Assembling evidence for identifying reservoirs of infection

M Viana, R Mancy, R Biek, S Cleaveland… - Trends in ecology & …, 2014 - cell.com
Many pathogens persist in multihost systems, making the identification of infection reservoirs
crucial for devising effective interventions. Here, we present a conceptual framework for …

Measurably evolving pathogens in the genomic era

R Biek, OG Pybus, JO Lloyd-Smith, X Didelot - Trends in ecology & …, 2015 - cell.com
Current sequencing technologies have created unprecedented opportunities for studying
microbial populations. For pathogens with comparatively low per-site mutation rates, such as …

Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance

AL Manson, KA Cohen, T Abeel, CA Desjardins… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), caused by drug-resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an increasingly serious problem worldwide. Here we …

Causes, types, etiological agents, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, effects on human health and future aspects of bovine mastitis

A Ashraf, M Imran - Animal health research reviews, 2020 - cambridge.org
Mastitis is among the most common and challenging diseases of dairy animals. It is an
inflammation of udder tissues due to physical damage, chemical irritation, or infection …

Antibiotic resistant bacteria in wildlife: Perspectives on trends, acquisition and dissemination, data gaps, and future directions

AM Ramey, CA Ahlstrom - Journal of wildlife diseases, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment has potential negative
economic and health consequences. Thus, previous investigations have targeted wild …

Bovine tuberculosis in Britain and Ireland–A perfect storm? The confluence of potential ecological and epidemiological impediments to controlling a chronic infectious …

AR Allen, RA Skuce, AW Byrne - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Successful eradication schemes for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have been implemented in a
number of European and other countries over the last 50 years. However, the islands of …

Using contact networks to explore mechanisms of parasite transmission in wildlife

LA White, JD Forester, ME Craft - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A hallmark assumption of traditional approaches to disease modelling is that
individuals within a given population mix uniformly and at random. However, this …

Tuberculosis in domestic animal species

M Pesciaroli, J Alvarez, MB Boniotti, M Cagiola… - Research in veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
M. bovis and M. caprae, members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), are
the major causative agents of tuberculosis in domestic animals. Notably, M. bovis exhibits a …

Overview and phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms: implications for diagnostics and legislation of bovine tuberculosis

S Rodriguez-Campos, NH Smith, MB Boniotti… - Research in veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) cause a serious disease with
similar pathology, tuberculosis; in this review, bovine tuberculosis will be considered as …

Combining genomics and epidemiology to analyse bi-directional transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in a multi-host system

J Crispell, CH Benton, D Balaz, N De Maio… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Quantifying pathogen transmission in multi-host systems is difficult, as exemplified in bovine
tuberculosis (bTB) systems, but is crucial for control. The agent of bTB, Mycobacterium bovis …