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Assessment of the utility of a commercial calprotectin and lactoferrin rapid test in diagnosis of marmoset wasting syndrome (2019)
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Douay, G., Maguire, R., Cabana, F., Bethet, M., Teng Lim, Z., & Meredith, A. (2019). Assessment of the utility of a commercial calprotectin and lactoferrin rapid test in diagnosis of marmoset wasting syndrome. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research (JZAR), 7(2), https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v7i2.372

This study assessed the detection of faecal biomarkers in captive callitrichids affected by Marmoset Wasting Syndrome (MWS), using a commercial colored chromatographic immunoassay intended for the detection of calprotectin and lactoferrin in humans a... Read More about Assessment of the utility of a commercial calprotectin and lactoferrin rapid test in diagnosis of marmoset wasting syndrome.

Assessing a potential non-invasive method for viral diagnostic purposes in European squirrels (2019)
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(2019). Assessing a potential non-invasive method for viral diagnostic purposes in European squirrels. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 30(1), 44-50. https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00128-2018

Viral infections globally threaten wild and captive mammal populations, with surveillance options limited by a lack of non-invasive diagnostics; especially when infection is asymptomatic in nature. We explored the potential for hair samples collected... Read More about Assessing a potential non-invasive method for viral diagnostic purposes in European squirrels.

British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli (2019)
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Schilling, A., Avanzi, C., Ulrich, R. G., Busso, P., Pisanu, B., Ferrari, N., …Cole, S. T. (2019). British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6(8), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00008

Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the British Isles are the most recently discovered animal reservoir for the leprosy bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initial data suggest that prevalence of leprosy infection i... Read More about British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli.

Widespread occurrence of squirrel adenovirus 1 in red and grey squirrels in Scotland detected by a novel real-time PCR assay (2018)
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Wernike, K., Wylezich, C., Höper, D., Schneider, J., Lurz, P. W., Meredith, A., …Ulrich, R. G. (2018). Widespread occurrence of squirrel adenovirus 1 in red and grey squirrels in Scotland detected by a novel real-time PCR assay. Virus Research, 257, 113-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2018.09.007

The Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is distributed throughout large parts of Europe and Asia. However, its distribution in certain regions of Europe is endangered by the invasive, non-native Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Adenoviruses... Read More about Widespread occurrence of squirrel adenovirus 1 in red and grey squirrels in Scotland detected by a novel real-time PCR assay.

Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes). (2017)
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Walker, D., Gregory, W. F., Turnbull, D., Rocchi, M., Meredith, A. L., Philbey​, A. W., & Sharp, C. P. (in press). Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes). Journal of Medical Microbiology, 66(8), 1177–1182. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000546

Several adenoviruses are known to cause severe disease in veterinary species. Recent evidence suggests that canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1) persists in the tissues of healthy red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), which may be a source of infection for suscepti... Read More about Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes)..

Atypical Histiocytosis in Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) (2017)
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Smith, S., Stevenson, K., del-Pozo, J., Moss, S., & Meredith, A. (2017). Atypical Histiocytosis in Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Journal of Comparative Pathology, 156(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.02.002

Four red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) were subjected to necropsy examination over a 3-year period as part of a broader surveillance study. The squirrels presented with cutaneous, subcutaneous and/or internal swellings and nodules that consisted micro... Read More about Atypical Histiocytosis in Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris).

Impact of diet on faecal output and caecotroph consumption in rabbits. (2017)
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Meredith, A., & Prebble, J. (2017). Impact of diet on faecal output and caecotroph consumption in rabbits. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 58(3), 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12620

Objectives To assess the impact of four rabbit diets (hay only, extruded diet with hay, muesli with hay and muesli only) on faecal pellet size, faecal output and caecotrophy. Materials and Methods Thirty-two Dutch rabbits were studied over 17 mo... Read More about Impact of diet on faecal output and caecotroph consumption in rabbits..

Red squirrels suffer from leprosy,Lepra-Erreger in britischen Eichhörnchen: Aussatz unter den Wipfelstürmern (2017)
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Bosch, S., Lurz, P. W., & Meredith, A. L. (2017). Red squirrels suffer from leprosy,Lepra-Erreger in britischen Eichhörnchen: Aussatz unter den Wipfelstürmern. Biologie in unserer Zeit, 47(1), 37-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/biuz.201710612

Auf den Britischen Inseln wurden bei Eichhörnchen mit Haut- und Fellveränderungen zwei Erreger der Lepra (Mycobacterium leprae und M. lepromatosis) als Ursache nachgewiesen. M. lepromatosis wurde erstmals 2008 beim Menschen und 2014 erstmals bei eine... Read More about Red squirrels suffer from leprosy,Lepra-Erreger in britischen Eichhörnchen: Aussatz unter den Wipfelstürmern.

Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) (2017)
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Tolpinrud, A., O'Brien, M. F., Justice, W. S., Barrows, M., Steele, O. D., Gent, S., & Meredith, A. (2017). Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research (JZAR), 5(1),

This cross-sectional study investigated the use of infrared thermography as a diagnostic tool for pododermatitis in captive greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus). Photographs and thermal images were obtained for 775 feet from 408 flamingos held a... Read More about Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus).

Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland). (2016)
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FIEGNA, C., CLARKE, C. L., SHAW, D. J., BAILY, J. L., CLARE, F. C., GRAY, A., …MEREDITH, A. L. (2017). Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland). Parasitology, 144(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182016001943

Outbreaks of cutaneous infectious disease in amphibians are increasingly being attributed to an overlooked group of fungal-like pathogens, the Dermocystids. During the last 10 years on the Isle of Rum, Scotland, palmate newts (Lissotriton helveticus)... Read More about Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland)..

Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli. (2016)
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AVANZI, C., DEL-POZO, J., BENJAK, A., STEVENSON, K., SIMPSON, V. R., BUSSO, P., …MEREDITH, A. L. (2016). Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli. Science, 354(6313), 744-747. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aah3783

With the exception of armadillos in the Americas, leprosy infections are considered almost exclusively restricted to humans. Avanzi et al. examined warty growths on the faces and extremities of red squirrels in the British Isles and found that two sp... Read More about Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli..

Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom. (2016)
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Walker, D., Fee, S. A., Hartley, G., Learmount, J., O’Hagan, M. J., Meredith, A. L., …Philbey, A. W. (2016). Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 36051. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36051

Canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1) causes infectious canine hepatitis (ICH), a frequently fatal disease which primarily affects canids. In this study, serology (ELISA) and molecular techniques (PCR/qPCR) were utilised to investigate the exposure of fre... Read More about Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom..

Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland. (2016)
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Goodman, G., Meredith, A., Girling, S., Rosell, F., & Campbell-Palmer, R. (2017). Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland. EcoHealth, 14(S1), 139–143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1168-y

The Scottish Beaver Trial, involving the translocation and release of 16 wild Norwegian beavers (Castor fiber) to Scotland, provides a good example of a ‘One Health’ scientific monitoring approach, with independent monitoring partners on ecology and... Read More about Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland..

Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe (2016)
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Ballingall, K. T., McIntyre, A., Lin, Z., Timmerman, N., Matthysen, E., Lurz, P. W., …McInnes, C. J. (2016). Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe. Conservation Genetics, 17, 1171–1182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0852-3

The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) population in the United Kingdom has declined over the last century and is now on the UK endangered species list. This is the result of competition from the eastern grey squirrel (S. carolinensis) which was introdu... Read More about Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe.

Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). (2015)
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Fiegna, C., Dagleish, M., Coulter, L., Milne, E., Meredith, A., Finlayson, J., …McInnes, C. (2016). Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Veterinary Microbiology, 182, 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.10.012

To improve our understanding of squirrelpox virus (SQPV) infection in the susceptible host, three red squirrels were challenged with wild-type SQPV via scarification of the hind-limb skin. All squirrels seroconverted to the infection by the end of th... Read More about Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)..

The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour (2015)
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Prebble, J. L., Langford, F. M., Shaw, D. J., & Meredith, A. L. (2015). The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 169, 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2015.05.003

Dietary composition and presentation impacts on the behaviour of animals, and failure to provide a suitable diet can lead to reduced welfare through the development of poor health, the inability to express normal behaviours and the development of abn... Read More about The effect of four different feeding regimes on rabbit behaviour.