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Evaluating evidence of association of bovine tuberculosis in cattle and badgers.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Hone, J. & Donnelly, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) occurs in cattle and badgers in the UK and control efforts are undertaken to reduce the spread of the disease. This study eva...

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Incriminating bluetongue virus vectors with climate envelope models.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Purse, B. V. & McCormick, B. J. J. & Mellor, P. S. & Baylis, M. & Boorman, J. P. T. & Borras, D. & Burgu, I. & Capela, R. & Caracappa, S. & Collantes, F. & Liberato, C. de & Delgado, J. A. & Denison, E. & Georgiev, G. & El-Harak, M. & Rocque, S. de la & Lhor, Y. & Lucientes, J. & Mangana, O. & Miranda, M. A. & Nedelchev, N. & Nomikou, K. & Ozkul, A. & Patakakis, M. & Pena, I. & Scaramozzino, P. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spread of vector-borne diseases into new areas, commonly attributed to environmental change or increased trade and travel, could be exacerbated if...

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Bats increased foraging activity at experimental prey patches near hibernacula.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Frick, W. F. & Dzal, Y. A. & Jonasson, K. A. & Whitby, M. D. & Adams, A. M. & Long, C. & Depue, J. E. & Newman, C. M. & Willis, C. K. R. & Cheng, T. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Emerging infectious diseases in wildlife can threaten vulnerable host populations. Actions targeting habitat improvements to aid population resilie...

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Capturing individual-level parameters of influenza A virus dynamics in wild ducks using multistate models.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Avril, A. & Grosbois, V. & Latorre-Margalef, N. & Gaidet, N. & Tolf, C. & Olsen, B. & Waldenström, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease prevalence in wildlife is governed by epidemiological parameters (infection and recovery rates) and response to infection, both of which vary ...

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Effects of biological control on long-term population dynamics: identifying unexpected outcomes.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Reilly, J. R. & Elderd, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Attempts to control natural systems through management have often met with success but have also led to unexpected and often undesirable outcomes. Unf...

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Farmer-led badger vaccination in Cornwall: epidemiological patterns and social perspectives.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Astley, K. & Barnecut, R. & Brotherton, P. N. M. & Donnelly, C. A. & Grub, H. M. J. & Ham, C. & Howe, C. & Jones, C. & Marriott, C. & Miles, V. & Rowcliffe, M. & Shelley, T. & Truscott, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the United Kingdom, the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) challenges the coexistence of people and wildlife. Control of this cattle disease i...

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Challenging the conceptual framework of maintenance hosts for influenza A viruses in wild birds.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Caron, A. & Cappelle, J. & Gaidet, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conceptual framework considering Anseriformes and Charadriiformes as the main maintenance hosts for influenza A viruses (IAV) in wild birds has sh...

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The spatial-temporal relationship of blue-winged teal to domestic poultry: movement state modelling of a highly mobile avian influenza host.

Published online: 02 Nov 2021

Authors: Humphreys, J. M. & Douglas, D. C. & Ramey, A. M. & Mullinax, J. M. & Soos, C. & Link, P. & Walther, P. & Prosser, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory waterfowl facilitate long-distance dispersal of zoonotic pathogens and are increasingly recognized as contributing to the geographic spread ...

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Predicting the spread of an invasive tree pest: the pine wood nematode in Southern Europe.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Fuente, B. de la & Saura, S. & Beck, P. S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive tree pests are increasingly threatening forest ecosystems. Understanding and controlling their spread presents a major challenge for managers...

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Predicting spatio-temporal population patterns of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen.

Published online: 28 Feb 2023

Authors: Tran, T. & Prusinski, M. A. & White, J. L. & Falco, R. C. & Kokas, J. & Vinci, V. & Gall, W. K. & Tober, K. J. & Haight, J. & Oliver, J. & Sporn, L. A. & Meehan, L. & Banker, E. & Backenson, P. B. & Jensen, S. T. & Brisson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The causative bacterium of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, expanded from an undetected human pathogen into the etiologic agent of the most common ...

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