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Pandemic Puppies: Characterising Motivations and Behaviours of UK Owners Who Purchased Puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic by Packer, Rowena M. A., Brand, Claire L., Belshaw, Zoe, Pegram, Camilla L., Stevens, Kim B., O’Neill, Dan G.

“…Widespread media reports suggest that unusually high numbers of the public purchased, or sought to purchase, puppies following the first ‘lockdown’ phase of…”
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Modelling habitat suitability in Jordan for the cutaneous leishmaniasis vector (Phlebotomus papatasi) using multicriteria decision analysis by Takahashi, Emi A, Masoud, Lina, Mukbel, Rami, Guitian, Javier, Stevens, Kim B

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a zoonotic vector-borne neglected tropical disease transmitted by female Phlebotomine sand flies. It is distributed globally…”
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Pandemic Puppies: Demographic Characteristics, Health and Early Life Experiences of Puppies Acquired during the 2020 Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK by Brand, Claire L, O'Neill, Dan G, Belshaw, Zoe, Pegram, Camilla L, Stevens, Kim B, Packer, Rowena M A

“…The UK recorded sharp rises in puppy purchasing during the 2020 phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many first-time dog owners purchasing puppies to improve…”
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and pets in a small animal referral hospital in the UK by Loeffler, Anette, Boag, Amanda K., Sung, Julia, Lindsay, Jodi A., Guardabassi, Luca, Dalsgaard, Anders, Smith, Heather, Stevens, Kim B., Lloyd, David H.

“…Objectives: The occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the possible relatedness between human and animal isolates were…”
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Is UK Puppy Purchasing Suffering a Long COVID Effect? Ongoing Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic upon Puppy Purchase Motivations and Behaviours in 2021 by Packer, Rowena M A, Brand, Claire L, Belshaw, Zoe, Pegram, Camilla L, Dale, Fiona, Stevens, Kim B, O'Neill, Dan G

“…The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in acquisitions of puppies in the UK, dubbed the "Pandemic Puppy" phenomenon. In addition to an increased demand for…”
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Spatial Heterogeneity of Habitat Suitability for Rift Valley Fever Occurrence in Tanzania: An Ecological Niche Modelling Approach by Sindato, Calvin, Stevens, Kim B, Karimuribo, Esron D, Mboera, Leonard E G, Paweska, Janusz T, Pfeiffer, Dirk U

“…Despite the long history of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Tanzania, extent of its suitable habitat in the country remains unclear. In this study we investigated…”
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Comparative Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 and H5N6 in Vietnamese Live Bird Markets: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Distribution and Risk Factors by Mellor, Kate C, Meyer, Anne, Elkholly, Doaa A, Fournié, Guillaume, Long, Pham T, Inui, Ken, Padungtod, Pawin, Gilbert, Marius, Newman, Scott H, Vergne, Timothée, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Stevens, Kim B

“…Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus has been circulating in Vietnam since 2003, whilst outbreaks of HPAI H5N6 virus are more recent, having…”
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Spatial and temporal epidemiological analysis in the Big Data era by Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Stevens, Kim B.

“…Concurrent with global economic development in the last 50 years, the opportunities for the spread of existing diseases and emergence of new infectious…”
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Classical sheep scrapie in Great Britain: spatial analysis and identification of environmental and farm-related risk factors by Stevens, Kim B, Del Río Vilas, Victor J, Guitián, Javier

“…Previous studies suggest that the spatial distribution of classical sheep scrapie in Great Britain is uneven and that certain flock characteristics may be…”
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Spatiotemporal patterns and agroecological risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama Rot) in dogs in the UK by Stevens, Kim B, Jepson, Rosanne, Holm, Laura Phillipa, Walker, David John, Cardwell, Jacqueline Martina

“…The annual outbreaks of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) reported in UK dogs display a distinct seasonal pattern (November to May) suggesting…”
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Signalment risk factors for cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (Alabama rot) in dogs in the UK by Stevens, Kim B, O’Neill, Dan, Jepson, Rosanne, Holm, Laura Phillipa, Walker, David John, Cardwell, Jacqueline Martina

“…Seasonal outbreaks of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) have been reported annually in UK dogs since 2012, yet the aetiology of the disease…”
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Spatio-temporal and risk factor analysis of alleles related to Scrapie resistance in sheep in Great Britain before, during and after a national breeding program by Alarcon, Pablo, Marco-Jimenez, Francisco, Arnold, Mark, Wolf, Alyssa, Rajanayagam, Brenda, Stevens, Kim B., Adkin, Amie

“…Certain genotypes of sheep have been identified to increase their susceptibility (the VRQ allele) or resistance (the ARR allele) to classical scrapie. This…”
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Factors associated with foot-and-mouth disease seroprevalence in small ruminants and identification of hot-spot areas in northern Nigeria by Begovoeva, Mattia, Ehizibolo, David O., Adedeji, Adeyinka J., Oguche, Moses O., Oyekan, Olumuyiwa, Ijoma, Sandra I., Atai, Rebecca B., Wungak, Yiltawe, Dogonyaro, Banenat B., Lazarus, David D., Samson, Mark, Ularamu, Hussaini, Muhammad, Maryam, Rosso, Fabrizio, Sumption, Keith J., Beard, Philippa M., Ludi, Anna B., Stevens, Kim B., Limon, Georgina

“…Many small ruminants infected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) remain asymptomatic, with the capacity to promote silent viral spread within domestic and…”
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Spatial modelling of disease using data- and knowledge-driven approaches by Stevens, Kim B, Pfeiffer, Dirk U

“…The purpose of spatial modelling in animal and public health is three-fold: describing existing spatial patterns of risk, attempting to understand the…”
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Modeling habitat suitability for occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in domestic poultry in Asia: a spatial multicriteria decision analysis approach by Stevens, Kim B, Gilbert, Marius, Pfeiffer, Dirk U

“…Risk maps are one of several sources used to inform risk-based disease surveillance and control systems, but their production can be hampered by lack of access…”
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Household and animal factors associated with sheeppox and goatpox sero-prevalence and identification of high-risk areas in selected States of northern Nigeria by Adedeji, Adeyinka J., Ijoma, Sandra I., Atai, Rebecca B., Dogonyaro, Banenat B., Adole, Jolly A., Maurice, Nanven A., Osemeke, Onyekachukwu H., Waziri, Ibrahim A., Atuman, Yakubu J., Lyons, Nicholas A., Stevens, Kim B., Beard, Philippa M., Limon, Georgina

“…Sheeppox and goatpox (SGP) are transboundary, highly contagious diseases affecting sheep and goats with characteristic clinical signs. SGP affect populations…”
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Skin disease in captive bats: results of an online survey of zoos and rehabilitators in Europe, North America and Australasia by Fountain, Kay I., Stevens, Kim B., Lloyd, David H., Loeffler, Anette

“…Background Bats may be held captive in zoos and breeding programmes, and for rehabilitation due to illness, abandonment or injury. Objectives To describe the…”
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Spatial modelling for low pathogenicity avian influenza virus at the interface of wild birds and backyard poultry by La Sala, Luciano F., Burgos, Julián M., Blanco, Daniel E., Stevens, Kim B., Fernández, Andrea R., Capobianco, Guillermo, Tohmé, Fernando, Pérez, Andrés M.

“…Summary Low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (LPAIV) is endemic in wild birds and poultry in Argentina, and active surveillance has been in place to prevent…”
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Sources of spatial animal and human health data: Casting the net wide to deal more effectively with increasingly complex disease problems by Stevens, Kim B, Pfeiffer, Dirk U

“…During the last 30years it has become commonplace for epidemiological studies to collect locational attributes of disease data. Although this advancement was…”
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Malassezia pachydermatis and M nana predominate amongst the cutaneous mycobiota of Sphynx cats by Volk, Andrea V., Belyavin, Clare E., Varjonen, Katarina, Cadiergues, Marie-Christine, Stevens, Kim B., Bond, Ross

“…Carriage of Malassezia species yeasts in healthy Sphynx cats was compared with that in Devon Rex cats (DRC), Cornish Rex cats (CRC) and domestic shorthair…”
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