BVD outbreaks in beef herds by Gunn, G.J., Stott, A.W., Humphry, R.W.

“…Results from an epidemiological model of an outbreak of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) within a Scottish beef suckler herd are presented. These results concurred…”
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Shedding patterns of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in a cohort of calves and their dams on a Scottish beef farm by Shaw, D.J, Jenkins, C, Pearce, M.C, Cheasty, T, Gunn, G.J, Dougan, G, Smith, H.R, Woolhouse, M.E.J, Frankel, G

“…Rectal fecal samples were taken once a week from 49 calves on the same farm. In addition, the dams of the calves were sampled at the time of calf birth and at…”
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Factors influencing the shedding of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 by beef suckler cows by SYNGE, B. A., CHASE-TOPPING, M. E., HOPKINS, G. F., McKENDRICK, I. J., THOMSON-CARTER, F., GRAY, D., RUSBRIDGE, S. M., MUNRO, F. I., FOSTER, G., GUNN, G. J.

“…A study was designed to investigate management factors that might influence the shedding of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 by beef cows…”
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Assessing economic and social pressure for the control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus by Gunn, G.J., Saatkamp, H.W., Humphry, R.W., Stott, A.W.

“…The objective of this paper is to present a preliminary assessment of variation in the economic impact of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) at dairy farm…”
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An integrated approach to assessing the viability of eradicating BVD in Scottish beef suckler herds by McCormick, B.J.J., Stott, A.W., Brülisauer, F., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Gunn, G.J.

“…The viability of eradicating bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in Scottish suckler herds is dependent on the continued compliance with eradication schemes. At the…”
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Strategies for screening young stock for antibodies – optimising numbers to test, cut-points, & predictive values for bovine viral diarrhoea virus by Humphry, R. W., Reeves, A., Gunn, G. J.

“…The antibody seroprevalence of young stock can be a useful indicator of recent or current infection in a herd. We examine the factors that contribute to the…”
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Measuring and comparing constraints to improved biosecurity amongst GB farmers, veterinarians and the auxiliary industries by Gunn, G.J., Heffernan, C., Hall, M., McLeod, A., Hovi, M.

“…Constraints to the introduction of enhanced biosecurity systems are rarely considered in sufficient detail when population medicine specialists initiate new…”
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