Scientific Articles of Note Q4 2018
A list of scientific articles published during the last quarter with hyperlinks for ease of access. The focus is on field and epidemiological papers, with relevance for those working in this area.
African Horse Sickness
A field investigation of an African horse sickness outbreak in the controlled area of South Africa in 2016 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press. Grewar, J.D., Weyer, C.T., Venter, G.J., (...), Parker, B.J., Thompson, P.N. 2018.
Clinical presentation and management of African horse sickness in two dogs Veterinary Record Case Reports, 6(4), art. no. 000664. Whitehead, Z., Le Roux, C., O'Dell, N., Hanekom, J. 2018.
Monthly variation in the probability of presence of adult Culicoides populations in nine European countries and the implications for targeted surveillance Parasites & Vectors, 11(1), p. 608. Cuéllar, A.C., Jung Kjær, L., Baum, A., (...), Tack, W., Bødker, R. 2018.
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African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever - A Call to Action Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 18(10), pp. 509-510. Higgs, S. 2018.
African swine fever: A major threat to the Chinese swine industry Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 51(21), pp. 4177-4187. Luo, Y., Sun, Y., Wang, T., Qiu, H. 2018.
African swine fever: An increasing risk to UK pigs Veterinary Record, 183(17), pp. 522-523. Middlemiss, C. 2018.
African swine fever: an unprecedented disaster and challenge to China Infectious diseases of poverty, 7(1), p. 111. Wang, T., Sun, Y., Qiu, H.-J. 2018.
African swine fever: What is the government's role? Journal of Swine Health and Production, 26(6), pp. 341-343. Snelson, H. 2018.
A rapid risk assessment of african swine fever introduction and spread in Japan based on expert opinions Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 80(11). Sugiura, K., Haga, T. 2018.
Do wild boar movements drive the spread of African Swine Fever? Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(6), pp. 1588-1596. Podgórski, T., Śmietanka, K. 2018.
Epidemiological analysis of the 2015–2017 African swine fever outbreaks in Estonia Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Article in Press Nurmoja, I., Mõtus, K., Kristian, M., (...), Depner, K., Viltrop, A. 2018.
Evaluation of an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine strategy incorporating priming with an alphavirus-expressed antigen followed by boosting with attenuated ASF virus Archives of Virology. Article in Press Murgia, M.V., Mogler, M., Certoma, A., (...), Rowland, R.R.R., Gaudreault, N.N. 2018.
Genetic characterisation of African swine fever virus from 2017 outbreaks in Zambia: Identification of p72 genotype II variants in domestic pigs The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 85(1). Simulundu, E., Sinkala, Y., Chambaro, H.M., (...), Takada, A., Mweene, A.S. 2018.
Look out for African swine fever in pet pigs The Veterinary Record, 183(13), p. 397. 2018.
No evidence for long-term carrier status of pigs after African swine fever virus infection Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(5), pp. 1318-1328. Petrov, A., Forth, J.H., Zani, L., Beer, M., Blome, S. 2018
Prevalence and spatiotemporal distribution of African swine fever in Lithuania, 2014-2017 Pautienius, A., Grigas, J., Pileviciene, S., (...), Zienius, D., Stankevicius, A. 2018 Virology Journal, 15(1), p. 177..
Reframing the problem: African swine fever outbreaks Journal of Swine Health and Production, 26(6), p. 297. Daniels, C.S. 2018.
Summer 2018: African swine fever virus hits north-western Europe Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Linden, A., Licoppe, A., Volpe, R., (...), Desmecht, D., Cay, A.B. 2018.
The impact of classical swine fever and African swine fever on pig industry Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 51(21), pp. 4143-4145. Wang, Q. 2018.
The risk from African swine fever Veterinary Record, 183(17), p. 515. Jarvis, S. 2018.
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Aujeszky's Disease
Similar antibody response observed in single-dose-vaccination vs. revaccination against Aujeszky's disease in wild boar Acta Virologica, 62(4), pp. 455-458. Risco, D., Gonçalves, P., Cerrato, R., Fernández-Llario, P. 2018.
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Avian Influenza
Aerosol exposure enhanced infection of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in chickens Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Jegede, A., Fu, Q., Lin, M., Kumar, A., Guan, J. 2018.
Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Model Based on Poultry Transport Network in China Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2018, art. no. 7383170. Zhang, J., Jing, W., Zhang, W., Jin, Z. 2018.
Clinical correlations of transcriptional profile in patients infected with avian influenza H7N9 virus Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218(8), pp. 1238-1248. Guan, W., Yang, Z., Wu, N.C., (...), Peiris, M., Mok, C.K.P. 2018
Comparison of 2016-17 and Previous Epizootics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 Guangdong Lineage in Europe Emerging infectious diseases, 24(12), pp. 2270-2283. Alarcon, P., Brouwer, A., Venkatesh, D., (...), Lewis, N.S., Brown, I.H. 2018.
Detecting and predicting emerging disease in poultry with the implementation of new technologies and big data: A focus on avian influenza virus Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5(OCT), art. no. 263. Astill, J., Fraser, E., Dara, R., Sharif, S. 2018.
Dynamics of the 2004 avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in Thailand: The role of duck farming, sequential model fitting and control Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 159, pp. 171-181. Retkute, R., Jewell, C.P., Van Boeckel, T.P., (...), Gilbert, M., Tildesley, M.J. 2018
Efficacy of commercial vaccines against the prevalent strains of Newcastle disease and avian influenza (h9n2) infections in broilers in Pakistan Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, 32(6), pp. 1545-1549. Irshad, I., Aslam, A., Tipu, M.Y., Ashraf, K. 2018.
Genetic basis of resistance to avian influenza in different commercial varieties of layer chickens Poultry science, 97(10), pp. 3421-3428. Drobik-Czwarno, W., Wolc, A., Fulton, J.E., (...), O'Sullivan, N.P., Dekkers, J.C.M. 2018.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) in Domestic Cats, South Korea Emerging infectious Diseases, 24(12), pp. 2343-2347. Lee, K., Lee, E.-K., Lee, H., (...), Lee, Y.-J., Choi, E.-J. 2018.
Identifying key bird species and geographical hotspots of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 7(1), art. no. 97Shi, B., Zhan, X.-M., Zheng, J.-X., (...), Liu, Y., Liu, J. 2018..
Inferring transmission routes of avian influenza during the H5N8 outbreak of South Korea in 2014 using epidemiological and genetic data Korean Journal of Microbiology, 54(3), pp. 254-265. Choi, S.C. 2018.
Influence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak of 2016 on poultry meat consumption Acta Alimentaria, 47(4), pp. 479-486. Bognár, L., Mikulka, P., Kasza, G.Y. 2018.
Isolation and characterization of novel reassortant H6N1 avian influenza viruses from chickens in Eastern China Virology Journal, 15(1), art. no. 164. Wu, H., Yang, F., Liu, F., (...), Yao, H., Wu, N. 2018.
Modelling the outbreak of infectious disease following mutation from a non-transmissible strain Theoretical Population Biology. Article in Press Chen, C.Y., Ward, J.P., Xie, W.B. 2018.
Modeling the transmission dynamics of avian influenza with saturation and psychological effect Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S, 12(3), pp. 455-474. Khan, M.A., Farhan, M., Islam, S., Bonyah, E. 2019.
Pandemic influenza preparedness in the WHO African region: Are we ready yet? 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1), art. no. 567. Sambala, E.Z., Kanyenda, T., Iwu, C.J., (...), Jaca, A., Wiysonge, C.S. 2018.
Pathogenesis and genetic characteristics of novel reassortant low-pathogenic avian influenza H7 viruses isolated from migratory birds in the Republic of Korea in the winter of 2016-2017 Emerging microbes & infections, 7(1), p. 182. Lee, Y.-N., Cheon, S.-H., Lee, E.-K., (...), Lee, M.-H., Lee, Y.-J. 2018.
Pathogenicity of two novel human-origin H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in chickens and ducks Archives of Virology. Article in Press. Tanikawa, T., Uchida, Y., Takemae, N., (...), Odagiri, T., Saito, T. 2018.
Population serologic immunity to human and avian H2N2 viruses in the United States and Hong Kong for pandemic risk assessment Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218(7), pp. 1054-1060. Babu, T.M., Perera, R.A.P.M., Wu, J.T., (...), Treanor, J.J., Peiris, M. 2018.
Pathology of clade 2.3.2.1 avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in quails and ducks in Bangladesh Avian Pathology. Article in Press Nooruzzaman, M., Haque, M.E., Chowdhury, E.H., Islam, M.R. 2018
Potential Pandemic of H7N9 Avian Influenza A Virus in Human Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 8, p. 414. Pu, Z., Xiang, D., Li, X., (...), Liao, M., Shen, Y. 2018.
Prevalence of Avian Influenza A(H5) and A(H9) Viruses in Live Bird Markets, Bangladesh Emerging infectious diseases, 24(12), pp. 2309-2316. Kim, Y., Biswas, P.K., Giasuddin, M., (...), Pfeiffer, D.U., Fournié, G. 2018.
Prevalence of avian influenza, Newcastle disease, and infectious bronchitis viruses in broiler flocks infected with multifactorial respiratory diseases in Iran, 2015–2016 Tropical Animal Health and Production. Article in Press Haji-Abdolvahab, H., Ghalyanchilangeroudi, A., Bahonar, A., (...), Mehrabadi, M.H.F., Tehrani, F. 2018.
Public Health Response to an Avian Influenza A(H7N8) Virus Outbreak in Commercial Turkey Flocks - Indiana, 2016 MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 67(48), pp. 1339-1341. Brown, J.A., Patel, R., Maitlen, L., (...), Blosser, S., Duwve, J. 2018.
Rapid Evolution of H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Viruses that Emerged in China in 2017 Cell Host and Microbe, 24(4), pp. 558-568.e7. Shi, J., Deng, G., Ma, S., (...), Li, C., Chen, H. 2018.
Risk Classification of Zoonotic Microorganisms: Development of a One Health Approach Tool Applied to HPAI A H5N1 Viruses Applied Biosafety, 23(4), pp. 199-210. Baldo, A., Welby, S., Thi, C.D.D., (...), Herman, P., Breyer, D. 2018.
Sane and sound: a serologic and molecular survey for selected infectious agents in neozootic Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in Germany European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64(6), art. no. 71. Prüter, H., Czirják, G.Á., Twietmeyer, S., (...), Mühldorfer, K., Lüschow, D. 2018.
Satellite telemetry tracks flyways of Asian Openbill storks in relation to H5N1 avian influenza spread and ecological change BMC veterinary research, 14(1), p. 349. Ratanakorn, P., Suwanpakdee, S., Wiriyarat, W., (...), Sariya, L., Puthavathana, P. 2018.
Serological surveillance of avian influenza virus and canine distemper virus in captive Siberian Tigers in Northeastern China Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 21(3), pp. 491-495. Wang, K., Hu, G., Xia, X., Gao, Y., Xia, X. 2018.
Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza (H5) in Broilers from Five Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 50(5). Zaman, A., Haleem, A., Ur Rahman, S., (...), Ullah, S., Ullah, N. 2018.
Spatial Distribution Characteristics of A(H7N9) Human Infections in China between 2013 and 2014 ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 238-242. Dong, W. 2018.
The isolation of influenza a virus from plumage of waterfowl during autumn migration South of Russia: Ecology, Development, 13(3), pp. 134-141. Gulyaeva, M.A., Sharshov, K.A., Sobolev, I.A., (...), Shestopalova, L.V., Shestopalov, A.M. 2018.
The multifaceted zoonotic risk of H9N2 avian influenza Veterinary Sciences, 5(4), art. no. 82. Pusch, E.A., Suarez, D.L. 2018.
The Spanish influenza virus: Treats to the portrait after 100 years Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity, 8(3), pp. 325-334. Kharchenko, E.P. 2018.
Two live attenuated vaccines against recent low–and highly pathogenic H7N9 influenza viruses are safe and immunogenic in ferrets Vaccines, 6(4), art. no. 74. Rudenko, L., Kiseleva, I., Krutikova, E., (...), Sparrow, E.G., Torelli, G. 2018.
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Bluetongue
Antibodies against Schmallenberg virus detected in cattle in the Otjozondjupa region, Namibia Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 89. Molini, U., Capobianco Dondona, A., Hilbert, R., Monaco, F. 2018.
Case study: Costs of Culicoides-borne arboviral diseases Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases, 5, pp. 497-508. Roberts, H., Nixon, E., Matt, C. 2018.
Case studies of vector-borne diseases in livestock: Bluetongue virus Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases, 5, pp. 221-272. Miranda, M.A. 2018.
Effectiveness and cost-benefit study to encourage herd owners in a cost sharing vaccination programme against bluetongue serotype-8 in Belgium Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Cargnel, M., Van der Stede, Y., Haegeman, A., (...), Méroc, E., Welby, S. 2018.
Impact of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of bluetongue in Europe Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 74(10), pp. 634-639. Niedbalski, W., Fitzner, A. 2018.
Reassortment of bluetongue virus vaccine serotypes in cattle Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 89. Van den Bergh, C., Coetzee, P., Venter, E.H. 2018.
Seroprevalence of Bluetongue virus in small and large ruminants in Punjab province, Pakistan Acta Tropica, 189, pp. 22-29. Sohail, T., Yaqub, T., Abbas, T., (...), Zahoor, M.Y., Shabbir, M.Z. 2019
Simulation of the transmission by vectors of bluetongue disease and analysis of the control strategy Acta Veterinaria, 68(3), pp. 269-287. Đurić, S., Mirilović, M., Magaš, V., (...), Stanojević, S., Stanojević, S. 2018.
The efficiency of light-emitting diode suction traps for the collection of South African livestock-associated Culicoides species Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 32(4), pp. 509-514. Venter, G.J., Boikanyo, S.N.B., De Beer, C.J. 2018.
The first report on serotyping of bluetongue virus in small ruminants of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan Tropical Animal Health and Production. Article in Press Malik, A.I., Ijaz, M., Yaqub, T., (...), Farooqi, S.H., Mehmood, K. 2018.
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)
Antiviral activity of porcine interferon omega 7 against foot-and-mouth disease virus in vitro Journal of Medical Virology. Article in Press Li, S.-F., Zhao, F.-R., Gong, M.-J., (...), Chang, H.-Y., Zhang, Y.-G. 2018.
Disease surveillance in England and Wales, November 2018 Veterinary Record, 183(22), pp. 681-686. 2018.
Foot-and-mouth disease Handbook of Zoonoses, Second Edition, Section B: Viral Zoonoses, pp. 453-461. Callis, J.J., Gregg, D.A. 2017
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks due to an exotic virus serotype A lineage (A/AFRICA/G-IV) in Algeria in 2017 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Pezzoni, G., Bregoli, A., Grazioli, S., (...), King, D.P., Brocchi, E. 2018.
Investigating the temporal and spatial distribution of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype C in the Region of South America, 1968-2016. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Sanchez-Vazquez, M.J., Buzanovsky, L.P., dos Santos, A.G., (...), Cosivi, O., Rivera, A.M. 2018.
Pathogenesis of the attenuated foot-and-mouth disease virus O/JPN/2000 in experimentally infected pigs Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 80(11), pp. 1669-1675. Yamada, M., Fukai, K., Morioka, K., (...), Sakamoto, K., Yamakawa, M. 2018.
Spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease in four districts situated along the Uganda-Tanzania border: Implications for cross-border efforts in disease control The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, 85(1). Kerfua, S.D., Shirima, G., Kusiluka, L., (...), Cleaveland, S., Haydon, D. 2018.
Swine vesicular disease Handbook of Zoonoses, Second Edition, Section B: Viral Zoonoses, pp. 437-444. Knowles, N.J., Sellers, R.F. 2017
The implementation of cattle market closure strategies to mitigate the foot-and-mouth disease epidemics: A contact modeling approach Research in Veterinary Science, 121, pp. 76-84.Wiratsudakul, A., Sekiguchi, S. 2018.
Transmission of Foot-and-Mouth Disease from Persistently Infected Carrier Cattle to Naive Cattle via Transfer of Oropharyngeal Fluid mSphere, 3(5). Arzt, J., Belsham, G.J., Lohse, L., Bøtner, A., Stenfeldt, C. 2018.
Vesicular exanthema of swine and marine caliciviral infections Handbook of Zoonoses, Second Edition, Section B: Viral Zoonoses, pp. 445-452. Bankowski, R.A., Sawyer, J.C. 2017
Waves of endemic foot-and-mouth disease in eastern Africa suggest feasibility of proactive vaccination approaches Casey-Bryars, M., Reeve, R., Bastola, U., (...), Cleaveland, S., Lembo, T. 2018 Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2(9), pp. 1449-1457.
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General
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Influenza
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Lumpy Skin Disease
A preliminary survey of major diseases of ruminants and management practices in Western Tigray province, northern Ethiopia BMC veterinary research, 14(1), p. 293. Welay, G.M., Tedla, D.G., Teklu, G.G., (...), Gebrezgiabher, B.B., Abraha, T.H. 2018
Inferences about the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus between herds from outbreaks in Albania in 2016 Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Article in Press Gubbins, S., Stegeman, A., Klement, E., (...), Broglia, A., Cortiñas Abrahantes, J. 2018.
Field observations and experiences gained from the implementation of control measures against lumpy skin disease in South-East Europe between 2015 and 2017 Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Article in Press Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Antoniou, S.-E., Tsiamadis, E., (...), Calistri, P., Broglia, A. 2018.
Neethling vaccine proved highly effective in controlling lumpy skin disease epidemics in the Balkans Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Article in Press Klement, E., Broglia, A., Antoniou, S.-E., (...), Stegeman, A., Abrahantes, J.C. 2018.
Serological and clinical evaluation of the Yugoslavian RM65 sheep pox strain vaccine use in cattle against lumpy skin disease Transboundary and emerging diseases, 65(6), pp. 1657-1663. Abutarbush, S.M., Tuppurainen, E.S.M. 2018.
Seroprevalence and risk factors of lumpy skin disease in Ethiopia Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 160, pp. 99-104. Molla, W., Frankena, K., Gari, G., (...), Shegu, D., de Jong, M.C.M. 2018
Validation of a diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of lumpy skin disease Veterinary Dermatology.
Article in Press Mwanandota, J.J., Macharia, M., Ngeleja, C.M., (...), Mayenga, C., Holton, T.A. 2018
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Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
Comparison of the Immunogenicities and Cross-Lineage Efficacies of Live Attenuated Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus Vaccines PPRV/Nigeria/75/1 and PPRV/Sungri/96 Journal of Virology, 92(24). Hodgson, S., Moffat, K., Hill, H., (...), Baron, M.D., Darpel, K.E. 2018.
Detection of peste des petits ruminants and concurrent secondary diseases in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro district, Tanzania Comparative Clinical Pathology. Article in Press Kgotlele, T., Chota, A., Chubwa, C.C., (...), Shirima, G., Kusiluka, L. 2018.
Neglected Hosts of Small Ruminant Morbillivirus Emerging infectious diseases, 24(12), pp. 2334-2337. Schulz, C., Fast, C., Schlottau, K., Hoffmann, B., Beer, M. 2018.
Sero-prevalence of peste des petits ruminants virus antibodies in sheep and goats from the Sudan, 2016–2017 VirusDisease. Article in Press Osman, N.A., Ibrahim, H.M.A., Osman, A.A., Alnour, R.M., Gamal Eldin, O.A. 2018.
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Rabies
A case of rabies in a Kano brown doe Clinical Case Reports. Article in Press, Kaltungo, B.Y., Audu, S.W., Salisu, I., Okaiyeto, S.O., Jahun, B.M. 2018
Accidents due to dog bites and knowledge of urban rabies in residents of Madre de Dios and Puno, Peru, 2014 Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru, 29(3), pp. 1025-1035. Talavera, M.T., Gamboa, B.L., Gonzáles, J.M., (...), León, D.C., Falcón, N.P. 2018.
Active and passive surveillance for bat lyssaviruses in Italy revealed serological evidence for their circulation in three bat species Epidemiology and Infection. Article in Press Leopardi, S., Priori, P., Zecchin, B., (...), Scaravelli, D., De Benedictis, P. 2018.
A metapopulation model of dog rabies transmission in N'Djamena, Chad Journal of Theoretical Biology, 462, pp. 408-417. ‘Laager, M., Léchenne, M., Naissengar, K., (...), Zinsstag, J., Chitnis, N. 2019.
Analysis on the risks of severe adverse events in rabies post-exposure prophylaxis and appropriate decision-making procedure Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. Article in Press Huang, S., Zhu, Z., Cai, L., (...), Hu, Q., Fang, Y. 2018.
An exploratory study on rabies exposure through contact tracing in a rural area near Bengaluru, Karnataka, India PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(8), art. no. e0006682. Masthi, N.R.R., Pruthvi, S. 2018.
Animal bites: Epidemiological considerations in the east of Ahvaz county, southwestern Iran (2011-2013) Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 13(5), art. no. e62384. Kassiri, H., Ebrahimi, A., Lotfi, M. 2018.
Arctic fox rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 291-306. Crandell, R.A. 2017.
Assessing the Surveillance System for Priority Zoonotic Diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017 Health security, 16(S1), pp. S44-S53. Stolka, K.B., Ngoyi, B.F., Grimes, K.E.L., (...), Rhea, S., MacDonald, P.D.M. 2018.
Bat rabies in Washington state: Temporalspatial trends and risk factors for zoonotic transmission (2000-2017) PLoS ONE, 13(10), art. no. e0205069. Bonwitt, J., Oltean, H., Lang, M., Kelly, R.M., Goldoft, M. 2018.
Bolstering human rabies surveillance in Africa is crucial to eliminating canine-mediated rabies PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(9), art. no. e0006367. Broban, A., Tejiokem, M.C., Tiembré, I., Druelles, S., L'Azou, M. 2018.
Canine and feline vaccines, past and present The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 415-425. Bunn, T.O. 2017.
Canine rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 367-378. Fekadu, M. 2017
Canine rabies vaccination reduces child rabies cases in Malawi The Lancet, 392(10153), pp. 1115-1116. Zimmer, B.L., Gamble, L., Mayer, D., Foster, R., Langton, J. 2018
Characteristics of owned dogs in rabies endemic KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), p. 278. Hergert, M., Le Roux, K., Nel, L.H. 2018.
Communicating for conservation: circumventing conflict with communities over domestic dog ownership in north Morocco European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64(6), art. no. 69. Waters, S., Watson, T., Bell, S., Setchell, J.M. 2018.
Compatibility between a rabies vaccine and a combined vaccine against canine distemper, adenovirosis, parvovirosis, parainfluenza virus and leptospirosis Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 205, pp. 93-96. Bouvet, J., Cariou, C., Poulard, A., (...), Cupillard, L., Guigal, P.M. 2018.
Control and elimination of rabies in Croatia PLoS ONE, 13(9), art. no. e0204115. Bedeković, T., Janković, I.L., Šimić, I., (...), Robardet, E., Cliquet, F. 2018
Dog bite and injury awareness and prevention in migrant and left-behind children in China Scientific Reports, 8(1), art. no. 15959. Chen, Y., Tan, Y., Yan, S., Li, L. 2018.
Estimating the economic impact of canine rabies to Viet Nam 2005-2014 PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 12(10), p. e0006866. Shwiff, S.A., Brown, V.R., Dao, T.T., (...), Shwiff, S., Payne, D. 2018
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Experimental screening studies on rabies virus transmission and oral rabies vaccination of the Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) Scientific Reports, 8(1), art. no. 16599. Hassel, R., Vos, A., Clausen, P., (...), Freuling, C.M., Müller, T. 2018.
Exposure to rabies during pregnancy CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 190(43), pp. E1281-E1283. Windrim, C., McGeer, A.J., Murphy, K.E. 2018.
Ferret badger rabies in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Taiwan, China Archives of Virology. Article in Press Zhao, J.-H., Zhao, L.-F., Liu, F., Jiang, H.-Y., Yang, J.-L. 2018.
Fox rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 257-290. Blancou, J., Aubert, M.F.A., Artois, M. 2017.
From recognition to action: A strategic approach to foster sustainable collaborations for rabies elimination PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 12(10), p. e0006756. Octaria, R., Salyer, S.J., Blanton, J., (...), Nel, L., Wallace, R.M. 2018.
Human rabies in Côte d'Ivoire 2014-2016: Results following reinforcements to rabies surveillance PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(9), art. no. e0006649. Tiembré, I., Broban, A., Bénié, J., (...), Druelles, S., L'Azou, M. 2018.
Human vaccination against rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 571-595. Vodopija, I., Fred Clark, H. 2017.
Immune response to rabies virus The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 145-161. Nathanson, N., Gonzalez-Scarano, F. 2017.
Improving systematic rabies surveillance in Cameroon: A pilot initiative and results for 2014-2016 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(9), art. no. e0006597. Sofeu, C.L., Broban, A., Njifou Njimah, A., (...), L'Azou, M., Tejiokem, M.C. 2018.
Incidence of human rabies virus exposure in northwestern Amhara, Ethiopia BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1), p. 597. Yizengaw, E., Getahun, T., Mulu, W., (...), Abdela, I., Geta, M. 2018.
Increase in human West Nile and usutu virus infections, Austria, 2018 Eurosurveillance, 23(43), art. no. 1800545Aberle, S.W., Kolodziejek, J., Jungbauer, C., (...), Weidner, L., Nowotny, N. 2018.
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies prevention among residents of Abuja municipal area council, federal capital territory, Nigeria Pan African Medical Journal, 31, art. no. 21. Edukugho, A.A., Umoh, J.U., Diem, M., (...), Edukugho, C., Nguku, P. 2018.
Latency and aborted rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 191-198. Fekadu, M. 2017.
Level of knowledge on zoonoses in dog and cat owners Revista de Salud Publica, 20(2), pp. 198-203. de Oliveira-Neto, R.R., de Souza, V.F., Carvalho, P.F.G., Frias, D.F.R. 2018.
Low level of the immune response against rabies virus in dogs and cats, a cross-sectional study in sheltered animals, Santander, Colombia Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 38(11), pp. 2117-2123. Trujillo-Rojas, L.M., Martínez-Gutierrez, M., Ruiz-Saenz, J. 2018.
Modeling the Transmission Dynamics of Rabies for Dog, Chinese Ferret Badger and Human Interactions in Zhejiang Province, China Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Article in Press Huang, J., Ruan, S., Shu, Y., Wu, X. 2018.
Numerical simulations of spread of rabies in a spatially distributed fox population Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. Article in Press Alanazi, K.M., Jackiewicz, Z., Thieme, H.R. 2018.
Of bats and livestock: The epidemiology of rabies in Trinidad, West Indies Veterinary Microbiology, 228, pp. 93-100. Seetahal, J.F.R., Sanchez-Vazquez, M.J., Vokaty, A., (...), Adesiyun, A.A., Rupprecht, C.E. 2019.
Paralytic rabies in a goat BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), p. 338. Moreira, I.L., de Sousa, D.E.R., Ferreira-Junior, J.A., (...), Soto-Blanco, B., Câmara, A.C.L. 2018.
Pathogenesis and pathology: Overview The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 103-104. Baer, G.M. 2017.
Post-exposure prophylaxis vaccination rate and risk factors of human rabies in mainland China: A meta-analysis Epidemiology and Infection. Article in Press Wang, D.L., Zhang, X.F., Jin, H., (...), Zhou, M.H., Ahmad, T. 2018.
Rabies among animals in Saudi Arabia Journal of Infection and Public Health. Article in Press Kasem, S., Hussein, R., Al-Doweriej, A., (...), Al-Mujalli, D., AL-Sahaf, A. 2018.
Rabies and infections by rabies-related viruses Handbook of Zoonoses, Second Edition, Section B: Viral Zoonoses, pp. 307-357. Beran, G.W. 2017.
Rabies and its prevention in man: Overview The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 515-517. Vodopija, I. 2017.
Rabies Antibody Response After Booster Immunization: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 67(12), pp. 1932-1947. Langedijk, A.C., De Pijper, C.A., Spijker, R., (...), Grobusch, M.P., Stijnis, C. 2018.
Rabies control: Overview The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 413-414. Debbie, J.G. 2017.
Rabies in humans The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 519-549. Fishbein, D.B. 2017.
Rabies in nonhematophagous bats The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 341-366. Baer, G.M., Smith, J.S. 2017.
Rabies Preexposure Prophylaxis: Application of Updated World Health Organization Position to Travelers Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 67(12), pp. 1948-1950. Chen, L.H., Gautret, P., Visser, L.G. 2018.
Rabies serology The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 235-252. Smith, J.S. 2017.
Rabies vaccine initiation and adherence among animal-bite patients in Haiti, 2015 PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 12(11), p. Tran, C.H., Kligerman, M., Andrecy, L.L., (...), Millien, M., Wallace, R.M. 2018 e0006955..
Rabies Virus Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, pp. 1176-1181.e1. Willoughby, R.E. 2017.
Skunk rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 307-324. Charlton, K.M., Webster, W.A., Casey, G.A. 2017
Survey of knowledge of school children towards the prevalence, severity, management of maxillofacial injuries, and rescue skills in the event of a dog bite Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 36(4), pp. 334-338. Pai, D., Kamath, A.T., Panduranga, K.P., (...), Chitra, K., Kumar, S. 2018.
System dynamics modelling approach to explore the effect of dog demography on rabies vaccination coverage in Africa PLoS ONE, 13(10), art. no. e0205884. Chidumayo, N.N. 2018.
The impact of transmission dynamics of rabies control: Systematic review Vaccine. Article in Press Rattanavipapong, W., Thavorncharoensap, M., Youngkong, S., (...), Chaikledkaew, U., Meeyai, A. 2018.
The importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(8), art. no. e0006680. Laager, M., Mbilo, C., Madaye, E.A., (...), Zinsstag, J., Chitnis, N. 2018.
The international management of rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 505-512. Held, J.R., Escalante, J.A., Winkler, W.G. 2017.
The natural history of rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 1-620. Baer, G.M. 2017
The shift in rabies epidemiology in France: time to adjust rabies post-exposure risk assessment Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 23(39). Parize, P., Dacheux, L., Larrous, F., Bourhy, H., The French Network Of Antirabies Clinics 2018.
The virus: Overview The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 27-29. Koprowski, H. 2017.
The WHO position on rabies immunization – 2018 updates Vaccine. Article in Press O'Brien, K.L., Nolan, T. 2018.
Translocation of a Stray Cat Infected with Rabies from North Carolina to a Terrestrial Rabies-Free County in Ohio, 2017 MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 67(42), pp. 1174-1177. Singh, A.J., Chipman, R.B., de Fijter, S., (...), Orciari, L., Wallace, R. 2018.
Understanding the Connections Between Dogs, Health and Inuit Through a Mixed-Methods Study EcoHealth. Article in Press Aenishaenslin, C., Brunet, P., Lévesque, F., (...), Bastian, S., Ravel, A. 2018.
Urban rabies Beran, G.W. 2017 The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 427-443.
Vampire bat and bovine paralytic rabies The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition, pp. 389-403. Baer, G.M. 2017
Viral metacommunities associated to bats and rodents at different spatial scales Community Ecology, 19(2), pp. 168-175. Nieto-Rabiela, F., Suzán, G., Wiratsudakul, A., Rico-Chávez, O. 2018.
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Rift Valley Fever
Association between Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalences in livestock and humans and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients, Tana River County, Kenya Epidemiology and Infection. Article in Press Bett, B., Lindahl, J., Sang, R., (...), Warimwe, G.M., Grace, D. 2018.
A quantitative exploration of nomadic pastoralists' knowledge and practices towards Rift Valley fever in Niger State, North-central Nigeria: The associated socio-cultural drivers One Health, 6, pp. 16-22. Alhaji, N.B., Babalobi, O.O., Isola, T.O. 2018
Data and tools to integrate climate and environmental information into public health Infectious diseases of poverty, 7(1), p. 126. Ceccato, P., Ramirez, B., Manyangadze, T., Gwakisa, P., Thomson, M.C. 2018.
Economic analysis of new generation vaccines for control of lumpy skin disease and Rift Valley Fever in South Africa Agrekon. Article in Press Mdlulwa, Z., Masemola, M., Chaminuka, P., Madyo, S. 2018.
Epidemiological surveillance of bovine viral diarrhea and rift valley fever infections in camel Veterinary World, 11(9), pp. 1331-1337. Bahgy, H.E.K.E., Abdelmegeed, H.K., Marawan, M.A. 2018.
First occurrence of Rift Valley fever outbreak in Niger, 2016 Veterinary Medicine and Science. Article in Press Lagare, A., Fall, G., Ibrahim, A., (...), Boubacar Mainassara, H., Faye, O. 2018.
Human Cases of Rift Valley Fever in South Africa, 2018 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 18(12), pp. 713-715. Van Vuren, P.J., Kgaladi, J., Patharoo, V., (...), Nyokong, B., Paweska, J.T. 2018.
Managing viral haemorrhagic fever in the emergency department Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12(11). Buchanan, S.K., Coetzee, A.J., Bishenden, W., Mahomed, Z., Laher, A.E. 2018.
Mosquito-borne diseases in the livestock industry Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases, 5, pp. 195-220. Pagès, N., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2018.
Rift valley fever Handbook of Zoonoses, Second Edition, Section B: Viral Zoonoses, pp. 125-138. Peters, C.J., Linthicum, K.J. 2017
Rift valley fever virus infection among livestock handlers in Ibadan, Nigeria Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry, 39(6), pp. 609-621. Opayele, A.V., Odaibo, G.N., Olaleye, O.D. 2018.
Serological evidence of inter-epizootic/inter-epidemic circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in domestic cattle in Kyela and Morogoro, Tanzania PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(11), p. e0006931. Matiko, M.K., Salekwa, L.P., Kasanga, C.J., (...), Evander, M., Nyangi, W.P. 2018.
Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever virus in cattle in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tropical Animal Health and Production. Article in Press Tshilenge, G.M., Dundon, W.G., De Nardi, M., (...), Kayembe-Ntumba, J.-M., Masumu, J. 2018.
The WHO R&D Blueprint: 2018 review of emerging infectious diseases requiring urgent research and development efforts Antiviral Research, 159, pp. 63-67. Mehand, M.S., Al-Shorbaji, F., Millett, P., Murgue, B. 2018
Zoonotic disease research in East Africa BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1), art. no. 445. Kemunto, N., Mogoa, E., Osoro, E., (...), Kariuki Njenga, M., Thumbi, S.M. 2018.
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Schmallenberg
Case study: Costs of Culicoides-borne arboviral diseases Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases, 5, pp. 497-508. Roberts, H., Nixon, E., Matt, C. 2018.
Development of within-herd immunity and long-term persistence of antibodies against Schmallenberg virus in naturally infected cattle BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), p. 368. Wernike, K., Holsteg, M., Szillat, K.P., Beer, M. 2018.
Fetal infection with Schmallenberg virus — An experimental pathogenesis study in pregnant cows Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press König, P., Wernike, K., Hechinger, S., (...), Breithaupt, A., Beer, M. 2018.
Schmallenberg virus: A cyclical problem Veterinary Record, 183(22), pp. 688-689. Larska, M. 2018.
Survey to determine the farm-level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-2017 United Kingdom lambing season Veterinary Record, pp. 1-10. Article in Press Stokes, J.E., Tarlinton, R.E., Lovatt, F., (...), Carson, A., Duncan, J.S. 2018
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West Nile Fever
Clinical & epidemiological significance of Kyasanur forest disease Indian Journal of Medical Research, 148(2), pp. 145-150. Munivenkatappa, A., Sahay, R.R., Yadav, P.D., Viswanathan, R., Mourya, D.T. 2018.
Comprehensive risk assessment of epidemiological situation aggravation as regards natural-focal infectious diseases during the xxi fifa world cup in the Russian federation in 2018 Medical News of North Caucasus, 13(3), pp. 496-499. Udovichenko, S.K., Ivanova, A.V., Toporkov, V.P., (...), Sludsky, A.A., Boiko, A.V. 2018.
Effects of the environmental temperature on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes: A review Insects, 9(4), art. no. 158. Reinhold, J.M., Lazzari, C.R., Lahondère, C. 2018.
Human Genetic Predisposition to Diseases Caused by Viruses from Flaviviridae Family Molekuliarnaia Biologiia, 52(2), pp. 190-209. Yudin, N.S., Barkhash, A.V., Maksimov, V.N., Ignatieva, E.V., Romaschenko, A.G. 2018.
Memory T cells in flavivirus vaccination Vaccines, 6(4), art. no. 73. Li, G., Teleki, C., Wang, T. 2018.
Short Communication: West Nile fever imported from Austria to Germany Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Pietsch, C., Trawinski, H., Lübbert, C., Liebert, U.G. 2018.
Survey of mosquito-borne flaviviruses in the Cuitzmala River Basin, Mexico: Do they circulate in rodents and bats? Tropical Medicine and Health, 46(1), art. no. 35. Sotomayor-Bonilla, J., García-Suárez, O., Cigarroa-Toledo, N., (...), Mazari-Hiriart, M., Suzán, G. 2018.
The recently identified flavivirus Bamaga virus is transmitted horizontally by Culex mosquitoes and interferes with West Nile virus replication in vitro and transmission in vivo PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(10), p. e0006886. Colmant, A.M.G., Hall-Mendelin, S., Ritchie, S.A., (...), Hall, R.A., van den Hurk, A.F. 2018.
West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases - United States, 2017 MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 67(41), pp. 1137-1142. Curren, E.J., Lehman, J., Kolsin, J., (...), Fischer, M., Lindsey, N.P. 2018.
West Nile virus lineage 2 in Romania, 2015-2016: co-circulation and strain replacement Parasites & Vectors, 11(1), p. 562. Cotar, A.I., Fălcuță, E., Dinu, S., (...), Ceianu, C.S., Prioteasa, F.L. 2018 `
West Nile virus associated with equid encephalitis in Brazil, 2018 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Article in Press Silva, A.S.G., Matos, A.C.D., da Cunha, M.A.C.R., (...), Guedes, M.I.M.C., Costa, E.A. 2018.
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