Research and analysis

Scientific papers published by APHA in 2021

Updated 3 March 2023

Bacteriology and Food Safety

A genomic epidemiological study shows that prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in enterobacterales is associated with the livestock host, as well as antimicrobial usage.

ABUOUN M; JONES H; STUBBERFIELD E; GILSON D; Shaw LP; Hubbard ATM; Chau KK; Sebra R; Peto TEA; READ DS; Crook DW; Gweon HS; Walker AS; Stoesser N; SMITH RP; ANJUM MF (2021)
A genomic epidemiological study shows that prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in enterobacterales is associated with the livestock host, as well as antimicrobial usage.
Microbial Genomics 7 (10) 000630.
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000630
Impact factor: 5.237, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Modernising Medical Microbiology Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Department of Genetic and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai, Mt Sinai, New York, USA. National Institute for Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit, University of Oxford in partnership with Public Health England (PHE), Oxford, UK. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, UK. School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, UK. Open access.

The potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment.

ANJUM MF; Schmitt H; Borjesson S; Berendonk TU (2021)
Current Opinion in Microbiology 64, 152-158.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2021.09.011
Impact factor: 7.934, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Centre for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology - Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), 751 89, Uppsala, Sweden. Institute for Hydrobiology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01217, Dresden, Germany. Open access.

Bayesian source attribution of Salmonella typhimurium isolates from human patients and farm animals in England and Wales.

ARNOLD M; SMITH RP; TANG Y; GUZINSKI J; PETROVSKA L (2021)
Frontiers in Microbiology 12, Article 579888.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.579888
Impact factor: 4.235, Code: European Union’s Horizon 2020 (grant agreement no. 643676) Open access.

Finafloxacin is an effective treatment for inhalational tularemia and plague in mouse models of infection.

Barnes KB; Richards MI; Laws TR; NUNEZ A; Thwaite JE; Bentley C; Harding SV (2021)
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 65 (6) e02294-20.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02294-20
Impact factor: 5.217, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom. MerLion Pharmaceuticals, Berlin, Germany. Open access.

The spatiotemporal dynamics and microevolution events that favoured the success of the highly clonal multidrug-resistant monophasic salmonella typhimurium circulating in Europe.

Cadel-Six S; Cherchame E; Douarre P-E; TANG Y; Felten A; Barbet P; Litrup E; Banerji S; Simon S; Pasquali F; Gourmelon M; MENSAH N; Borowiak M; Mistou M-Y; PETROVSKA L (2021)
Frontiers in Microbiology 12, Article number: 651124.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.651124
Impact factor: 4.235, Code: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 643476. Collaborators: Anses, Laboratory for Food Safety, Salmonella and Listeria Unit, Maisons-Alfort, France. Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. Robert Koch-Institute, Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella (FG11)/National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Other Bacterial Enteric Pathogens, Wernigerode, Germany. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Ifremer, RBE, SGMM, Health, Environment and Microbiology Laboratory, Plouzané, France. Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (B9fR), Berlin, Germany. Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, Centre International de Ressource Microbienne (CIRM) MaIAGE, Jouy-en-Josas, France. Open access.

Editorial: Pathogenomics of the genus brucella and beyond.

Cloeckaert A; Zygmunt MS; Scholz HC; Vizcaino N; WHATMORE AM (2021)
Frontiers in Microbiology 12, article number: 700734.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.700734
Impact factor: 5.640, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: INRAE, Université de Tours, UMR, ISP, Nouzilly, France. Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain. Open access.

First confirmed reports of the isolation of Brucella ceti from a Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus and a killer whale Orcinus orca.

Davison NJ; Dagleish MP; DALE EJ; ten Doeschate M; MUCHOWSKI J; PERRETT LL; Rocchi M; WHATMORE AM; Brownlow AC (2021)
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 145, 191-195.
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03612
Impact factor: 1.368, Code: Defra. Collaborators: Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Northern Faculty, An Lòchran, Inverness Campus, Inverness IV2 5NA, UK. Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik EH26 0PZ, UK. Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, College of Medic.

Meningoencephalitis in a common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata associated with Brucella pinnipedialis and gamma-herpesvirus infection.

Davison NJ; Dagleish MP; ten Doeschate M; MUCHOWSKI J; PERRETT LL; Rocchi M; WHATMORE AM; Brownlow A (2021)
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 144, 231-235.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao03590
Impact factor: 1.368, Code: Defra. Collaborators: Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Northern Faculty, An Lòchran, Inverness Campus, Inverness IV2 5NA, UK. Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Edinburgh EH26 0PZ, UK.

Neurobrucellosis due to Brucella ceti ST26 in three Sowerby’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon bidens).

Davison NJ; Brownlow A; Doeschate MT; DALE EJ; Foster G; MUCHOWSKI J; PERRETT LL; Rocchi M; WHATMORE AM; Dagleish MP (2021)
Journal of Comparative Pathology 182, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.10.005
Impact factor: 0.994, Code: Defra. Collaborators: Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Northern Faculty, An Lòchran, Inverness, Scotland, UK. Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Pilot investigation of anti-salmonella antibodies in oral fluids from Salmonella typhimurium vaccinated and unvaccinated swine herds.

De Lucia A; CAWTHRAW SA; SMITH RP; DAVIES R; BIANCO C; Ostanello F;MARTELLI F (2021)
Animals 11 (8) 2408.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082408
Impact factor: 2.752 Code: OZ0344. Collaborators: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Italy. Open access.

Reduction in antimicrobial resistance prevalence in Escherichia coli from a pig farm following withdrawal of group antimicrobial treatment.

DE LUCIA A; CARD RM; DUGGETT N; SMITH RP; DAVIES R; CAWTHRAW SA; ANJUM MF; Rambaldi M; Ostanello F; MARTELLI F (2021)
Veterinary Microbiology 258, 109125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109125
Impact factor: 3.030 Code: VM0533D; VM0533B; ARDIG; Defra. Collaborators: Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie Università di Bologna, Italy.

Identification of Mycoplasma species and related organisms from ruminants in England and Wales during 2005-2019.

DEENEY AS; COLLINGS R; RIDLEY AM (2021)
BMC Veterinary Research 17, Article number: 325.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-03037-y
Impact factor: 2.741, Code: Defra. Open access.

Botulism and Bisgaard taxon implicated in Arctic tern deaths in the UK (letter).

DUFF JP; THURSTON L; HOLMES JP; SCHOCK A; Booth V; WHATMORE AM (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (2) 77-78.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.755
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL.

Detection in livestock of the human pandemic Escherichia coli ST131 fimH30(R) clone carrying blaCTX-M-27 (letter).

DUGGETT N; Ellington MJ; Hopkins KL; Ellaby N; RANDALL L; LEMMA F; TEALE C; ANJUM MF (2021)
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 76 (1) 263-265.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaa407
Impact factor: 5.439, Code: FZ2000 Collaborators: National Infection Service, Public Health England, London NW9 5EQ, UK.

Evaluation of the application for new alternative biodiesel production process for rendered fat including Category 1 animal by-products (BDI-RepCat® process, AT).

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Koutsoumanis K; Allende A; Bolton D;Bover-Cid S; Chemaly M; DAVIES R; De Cesare A; Herman L; Lindqvist R; Nauta M; Peixe L; Ru G; Simmons M; Skandamis P; Suffredini E; Escamez PF; SPIROPOULOS J; Iulietto MF; Ortiz-Pelaez A; Alvarez-Ordonez A (2021)
EFSA Journal 19 (4) e06511.
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6511
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 2 (food information).

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Koutsoumanis K; Allende A; Alvarez-Ordonez A; Bolton D; Bover-Cid S; Chemaly M; DAVIES R; De Cesare A; Herman L; Hilbert F; Nauta M; Peixe L; Ru G; Simmons M; Skandamis P; Suffredini E; Jacxsens L; Skierdal T; Da Silva Felicio MT; Hempden M; Messens W; Lindqvist R (2021)
EFSA Journal 19(4) e06510.
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6510 Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Isolation of the human associated bla CTX-M-15-harbouring Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 from a tortoise in the UK.

Foster G; ABUOUN M; Pizzi R; Tennant B; McCall M; ANJUM MF (2021)
Access Microbiology 2 (12).
https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000172 Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: FZ2200; VM0533 Collaborators: SRUC Veterinary Services, Inverness, IV2 5AN, UK. Zoological Medicine Ltd, 40 Charlton Grove, Roslin, EH25 9NX, UK. SRUC Veterinary Services, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ, UK. Open access.

Detection of Mycoplasma agalactiae in ticks (Rhipicephalus bursa) collected by sheep and goats in Sicily (South-Italy), endemic area for contagious Agalactia.

Galluzzo P; Migliore S; Puleio R; Galuppo L; La Russa F; Blanda V; Tumino S; Torina A; RIDLEY A; Loria GR (2021) Microorganisms 9 (11) 2312.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112312 Impact factor: 4.128, Code: CR2003. Collaborators: IE Reference Laboratory for Contagious Agalactia, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi, 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy. Dipartimento Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy. Entomology Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi, 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy. Open access.

Control of salmonella and pathogenic e. coli contamination of animal feed using alternatives to formaldehyde-based treatments.

GOSLING RJ; MAWHINNEY I; Richardson K; Wales A; DAVIES R (2021)
Microorganisms 9 (2) 263.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020263
Impact factor: 4.152 Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Anitox, 7 Regent Park, Northants NN8 6GR, UK. Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey,Veterinary School Main Building, Daphne Jackson Road, Guildford GU2 7AL, UK Open access.

Epidemiology of brucellosis in cattle and dairy farmers of rural Ludhiana, Punjab.

Holt HR; Bedi IS; Kaur P; Mangtani P; Sharma NS; Gill JPS; Singh Y; Kumar R; Kaur M; MCGIVEN J; Guitian J (2021)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 (3): e0009102.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009102
Impact factor: 3.885 Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Group, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. School of Public Health and Zoonosis, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Open access.

Ecological niche adaptation of Salmonella typhimurium U288 is associated with altered pathogenicity and reduced zoonotic potential.

Kirkwood M; Vohra P; Bawn M; Thilliez G; Tanner J; Chintoan-Uta C; Branchu P; PETROVSKA L; Dallman T; Hall N; Stevens MP; Kingsley RA (2021)
Communications Biology 4 (1) Article number: 498.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02013-4
Impact factor: 4.049, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FL, UK. Quadram Institute Biosciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK. Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK. Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK. Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, NW9 5EQ, UK. Open access.

Performance characteristics and costs of serological tests for brucellosis in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania.

Lukambagire AS; Mendes AJ; Bodenham RF; MCGIVEN JA; Mkenda NA; Mathew C; Rubach MP; Sakasaka P; Shayo DD; Maro VP; Shirima GM; Thomas KM; Kasanga CJ; Kazwala RR; Halliday JEB; Mmbaga BT (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 5480.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82906-w
Impact factor: 3.998, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. Endulen Hospital, Ngorongoro, Tanzania. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania. Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA. Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute-Biotechnology Laboratory, Moshi, Tanzania. Regional Health Management Team, Arusha, Tanzania. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania. The Nelson Mandela African Institution for Science and Technology, Aruha, Tanzania. Centre for International Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Open access.

Abattoir-based study of Salmonella prevalence in pigs at slaughter in Great Britain.

MARTELLI F; OASTLER C; BARKER A; JACKSON G; SMITH RP; DAVIES R (2021)
Epidemiology and Infection 149, e218.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821001631
Impact factor: 2.451, Code: CR2000B. Open access.

Genomic network analysis of environmental and livestock F-type plasmid populations.

Matlock W; Chau KK; ABUOUN M; STUBBERFIELD E; Barker L; Kavanagh J; Pickford H; GILSON D; SMITH RP; Gweon HS; Hoosdally SJ; Swann J; Sebra R; Bailey MJ; Peto TEA; Crook D; ANJUM MF; Read DS; Walker AS; Stoesser N; Shaw LP; REHAB CONSORTIUM (2021) ISME Journal 15, 2322–2335.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00926-w
Impact factor: 12.284, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, UK. University of Reading, Reading, UK. Icahn Institute of Data Science and Genomic Technology, Mt Sinai, NY, USA. NIHR HPRU in Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Open access.

Retrospective analysis of necrotizing typhlitis cases associated with Brachyspira spp. in British rheas.

MCFADZEAN H; SCHOCK A; STUBBERFIELD E; CARD RM; Thomson J; Rohde J; Murray L; VELO-REGO E; AINSWORTH H; BARLOW AM; WELCHMAN D (2021)
Avian Pathology 50 (3) 246-256.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2021.1907305
Impact factor: 2.338, Code: ED1300. Collaborators: SAC Consulting, Veterinary Services, Midlothian, UK. Institute for Microbiology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Germany.

Comparison of phenotypical antimicrobial resistance between clinical and non-clinical e. coli isolates from broilers, turkeys and calves in four European countries.

Mesa-Varona O; Mader R; VELASOVA M; Madec J-Y; Granier SA; Perrin-Guyomard A; Norstom M; Kaspar H; Grobbel M; Jouv E; ANJUM MF; Tenhagen B-A (2021)
Microorganisms 9 (4) 678.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040678
Impact factor: 4.152, Code: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement No 773830. Collaborators: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department Biological Safety, 10589 Berlin, Germany. French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Laboratory of Lyon, Antibiotic Resistance and Bacterial Virulence Unit, University of Lyon, 31 avenue Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France. French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Fougeres Laboratory, 35133 Fougeres, France. Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI), Department of Animal Health and Food Safety, Research Section Food Safety and Animal Health, 0454 Oslo, Norway. Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Reference Laboratories, Resistance to Antibiotics Unit Monitoring of Resistance to Antibiotics, Department Method Standardisation, 12277 Berlin, Germany. French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, 22440 Ploufragan, France. Open access.

Diagnostic accuracy of the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for cases of feline mycobacteriosis.

Mitchell JL; Stanley P; McDonald K; Burr P; RHODES SG; Gunn-Moore DA; Hope JC (2021) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 193, 105409.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105409
Impact factor: 2.304, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom. Biobest Laboratories Ltd, 6 Charles Darwin House, Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge, Near Penicuik, EH26 0PY, United Kingdom.

Brucella seroprevalence and associated risk factors in occupationally exposed humans in selected districts of southern province, Zambia.

Mubanga M; Mfune RL; Kothowa J; Mohamud AS; Chanda C; MCGIVEN J; Bumbangi FN; Hang’ombe BM; Godfroid J; Simuunza M; Muma JB (2021)
Frontiers in Public Health 9, Article: 745244.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.745244
Impact factor: 3.709, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Eden University, Lusaka, Zambia. Department of Public Health, Michael Chilufya Sata School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia. Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Blantyre Agriculture Development Division (BLADD), Mpemba, Malawi. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Red Sea University, Galkaio, Somalia. Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Department of Disease Control and Prevention, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Eden University, Lusaka, Zambia. Department of Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. Africa Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. Open access.

An optimized bacteriophage cocktail can effectively control salmonella in vitro and in Galleria mellonella.

Nale JY; Vinner GK; Lopez VC; Thanki AM; Phothaworn P; Thiennimitr P; Garcia A; ABUOUN M; ANJUM MF; Korbsrisate S; Galyov EE; Galyov DJ; Clokie MRJ (2021) Frontiers in Microbiology 11, Article 609955.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.609955
Impact factor: 4.235, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom. Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom. Open access.

The lymphatic system as a potential mechanism of spread of melioidosis following ingestion of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

Nelson M; NUNEZ A; Ngugi SA; Atkins AP (2021) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 (2) e0009016.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009016
Impact factor: 3.885, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: CBR Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Open access

In-depth farm investigations and an exploratory risk factor analysis for the presence of Salmonella on broiler farms in Great Britain.

NEWTON K; WITHENSHAW SM; CAWTHRAW SA; DAVIES R (2021)
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 197, 105498.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105498
Impact factor: 2.670, Code: CR2000A; CR2005

Clostridial diseases and diagnostics.

OTTER A (2021)
Cattle Practice 29 (1) 56.
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable.

Suckler calf diseases.

OTTER A (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (5) 182-183.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.271
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable.

Editorial: Integrating whole genome sequencing into source attribution and risk assessment of foodborne bacterial pathogens.

Pasquali F; Remondini D; SNARY EL; Hald T; Guillier L (2021)
Frontiers in Microbiology 12, Article number: 795098.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.795098
Impact factor: 5.640, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. Department of Risk Assessment, Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail (ANSES), Maisons-Alfort, France. Open access.

A decline in the occurrence of extended‐spectrum B-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in retail chicken meat in the UK between 2013 and 2018.

RANDALL LP; HORTON RH; CHANTER JI; LEMMA F; EVANS SJ (2021)
Journal of Applied Microbiology 130 (1) 247-257.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14687
Impact factor: 3.066. Code: FS102109

Niche and local geography shape the pangenome of wastewater- and livestock-associated Enterobacteriaceae.

Shaw LP; Chau KK; Kavanagh J; ABUOUN M; STUBBERFIELD E; Gweon HS; Barker L; Rodger G; Bowes MJ; Hubbard ATM; Pickford H; Swann J; GILSON D; SMITH RP; Hoosdally SJ; Sebra R; Brett H; Peto TEA; Bailey MJ; Crook DW; Read DS; ANJUM MF; Walker AS; Stoesser N; REHAB CONSORTIUM (2021)
Science Advances 7 (15) eabe3868.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe3868
Impact factor: 13.116, Code: AMR Cross-council Initiative supported by the seven research councils [grants NE/N019989/1 and NE/N019660/1]. Collaborators: Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, UK. School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS, UK. NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK. NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance at University of Oxford in partnership with Public Health England, Oxford OX4 9DU, UK. Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. Sema4, a Mount Sinai venture, 333 Ludlow Street, North Tower, 8th floor, Stamford, CT 06902, USA. Thames Water Utilities, Clearwater Court, Vastern Road, Reading RG1 8DB, UK. Open access.

Review of investigations of premises housing animals that were linked to human outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales between 2009 and 2019.

SMITH RP; NEWTON K; RIMDAP E; WIGHT A; Robinson G; Chalmers RM (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (4) e246.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.246
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: FZ2100 Collaborators: Cryptosporidium Reference Unit, Public Health Wales, Microbiology and Health Protection, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK. Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in slaughtered pigs in England.

SMITH RP; SHARMA M; GILSON D; ANJUM M; TEALE CJ (2021)
Epidemiology and Infection 149, e236.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821002260
Impact factor: 2.451, Code: Not applicable. Open access.

Whole-genome sequencing of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae isolates from England and Wales reveals similarities to European isolates and mutations associated with reduced sensitivity to antimicrobials.

STUBBERFIELD E; SHELDON J; CARD RM; ABUOUN M; ROGERS J; WILLIAMSON S; Kay GL; Pallen MJ; ANJUM MF (2021)
Frontiers in Microbiology 12, Article No. 713233.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.713233
Impact factor: 5.640, Code: VM0533B; Defra. Collaborators: Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom. Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. Open access.

A proposed scheme for the monitoring of antibiotic resistance in veterinary pathogens of food animals in the UK.

TEALE C; Borriello P (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (3) e201.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.201
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Addlestone, Surrey, UK. Open access.

Development of a multiplex bead assay for simultaneous serodiagnosis of antibodies against Mycobacterium bovis, Brucella suis, and Trichinella spiralis in wild boar.

Touloudi A; Valiakos G; CAWTHRAW S; Kostoulas P; Gortazar C; Boadella M; Giannakopoulos A; Birtsas P; Sofia M; Athanasiou LV; Satra M; Athanasakopoulou Z; Kantere M; Spyrou V; PETROVSKA L; Billinis C (2021)
Microorganisms 9 (5) 904.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9050904
Impact factor: 4.152, Code: European Union Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) under grant agreement no. 222633 (WildTech). Collaborators: Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, 431 00 Karditsa, Greece. Faculty of Public and Integrated Health, University of Thessaly, 431 00 Karditsa, Greece. SaBio, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain. SABIOTEC, Camino de Moledores s/n, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain. Faculty of Forestry, Wood Science and Design, 431 00 Karditsa, Greece. Faculty of Animal Science, University of Thessaly, 412 22 Larissa, Greece. Open access.

Disinfectant testing for veterinary and agricultural applications: A review.

Wales AD; GOSLING RJ; BARE HL; DAVIES RH (2021)
Zoonoses and Public Health 68 (5) 361-375.
https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12830
Impact factor: 2.271, Code: RDOM0406. Collaborators: Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Open access.

Disinfection to control African swine fever virus: a UK perspective.

Wales AD; DAVIES RH (2021)
Journal of Medical Microbiology 70 (9) 001410.
https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001410
Impact factor: 2.350, Code: FZ2000; SV3998. Collaborators: Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Vet School Main Building, Daphne Jackson Road, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL. Open access.

Emerging diversity and ongoing expansion of the genus Brucella.

WHATMORE AM; Foster JT (2021)
Infection, Genetics and Evolution 92, Article number 104865.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104865
Impact factor: 2.773, Code: Defra. Collaborators: Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Brachyspira hyodysenteriae isolate multilocus sequence type dashboard.

WILLIAMSON S; STUBBERFIELD E; BRZOZOWSKA A; Thomson J (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (11) 423-424.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.611
Impact factor: 2.442, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: SRUC – Veterinary Consulting Services, Edinburgh. Free access.

A new strain of Taylorella asinigenitalis shows differing pathogenicity in mares and Jenny donkeys.

Wilsher S; Omar H; Ismer A; Allen T; Wernery U; Joseph M; MAWHINNEY I; FLOREA L; THURSTON L; Duquesne F; Petry S (2021)
Equine Veterinary Journal 53 (5) 990-995.
https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13382
Impact factor: 2.888, Code: Private funding from Sharjah Equine Hospital. Collaborators: Sharjah Equine Hospital, Sharjah, United. Arab Emirates Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ANSES, Laboratory for Animal Health in Normandy, Physiopathology and Epidemiology of Equine Diseases Unit, Goustranville, France. Free access.

Risk factor analysis for Salmonella contamination of broiler chicken (Gallus gallus) hatcheries in Great Britain.

WITHENSHAW SM; CAWTHRAW S; GOSLING B; NEWTON K; OASTLER CE; SMITH RP; DAVIES RH (2021)
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 196, 105492.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105492
Impact factor: 2.670, Code:CR2000A; CR2005

Bovine tuberculosis

Association of immune responses of Zebu and Holstein-Friesian cattle and resistance to mycobacteria in a BCG challenge model.

Alcarez-Lopez OA; Flores-Villalva S; Cortez-Hernandez O; Vigueras-Meneses G; Carrisoza-Urbina J; Benitez-Guzman A; Esquivel-Solis H; Werling D; Bodes FJS; VORDERMEIER M; VILLARREAL-RAMOS B; Gutierrez-Pabello JA (2021)
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 68 (6) 3360-3365.
https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13939
Impact factor: 5.005, Code: European Research Development Fund and Welsh Government. Collaborators: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México. Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Fisiología y Mejoramiento Animal, INIFAP, Querétaro, México. Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Guadalajara Jalisco, México. Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, UK. Public Health England, Salisbury, UK. Centre of Excellence for Bovine TB, IBERS, Aberystwyth University, Penglais, Aberystwyth, UK. Open access.

Population structure and transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in Ethiopia.

Almaw G; Mekonnen GA; Mihret A; Aseffa A; Taye H; Conlan AJK; Gumi B; Zewude A; Aliy A; Tamiru M; Olani A; Lakew M; Sombo M; Gebre S; Diguimbaye C; Hilty M; Fane A; Muller B; Hewinson RG; ELLIS RJ; NUNEZ-GARCIA J; PALKOPOULOU E; Abebe T; Ameni G; Parkhill J; Wood JLN; The ETHICOBOTS consortium; BERG S; van Tonder AJ (2021)
Microbial Genomics 7 (5).
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000539
Impact factor: 11.21, Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center, Sebeta, Ethiopia. Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Institut de Recherches en Elevage pour le Développement & Clinique Médico- Chirurgicale PROVIDENCE, N’Djaména, Chad. Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Laboratoire Centrale Vétérinaire, Bamako, Mali. F. Hoffmann- La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland. IBERS, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, UK. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE. Open access.

The variable prevalence of bovine tuberculosis among dairy herds in Central Ethiopia provides opportunities for targeted intervention.

Almaw G; Conlan AJK; Ameni G; Gumi B; Alemu A; Guta S; Gebre S; Olani A; Garoma A; Shegu D; Yimesgen L; Nigussie D; Wood JLN; Abebe T; Mihret A; BERG S; The ETHICOBOTS Consortium (2021)
PLoS ONE 16 (7) e0254091.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254091
Impact factor: 3.240, Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center, Sebeta, Ethiopia, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Disease Dynamics Unit, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Open access.

A bayesian analysis of a test and vaccinate or remove study to control bovine tuberculosis in badgers (meles meles).

ARNOLD ME; Courcier EA; Stringer LA; McCormick CM; PASCUAL-LINAZA AV; Collins SF; Trimble NA; Ford T; Thompson S; Corbett D; Menzies FD (2021)
PLoS ONE 16 (1) e0246141.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246141
Impact factor: 2.740, Code: DAERA. Collaborators: Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Veterinary Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. TVR Field Implementation Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Newry, Northern Ireland. Open access.

Drug resistance conferring mutation and genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in tuberculosis lymphadenitis patients; Ethiopia.

Ayalew S; Wegayehu T; Taye H; Wassie L; Girma S; BERG S; Mihret A (2021)
Infection and Drug Resistance 14, 575-584.
https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S298683
Impact factor: 3.527, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Armauer Hansen Research Institute,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University (AMU), Arba, Minch, Ethiopia. Open access.

Evaluation of the efficacy of BCG in protecting against contact challenge with Bovine tuberculosis in Holstein-Friesian and Zebu crossbred calves in Ethiopia.

Bayissa B; Sirak A; Worku A; Zewude A; Zeleke Y; Chanyalew M; Gumi B; BERG S; Conlan A; Hewinson RG; The ETHICOBOTS consortium; Wood JLN; VORDERMEIER HM; Ameni G (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article 702402.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.702402
Impact factor: 3.412, Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: Animal Health and Zoonotic Research Unit, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Vaccine Production and Drug Formulation Directorate, National Veterinary Institute, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Centre, Sebeta, Ethiopia. Disease Dynamics Unit, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Institute of Biology, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, United Kingdom. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Open access.

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in CD34-positive peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asymptomatic tuberculosis contacts: an observational study.

Belay M; Tulu B; Younis S; Jolliffe DA; Tayachew D; Manwandu H; Abozen T; Tirfie EA; Tegegn M; Zewude A; Forrest S; Mayito J; Huggett JF; Jones GM; O’Sullivan DM; Martineau HM; Noursadeghi M; Chandran A; Harris KA; Nikolayevskyy V; Demaret J; BERG S; VORDERMEIER M; Balcha TT; Aseffa A; Ameni G; Abebe M; Reece ST; Martineau AR (2021)
Lancet Microbe 2 (6) e267-e275.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00043-4
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Never forget the pulmonary pathology of Mycobacterium bovis in the alpaca (Vicugna pacos)!

BIANCO C; SANCHEZ-CORDON P; SPIROPOULOS J; SCHOCK A; VIDANA B (2021)
Vet Record Case Reports 9 (1) e31.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.31
Impact factor: 0.220. Code: Not applicable.

A combined measure of tuberculous lesions for assessing the efficacy of vaccination against tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in European badgers (Meles meles) supports the 3Rs principle of reduction.

BIRCH CPD; CHAMBERS MA; LESELLIER S (2021)
Vaccine 39 (11) 1661-1666.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.079
Impact factor: 3.143, Code: SE3247 Open access.

Identification and phenotype of mait cells in cattle and their response to bacterial infections.

Edmans MD; Connelley TK; Jayaraman S; Vrettou C; VORDERMEIER M; Mak JYW; Liu L; Fairlie DP; Maze EA; Chrun T; Klenerman P; Eckle SBG; Tchilian E; Benedictus L (2021)
Frontiers in Immunology 12, Article 627173.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.627173
Impact factor: 5.085, Code: SE3299. Collaborators: Department of Enhanced Host Responses, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, United Kingdom. Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Division of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, United Kingdom. Centre for Bovine Tuberculosis, Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Centre of Inflammation and Disease Research, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands. Open access.

Characterization of potential superspreader farms for bovine tuberculosis: A review.

Fielding HR; McKinley TJ; DELAHAY RJ; Silk MJ; McDonald RA (2021)
Veterinary Medicine and Science 7 (2) 310-321.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.358
Impact factor: 0.954, Code: APHA. Collaborators: Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK. College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK. Open access.

Probing differences in gene essentiality between the human and animal adapted lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex using TnSeq.

Gibson AJ; Passmore IJ; Faulkner V; Xia D; Nobeli I; Stiens J; Willcocks S; Clark TG; Sobkowiak B; Werling D; VILLARREAL-RAMOS B; Wren BW; Kendall SL (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article number: 760717.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.760717
Impact factor: 3.412, Code: SE3314. Collaborators: Centre for Emerging, Endemic and Exotic Diseases, Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, United Kingdom. Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Biological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, London, United Kingdom. Open access.

Efficacy and immunogenicity of different BCG doses in BALB/c and CB6F1 mice when challenged with H37Rv or Beijing HN878.

Khatri B; Keeble J; Dagg B; KAVEH DA; HOGARTH PJ; Ho MM (2021)
Scientific Reports 1, Article number: 23308.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02442-5
Impact factor: 4.379, Code: TRANSVAC2; 730964; 730964. Collaborators: Bacteriology Division, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QG, UK. Open access.

Interferon-y response of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infected goats to recombinant and synthetic mycobacterial antigens.

Kohler H; Liebler-Tenorio E; Hughes V; Stevenson K; Bakker D; Willemsen P; Bay S; Ganneau C; Biet F; VORDERMEIER HM (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article No. 645251.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.645251
Impact factor: 2.245, Code: Defra. Collaborators: National Reference Laboratory for Paratuberculosis, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Jena, Germany. Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Jena, Germany. Vaccines and Diagnostics Department, Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, United Kingdom. Department of Infection Biology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, Netherlands. Unité de Chimie des Biomolécules, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. CNRS UMR 3523, Paris, France, 7 INRAE, Université de Tours, ISP, Nouzilly, France. Open access.

Novel polyprotein antigens designed for improved serodiagnosis of bovine tuberculosis.

Lyashchenko KP; Sikar-Gang A; Sridhara AA; Johnathan-Lee A; Elahi R; Lambotte P; Esfandiari J; Duthie M; Reed SG; JONES G; VORDERMEIER HM; Thacker TC; Palmer MV; Waters WR (2021)
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 240, 110320.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2021.110320
Impact factor: 2.046, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 3661 Horseblock Road, Medford, NY, 11763, USA. Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA, 50010, USA.

Genetic, social and maternal contributions to Mycobacterium bovis infection status in European badgers (Meles meles).

Marjamaki PH; Dugdale HL; DELAHAY R; McDonald RA; Wilson AJ (2021)
Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34 (4) 695-709.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13775
Impact factor: 2.720, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, UK. Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh, The Netherlands. Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK.

Host serum proteins as potential biomarkers of bovine tuberculosis resistance phenotype.

Mazorra-Carrillo JL; Alcaraz-Lopez OA; Lopez-Rincon G; VILLARREAL-RAMOS B; Gutierrez-Pabello JA; Esquivel-Solis H (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article: 734087.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.734087
Impact factor: 3.412, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Biotecnología Médica y Farmacéutica, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico. Laboratorio de Investigación en Tuberculosis Bovina, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico. Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis, Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. Open access.

RNA-SEQ transcriptome analysis of peripheral blood from cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis across an experimental time course.

McLoughlin KE; Correia CN; Browne JA; Magee DA; Nalpas NC; Rue-Albrecht K; WHELAN AO; VILLARREAL-RAMOS B; VORDERMEIER HM; Gormley E; Gordon SV; MacHugh DE (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article No. 662002.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.662002
Impact factor: 2.245, Code: SE3224. Collaborators: Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Open access.

A case of early neonate bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia.

Mekonnen GA; Gumi B; BERG S; Conlan AJK; Ameni G; Wood JLN (2021)
Clinical Case Reports 9 (1) 487-490.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3563
Impact factor: 0.50, Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center, Sebeta, Ethiopia. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Disease Dynamics Unit, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates. Open access.

A molecularly defined skin test reagent for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis compatible with vaccination against Johne’s disease.

MIDDLETON S; STEINBACH S; COAD M; McGill K; Brady C; Duignan A; Wiseman J; Gormley E; JONES GJ; VORDERMEIER HM (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 2929.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82434-7
Impact factor: 3.998,Code: SE3305; SE3318. Collaborators: University College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM), Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Open access.

Macrophage-specific responses to human- and animal-adapted tubercle bacilli reveal pathogen and host factors driving multinucleated cell formation.

Queval CJ; Fearns A; Botella L; Mitermite M; WOOFF E; VILLARREAL-RAMOS B; Garcia-Jimenez W; Heunis T; Trost M; Werling D; Salguero FJ; Gordon SV; Gutierrez MG (2021)
PLoS Pathogens 17(3): e1009410.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009410
Impact factor: 6.218, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom. UCD School of Veterinary Medicine and UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. Department of Pathology an Infectious Diseases. School of Veterinary Medicine. University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom. Open access.

Bovine TB infection status in cattle in Great Britain in 2019.

RIMDAP E; DUNCAN D; HARRIS KA; BROUWER A; AVIGAD R; UPTON P; DALE J (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (2) e750.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.750
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: SB4500; SB4020. Free access.

A comparison of the value of two machine learning predictive models to support bovine tuberculosis disease control in England.

ROMERO MP; Chang Y-M; Brunton LA; PROSSER A; UPTON P; REES E; TEARNE O; ARNOLD M; Stevens K; Drewe JA (2021)
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 188, 105264.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105264
Impact factor: 2.304, Code: PPS_02225. Collaborators: Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, United Kingdom.

Cellular and cytokine responses in lymph node granulomas of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG)-vaccinated and non-vaccinated cross-breed calves naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis.

Sirak A; Tulu B; Bayissa B; Gumi B; BERG S; Salguero FJ; Ameni G; The ETHICOBOTS Consortium (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article number: 698800.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.698800
Impact factor: 3.412, Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: Animal Health and Zoonotic Research Unit, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Centre, Sebeta, Ethiopia. Medical Laboratory Science Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Vaccine Production and Drug Formulation Directorate, National Veterinary Institute, Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Open access.

A novel approach for trap-side restraint and blood sampling in European badgers.

SMITH F; ROGERS F; TOMLINSON A; ARNOLD L; BENTON C; SPYVEE P; BOXALL S; Whiteside J; DELAHAY R (2021)
European Journal of Wildlife Research 67 (5) Article number: 86.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01520-3
Impact factor: 2.038, Code: SE3273. Collaborators: Flextwenty Ltd, The Old Brickyard, Kiln Lane, Swindon, SN2 2NP, UK.

Simulating the next steps in badger control for bovine tuberculosis in England.

SMITH GC; BUDGEY R (2021)
PLoS ONE 16 (3) e0248426.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248426
Impact factor: 2.740, Code: Defra. Open access.

A meta-analysis of the effect of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination against bovine tuberculosis: Is perfect the enemy of good?

Srinivasan S; Conlan AJK; Easterling LA; Herrera C; Dandapat P; Veerasami M; Ameni G; Jindal N; Raj GD; Wood J; Juleff N; Bakker D; VORDERMEIER M; Kapur V (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article 637580.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.637580
Impact factor: 2.245, Code: Grant (OPP1176950) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; U.K. Department for International Development. Collaborators: Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States. The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States. Disease Dynamics Unit, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India. Cisgen Biotech Discoveries Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, India. Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biological, Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chennai, India. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, United States. Technical Consultant and Independent Researcher, Lelystad, Netherlands. Centre for Bovine Tuberculosis, Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. Open access.

Temporal dynamics of intradermal cytokine response to tuberculin in Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated cattle using sampling microneedles.

STEINBACH S; Jalili-Firoozinezhad S; Srinvasan S; Melo MB; MIDDLETON S; KONOLD T; COAD M; Hammond PT; Irvine DJ; VORDERMEIER M; Kapur V (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 7074.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86398-6
Impact factor: 3.998, Code: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1038202). Collaborators: Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Department of Animal Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. The Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA. Centre for Bovine Tuberculosis, Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, UK. Open access.

Tuberculosis in badgers where the bovine tuberculosis epidemic is expanding in cattle in England.

Swift BMC; Barron ES; Christley R; Corbetta D; Grau-Roma L; Jewell C; O’Cathail C; MITCHELL A; Phoenix J; PROSSER A; Rees C; Sorley M; Verin R; Bennett M (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 20995.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00473-6
Impact factor: 5.133, Code: SE3054; OJEU 28406. Collaborators: The Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK. School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham LE12 5RD, UK. Institute of Infection, Veterinary Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool CH64 7TE, UK. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK. Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. Centre for Health Informatics, Computing, and Statistics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK. 7 Department of Sociology, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK. School of Bioscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham LE12 5RD, UK. Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata e Alimentazione, Università Degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy. Open access.

Factors associated with localization of tuberculosis disease among patients in a high burden country: A health facility-based comparative study in Ethiopia.

Taye H; Alemu K; Mihret A; Wood JLN; Shkedy Z; BERG S; Aseffa A; The ETHICOBOTS Consortium (2021)
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 23, 100231.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2021.100231
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of Hasselt, Belgium. Open access.

Global prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infections among human tuberculosis cases: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Taye H; Alemu K; Mihret A; Wood JLN; Shkedy Z; BERG S; Aseffa A (2021)
Zoonoses and Public Health 68 (7) 704-718.
https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12868
Impact factor: 2.702, Code: TBSE3294. Collaborators: Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. Biostatistics and bioinformatics, University of Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Metabolomic changes in naturally map-infected Holstein-friesian heifers indicate immunologically related biochemical reprogramming.

Taylor EN; Beckmann M; VILLARREAL-RAMOS B; VORDERMEIER HM; Hewinson G; Rooke D; Mur LAJ; Koets AP (2021)
Metabolites 11 (11) 727.
https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11110727
Impact factor: 4.932, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion SY23 3DA, UK. Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion SY23 3DA, UK. ProTEM Services Ltd., Horsham, West Sussex RH12 4BD, UK. Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands. Population Health Systems, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands. Open access.

Inferring Mycobacterium bovis transmission between cattle and badgers using isolates from the Randomised Badger Culling Trial.

van Tonder AJ; Thornton MJ; Conlan AJK; Jolley KA; Goolding L; MITCHELL AP; DALE J; PALKOPOULOU E; HOGARTH P J; Hewinson RG; Wood JLN; Parkhill J (2021)
PLoS Pathogens 17(11) e1010075.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010075
Impact factor: 6.218, Code: SE3298. Collaborators: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. IBERS, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, United Kingdom. Open access.

Inferring Mycobacterium bovis transmission between cattle and badgers using isolates from the Randomised Badger Culling Trial.

van Tonder AJ; Thornton M; Conlan AJK; Jolley KA; Goolding L; MITCHELL AP; DALE J; PALKOPOULOU E; HOGARTH P; Hewinson RG; Wood JLN; Parkhill J (2021)
bioRxiv preprint N/A.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.27.445931
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. IBERS, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, United Kingdom. Open access.

ViewBovine: A microservices-powered web application to support interactive investigation of bovine tuberculosis infection pathways.

Yang-Turner F; Volk D; Peto T; ROBERTS T; HERREROS J; ELLIS R (2020)
2020 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES), Beijing, China, 2020, 4-6.
Wallingford, Lincoln AHO, Department of Epidemiological Sciences R11536
3 TB
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Prion infectivity and prpbse in the peripheral and central nervous system of cattle 8 months post oral bse challenge.

Ackermann I; Ulrich R; Tauscher K; Fatola OI; Keller M; Shawulu JC; ARNOLD M; Czub S; Groschup MH; Balkema-Buschmann A (2021)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 (21) 11310.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111310
Impact factor: 5.923, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Neuroscience Unit, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Abuja 900105, Nigeria. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Lethbridge Laboratory, Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Z4, Canada. Open access.

A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie.

ALARCON P; MARCO-JIMENEZ F; HORIGAN V; Ortiz-Pelaez A; RAJANAYAGAM B; DRYDEN A; SIMMONS H; KONOLD T; MARCO C; CHARNLEY J; SPIROPOULOS J; CASSAR C; Adkin A (2021)
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 193, 105388.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105388
Impact factor: 2.304, Code: SE1960. Collaborators: Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Group, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, UK. Department of Animal Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de València, C/Camino de vera s/n, Valencia, 46071, Spain. European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy. Food Standards Agency, Clive House, 70 Petty France, London, SW1H 9EX, UK. Open access.

BSE can propagate in sheep co-infected or pre-infected with scrapie.

Chong A; Foster JD; Goldmann W; GONZALEZ L; JEFFREY M; O’Connor MJ; Bishop K; Maddison BC; Houston F; Gough KC; Hunter N (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 11931.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91397-8
Impact factor: 3.998, Code: SE1436. Collaborators: The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK. School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, The University of Nottingham, College Road, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK. ADAS Biotechnology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, The University of Nottingham, College Road, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK. Open access.

Wide distribution of prion infectivity in the peripheral tissues of vCJD and sCJD patients.

Douet J-Y; Huor A; Cassard H; Lugan S; Aron N; ARNOLD M; Vilette D; Torres JM; Ironside JW; Andreoletti O (2021)
Acta Neuropathologica 141, 383–397.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-021-02270-x
Impact factor: 16.293, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: UMR INRA ENVT 1225, Interactions Hôtes Agents Pathogènes, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 Chemin des Capelles, 31076, Toulouse, France. Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, CISA-INIA, Valdeolmos, Spain. Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK. Open access.

Scientific report on the analysis of the 2-year compulsory intensified monitoring of atypical scrapie.

European Food Safety Authority; ARNOLD M; Ru G; Simmons M; Vidal-Diez A; Ortiz-Pelaez A; Stella P (2021)
EFSA Journal 19 (7) e06686.
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6686
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Goat scrapie - What we know now and what we still do not know.

KONOLD T (2021)
Goat Veterinary Society Journal 37, 5-9.
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable.

Classical scrapie in small ruminants is caused by at least four different prion strains.

Marin-Moreno A; Aguilar-Calvo P; Espinosa J-C; Zamora-Ceballos M; Pitarch JL; GONZALEZ L; Fernandez-Borges N; Orge L; Andreoletti O; Nonno R; Torres JM (2021)
Veterinary Research 52, Article 57.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00929-7
Impact factor: 3.432, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal. UMR INRAE ENVT 1225-IHAP, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. Department of Veterinary Public Health, Nutrition and Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Rome, Italy. Open access.

A new model for sensitive detection of zoonotic prions by PrP transgenic Drosophila.

Thackray AM; Andreoletti O; SPIROPOULOS J; Bujdoso R (2021)
Journal of Biological Chemistry 297 (2) 100878.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100878
Impact factor: 5.157, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. UMR INRA ENVT 1225 -Hôtes-Agents Pathogènes, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. Open access.

Virology

Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Mexico State, Mexico using morphology and COI DNA barcoding.

Adeniran AA; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; Ortega-Morales AI; Garza-Hernandez JA; de la Cruz-Ramos JM; Chan-Chable RJ; Vazquez-Marroquin R; Huerta-Jimenez H; Nikolova NI; FOOKS AR; Rodriguez-Perez MA (2021)
Acta Tropica 213, 105730.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105730
Impact factor: 2.555, Code: SV3045; Horizon 2020 (EVAg, grant no. 653316). Collaborators: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular, Blvd. del Maestro esquina Elías Piña s/n, Colonia Narciso Mendoza, 88710, Cd. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Departamento de Parasitología, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, C.P. 27054, Coahuila, México. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Av. Benjamin Franklin no. 4650, Zona PRONAF CP 32315, Chihuahua, México. Instituto de Salud del Estado de Chiapas, Jurisdicción Sanitaria No. X. 2ª. Norte 325, Centro, Motozintla, 30900, Chiapas, México. Departamento de Entomología, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, 01480, Mexico City, MéxicogBiodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.

Thapsigargin is a broad-spectrum inhibitor of major human respiratory viruses: coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus and influenza a virus.

Al-Beltagi S; Preda CA; Goulding LV; JAMES J; Pu J; SKINNER P; Jiang Z; Wang BL; Yang J; BANYARD AC; Mellits KH; Gershkovich P; Hayes CJ; Nguyen-Van-Tam J; BROWN IH; Liu J; Chang K-C (2021)
Viruses 13 (2) 234.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020234
Impact factor: 3.816, Code: SV3700. Collaborators: School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Nottingham LE12 5RD, UK. The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK. Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China. School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Nottingham LE12 5RD, UK. School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. Open access.

Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of rabies viruses from Jordan.

Al-Eitan LN; WU G; GOLDING M; TANG Y; MARSTON DA; FOOKS AR; MCELHINNEY LM (2021)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 (5) e0009431.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009431
Impact factor: 4.330,Code: SE0431; SE0433; Horizon 2020 grant agreement 871029 EVA-GLOBAL. Collaborators: Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Open access.

Economic evaluation of whole genome sequencing for pathogen identification and surveillance - results of case studies in Europe and the Americas 2016 to 2019.

Alleweldt F; Kara S; Best K; Aarestrup FM; Beer M; Bestebroer TM; Campos J; Casadei G; Chinen I; Van Domselaar G; Dominguez C; EVERETT HE; Fouchier RAM; Grant K; Green J; Hoper D; Johnston J; Koopmans MPG; Oude MBB; Myers R; Nadon C; Patel A; Pohlmann A; Pongolini S; Reimer A; Thiessen S; Wylezich C (2021)
Eurosurveillance 26 (9) 1900606.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.9.1900606
Impact factor: 6.454, Code: Horizon 2020 Grant No. 643476. Collaborators: Civic Consulting, Berlin, Germany. National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald, Germany. Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. INEI-ANLIS Dr Carlos G Malbrán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, Parma, Italy. Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, United States Public Health England, London, United Kingdom Open access.

Serum neutralization profiles of straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) in Makurdi (Nigeria), against four lineages of Lagos bat lyssavirus.

Ameh VO; WU G; GOHARRIZ H; SHIPLEY R; FOOKS AR; Sabeta CT; MCELHINNEY LM (2021)
Viruses 13 (12) 2378.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122378
Impact factor: 5.048, Code: SV3500; SE0433; European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreements (No 871029 EVA-GLOBAL). Collaborators: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, P.M.B., Makurdi 2373, Benue State, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, P Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Rabies Reference Laboratory, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. Open access.

The role of national and international veterinary laboratories

BROWN IH; SLOMKA MJ; CASSAR CA; MCELHINNEY LM; BROUWER A (2021).
Revue Scientifique et Technique 40 (1) 159-172.
https://doc.oie.int/dyn/portal/digidoc.xhtml?statelessToken=xfHerTzCzMizg8zqwzYLKVfCXuCkUyVotihZWMcJri0=&actionMethod=dyn%2Fportal%2Fdigidoc.xhtml%3AdownloadAttachment.openStateless
Impact factor: 0.563, Code: Not applicable. Open access.

Full-genome sequences and phylogenetic analysis of archived Danish European bat lyssavirus 1 (eblv-1) emphasize a higher genetic resolution and spatial segregation for sublineage 1a.

Calvelage S; Freuling CM; FOOKS AR; Hoper D; MARSTON DA; MCELHINNEY L; Rasmussen TB; Finke S; Beer M; Muller T (2021)
Viruses 13, 634.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040634 Impact factor: 3.816, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Central Duties, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Virus & Mikrobiologisk Specialdiagnostik, Statens Serum Institut, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark. Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), WHO Collaborating Centre for Rabies Surveillance and Research, OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Open access.

New distribution record of Aedes albopictus in Quintana Roo, Mexico, and its importance to public health.

Chan-Chable RJ; Balam-Poot E; Vazquez-Marroquin R; Martinez-Arce A; Mis-Avila PC; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM (2020)
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 36 (3) 197-200.
https://doi.org/10.2987/20-6935.1
Impact factor: 0.399, Code: SV3045; European Union Framework Horizon 2020 (EVAg, grant no. 653316). Collaborators: Postgrado en Ciencias en Producci´on Agropecuaria, Universidad Aut ´onoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Perif´erico Ra´ul L´opez Sa´nchez y Carretera a Santa Fe, 27054 Torre´on, Coahuila, Mexico. Departamento de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector y Zoonosis, Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo, Avenida Chapultepec No. 267, Chetumal, Quintana Roo 77000, Mexico. Departamento de Sistema´tica y Ecolog´ıa Acua´tica, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Chetumal, Avenida del Centenario Km. 5.5, Chetumal, Quintana Roo 77900, Mexico. Open access.

Small animal disease surveillance 2020/21: SARS-CoV-2, syndromic surveillance and an outbreak of acute vomiting in UK dogs.

Collins M; Singleton DA; Noble PJM; Smith S; Brant B; Smyth S; Radford AD; Appleton C; Jewell C; Rowlingson B; Caddy S; JONES PH (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (8) 304.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.427
Impact factor: 2.442, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston CH64 7TE, UK. Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Furness Building, Lancaster LA1 4YG, UK. MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK. Free access.

A novel dicistrovirus in a captive red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).

DASTJERDI A; EVEREST DJ; DAVIES H; Denk D; Zell R (2021)
Journal of General Virology 102 (3) 001555.
https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001555
Impact factor: 3.376, Code: APHA Diseases of Wildlife Scheme. Collaborators: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK. International Zoo Veterinary Group (IZVG), Station House, Parkwood Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 4NQ, UK. Section for Experimental Virology, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich- Schiller- Universität Jena, Hans- Knöll- Str. 2, Germany.

Novel arterivirus associated with outbreak of fatal encephalitis in European hedgehogs, England, 2019.

DASTJERDI A; INGLESE N; Partridge T; KARUNA S; EVEREST DJ; FROSSARD J-P; Dagleish MP; Stidworthy MF (2021)
Emerging Infectious Diseases 27 (2) 578-581.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.201962.
Impact factor: 7.42, Code: British Hedgehog Preservation Society. Collaborators: Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, Tewkesbury, UK. Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, UK. International Zoo Veterinary Group, Keighley, UK. Open access.

Schmallenberg virus found in England in autumn 2020 (letter).

DASTJERDI A; STEINBACH F (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (5) 192.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.275
Impact factor: 2.442, Code: Not applicable.

Exploiting pan influenza a and pan influenza b pseudotype libraries for efficient vaccine antigen selection.

Del Rosario JMM; da Costa KAS; Asbach B; Ferrara F; Ferrari M; Wells DA; Mann GS; Ameh VO; Sabeta CT; BANYARD AC; Kingsley R; Scott SD; Wagner R; Heeney JL; Carnell GW; Temperton NJ (2021)
Vaccines 9 (7) 741.
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070741
Impact factor: 4.422, Code: SE2213. Collaborators: Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, The Universities of Greenwich and Kent at Medway, Chatham ME4 4BF, UK. Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines. DIOSynVax, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. Vector Development and Production Laboratory, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi P.M.B. 2373, Bene State, Nigeria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, P. Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. OIE Rabies Reference Laboratory, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. Open access.

Assessing the risks of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife.

DELAHAY RJ; de la Fuente J; SMITH GC; Sharun K; SNARY EL; Giron LF; Nziza J; FOOKS AR; BROOKES SM; LEAN FZX; Breed AC; Gortazar C (2021)
One Health Outlook 3: 7.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00039-6
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: SaBio, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC-CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Centre de Rehabilitation des Primates de Lwiro, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 7Gorilla Doctors Inc., P.O. Box 115, Musanze, Rwanda. School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Epidemiology and One Health Section, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra, Australia. Open access.

Molecular characterization of mosquito diversity in the Balearic Islands.

Delgado-Serra S; Viader M; Ruiz-Arrondo I; Miranda MA; Barcelo C; Bueno-Mari R; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; Miquel M; Lester K; Jurado-Rivera JA; Paredes-Esquivel C (2021)
Journal of Medical Entomology 58 (2) 608-615.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa217
Impact factor: 1.929, Code: SV3045; Horizon 2020 (EVAg, grant 653316). Collaborators: Applied Zoology and Animal Conservation Research Group, Laboratory of Zoology, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain. Center for Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases, CIBIR, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. Research and Development (R+D) Department, Laboratorios Lokímica, Valencia, Spain. Diagnostics, Wildlife and Molecular Biology, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), Edinburgh, UK. Laboratory of Genetics, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Investigations associated with the 2020/21 highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic in wild birds in Great Britain.

DUFF P; HOLMES P; AEGERTER J; MAN C; FULLICK E; REID S; LEAN F; NUNEZ A; HANSEN R; TYE J; STEPHAN L; BROWN I; Robinson C (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (9) 356-358.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1146
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: SRUC.

Vertebrate-Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera)-arbovirus transmission networks: Non-human feeding revealed by meta-barcoding and next-generation sequencing.

Estrada-Franco JG; Fernandez-Santos NA; Adebiyi AA; Lopez-Lopez MDJ; Aguilar-Duran JA; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; Prosser SWJ; Hebert PDN; FOOKS AR; Hamer GL; Xue L; Rodriguez-Perez MA (2020)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (12): e0008867.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008867
Impact factor: 3.885, Code: SV3045; EU Framework Horizon 2020 (EVAg, grant no. 653316). Collaborators: Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnologia Genomica, Ciudad Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America. College of Mathematical Sciences, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China. Open access.

Disease monitoring and surveillance: case studies in the applied conservation of fragmented red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) populations in England and Wales.

EVEREST D; FLOYD T; HOLMES P; DUFF P; MAN C; DUNNETT E; Locke R; Savage L; Sutcliffe S; Sapsford B; Shuttleworth C (2021)
Mammalian Biology 101 (6) 1079-1088.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00157-8
Impact factor: 2.278, Code: APHADoWS. Collaborators: Save Newcastle Wildlife, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK. Seghill Reclamation Site, Blyth, Northumberland, UK. Grasmere Red Squirrel Group, Grasmere, Cumbria, UK. Grasmere Red Squirrel Group, Grasmere, Cumbria, UK. School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK.

Intranasal infection of ferrets with SARS-CoV-2 as a model for asymptomatic human infection.

EVERETT HE; LEAN FZX; BYRNE AMP; VAN DIEMEN PM; RHODES S; JAMES J; MOLLETT B; COWARD VJ; SKINNER P; WARREN CJ; Bewley KR; WATSON S; HURLEY S; Ryan KA; Hall Y; SIMMONS H; NUNEZ A; Carroll MW; BROWN IH; BROOKES SM (2021)
Viruses 13 (1) 113.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010113
Impact factor: 3.816, Code: SE0557; SV3700. Collaborators: National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK. Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3SY, UK. Open access.

Vaccines that reduce viral shedding do not prevent transmission of H1N1 pandemic 2009 swine influenza a virus infection to unvaccinated pigs.

EVERETT HE; VAN DIEMEN PM; Aramouni M; RAMSEY A; COWARD VJ; Pavot V; Canini L; Holzer B; Morgan S; The Dynamics sLoLa Consortium; Woolhouse MEJ; Tchilian E; BROOKES SM; BROWN IH; Charleston B; Gilbert S (2021)
Journal of Virology 95 (4) e01787-20.
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01787-20
Impact factor: 4.501, Code: SE2211. Collaborators: The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Usher Institute, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, United Kingdom. Open access.

Encephalitis and death in wild mammals at a rehabilitation center after infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza a(H5N8) virus, United Kingdom.

FLOYD T; BANYARD AC; LEAN FZX; BYRNE AMP; FULLICK E; WHITTARD E; MOLLETT BC; Bexton S; SWINSON V; MACRELLI M; Lewis NS; REID SM; NUNEZ A; DUFF JP; HANSEN R; BROWN IH (2021)
Emerging Infectious Disease 27 (1) 2856-2863.
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2711.211225
Impact factor: 6.259, Code: SE2213; SV3400; SV3006; European Union’s Horizon 2020 grant No 727922; ED1600. Collaborators: Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, East Winch, UK. Royal Veterinary College Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, North Mymms, UK. Open access.

Incursion of European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1) in Serotine bats in the United Kingdom.

FOLLY AJ; MARSTON DA; GOLDING M; SHUKLA S; WILKIE R; LEAN FZX; NUNEZ A; Worledge L; AEGERTER J; BANYARD AC; FOOKS AR; JOHNSON N; MCELHINNEY LM (2021)
Viruses 13 (10) 1979.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13101979
Impact factor: 5.048,Code: SV3500; SE0554; SE0431; SE0433; European Union Horizon 2020 grant No. 871029. Collaborators: Bat Conservation Trust, Studio 15 Cloisters House, Cloisters Business Centre, 8 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BG, UK. Open access.

Temperate conditions restrict Japanese encephalitis virus infection to the mid-gut and prevents systemic dissemination in Culex pipiens mosquitoes.

FOLLY AJ; DOREY-ROBINSON D; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; ACKROYD S; VIDANA B; LEAN FZX; HICKS D; NUNEZ A; JOHNSON N (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number 6133.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85411-2
Impact factor: 3.998, Code: SE4116. Collaborators: Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK. Open access.

Renewed public health threat from emerging lyssaviruses.

FOOKS AR; SHIPLEY R; Markotter W; Tordo N; Freuling C; Muller CM; MCELHINNEY LM; BANYARD AC; Rupprecht CE (2021)
Viruses 13 (9) 1769.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091769
Impact factor: 5.048, Code: SV3500; Horizon 2020 grant number: No. 733176; SE0431. Collaborators: Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Institut Pasteur de Guinée, Route de Donka, Conakry BP 4416, Guinea. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), WHO Collaborating Centre for Rabies Surveillance and Research (Rabies)/OIE Reference Laboratory, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. LYSSA LLC, Cumming, GA 30044, USA. Open access.

ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Herpesviridae 2021.

Gatherer D; Depledge DP; Hartley CA; Szpara ML; Vaz PK; Benko M; Brandt CR; Bryant NA; DASTJERDI A; Doszpoly A; Gompels UA; Inoue N; Jarosinki KW; Kaul R; Lacoste V; Norberg P; Origgi FC; Orton RJ; Pellett PE; Schmid DS; Spatz SJ; Stewart JP; Trimpert J; Waltzek TB; Davison AJ (2021) Journal of General Virology 102 (10) 001673.
https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001673
Impact factor: 3.376, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: ​Lancaster University, UK. ​NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. ​The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ​Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA. ​Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Budapest, Hungary. ​University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. ​University of Cambridge, UK. ​Virokine Therapeutics, London BioScience Innovation Centre, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK. ​Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. ​University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA. ​University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India. ​Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Laos. ​University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. ​University of Bern, Switzerland. ​University of Glasgow, UK. ​Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA. ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. ​US National Poultry Research Center, Athens, Georgia, USA. ​University of Liverpool, UK. ​Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. ​University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Open access.

Conclusions.

Gavier-Widen D; Bellini S; Chenais E; Ferreira F; Jori F; Le Potier MF; Montoya M; Netherton CL; SANCHEZ-CORDON PJ; Stahl K; Iacolina L (2021)
In: Understanding and combatting African swine fever: A European perspective; Iacolina L (ed); Penrith M-L (ed); Bellini S (ed); Chenais E (ed); Iori F (ed); Montoya M (ed); Stahl K (ed); Gavier-Widen D (ed); Wageningen Academic; 305-310.
https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7_12
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: National Veterinary Institute (SVA), 751 89, Uppsala, Sweden. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 7028, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Via A. Bianchi 7/9, 25124 Brescia, Italy. Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal. ASTRE (Animal, Health, Territories, Risk and Ecosystems), CIRAD, INRAE, University of Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France. French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), 22440 Ploufragan, France. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIBCSIC). Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 20840 Madrid, Spain. The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 ONF, United Kingdom. European Union Reference Laboratory for African Swine Fever (EURL), Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, CISA-INIA, Valdeolmos, 28130 Madrid, Spain. Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Frederik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark. Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 8, 6000 Koper, Slovenia. Open access.

Caution needed when treating wild birds this winter (letter).

HANSEN RDE; STEPHAN L; MAN C; HEPPLE S; LEAN FZX (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (10) 406.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1200
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable.

First detection, symptoms and management of Southern tomato virus in the United Kingdom.

Harju V; Skelton A; LAZENBY M; RIMMER T; BUXTON-KIRK A; Fowkes A; Forde S; Ward R; Frew L; Barker R; Adams I; Fox A (2021)
New Disease Report 43 (2) e12014.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12014
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Defra under its Plant Health Long-Term Service Agreement with Fera Science Ltd. Collaborators: Fera Science Ltd, National Agri-food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), National Agri-food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK. Open access.

An integrated molecular approach to untangling host-vector-pathogen interactions in mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) from Sylvan communities in Mexico.

HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; Garza-Hernandez JA; Morales AIO; Prosser SWJ; Hebert PDN; Nikolova NI; BARRERO E; de Jesus de Luna-Santillana E; Gonzalez-Alvaraez VH; Mendez-Lopez R; Chan-Chable RJ; FOOKS AR; Rodriguez-Perez MA (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7, 564791.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.564791
Impact factor: 2.245, Code: SV3045; Horizon 2020 (grant No. 653316). Collaborators: Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y Carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, Mexico. Center for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Reynosa, Mexico. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Chilpancingo, Mexico. Open access.

Oral susceptibility of aedine and culicine mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to Batai Orthobunyavirus.

HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; FOLLY AJ; BARRERO E; Lumley S; DEL MAR FERNANDEZ DE MARCO M; SEWGOBIND S; MCELHINNEY LM; FOOKS AR; JOHNSON N (2021)
Parasites and Vectors 14, Article number: 566.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05070-0
Impact factor: 3.959, Code: SV3045. Collaborators: Microbiology Services Division, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, UK. Open access.

Genetic and antigenic characterization of avian avulavirus type 6 (AAvV-6) circulating in Canadian wild birds (2005-2017).

Hisanaga T; Soos C; LEWIS N; Lung O; Suderman M; Berhane Y (2021)
Viruses 13 (4) 543.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040543
Impact factor: 3.816, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 1015 Arlington, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3M4, Canada. Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada. Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Hawkshead Campus, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2S2, Canada. Open access.

Preliminary optimisation of a simplified sample preparation method to permit direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 within saliva samples using reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP).

Howson ELA; Kidd SP; Armson B; Goring A; SAWYER J; CASSAR C; CROSS D; LEWIS T; HOCKEY J; RIVERS S; CAWTHRAW S; BANYARD A; ANDERSON P; RAHOU S; Andreou M; Morant N; Clark D; Walsh C; Laxman S; Houghton R; Slater-Jefferies J; Costello P; BROWN I; Cortes N; Godfrey KM; Fowler VL (2021)
Journal of Virological Methods 289, 114048.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114048
Impact factor: 1.786,Code: APHACSKL0085; APHANSOM0416. Collaborators: GeneSys Biotech Limited, Camberley, Surrey, UK. The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Woking, Surrey, UK. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Microbiology, Basingstoke and North Hants Hospital, Basingstoke, UK. vHive, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. OptiSense Limited, Horsham, West Sussex, UK. National Biofilms Innovation Centre, University of Southampton, UK. MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, UK. Gibraltar Health Authority, Gibraltar, UK. NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton, UK.

Identification of a common conformational epitope on the glycoprotein E2 of Classical swine fever virus and border disease virus.

Huang Y-L; Meyer D; Postel A; Tsai K-J; Liu H-M; Yang C-H; Huang Y-C; BERKLEY N; Deng M-C; Wang F-I; Becher P; CROOKE H; Chang C-Y (2021)
Viruses 13 (8) 1655.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081655
Impact factor: 5.048, Code: SE2215. Collaborators: OIE Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever, Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tansui, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan. EU and OIE Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany. School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan. Open access.

Comparison of serological assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

JAMES J; RHODES S; ROSS CS; SKINNER P; SMITH SP; SHIPLEY R; WARREN CJ; GOHARRIZ H; MCELHINNEY LM; Temperton N; Wright E; FOOKS AR; Clark TW; BROOKES SM; BROWN IH; BANYARD AC (2021)
Viruses 13 (4) 713.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13040713
Impact factor: 3.816, Code: SE0557; SE0558; SV3700; Horizon 2020 grant agreement No 871029. Collaborators: Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK. School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. Open access.

Detection of tick-borne pathogens in red deer (Cervus elaphus), United Kingdom.

JOHNSON N; GOLDING M; PHIPPS LP (2021)
Pathogens 10 (6) 640.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060640
Impact factor: 3.018, Code: ED1036; SE0559

Management of wild boar populations in the European Union before and during the ASF crisis.

Jori F; MASSEI G; Licoppe A; Ruiz-Fons F; Linden A; Vaclavek P; Chenais E; Rosell C (2021)
In: Understanding and combatting African swine fever: A European perspective; Iacolina L (ed); Penrith M-L (ed); Bellini S (ed); Chenais E (ed); Iori F (ed); Montoya M (ed); Stahl K (ed); Gavier-Widen D (ed); Wageningen Academic; 197-228.
https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7_8
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: ASTRE (Animal, Health, Territories, Risk and Ecosystems), CIRAD, INRAE, University of Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France. Department of Environmental and Agricultural Studies, Public Service of Wallonia, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium. SaBio Group, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain. FARAH Research Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium. State Veterinary Institute Jihlava, Rantířovská 93/20, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic. National Veterinary Institute, 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden. Minuartia Wildlife Consultancy / Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. Open access.

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales.

Kuhn JH; Adkins S; Agwanda BR; Al Kubrusli R; Alkhovsky SV; Amarasinghe GK; Avsic-Zupanc T; Ayllon MA; Bahl J; Balkema-Buschmann A; Ballinger MJ; Basler CF; Bavau S; Beer M; Bejerman N; Bennett AJ; Bente DA; Bergeron E; Bird BH; Blair CD; Blasdell KR; Blystad D-R; Bojko J; Borth WB; Bradfute S; Breyta R; Briese T; Brown PA; Brown JK; Buchholz UJ; Buchmeier MJ; Bukreyev A; Burt F; Buttner C; Calisher CH; Cao M; Casas I; Chandran K; Charrel RN; Cheng Q; Chiaki Y; Chiapello M; Choi I-R; Ciuffo M; Clegg JCS; Crozier I; Dal Bo E; de la Torre JC; de Lamballerie X; de Swart RL; Debat H; Dheilly H; Di Cicco E; Di Paola N; Di Serio F; Dietzgen RG; Digiaro M; Dolnik O; Drebot MA; Drexler MA; Dundon WG; Duprex WP; Durrwald R; Dye JM; Easton AJ; Ebihara H; Ergunay K; Ferguson HW; FOOKS AR; Forgia M; Formenty PBH; Franova J; Freitas-Astua J; Fu J; Furl S; Gago-Zachert S; Garcia GF; Garcia ML; Garcia-Sastre A; Garrison AR; Gaskin T; Gonzalez J-PJ; Griffiths A; Goldberg TL; Groschup MH; Gunther S; Hall RA; Hammond J; Han T; Hepojoki J; Hewson R; Hong J; Hong N; Hongo S; Horie S; Hu JS; Hu T; Hughes HR; Huttner F; Kadono F; Kaukinen KH; Kawate M; Klempa B; Klingstrom J; Kobinger G; Koloniuk I; Kondo H; Koonin EV; Krupovic M; Kubota K; Kurath G; Laenen L; Lambert AJ; Langevin SL; Lee B; Lefkowitz EJ; Leroy EM; Li S; Li L; Li J; Liu H; Lukashevich IS; Maes P; Marcial de Souza W; Marklewitz M; Marshall SH; Marzano S-YL; Massart S; McCauley JW; Melzer M; Mielke-Ehret N; Miller KM; Ming TJ; Mirazimi A; Mordecai GJ; Muhlbach H-P; Muhlberger E; Naidu R; Natsuaki T; Navarro JA; Netesov SV; Neumann G; Nowotny N; Nunes MRT; Olmedo-Velarde A; Palacios G; Pallas V; Palyi B; Papa A; Paraskevopoulou S; Park AC; Parrish CR; Patterson DA; Pauvolid-Correa A; Paweska JT; Payne S; Peracchio C; Perez DR; Postler TS; Qi L; Radoshitzky SR; Resende RO; Reyes CA; Rima BK; Luna GR; Romanowski V; Rota P; Rubbenstroth D; Rubino L; Runstadler JA; Sabanadzovic S; Sall AA; Salvato MS; Sang R; Sasaya T; Schulze AD; Schwemmle M; Shi M; Shi X; Shi Z; Shimomoto Y; Shirako Y; Siddell SG; Simmonds P; Sironi M; Smagghe G; Smither S; Song J-W; Spann K; Spengler JR; Stenglein MD; Stone DM; Sugano J; Suttle CA; Tabata A; Takada A; Takeuchi S; Tchouassi DP; Teffer A; Tesh RB; Thornburg NJ; Tomitaka Y; Tomonaga K; Tordo N; Torto B; Towner JS; Tsuda S; Tu C; Turina M; Tzanetakis IE; Uchida J; Vaira AM; Vallino M; van den Hoogen B; Varsani A; Vasilakis N; Verbeek M; von Bargen S; Wada J; Wahl V; Walker PJ; Wang L-F; Wang G; Wang Y; Wang Y; Waqas M; Wei T; Wen S; Whitfield AE; Williams JV; Wolf YI; Wu J; Xu L; Yanagisawa H; Yang C; Yang Z; Zerbini FM; Zhai L; Zhang Y-Z; Zhang S; Zhang J; Zhang Z; Zhou X (2021)
Archives of Virology 166 (12) 3513-3566.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05143-6
Impact factor: 2.574, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Affiliation details can be found on the publisher’s website.

Investigating the efficacy of a canine rabies vaccine following storage outside of the cold-chain in a passive cooling device.

Legelo A; Hampson K; Czupryna A; Bigambo M; MCELHINNEY LM; MARSTON DA; Kazwala R; Lakester F (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, Article number: 728271.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.728271
Impact factor: 3.412, Code: SV3500. Collaborators: Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Department, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. Global Animal Health Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania. Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States. Open access.

Exploration of binary protein-protein interactions between tick-borne flaviviruses and Ixodes ricinus.

Lemasson M; Caignard G; Unterfinger Y; Attoui H; Bell-Sakyi L; Hirchaud E; Moutailler S; JOHNSON N; Vitour D; Richardson J; Lacour SA (2021)
Parasites and Vectors 14, Article number: 144.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04651-3
Impact factor: 3.169, Code: SV3045. Collaborators: UMR 1161 Virologie Laboratoire de Santé Animale, ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Paris-Est Sup, Maisons-Alfort, France. Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Viral Genetic and Biosecurity Unit, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, ANSES, Ploufragan, France. UMR BIPAR, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Paris-Est Sup, Maisons-Alfort, France. Open access.

Antigenic evolution of contemporary clade 2.3.4.4 HPAI H5 influenza A viruses and impact on vaccine use for mitigation and control.

Lewis NS; BANYARD AC; ESSEN S; WHITTARD E; Coggon A; HANSEN R; REID S; BROWN IH (2021)
Vaccine 39 (29) 3794-3798.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.060
Impact factor: 3.143, Code: SV3400; SV3006; SE2213; K Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund One Health Poultry Hub (BB/S011269/1); HHSN266200700007C; HHSN272201400008C; Research England’s Strategic Priorities. Collaborators: Royal Veterinary College, Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA, United Kingdom.

Emergence and spread of novel H5N8, H5N5 and H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2020 (letter).

LEWIS NS; BANYARD AC; WHITTARD E; Karibayev T; Kafagi TA; Chvala I; BYRNE A; Akberovna SM; King J; Harder T; Grund C; ESSEN S; REID SM; BROUWER A; Zinyakov NG; Tegzhanov A; Irza V; Pohlmann A; Beer M; Fouchier RAM; Akievich SA; BROWN IH (2021)
Emerging Microbes and Infections 10 (1) 148-151.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2021.1872355
Impact factor: 5.776, Code: SV3006; OIE funded laboratory twinning grant: (Grant Number OR1078). Collaborators: Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Addlestone, UK. National Veterinary Reference Centre, Infectious Diseases Laboratory, The Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision, Nur-Sultan City, Republic of Kazakhstan. Veterinary Directorate, Baghdad, Iraq; eNational Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease, Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGBI “ARRIAH”), Yur’evets Vladimir, Russia. Department of Virology, The Kazakh Scientific Research Veterinary Institute (KazSRVI), Non-Commercial JSC “National Agrarian Science and Educational Centre”, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Erasmus MC Department of Viroscience, Rotterdam, Netherlands; hInstitute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Open access.

Detection of Rift Valley Fever virus RNA in formalin-fixed mosquitoes by in situ hybridization (RNAscope®).

LUMLEY S; Hunter L; Emery K; Hewson R; FOOKS AR; Horton DL; JOHNSON N (2021)
Viruses 13 (6) 1079.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061079
Impact factor: 5.048, Code: SE4113; SE4116; SE0550; APHA grant SC1402. Collaborators: Microbiology Services Division, Public Health England, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. Open access.

First detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Norway.

Madslien K; Moldal T; Gjerset B; Gudmundsson S; Follestad A; WHITTARD E; Tronerud O-H; Dean KR; Akerstedt J; Jorgensen HJ; das Neves CG; Romo G (2021).
BMC Veterinary Research 17, Article number: 218.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02928-4
Impact factor: 2.179, Code: SV3006. Collaborators: Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway. Norwegian Institute of Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway. Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Oslo, Norway. Open access.

Ongoing assessment of the molecular evolution of Peste des petits ruminants virus continues to question viral origins.

Mahapatra M; Pachauri R; Subramaniam S; BANYARD AC; Sekar SC; Ramakrishnan MA; Njeumi F; Muthuchelvan D; Parida S (2021)
Viruses 13 (11) 2144.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112144
Impact factor: 5.048, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey GU24 ONF, UK. Division of Virology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263 138, India. Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease, National FMD Seromonitoring Laboratory, IVRI Campus, Bengaluru 560024, India. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy. Open access.

Simultaneous aerosol and intramuscular immunization with influenza vaccine induces powerful protective local T cell and systemic antibody immune responses in pigs.

Martini V; Paudyal B; Chrun T; McNee A; Edmans M; Maze EA; Clark B; NUNEZ A; Dolton G; Sewell A; Beverley P; MacLoughlin R; Townsend A; Tchilian E (2021)
Journal of Immunology 206 (3) 652-663.
https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2001086
Impact factor: 4.718, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright GU24 0NF, United Kingdom. Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom. Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom. National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom. Aerogen Ltd., Dangan, Galway H91 HE94, Ireland. Open access.

Inactivation of African Swine Fever Virus by reagents commonly used in containment laboratories.

MCCLEARY S; MCCARTHY RR; STRONG R; EDWARDS J; CROOKE H (2021)
Journal of Virological Methods 295, 114203.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114203
Impact factor: 1.786, Code: SV3000.

A universal RT-qPCR assay for “One Health” detection of influenza A viruses.

Nagy A; Cernikova L; Kunteova K; Dirbakova Z; THOMAS SS; SLOMKA MJ; Dan A; Varga T; Mate M; Jirincova H; BROWN IH (2021)
PLoS ONE 16 (1): e0244669.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244669
Impact factor: 2.740, Code: FLUFUTURES - Reducing Influenza A Virus; SE2213; SV3400; SV3006. Collaborators: State Veterinary Institute Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. National Institute of Public Health, National Reference Laboratory for Influenza, Prague, Czech Republic. SVFI-Veterinary Institute Zvolen, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Danam.Vet.Molbiol, Budapest, Hungary, 6 SCG Diagnosztika Ltd., De´legyha´za, Hungary. Prophyl Animal Health Ltd., Moha´cs, Hungary. Open access.

DNA barcoding of mosquitoes from the Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, Southeastern Mexico.

Ortega-Morales AI; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; Chan-Chable RJ; Garza-Hernandez JA; Gonzalez-Alvarez VH; Ruiz-Arrondo I; Nikolova NI; Martinez-Arce A; FOOKS AR; Rodriguez-Perez MA (2021)
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 37 (4) 198-207 198-207.
https://doi.org/10.2987/21-6967
Impact factor: 0.860, Code: SV3045; European Union Framework Horizon 2020 Innovation Grant, no. 653316)European Virus Archive (EVAg, grant). Collaborators: Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Torreón, Coahuila, México. Postgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Torreón, Coahuila, México. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Cuajiniculapa, Guerrero, México. Center for Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Hospital San Pedro-CIBIR, Logroño, Spain. Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Departamento Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, Unidad Chetumal, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. Open access.

Pestivirus infections of cattle.

OTTER A; TORRENS N; MARTINDALE L (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (7) 281-282.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1038
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable.

Importation of an exotic tick into the UK on a leopard tortoise (letter).

PHIPPS L; HERNANDEZ-TRIANA LM; JOHNSON N; Hansford K; Medlock J (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (5) 208-209.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.912
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG.

Identification of exotic ticks: Paul Phipps responds (letter).

PHIPPS LP; Cooper JE (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (9) 369-370.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1152
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Wildlife Health, Forensic and Comparative Pathology Services, Norfolk PE30 5AP.

Testing for exclusion of avian notifiable disease: six-year review.

REID S; BROOKES S; HANSEN R; WELCHMAN D; Irvine R; BROWN IH (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (5) 193-195.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.902
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Defra Worcester.

Testing to exclude notifiable disease in birds in Great Britain (letter).

REID SM; BROOKES SM; HANSEN RDE; BROWN IH; Irvine RM; WELCHMAN D (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (5) 207.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.909
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Defra Worcester.

Molecular epidemiology and pathogenicity of H5N1 and H9N2 avian influenza viruses in clinically affected chickens on farms in Bangladesh.

Ripa RN; Sealy RE; Raghwani J; Das T; Barua H; Masuduzzaman Md; Saifuddin AKM; Huq R; Uddin MI; Iqbal M; BROWN I; LEWIS NS; Pfeiffer D; Fournie G; Biswas PK (2021)
Emerging Microbes and Infection 10 (1) 2223-2234.
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2021.2004865
Impact factor: 2.475, Code: UKRI GCRF One Health Poultry Hub (grant number BB/S011269/1). Collaborators: Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram,Bangladesh. Avian Influenza Viruses Group, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, UK. University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Poultry Research and Training Centre, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Department of Livestock Services, District Livestock Office, Chattogram, Bangladesh. The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK. Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Open access.

Evaluation of lesions and viral antigen distribution in domestic pigs inoculated intranasally with African swine fever virus Ken05/Tk1 (Genotype X).

SANCHEZ-CORDON PJ; FLOYD T; HICKS D; CROOKE HR; MCCLEARY S; MCCARTHY RR; STRONG R; Dixon LK; Neimanis A; Wikstrom-Lassa E; Gavier-Widen D; NUNEZ A (2021)
Pathogens 10 (6) 768.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060768
Impact factor: 3.492, Code: CSKN0019; Defra. Collaborators: Pathology Department, Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Carretera Algete-El Casar Km. 8.1, Valdeolmos, 28130 Madrid, Spain. The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, UK. Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7028, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Open access.

Pathology of African swine fever.

SANCHEZ-CORDON PJ; VIDANA B; Neimanis A; NUNEZ A; Wikstrom E; Gavier-Widen D (2021)
In: Understanding and combatting African swine fever: A European perspective; Iacolina L (ed); Penrith M-L (ed); Bellini S (ed); Chenais E (ed); Iori F (ed); Montoya M (ed); Stahl K (ed); Gavier-Widen D (ed); Wageningen Academic; 87-139.
https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7_4
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: European Union Reference Laboratory for African Swine Fever (EURL), Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, CISA-INIA, Valdeolmos, 28130 Madrid, Spain. Bristol Veterinary School, Faculty of Health Science, University of Bristol, Langford, BS40 4UD, United Kingdom. Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), 751 89, Uppsala, Sweden. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7028, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Open access.

Phylogenetic analysis of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Ukraine, 2016-2017

Sapachova M; Kovalenko G; Sushko M; Bezymennyi M; Muzyka D; Usachenko N; Mezhenskyi A; Abramov A; ESSEN S; LEWIS NS; Bortz E (2021).
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 21 (12) 979-988.
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2021.0031
Impact factor: 2.133, Code: SV3006. Collaborators: State Scientific and Research Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise (SSRILDVSE), Kyiv, Ukraine. Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Institute for Veterinary Medicine (IVM), Kyiv, Ukraine. National Scientific Center Institute for Experimental Clinical and Veterinary Medicine (NSC IECVM), Kharkiv, Ukraine. State Scientific Control Institute of Biotechnology and Strains of Microorganisms (SSCIBSM), Kyiv, Ukraine. Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, United Kingdom.

Amino acid substitutions in the H5N1 avian influenza haemagglutinin alter pH of fusion and receptor binding to promote a highly pathogenic phenotype in chickens.

Sealy JE; HOWARD WA; Molesti E; Iqbal M; Temperton NJ; BANKS J; SLOMKA MJ; Barclay WS; Long JS (2021)
Journal of General Virology 102 (11) 001672.
https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001672
Impact factor: 3.376, Code: SE0792; SE2211; SE2213. Collaborators: Avian Influenza Group, The Pirbright Institute, Woking, GU24 0NF, UK. ​Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, UK. ​VisMederi Research S.r.l., Siena, Italy. ​Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Campus, London W2 1NY, UK. ​Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar EN6 3QG, UK. Open access.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N6 (clade 2.3.4.4b) has a preferable host tropism for waterfowl reflected in its inefficient transmission to terrestrial poultry.

SEEKINGS AH; WARREN CJ; THOMAS SS; MAHMOOD S; JAMES J; BYRNE AMP; WATSON S; BIANCO C; NUNEZ A; BROWN IH; BROOKES SM; SLOMKA MJ (2021)
Virology 559, 74-85.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2021.03.010
Impact factor: 2.819, Code: “FLUFUTURES: Reducing influenza A virus (avian and mammalian) hazards in the UK” (SE2211) and “FLUFUTURES 2.0 - Understanding the diverse spectrum of influenza virus based threats to the UK” (SE2213); and also the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme “DELTA-FLU: Dynamics of avian influenza in a changing world” under grant agreement No 727922.

Assessing rabies vaccine protection against a novel lyssavirus, Kotalahti bat lyssavirus.

SHIPLEY R; Wright E; LEAN FZX; SELDEN D; Horton DL; FOOKS AR; BANYARD AC (2021)
Viruses 13 (5) 947.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050947
Impact factor: 3.816, Code: SE0431; SE0433; Horizon 2020 grant agreement No. 733176. Collaborators: School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK Open access.

Adenovirus infection in red squirrels (letter).

Shuttleworth C; EVEREST D; Stidworthy MF; Halliwell EC; Clews-Roberts R; Paine V; Bamber C; Mason J (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (11) 444-445.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1246
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW. International Zoo Veterinary Group, Station House, Parkwood Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4NQ. Natural Resources Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DW.

Sympatric cases of squirrelpox in red and grey squirrels (letter).

Shuttleworth C; EVEREST D; WOOD C; HOLMES J (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (9) 358.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.483
Impact factor: 2.442, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Research fellow, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW.

Negligible risk of rabies importation in dogs thirty days after demonstration of adequate serum antibody titer.

Smith TG; FOOKS AR; Moore SM; Freuling CM; Muller T; Torres G; Wallace RM (2021)
Vaccine 39 (18) 2496-2499.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.064
Impact factor: 3.143, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Reference Expert and Laboratory for Rabies. Kansas State University, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Rabies Laboratory, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA. Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler Institute, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald - Insel Riems, Germany. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Science and New Technologies Department, Paris, France.

Activation of dendritic cells in tonsils is associated with CD8 T cell responses following vaccination with live attenuated Classical swine fever virus.

SOLDEVILA F; EDWARDS JC; GRAHAM SP; CROOKE HR; Werling D; STEINBACH F (2021)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 (16) Article. No. 8795.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22168795
Impact factor: 5.923, Code: SE2207; SE2210. Collaborators: The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright GU24 0NF, UK. Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL, UK. Open access.

Bluetongue virus surveillance study (letter).

SWINSON V; PAPADOPOULOU C; Rafferty L (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (9) 369.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1151
Impact factor: 2.695, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: c/o Defra, Eden Bridge House, Carlisle CA3 8DX.

Predicting spread and effective control measures for African swine fever - Should we blame the boars?

TAYLOR RA; Podgorski T; SIMONS RRL; Ip S; GALE P; KELLY L; SNARY E (2021)
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 68 (2) 397-416.
https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13690
Impact factor: 4.188, Code: European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 643476. Collaborators: Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland. Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.

Respiratory and intramuscular immunization with ChAdOx2-NPM1-NA induces distinct immune responses in H1N1pdm09 pre-exposed pigs.

Vatzia E; Allen ER; Manjegowda T; Morris S; McNee A; Martini V; Kaliath R; Ulaszewska M; Boyd A; Paudyal B; Carr VB; Chrun T; Maze E; MacLoughlin R; VAN DIEMEN PM; EVERETT HE; Lambe T; Gilbert SC; Tchilian E (2021)
Frontiers in Immunology 12, Article number: 763912.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.763912
Impact factor: 7.561, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Enhanced Host Responses, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, United Kingdom. Nuffield Department of Medicine, The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Aerogen Ltd., Galway, Ireland. Open access.

Inactivated pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus human vaccines have different efficacy after homologous challenge in the ferret model.

VIDANA B; BROOKES SM; EVERETT HE; GARCON F; NUNEZ A; Engelhardt O; Major D; Hoschler K; BROWN IH; Zambon M (2021)
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 15 (1) 142-153.
https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.12784
Impact factor: 3.288, Code: Defra. Collaborators: Bristol Veterinary School, Faculty of Health Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Laboratoires Théa, Clermont-Ferrand, France. National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, UK. Public Health England – Colindale, London, UK. Open access

High genetic variability of Schmallenberg virus M-segment leads to efficient immune escape from neutralizing antibodies.

Wernike K; Reimann I; BANYARD AC; Kraatz F; LA ROCCA SA; Hoffmann B; MCGOWAN S; Herchinger S; CHOUDHURY B; Aebischer A; STEINBACH F; Beer M (2021)
PLoS Pathogens 17(1) e1009247.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009247
Impact factor: 6.218, Code: SE0541; SE0543. Collaborators: Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany. Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany. School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. Open access.

Evolutionary dynamics of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (clade 2.3.4.4B) circulating in Bulgaria in 2019-2021.

Zecchin B; Goujgoulova G; Monne I; Salviato A; Schivo A; Slavcheva I; Pastori A; BROWN IH; Lewis NS; Terregino C; Fusaro A (2021)
Viruses 13 (10) 2086.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102086
Impact factor: 5.048, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: EU/OIE/National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease, FAO Reference Centre for Animal Influenza and Newcastle Disease, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, 35020 Legnaro, Italy. National Reference Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease, National Diagnostic and Research Veterinary Medical Institute, 1231 Sofia, Bulgaria. Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK. Open access.

Wildlife

The verification of ecological citizen science data: current approaches and future possibilities.

Baker E; Drury JP; Judge J; Roy DB; SMITH GC; Stephens PA (2021)
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 6 (1) 1-14.
http://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.351
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Conservation Ecology Group, Department of Biosciences, Durham University, GB. National Biodiversity Network Trust, Nottingham, GB. Biological Records Centre, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, GB. Open access.

Developing a contraceptive bait for grey squirrel control: Field trial measuring bait uptake in the Elwy Valley.

BEATHAM S (2021)
In: Shuttleworth CM; Lurz PWW; Robinson N (eds.), Saving the Red Squirrel: Landscape Scale Recovery, London, Red Squirrel Survival Trust, 21-28.
https://www.rsst.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SavingRS2021Final.pdf
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Open access.

A PIT-tag-based method for measuring individual bait uptake in small mammals.

BEATHAM SE; Goodwin D; COATS J; Stephens PA; MASSEI G (2021)
Ecological Solutions and Evidence 2 (2) e12081.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12081
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: UK Squirrel Accord. Collaborators: Conservation Ecology Group, Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK. Biomotors Ltd.The Old Rectory, Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone, Kent, UK. Open access.

‘Reserve effect’: An opportunity to mitigate human-wild boar conflicts.

Colomer J; Rosell C; Rodriguez-Teijeiro JD; MASSEI G (2021)
Science of The Total Environment 795, 148721.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148721
Impact factor: 7.963, Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Minuartia, Barcelona, Spain. Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain. IRBio, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Open access.

A spatially explicit population model to compare management using culling and fertility control to reduce numbers of grey squirrels.

CROFT S; AEGERTER JN; BEATHAM S; COATES J; MASSEI G (2021)
Ecological Modelling 440, 109386.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109386
Impact factor: 2.497. Code: WMA2BC60

Swarming with grounding and deaths in pipistrelle bats (letter).

DUFF JP; Bell C; Barlow AM; Moore SJ; Barnett E (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (3) 120.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.807
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Parkside, Durham DH1 4RE. Wildlife Network for Disease Surveillance, Rookham Cottage, Dursdon Drove, Wells, Somerset BA5 3AW. Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0PZ. Wildlife Incident Unit, Fera Science, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ.

Analysis of wild boar-domestic pig interface in Europe: spatial overlapping and fine resolution approach in several countries.

ENETWILD CONSORTIUM; Illanas S; Fernandez-Lopez J; Acevedo P; Apollonio M; Blanco-Aguiar JA; Brivio F; CROFT S; Ferroglio E; Keuling O; Plis K; Podgorski T; Scandura M; SMITH GC; Soriguer R; Sprem N; Zanet S; Vicente J (2021)
EFSA Supporting Publications 18 (1) 1995E.
https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-1995
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Analysis of wild ungulate-livestock interface in Europe: preliminary results.

ENETWILD CONSORTIUM; Illanas S; Acevedo P; Apollonio M; Blanco-Aguiar JA; Brivio F; CROFT S; Cretois B; Fernandez-Lopez J; Ferroglio E; Keuling O; Linnell JDC; Plis K; Podgorski T; Scandura M; SMITH GC; Soriguer R; Vada R; Zanet S; Vicente J (2021)
EFSA Supporting Publications 18 (12) 7038E.
https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-7038
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Data generated by camera trapping in at least 15 areas in Europe including East and South Europe: Report of the field activities - first semester 2021.

ENETWILD CONSORTIUM (2021)
EFSA Supporting Publications 18 (7) 6771E.
https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-6771
Impact factor: Not applicable. Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

ENETWILD training: second online course on the use of camera trapping for monitoring wildlife and density estimation.

ENETWILD CONSORTIUM (2021)
EFSA Supporting Publications 18 (8) 6827E.
https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-6827
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Report of the 2nd Annual General Meeting of ENETWILD 5-6th October 2021.

ENETWILD CONSORTIUM; Pascual R; Acevedo P; Apollonio M; Blanco-Aguiar JA; Body G; Casaer J; Ferroglio E; Molina AG; Illanas S; Jansen P; Keuling O; Palencia P; Plis K; Podgorski T; Rodriguez CR; Scandura M; SMITH GC; Vada R; Zanet S; Vicente J (2021)
EFSA Supporting Publications 18 (12) 7053E.
https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-7053
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Update of model for wild boar abundance based on hunting yield and first models based on occurrence for wild ruminants at European scale.

ENETWILD CONSORTIUM; Illanas S; CROFT S; SMITH GC; Fernandez-Lopez J; Vicente J; Blanco-Aguiar JA; Pascual-Rico R; Scandura M; Apollonio M; Ferroglio E; Keuling O; Zanet S; Brivio F; Podgorski T; Plis K; Soriguer R; Acevedo P (2021)
EFSA Supporting Publications 18 (8) 6825E.
https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.EN-6825
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Not stated. Open access.

Diseases of Wildlife Scheme: red squirrel investigations.

EVEREST DJ; DUFF P; MANN C; HOLMES P (2021)
In: Shuttleworth CM; Lurz PWW; Robinson N (eds.), Saving the Red Squirrel: Landscape Scale Recovery, London, Red Squirrel Survival Trust, 47-56.
https://www.rsst.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SavingRS2021Final.pdf
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Open access.

Spatial and temporal variation in proximity networks of commercial dairy cattle in Great Britain.

Fielding HR; Silk MJ; McKinley TJ; DELAHAY RJ; Wilson-Aggarwal JK; Gauvin L; Ozella L; Cattuto C; McDonald RA (2021)
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 194, 105443.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105443
Impact factor: 2.670. Code: iCASE studentship from the BBSRC (BB/M015874/1) in partnership with the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Collaborators: Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK. College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK. ISI Foundation, Via Chisola 5, 10126, Torino, Italy. Computer Science Department, University of Turin, Corso Svizzera 185, 10149, Torino, Italy. Open access.

80 questions for UK biological security.

Kemp L; Aldridge DC; BOOY O; Bower H; Browne D; Burgmann M; Burt A; Cunningham AA; Dando M; Dick JTA; Dye C; Evans SW; Gallardo B; Godfray CJ; Goodfellow I; Gubbins S; Holt LA; Jones KE; Kandil H; Martin P; McCaughan M; McLeish C; Meany T; Millett K; OhEigeartaigh SS; Patron NJ; Rhodes C; Roy HE; Shackleford G; Smith D; Spence N; Steiner H; Sundaram LS; Voeneky S; Walker JR; Watkins H; Whitby S; Wood J; Sutherland WJ (2021)
PLoS ONE 16 (1): e0241190.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241190
Impact factor: 2.740. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine’s (BioRISC), St Catharine’s College, University ofCambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Centre for Wildlife Management, School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. UK Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom. Division of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom. Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Oxford Martin School and Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom. Program on Science, Technology, and Society, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America. Department of Pathology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom. Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom. Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland, Downpatrick, United Kingdom. SPRU, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom. OpenCell, London, United Kingdom, 20 Biosecure Ltd, Bourton-on-the-Water, United Kingdom. Earlham Institute, Norwich, United Kingdom. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, United Kingdom. Centre for Pathogen Evolution, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), London, United Kingdom. Department for Public International Law, Comparative Law, and Ethics of Law, Law Faculty, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany. Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, United Kingdom. Department of Landscape, Arts Tower, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Open access.

Does hunting affect the behaviour of wild pigs?

Keuling O; MASSEI G (2021)
Human-Wildlife Interactions 15 (1) 44-55.
https://doi.org/10.26077/3a83-9155
Impact factor: 2.119. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30459 Hannover, Germany. Open access.

Unexpected involvement of a second rodent species makes impacts of introduced rats more difficult to detect.

LAMBERT M; CARLISLE S; Cain I; Douse A; Watt L (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 19805.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98956-z
Impact factor: 5.133. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, Foss House, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PX, UK. Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, UK. NBC Environment, Federation House, 222 Queensferry Rd, Edinburgh, EH4 2BN, UK. NatureScot, Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, IV3 8NW, UK. NatureScot, Rum Reserve Office, Isle of Rum, PH43 4RR, UK. Open access.

How to start up a National Wildlife Health surveillance programme.

Lawson B; Neimanis A; Lavazza A; Lopez-Olvera JR; Tavernier P; Billinis C; DUFF JP; Mladenov DT; Rijks JM; Savic S; Wibbelt G; Ryser-Degiorgis M-P; Kuiken T (2021)
Animals 11 (9) 2543.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092543
Impact factor: 2.752. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK. Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna, via Bianchi 7/9, 25124 Brescia, Italy. Wildlife Ecology & Health Group and Servei d’Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge, Departament de Medicina i Cirugia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Travessera dels Turons s/n, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. WILDPAD, Polbroek 17, 9520 St-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Trikalon-Str. 224, 43100 Karditsa, Greece. KRKA Bulgaria EOOD, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. National Diagnostic Research Veterinary Medical Institute “Prof. Dr. Georgi Pavlov”, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. Dutch Wildlife Health Centre (DWHC), Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands. Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Rumenacki put 20, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia. Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 10315 Berlin, Germany. Institute for Fish and Wildlife Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Postfach, Länggass-Str. 122, 3001 Bern, Switzerland. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Working Group on Wildlife, 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France. Department of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Centre, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Open access.

A novel method for detecting wild boar presence.

MASSEI G; COWAN DP; COATS J (2021)
Human-Wildlife Interactions 15 (1) 74-80.
https://doi.org/10.26077/168b-a33c
Impact factor: 2.119. Code: WM0323. Open access.

Next-generation phylogeography resolves post-glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe.

McDevitt AD; Coscia I; Browett SS; Ruiz-Gonzalez A; Statham MJ; Ruczynska I; Roberts L; Stojak J; Frantz AC; Noren K; Agren EO; LEARMOUNT J; Basto M; Fernandes C; Stuart P; Tosh DG; Sindicic M; Andreanszy T; Isomursu M; Panek M; Korolev A; Okhlopkov IM; Saveljev AP; Pokorny B; Flajsman K; Harrison SWR; Lobkov V; Cirovic D; Mullins J; Pertoldi C; Randi E; Sacks BN; Kowalczyk R; Wojcik JM (2021)
bioRxiv preprint.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.21.954966
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom. Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit, Center for Veterinary Genetics, and Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA. Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland. Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Institute of Technology Tralee, Kerry, Ireland. National Museums of Northern Ireland, Hollywood, Northern Ireland UK. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. Croatian Veterinary Institute, Rijeka, Croatia. Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Research Unit, Oulu, Finland. Polish Hunting Association, Czempiń, Poland. Institute of Biology of Komi Science, Remote Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia. Open access.

Invasive non-native species in Great Britain-policy and delivery, with specific reference to Reeves’ muntjac.

MOORE N (2021)
European Journal of Wildlife Research 67, Article No. 36.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01481-7
Impact factor: 1.539. Code: Not applicable.

Population structure, gene flow and relatedness of Natterer’s bats in Northern England.

Mordue S; AEGERTER J; Mill A; Dawson DA; Crepaldi C; Wolff K (2021)
Mammalian Biology 101, 233–247.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00102-9
Impact factor: 1.735. Code: SE0430. Collaborators: School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Ridley Building, Newcastle, NE1 7RU, UK. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. Open access.

Getting to grips with wildlife research by citizen scientists: What role for regulation?

Palmer A; Reynolds SJ; LANE J; Dickey R; Greenhough B (2021)
People and Nature 3 (1) 4-16.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10151
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Animal Welfare Ethical Review Board (AWERB), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Army Ornithological Society (AOS), Aldershot, UK. Open access.

Risk management assessment improves the cost-effectiveness of invasive species prioritisation.

Robertson PA; Mill AC; Adriaens T; MOORE N; Vanderhoeven S; Essl F; BOOY O (2021)
Biology 10 (12) 1320.
https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10121320
Impact factor: 5.079. Code: APHA Collaborators: Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Havenlaan 88 Bus 73, B-1000 Brussel, Belgium. Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Walloon Research Department for Nature and Agricultural Area (DEMNA), Service Public de Wallonie, Avenue Maréchal Juin, 23, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium. Bioinvasions Global Change, Macroecology-Group, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Open access.

Identifying the climatic drivers of honey bee disease in England and Wales.

Rowland BW; Rushton SP; Shirley MDF; BROWN MA; Budge GE (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 21953.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01495-w
Impact factor: 5.133. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, Tyne and Wear, UK. Open access.

Effects of supplementary feed for game birds on activity of brown rats Rattus norvegicus on arable farms.

Saad SM; Sanderson R; Robertson P; LAMBERT M (2021)
Mammal Research 66, 163-171.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-020-00539-2
Impact factor: 1.531. Code: Public Service Department for Agriculture of Malaysia. Collaborators: Modelling, Evidence & Policy Research Group, School of Natural & Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NE2 3NT, UK. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Kings Pool, York, YO1 7PX, UK. Open access.

CRMNET: An R package to derive networks of social interactions and movement from mark-recapture data.

Silk MJ; McDonald RA; DELAHAY RJ; Padfield D; Hodgson DJ (2021)
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12 (1) 70-75.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13502
Impact factor: 6.510. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK. Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK. Open access.

Miscellaneous

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, December 2020.

APHA (2021).
Veterinary Record 188 (1) 20-26.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.42
Impact factor: 2.101 Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, January 2021

APHA (2021).
Veterinary Record 183 (3) 161-165.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.163
Impact factor: 2.101. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, February 2021

APHA (2021).
Veterinary Record, 188 (5) 177-181.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.268
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, March 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (7) 254-258.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.369
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, April 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (9) 341-345.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.476
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, May 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (11) 418-422.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.610
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, June 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (1) 21-24.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.700
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free to read.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, July 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (3) 102-106.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.799
Impact factor: 2.695.Code: Not applicable. Free access

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, August 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (5) 189-193.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.901
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Free to read.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, September 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (7) 276-280.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1037
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Free to read.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, October 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (9) 352-355.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1145
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Free to read.

Disease surveillance in England and Wales, November 2021.

APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (11) 431-434.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1239
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Free to read.

Sporadic isolation of Tetratrichomonas species from the cattle urogenital tract.

Bailey NP; VELO-REGO E; Hirt RP (2021)
Parasitology 148 (11) 1339-1344.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118202100086X
Impact factor: 3.234. Code: APHA. Collaborators: Newcastle University Bioscience Institute, Cookson Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. Open access.

Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of fenbendazole resistance in a field-derived isolate of Ostertagia ostertagi.

Bartley DJ; JEWELL NJ; Andrews LM; MITCHELL S; Morrison AA (2021)
Veterinary Parasitology 289, 109319.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109319
Impact factor: 2.157. Code: APHA. Collaborators: Disease Control, Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, United Kingdom.

Confirmation and characterisation of fenbendazole resistance in Ostertagia ostertagi derived from clinically affected dairy calves at grass in the UK.

Bartley DJ; JEWELL NJ; Andrews LM; MITCHELL S; Morrison AA (2021)
Cattle Practice 29 (1) 9-11.
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Disease Control, Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ.

APHA thin ewe investigation project.

BELL S; CARSON A; COLLINS R; DUNNETT L; REICHEL R; RICHEY M (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (3) 106-108.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.800
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Image challenge in Veterinary Pathology, answers: Ruminant diseases.

BIANCO C (2021)
Veterinary Pathology 58 (1) 225-226.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985820960129
Impact factor: 2.010. Code: Not applicable.

Image challenge in Veterinary Pathology: Questions.

BIANCO C (2021)
Veterinary Pathology 58 (1) 5.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985820960126
Impact factor: 2.010. Code: Not applicable.

Extensively managed livestock event focuses on tickborne diseases.

BRAY K; FENEMORE C (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (7) 259-260.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.370
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Sheep vet support for health and welfare pathway (letter).

CARSON A; Mearns R; Hart N (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (5) 210-211.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.915
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: SVS Secretariat, Moredun Research Institute, Pentland Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ.

AMANDA CARSON and FIN TWOMEY RESPOND: Risks of participating in surveillance schemes (letter).

CARSON A; TWOMEY F; Bailey E; Dunn G; Stocker P; McPherson M (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (10) 407-408.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1203
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: George Farm Vets, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9AU. Tenant Farmers Association, 5 Brewery Court, Theale, Reading RG7 5AJ. National Sheep Association, The Sheep Centre, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6PH. Endell Farm Vets, 49 Endless Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3UH.

A semi-quantitative model for ranking the risk of incursion of exotic animal pathogens into a European Union Member State.

CONDOLEO R; TAYLOR RA; SIMONS RRL; GALE P; Maher Z; Roberts H (2021)
Microbial Risk Analysis 18, 100175.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2021.100175
Impact factor: 2.000. Code: EU-FORA program. Collaborators: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”, Rome, Italy. Exotic Disease Control team, Defra, London, UK. Open access.

Using network analysis to identify seasonal patterns and key nodes for risk-based surveillance of pig diseases in Italy.

Crescio MI; Mastrantonio G; Bertolini S; Maurella C; Adkin A; Ingravalle F; SIMONS RRL; De Nardi M; Stark K; Estrada-Pena A; Ru G (2021)
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 68 (6) 3541-3551.
https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13960
Impact factor: 5.005. Code: Defra. Collaborators: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta (IZSTO), Torino, Italy. Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. Foods Standards Agency, London, UK. SAFOSO AG, Liebefeld, UK University.

Equine disease surveillance: quarterly update.

Defra; British Equine Veterinary Association; APHA (2021).
Veterinary Record 188 (5) e269.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.269
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Defra British Equine Veterinary Association. Free access.

Equine disease surveillance: quarterly update.

Defra; British Equine Veterinary Association; APHA (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (12) e659.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.659
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Defra. British Equine Veterinary Association. Free access.

Equine disease surveillance: quarterly update

Defra; British Equine Veterinary Association; APHA (2021).
Veterinary Record 189 (5) e904.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.904
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Defra. British Equine Veterinary Association. Free access.

A user-friendly decision support tool to assist one-health risk assessors.

DEWAR R; GAVIN C; MCCARTHY C; TAYLOR RA; COOK C; SIMONS RRL (2021)
One Health 13, 100266.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100266
Impact factor: 4.694. Code: Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement No 773830; Defra. Open access.

Collaborative studies for the detection of Taenia spp. infections in humans within CYSTINET, the European Network on Taeniosis/Cysticercosis.

Gomez-Morales MA; Pezzotti P; Ludovisi A; BOUFANA B; Dorny P; Kortbeek T; Blocher J; Schmidt V; Amati M; Gabril S; Pozio E; Winkler AS; The Ring Trial Participants (2021) Microorganisms 9 (6) 1173.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9061173
Impact factor: 4.152. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy. Veterinary Helminthology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. Center IDS, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Institute of Acute Neurology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Carinagasse 47, 6800 Feldkirch, Austria. Center for Global Health, Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Centre for Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway. Open access.

Modelling the links between farm characteristics, respiratory health and pig production traits.

Gray H; Friel M; Goold C; SMITH RP; WILLIAMSON SM; Collins LM (2021)
Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 13789.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93027-9
Impact factor: 3.998. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Open access.

Proficiency testing and ring trials.

JOHNSON P; Cabuang L (2021)
Revue Scientifique et Technique 40 (1) 189-203.
https://doc.oie.int/dyn/portal/digidoc.xhtml?statelessToken=626aJIP3T4doUVV3dtoMXXtlrA2kikS9bQebbBe_cSw=&actionMethod=dyn%2Fportal%2Fdigidoc.xhtml%3AdownloadAttachment.openStateless
Impact factor: 0.563. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: External Quality Assessment Schemes, National Serology Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia. Open access.

How to…Manage respiratory diseases of backyard hens.

Kodilinye-Sims H; Ganapathy K; SCHOCK A; WELCHMAN D (2021)
BSAVA Companion June 2021 (6) 10-17.
https://doi.org/10.22233/20412495.0621.10
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: University of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicine. University of Liverpool.

Congenital heart defects in calves.

Millar M; Foster A; Borgeat K; Adams J; Woollatt S; FLOYD T; JEWELL N; SWINSON V; Moore J; Strugnell B (2021) Veterinary Record 189 (1) 25-27.
https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/vetr.701
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Head, Farm Animal Pathology Service, Bristol Veterinary School, Langford. Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol. Langford Vets, Large Animal Practice. Holmer Veterinary Surgery, Hereford. Farm Postmortems Ltd, Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Free to read.

Diagnostic sampling: What type of samples do I take and how do I get the best chance of a result?

MURPHY A; SWINSON V (2021)
Cattle Practice 29 (1) 67.
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable.

Pheasant ataxia in England (letter).

SCHOCK A; Alves R; JOHNSON N; WELCHMAN D (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (11) 436-437.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.619
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Dalton’s Game Consultancy, The Boscombe Centre, Amesbury, Wiltshire SP4 7RX.

Backyard poultry cases in UK small animal practices: Demographics, health conditions and pharmaceutical prescriptions.

Singleton DA; Ball C; Rennie C; COXON C; Ganapathy K; JONES PH; WELCHMAN D; Tulloch JSP (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (7) e71.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vetr.71
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: APHA; INSPIRE. Collaborators: Infection,Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, UniversityofLiverpool,Cheshire, UK. Free access.

A review of diagnostic goat submissions to APHA and SRUC (2010-2020).

SWINSON V (2021)
Goat Veterinary Society Journal 37, 25-33.
Impact factor: Not applicable. Code: Not applicable.

Update on the APHA’s scanning surveillance network.

TWOMEY F (2021)
Veterinary Record 188 (9) 346-347.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.477
Impact factor: 2.442. Code: Not applicable. Free access.

Rumen Fluke in Great Britain.

FENEMORE C; FLOYD T; MITCHELL S 2021
Journal of Comparative Pathology 184, 31-36.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.01.012
Impact factor: 0.994. Code: Defra.

Spatial distribution and risk factors for human cysticercosis in Colombia.

GALIPO E; Dixon MA; Fronterre C; Cucunuba ZM; Basanez M-G; Stevens K; Sanchez ACF; Walker M (2021)
Parasites and Vectors 14, Article number: 590.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05092-8
Impact factor: 3.959. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences and London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK. Medical Research Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK. Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) Foundation, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, Lambeth, London, SE11 5DP, UK. Centre for Health Informatics, Computing and Statistics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. Grupo de Parasitología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia. Open access.

Exploiting scanning surveillance data to inform future strategies for the control of endemic diseases: the example of sheep scab.

Geddes E; Mohr S; MITCHELL ES; ROBERTSON S; BRZOZOWSKA AM; Burgess STG; Busin V (2021)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, article number 647711.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.647711
Impact factor: 3.412. Code: VM0545. Collaborators: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Open access.

Bovine babesiosis in Northumberland (letter).

MCFADZEAN H; Strugnell B; Collins C; Jones A; PHIPPS LP; JOHNSON N (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (5) 207-208.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.910
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Farm Post Mortems, Hamsterley House, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3QF. The Fold Farm Vets, Tyne Green, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3SG. SRUC Veterinary Services, Greycrook, St Boswells, Roxburghshire, TD6 0EQ.

Descriptive analysis of nematode management practices and Nematodirus battus control strategies on UK sheep farms.

Melville LA; Innocent G; Van Dijk J; MITCHELL S; Bartley DJ (2021)
Veterinary Record 189 (9) e775.
https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.775
Impact factor: 2.695. Code: Not applicable. Collaborators: Disease Control, Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Parks, Penicuik,UK. Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland,JCMB, Edinburgh, UK. Zoetis, Leatherhead, UK.