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Genomics reveals historic and contemporary transmission dynamics of a bacterial disease among wildlife and livestock [PDF]

, 2016
Whole-genome sequencing has provided fundamental insights into infectious disease epidemiology, but has rarely been used for examining transmission dynamics of a bacterial pathogen in wildlife.
Anderson, Neil J., Clarke, P. Ryan, Cole, Eric K., Cross, Paul C., Drees, Kevin P., Drew, Mark L., Edwards, William H., Foster, Jeffrey T., Kamath, Pauline L., Luikart, Gordon, Quance, Christine, Rhyan, Jack C., Robbe-Austerman, Suelee, Treanor, John J., Wallen, Rick L., White, Patrick J.   +15 more
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Cholera and Spatial Epidemiology

, 2012
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by the water borne bacteria Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139 (V. cholerae). Infection is mainly through ingestion of contaminated water or food (Kelly, 2001). Approximately 102-103 cells are required to cause severe diarrhea and dehydration (Sack et al., 1998; Hornich et al., 1971).
Osei, Frank B, Duker, Alfred A, Stein, Alfred   +2 more
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Review on the epidemiology and dynamics of BSE epidemics [PDF]

, 2008
The paper describes how the comprehensive surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and studies carried out on these data has enhanced our knowledge of the epidemiology of BSE.
Arnold, M., Calavas, D., Ducrot, C., Heim, D., Koeijer, A.A., de   +4 more
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Adjusted, non-Euclidean cluster detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Chesapeake Bay, USA

Geospatial Health, 2019
Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) is a naturallyoccurring bacterium found in estuaries, such as the Chesapeake Bay (USA), that can cause vibriosis, a food - and waterborne illness, in humans.
Anton Kvit, Benjamin Davis, John Jacobs, Frank C. Curriero   +3 more
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Joint disease mapping using six cancers in the Yorkshire region of England [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to model jointly the incidence rates of six smoking related cancers in the Yorkshire region of England, to explore the patterns of spatial correlation amongst them, and to estimate the relative weight of smoking ...
Downing, A., Edwards, K.L., Forman, D., Gilthorpe, G.S., Manda, S.O.M.   +4 more
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Homisland-IO: a homogeneous land cover over the small islands of the Indian Ocean [PDF]

, 2019
The southwestern Indian Ocean comprises numerous islands of less than 3000 sq km (Comoros, Seychelles, Mascarene Islands). These small island territories have very fragmented and diversified landscapes.
Attoumane, Artadji, Herbreteau, Vincent, Révillion, Christophe, Tran, Annelise   +3 more
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P-spline anova-type interaction models for spatio-temporal smoothing [PDF]

, 2009
In recent years, spatial and spatio-temporal modelling have become an important area of research in many fields (epidemiology, environmental studies, disease mapping, ...).
Durbán, María, Lee, Dae-Jin
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Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2001
AbstractThis chapter provides a general background to spatial epidemiological studies. It discusses issues that are pertinent to their analysis and interpretation, including the underlying statistical methodology. It considers the aims and use of spatial analyses in epidemiology.
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Natural-history traits suspected behind interspecific variations of bark- and wood-boring beetles in response to trap size and design

Scientific Reports
The performances of traps used for pest monitoring are not well understood. Variable trap sizes and shapes make cross-comparisons difficult. We tested with four Scolytinae species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) a set of traps of the same model (fan-traps ...
Emilio Caiti, Séverine Hasbroucq, Jean‑Claude Grégoire   +2 more
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Foot-and-mouth disease in Tanzania from 2001 to 2006. [PDF]

, 2010
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Tanzania, with outbreaks occurring almost each year in different parts of the country. There is now a strong political desire to control animal diseases as part of national poverty alleviation strategies ...
Berkvens, D, Casal, J, Kivaria, F, Mosha, R M, Picado, A, Speybroeck, N, Sumaye, R D   +6 more
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