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Anthropogenic landscape alteration promotes higher disease risk in wild New Zealand avian communities by Filion, Antoine, Deschamps, Lucas, Niebuhr, Chris N, Poulin, Robert

“…Anthropogenic changes can have dramatic effects on wild populations. Moreover, by promoting the emergence of vector-borne diseases in many ecosystems, those…”
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Is avian malaria playing a role in native bird declines in New Zealand? Testing hypotheses along an elevational gradient by Niebuhr, Chris N, Poulin, Robert, Tompkins, Dan

“…Reports the findings of a survey conducted to identify patterns of avian malaria in wild birds in Nelson Lakes National Park, the overall aim of which was to…”
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Metatranscriptomic Comparison of Viromes in Endemic and Introduced Passerines in New Zealand by French, Rebecca K, Filion, Antoine, Niebuhr, Chris N, Holmes, Edward C

“…New Zealand/Aotearoa has many endemic passerine birds vulnerable to emerging infectious diseases. Yet little is known about viruses in passerines, and in some…”
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Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next-generation sequencing by Červená, Barbora, Modrý, David, Fecková, Barbora, Hrazdilová, Kristýna, Foronda, Pilar, Alonso, Aron Martin, Lee, Rogan, Walker, John, Niebuhr, Chris N, Malik, Richard, Šlapeta, Jan

“…Rats (Rattus spp.) invaded most of the world as stowaways including some that carried the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the cause of eosinophilic…”
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High prevalence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) on eastern Hawai'i Island: A closer look at life cycle traits and patterns of infection in wild rats (Rattus spp.) by Jarvi, Susan I, Quarta, Stefano, Jacquier, Steven, Howe, Kathleen, Bicakci, Deniz, Dasalla, Crystal, Lovesy, Noelle, Snook, Kirsten, McHugh, Robert, Niebuhr, Chris N

“…The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic pathogen and the etiological agent of human angiostrongyliasis or rat lungworm disease. Hawai'i,…”
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Culex quinquefasciatus: status as a threat to island avifauna and options for genetic control by Harvey-Samuel, Tim, Ant, Thomas, Sutton, Jolene, Niebuhr, Chris N., Asigau, Samoa, Parker, Patricia, Sinkins, Steven, Alphey, Luke

“…Abstract The avifauna endemic to islands is particularly susceptible to population declines and extinctions resulting from the introduction of non-native…”
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A review of rat lungworm infection and recent data on its definitive hosts in Hawaii by Niebuhr, Chris N., Jarvi, Susan I., Siers, Shane R.

“…Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a zoonotic nematode that causes rat lungworm disease (angiostrongyliasis), a potentially debilitating form of…”
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Large-scale disease patterns explained by climatic seasonality and host traits by Filion, Antoine, Eriksson, Alan, Jorge, Fátima, Niebuhr, Chris N., Poulin, Robert

“…Understanding factors affecting the distribution of vector-borne diseases in space and across species is of prime importance to conservation ecologists…”
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New insights into avian malaria infections in New Zealand seabirds by Bennett, Jerusha, Niebuhr, Chris N., Lagrue, Clément, Middlemiss, Karen L., Webster, Trudi, Filion, Antoine

“…The past few years have been marked by a drastic increase in pathogen spillover events. However, the extent and taxonomic range at which these events take…”
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High prevalence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) on eastern Hawai‘i Island: A closer look at life cycle traits and patterns of infection in wild rats (Rattus spp.) by Jarvi, Susan I., Quarta, Stefano, Jacquier, Steven, Howe, Kathleen, Bicakci, Deniz, Dasalla, Crystal, Lovesy, Noelle, Snook, Kirsten, McHugh, Robert, Niebuhr, Chris N.

“…The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic pathogen and the etiological agent of human angiostrongyliasis or rat lungworm disease. Hawai‘i,…”
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Improving detection of avian malaria from host blood: a step towards a standardised protocol for diagnostics by Niebuhr, Chris N., Blasco-Costa, Isabel

“…Avian malaria, caused by Plasmodium spp., has been linked to the mortality and population-level declines in native birds in some regions. While molecular…”
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Variation in Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in definitive and intermediate hosts in Hawaii, a global hotspot of rat lungworm disease by Niebuhr, Chris N., Siers, Shane R., Leinbach, Israel L., Kaluna, Lisa M., Jarvi, Susan I.

“…Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is a tropical and subtropical parasitic nematode, with infections in humans causing angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm…”
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Validation of a death assay for Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae (L3) using propidium iodide in a rat model ( Rattus norvegicus ) by Jarvi, Susan I, Jacob, John, Sugihara, Robert T, Leinbach, Israel L, Klasner, Ina H, Kaluna, Lisa M, Snook, Kirsten A, Howe, M Kathleen, Jacquier, Steven H, Lange, Ingo, Atkinson, Abigail L, Deane, Ashley R, Niebuhr, Chris N, Siers, Shane R

“…Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a pathogenic nematode and the cause of neuroangiostrongyliasis, an eosinophilic meningitis more commonly known as rat lungworm…”
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Occurrence of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in Invasive Coqui Frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) and Other Hosts in Hawaii, USA by Niebuhr, Chris N., Jarvi, Susan I., Kaluna, Lisa, Torres Fischer, Bruce L., Deane, Ashley R., Leinbach, Israel L., Siers, Shane R.

“…The rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) has emerged as an important human and animal health concern in Hawaii, US. Although the life cycle of the…”
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An evaluation of the registration and use prospects for four candidate toxicants for controlling invasive mongooses (Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus) by Ruell, Emily

“…The eradication or control of invasive small Indian mongooses from islands likely requires toxic baiting when removal by trapping proves insufficient. The one…”
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Efficacy of chemical repellents against Otobius megnini (Acari: Argasidae) and three species of ixodid ticks by Niebuhr, Chris N., Mays, Sarah E., Breeden, Jeff B., Lambert, Barry D., Kattes, David H.

“…Otobius megnini (Dugès), often referred to as the ear tick or spinose ear tick, is a one-host tick native to the southwestern United States and Mexico…”
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Managing feral pigs to mitigate kauri dieback disease in the face of ecological and epidemiological uncertainty by Niebuhr, Chris N., Warburton, Bruce, Latham, A. David M.

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Management of cats in Aotearoa New Zealand: a review of current knowledge and research needs by Glen, Alistair, Edwards, Sarah, Finlay-Smits, Susanna, Jones, Chris, Niebuhr, Chris, Norbury, Grant, Samaniego, Araceli

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High prevalence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis by Jarvi, Susan I, Quarta, Stefano, Jacquier, Steven, Howe, Kathleen, Bicakci, Deniz, Dasalla, Crystal, Lovesy, Noelle, Snook, Kirsten, McHugh, Robert, Niebuhr, Chris N

“…The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic pathogen and the etiological agent of human angiostrongyliasis or rat lungworm disease. Hawai'i,…”
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