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Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens of animals and humans by Huggins, Lucas G, Atapattu, Ushani, Young, Neil D, Traub, Rebecca J, Colella, Vito

“…Filarial worms are important vector-borne pathogens of a large range of animal hosts, including humans, and are responsible for numerous debilitating neglected…”
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Transmission of haemotropic mycoplasma in the absence of arthropod vectors within a closed population of dogs on ectoparasiticides by Huggins, Lucas G., Baydoun, Zahida, Mab, Ron, Khouri, Yulia, Schunack, Bettina, Traub, Rebecca J., Colella, Vito

“…Dog-infecting haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas), such as Mycoplasma haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum are common blood-borne pathogens of…”
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A multipronged next‐generation sequencing metabarcoding approach unearths hyperdiverse and abundant dog pathogen communities in Cambodia by Huggins, Lucas G., Colella, Vito, Koehler, Anson V., Schunack, Bettina, Traub, Rebecca J.

“…Recent surveys in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, have identified canine vector‐borne pathogens (VBPs), including those with zoonotic potential, as highly…”
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A novel metabarcoding diagnostic tool to explore protozoan haemoparasite diversity in mammals: a proof-of-concept study using canines from the tropics by Huggins, Lucas G., Koehler, Anson V., Ng-Nguyen, Dinh, Wilcox, Stephen, Schunack, Bettina, Inpankaew, Tawin, Traub, Rebecca J.

“…Haemoparasites are responsible for some of the most prevalent and debilitating canine illnesses across the globe, whilst also posing a significant zoonotic…”
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Nanopore Sequencing Using the Full-Length 16S rRNA Gene for Detection of Blood-Borne Bacteria in Dogs Reveals a Novel Species of Hemotropic Mycoplasma by Huggins, Lucas G, Colella, Vito, Atapattu, Ushani, Koehler, Anson V, Traub, Rebecca J

“…Dogs across the globe are afflicted by diverse blood- and vector-borne bacteria (VBB), many of which cause severe disease and can be fatal. Diagnosis of VBB…”
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Assessment of a metabarcoding approach for the characterisation of vector-borne bacteria in canines from Bangkok, Thailand by Huggins, Lucas G, Koehler, Anson V, Ng-Nguyen, Dinh, Wilcox, Stephen, Schunack, Bettina, Inpankaew, Tawin, Traub, Rebecca J

“…Globally, bacterial vector-borne disease (VBD) exerts a large toll on dogs in terms of morbidity and mortality but nowhere is this more pronounced than in the…”
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Metabarcoding using nanopore sequencing enables identification of diverse and zoonotic vector-borne pathogens from neglected regions: A case study investigating dogs from Bhutan by Huggins, Lucas G., Namgyel, Ugyen, Wangchuk, Pelden, Atapattu, Ushani, Traub, Rebecca, Colella, Vito

“…The diversity and prevalence of canine vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) in Bhutan have to date remained unexplored, whilst recent epidemiological surveys in other…”
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Dogs are reservoir hosts of the zoonotic Dirofilaria sp. ‘hongkongensis’ and potentially of Brugia sp. Sri Lanka genotype in Sri Lanka by Atapattu, Ushani, Koehler, Anson V., Huggins, Lucas G., Wiethoelter, Anke, Traub, Rebecca J., Colella, Vito

“…In 2016, the World Health Organization declared Sri Lanka as having successfully eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health concern. However, in recent…”
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A novel copro-diagnostic molecular method for qualitative detection and identification of parasitic nematodes in amphibians and reptiles by Huggins, Lucas G, Michaels, Christopher J, Cruickshank, Sheena M, Preziosi, Richard F, Else, Kathryn J

“…Anthropogenic disturbance via resource acquisition, habitat fragmentation and climate change, amongst other factors, has led to catastrophic global…”
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Next-generation sequencing metabarcoding assays reveal diverse bacterial vector-borne pathogens of Mongolian dogs by Davitt, Cassandra, Huggins, Lucas G., Pfeffer, Martin, Batchimeg, Lkhagvasuren, Jones, Malcolm, Battur, Banzragch, Wiethoelter, Anke K., Traub, Rebecca

“…Bacterial vector-borne pathogens (BVBPs) negatively impact canine health worldwide, with several also being zoonotic, posing an additional disease risk to…”
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Field trial investigating the efficacy of a long-acting imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% polymer matrix collar (Seresto®, Elanco) compared to monthly topical fipronil for the chemoprevention of canine tick-borne pathogens in Cambodia by Huggins, Lucas G., Stevenson, Mark, Baydoun, Zahida, Mab, Ron, Khouri, Yulia, Schunack, Bettina, Traub, Rebecca J.

“…The tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei, commonly infests canines in the tropics and is an important vector for disease-causing and sometimes lethal…”
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Correction: A novel copro-diagnostic molecular method for qualitative detection and identification of parasitic nematodes in amphibians and reptiles by Huggins, Lucas G, Michaels, Christopher J, Cruickshank, Sheena M, Preziosi, Richard F, Else, Kathryn J

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185151.]…”
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A Host-Specific Blocking Primer Combined with Optimal DNA Extraction Improves the Detection Capability of a Metabarcoding Protocol for Canine Vector-Borne Bacteria by Huggins, Lucas G, Koehler, Anson V, Schunack, Bettina, Inpankaew, Tawin, Traub, Rebecca J

“…Bacterial canine vector-borne diseases are responsible for some of the most life-threatening conditions of dogs in the tropics and are typically poorly…”
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Metabarcoding using nanopore long‐read sequencing for the unbiased characterization of apicomplexan haemoparasites by Huggins, Lucas G., Colella, Vito, Young, Neil D., Traub, Rebecca J.

“…Apicomplexan haemoparasites generate significant morbidity and mortality in humans and other animals, particularly in many low‐to‐middle income countries…”
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Prevalence, Distribution, and Factors Associated with Vector-Borne Pathogen Infections in Pet Dogs from Different Geoclimatic Zones in Sri Lanka by Atapattu, Ushani, Colella, Vito, Worsley, Andrew, Huggins, Lucas G., Wiethoelter, Anke, Traub, Rebecca J.

“…Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) cause significant diseases in dogs in the tropics. In Sri Lanka, the scarce availability of previous studies on canine VBPs has…”
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An Integrated Coproscopic and Molecular Method Provides Insights into the Epidemiology of Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths of Dogs across Cambodia by Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A., Colella, Vito, Huggins, Lucas G., Schaper, Roland, Schunack, Bettina, Traub, Rebecca J.

“…Introduction. In Cambodia, a limited number of focal surveys targeting dogs in rural communities have reported intestinal helminths of potential zoonotic risk…”
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Advanced approaches for the diagnosis and chemoprevention of canine vector-borne pathogens and parasites-Implications for the Asia-Pacific region and beyond by Huggins, Lucas G, Koehler, Anson V, Gasser, Robin B, Traub, Rebecca J

“…Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) of canines are a diverse range of infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and multicellular parasites, that are…”
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