Count data can be analyzed using generalized linear mixed models when observations are
correlated in ways that require random effects. However, count data are often zero-inflated …

The runjags package provides a set of interface functions to facilitate running Markov chain
Monte Carlo models in JAGS from within R. Automated calculation of appropriate …

Funding agencies are dedicating substantial resources to tackle helminth infections.
Reliable maps of the distribution of helminth infection can assist these efforts by targeting …

The faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) is the primary diagnostic tool used for detecting
anthelmintic resistance at the farm level. It is therefore extremely important that the …

Progress has been made in mapping and predicting the risk of schistosomiasis using
Bayesian geostatistical inference. Applications primarily focused on risk profiling of …

Echinococcosis is a major emerging zoonosis in central Asia. A study of the helminth fauna
of foxes from Naryn Oblast in central Kyrgyzstan was undertaken to investigate the …

Environmental conditions, including anthropogenic disturbance, can significantly alter host
and parasite communities. Yet, our current knowledge is based mainly on endoparasites …

Background The level of anthelmintic resistance within some cyathostomin parasite
populations has increased to the level where sole reliance on anthelmintic-based control …

Ovine Eimeria spp. infections cause reduced welfare, increased mortality, and substantial
economic losses, and anticoccidials are crucial for their control. Recent reports of toltrazuril …

The prevalence of anthelmintic resistance has increased in recent years, as a result of the
extensive use of anthelmintic drugs to reduce the infection of parasitic worms in livestock. In …