Search Results - "deC. Bronsvoort, Barend M."
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Estimation of the impact of Fasciola hepatica infection on time taken for UK beef cattle to reach slaughter weight
Published in Scientific reports (04-08-2017)“…Fasciolosis is common in UK beef cattle, but it is unclear at what levels liver fluke burdens cause production losses. This study aimed to address these…”
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Using data-driven approaches to improve delivery of animal health care interventions for public health
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-02-2021)“…Rabies kills ∼60,000 people per year. Annual vaccination of at least 70% of dogs has been shown to eliminate rabies in both human and canine populations…”
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Latent class evaluation of the performance of serological tests for exposure to Brucella spp. in cattle, sheep, and goats in Tanzania
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2021)“…Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis endemic in many countries, including regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Evaluated diagnostic tools for the detection of…”
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Implementation of a mass canine rabies vaccination campaign in both rural and urban regions in southern Malawi
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2020)“…Rabies is a devastating zoonotic disease causing nearly 60,000 deaths globally each year. The disease causes Malawi an economic loss of 13 million USD and…”
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Factors associated with acquisition of human infective and animal infective trypanosome infections in domestic livestock in Western Kenya
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (18-01-2011)“…Trypanosomiasis is regarded as a constraint on livestock production in Western Kenya where the responsibility for tsetse and trypanosomiasis control has…”
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Evaluation of the Performance of Five Diagnostic Tests for Fasciola hepatica Infection in Naturally Infected Cattle Using a Bayesian No Gold Standard Approach
Published in PloS one (26-08-2016)“…The clinical and economic importance of fasciolosis has been recognised for centuries, yet diagnostic tests available for cattle are far from perfect. Test…”
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Bringing together emerging and endemic zoonoses surveillance: shared challenges and a common solution
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (19-10-2012)“…Early detection of disease outbreaks in human and animal populations is crucial to the effective surveillance of emerging infectious diseases. However, there…”
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One million dog vaccinations recorded on mHealth innovation used to direct teams in numerous rabies control campaigns
Published in PloS one (26-07-2018)“…Canine transmitted rabies kills an estimated 59,000 people annually, despite proven methods for elimination through mass dog vaccination. Challenges in…”
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Prevalence and patterns of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from Zambian dairy cattle across different production systems
Published in Scientific reports (27-07-2015)“…This study focused on the use of antibiotics on small, medium and commercial-sized dairy farms in the central region of Zambia and its relationship to…”
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A rabies lesson improves rabies knowledge amongst primary school children in Zomba, Malawi
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (09-03-2018)“…Rabies is an important neglected disease, which kills around 59,000 people a year. Over a third of these deaths are in children less than 15 years of age…”
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Barriers of attendance to dog rabies static point vaccination clinics in Blantyre, Malawi
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2018)“…Rabies is a devastating yet preventable disease that causes around 59,000 human deaths annually. Almost all human rabies cases are caused by bites from…”
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The Vaccination of 35,000 Dogs in 20 Working Days Using Combined Static Point and Door-to-Door Methods in Blantyre, Malawi
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (14-07-2016)“…An estimated 60,000 people die of rabies annually. The vast majority of cases of human rabies develop following a bite from an infected dog. Rabies can be…”
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Developing digital contact tracing tailored to haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillance: a protocol
Published in BMJ open (02-09-2022)“…IntroductionAt the peak of Uganda’s first wave of SARS-CoV-2 in May 2020, one in three COVID-19 cases was linked to the haulage sector. This triggered a…”
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Risk Factors for Avian Influenza H9 Infection of Chickens in Live Bird Retail Stalls of Lahore District, Pakistan 2009–2010
Published in Scientific reports (04-04-2018)“…This study was conducted to identify risk factors associated with AIV infections in live bird retail stalls (LBRS) in Lahore District, Pakistan. A…”
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Development of a high number, high coverage dog rabies vaccination programme in Sri Lanka
Published in BMC infectious diseases (20-11-2019)“…Rabies is estimated to cause 59,000 deaths and economic losses of US$8.6 billion every year. Despite several years of rabies surveillance and awareness…”
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Whole Genome Sequence Analysis Reveals Lower Diversity and Frequency of Acquired Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Genes in E. coli From Dairy Herds Compared With Human Isolates From the Same Region of Central Zambia
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (31-05-2019)“…Antibiotic treatment of sick dairy cattle is critical for the sustainability of this production system which is vital for food security and societal prosperity…”
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Ranging patterns and factors associated with movement in free‐roaming domestic dogs in urban Malawi
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-01-2022)“…Rabies is a neglected zoonotic disease that causes around 59,000 deaths per year globally. In Africa, rabies virus is mostly maintained in populations of…”
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Avian influenza A in poultry stalls of Lahore District, Pakistan in 2009–2010
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Seroepidemiology of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon and use of the SPOT test to identify herds with PI calves
Published in PloS one (06-07-2011)“…Bovine viral diarrhoea, caused by the bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in the Pestivirus genus of the Flaviviridae, is one of the most important diseases of…”
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UMF-078: A modified flubendazole with potent macrofilaricidal activity against Onchocerca ochengi in African cattle
Published in Parasites & vectors (20-06-2008)“…Human onchocerciasis or river blindness, caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, is currently controlled using the microfilaricidal drug,…”
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