A5045207799- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Bartonella species infections research
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- interferon and immune responses
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Animal and Plant Health Agency
2021-2024
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
2024
University of Liverpool
2015-2023
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
2016
Persistent tuberculosis (TB) in cattle populations England has been associated with an exchange of infection badgers (Meles meles). A badger control policy (BCP) commenced 2013. Its aim was to decrease TB incidence by reducing the population available provide a wildlife reservoir for bovine TB. Monitoring data from 52 BCP intervention areas 200-1600 km
Many parasites infect multiple sympatric host species, and there is a general assumption that parasite transmission between co-occurring species commonplace. Such between-species could be key to persistence within disease reservoir consequently an emerging focus for control. However, while growing body of theory indicates the potential importance persistence, conclusive empirical evidence from natural communities lacking, inevitable may therefore wrong. We investigated occurrence in...
In Europe, swine are a livestock reservoir for Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3). Consumption of food containing HEV-3 can cause zoonotic human infection, though risk is reduced by heat treatment. Implementing controls that limit infection in slaughter pigs may further reduce foodborne transmission but knowledge dynamics on commercial farms limited. This study addressed this gap and particular investigated the influence group mixing. Faeces were collected from grower (n = 212) fattener...
Parasite-mediated selection may contribute to the maintenance of genetic variation at host immune genes over long time scales. To date, best evidence for long-term immunogenetic in natural populations comes from studies on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, whereas such processes other remains scarce. In present study, we show that, despite pronounced population differentiation and occurrence numerous private alleles within populations, innate gene Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)...
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a major disease of cattle that subject to an eradication strategy in England. To inform control policies and manage the epidemic, all potential sources infection for must be identified understood. The causative agent bTB, Mycobacterium bovis , has wide host range including several deer species. While transmission between been implicated some localised endemic regions, role epidemiology bTB England poorly This paper presents results serological survey estimate...
Vector-borne pathogens, many of which cause major suffering worldwide, often circulate in diverse wildlife communities comprising multiple reservoir host and/or vector species. However, the complexities these systems make it challenging to determine contributions different species transmission. We experimentally manipulated transmission within a natural multihost–multipathogen–multivector system, by blocking flea-borne pathogen from either two co-occurring (bank voles and wood mice). Through...
Abstract Persistent tuberculosis (TB) in cattle populations England has been associated with an exchange of infection badgers (Meles meles ). A badger control policy (BCP) commenced 2013. Its aim was to decrease TB by reducing the population available provide a wildlife reservoir for bovine TB. Monitoring data from 52 BCP intervention areas 200-1600 km 2 size, starting over several years, were used estimate change incidence rate herds, which time since start each area. Difference Differences...