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Professor Anna Meredith's Outputs (70)

Buruli ulcer surveillance in south-eastern Australian possums: Infection status, lesion mapping and internal distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans (2024)
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Hobbs, E. C., Porter, J. L., Lee, J. Y. H., Loukopoulos, P., Whiteley, P., Skerratt, L. F., …Meredith, A. L. (2024). Buruli ulcer surveillance in south-eastern Australian possums: Infection status, lesion mapping and internal distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(11), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012189

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease of skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. BU-endemic areas are highly focal, and M. ulcerans transmission dynamics vary by setting. In Victoria, Australia, BU is an endemic ve... Read More about Buruli ulcer surveillance in south-eastern Australian possums: Infection status, lesion mapping and internal distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare (2024)
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Hobbs, E., Loukopoulos, P., Stinear, T., Porter, J., Lee, J., Whiteley, P., …Meredith, A. (2024). Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare. Australian Veterinary Journal, 102(10), 517-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13360

Buruli ulcer is a chronic ulcerative disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. Although Australian possums are known to be susceptible to Buruli ulcer, many aspects of the disease in possums, includ... Read More about Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare.

Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England (2024)
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Zhou, Z., van Hooij, A., Wassenaar, G. N., Seed, E., Verhard-Seymonsbergen, E. M., Corstjens, P. L. A. M., …Geluk, A. (2024). Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England. Animals, 14(13), Article 2005. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14132005

Leprosy is a poverty-associated infectious disease in humans caused by Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis, often resulting in skin and peripheral nerve damage, which remains a significant public health concern in isolated areas of low- and middl... Read More about Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England.

Data analysis of zoonoses notifications in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in Australia 1996–2021: implications for One Health (2023)
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Riley, T., Lovett, R., Cumming, B., Meredith, A., Anderson, N. E., & Thandrayen, J. (2023). Data analysis of zoonoses notifications in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in Australia 1996–2021: implications for One Health. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1175835

Introduction: Zoonoses are a health concern for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia that face elevated risk of disease related to the environment and animals. Internationally, One Health is encouraged to effectively manage zoon... Read More about Data analysis of zoonoses notifications in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in Australia 1996–2021: implications for One Health.

Epidemiology of a Hybrid Swarm: Evidence of 11 Feline Infectious Agents Circulating in a Population of Sympatric European Wildcat Hybrids and Free-Living Domestic Cats, in Scotland (2023)
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Sofia Gomes Alves, B., Bacon, A., Langridge, K., Papasouliotis, K., Handel, I., Anderson, N., & Meredith, A. (2023). Epidemiology of a Hybrid Swarm: Evidence of 11 Feline Infectious Agents Circulating in a Population of Sympatric European Wildcat Hybrids and Free-Living Domestic Cats, in Scotland. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, Article 6692514. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6692514

Hybridisation between wild and domestic species poses a serious challenge to conservation management and can, potentially, lead to extinction. Alongside it, disease transmission will inevitably occur. However, the link between these two phenomena has... Read More about Epidemiology of a Hybrid Swarm: Evidence of 11 Feline Infectious Agents Circulating in a Population of Sympatric European Wildcat Hybrids and Free-Living Domestic Cats, in Scotland.

Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings (2022)
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Peniche, G., Shaw, D., Dures, S., Ciavaglia, S., Thompson, D., Anderson, N., & Meredith, A. (2023). Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01627-1

Incorporating sex ratios of nestlings into population viability studies increases knowledge of overall health of endangered populations. Currently, a reliable non-invasive method to identify the sex of golden eagle nestlings is not available; however... Read More about Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings.

Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review (2022)
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Riley, T., Anderson, N., Lovett, R., Meredith, A., & Cumming, B. (2022). Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(10), Article e0000921. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000921

With limited access to animal health services, and high disease burdens among domesticated animals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia face higher risk of disease including zoonoses. However, we lack understanding of the c... Read More about Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review.

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur): a comparison of cat-free and cat-exposed populations (2022)
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McKay, P., Hufschmid, J., Meredith, A. L., Zendejas-Heredia, P. A., & Moseby, K. E. (2022). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur): a comparison of cat-free and cat-exposed populations. Australian Journal of Zoology, 69(5), 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1071/zo22010

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan transmitted by felids and infection, morbidity, and mortality occur in numerous marsupial species. This study explores the relationship between cat exposure and Toxoplasma in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia l... Read More about Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur): a comparison of cat-free and cat-exposed populations.

Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos) (2022)
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Peniche, G., Shaw, D., Thompson, D., Brain, J., Reid, R., Weston, E., …Meredith, A. (2022). Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos). European Journal of Wildlife Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01586-7

Health assessment of individuals is an important aspect of monitoring endangered wildlife populations. Haematological and biochemical values are a common health assessment tool, and whilst reference values are well established for domestic species, t... Read More about Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos).

Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge (2022)
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Meredith, A., Anderson, N., Malik, P., Nigam, P., Thomas, A., Masters, N., …Sainsbury, A. (2022). Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge. One Health & Implementation Research, https://doi.org/10.20517/ohir.2022.03

The Wildlife Health Bridge was established in 2009 with the aim of improving the expertise and knowledge base of wildlife health professionals in biodiverse low- and middle-income countries. The Wildlife Health Bridge centres around partnerships amon... Read More about Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge.

CLINICAL PROGRESSION OF LEPROSY IN EURASIAN RED SQUIRRELS (SCIURUS VULGARIS) IN A NATURALLY INFECTED WILD POPULATION (2021)
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Schilling, A., van Hooij, A., Lurz, P. W., Shaw, D. J., Geluk, A., Corstjens, P. L., …Meredith, A. L. (2021). CLINICAL PROGRESSION OF LEPROSY IN EURASIAN RED SQUIRRELS (SCIURUS VULGARIS) IN A NATURALLY INFECTED WILD POPULATION. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 52(4), 1159-1166. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0067

Leprosy has been described in Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris; ERS) carcasses since 2014. Studies of ERS carcasses have not provided information about incubation or disease progression in this host but have provided important insights into pa... Read More about CLINICAL PROGRESSION OF LEPROSY IN EURASIAN RED SQUIRRELS (SCIURUS VULGARIS) IN A NATURALLY INFECTED WILD POPULATION.

One Health in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of the Evidence (2021)
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Riley, T., Anderson, N. E., Lovett, R., Meredith, A., Cumming, B., & Thandrayen, J. (2021). One Health in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of the Evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), Article 11303. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111303

Indigenous populations around the world face disproportionately high rates of disease related to the environment and animals. One Health is a concept that has been used effectively to understand and address these health risks. One Health refers to th... Read More about One Health in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of the Evidence.

Geographical Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bank Vole Hepaciviruses in Europe (2021)
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Schneider, J., Hoffmann, B., Fevola, C., Schmidt, M. L., Imholt, C., Fischer, S., …Ulrich, R. G. (2021). Geographical Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bank Vole Hepaciviruses in Europe. Viruses, 13(7), Article 1258. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071258

The development of new diagnostic methods resulted in the discovery of novel hepaciviruses in wild populations of the bank vole (Myodes glareolus, syn. Clethrionomys glareolus). The naturally infected voles demonstrate signs of hepatitis similar to t... Read More about Geographical Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bank Vole Hepaciviruses in Europe.

Diagnosing and categorizing leprosy in live Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) for management, surveillance, and translocation purposes (2021)
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Schilling, A., McCurdy, K., Fish, A., Lurz, P. W., Geluk, A., Van Hooij, A., …Meredith, A. L. (2021). Diagnosing and categorizing leprosy in live Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) for management, surveillance, and translocation purposes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 52(2), 648-659. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0066

The presence of Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Mycobacterium leprae in Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris, ERS) carcasses throughout the British Isles, and leprosy as a disease, have recently been reported using histological and molecular diagno... Read More about Diagnosing and categorizing leprosy in live Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) for management, surveillance, and translocation purposes.

Wildlife conservation in a fragmented landscape: the Eurasian red squirrel on the Isle of Wight (2021)
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Hardouin, E. A., Butler, H., Cvitanović, M., Ulrich, R. G., Schulze, V., Schilling, A., …Hodder, K. H. (2021). Wildlife conservation in a fragmented landscape: the Eurasian red squirrel on the Isle of Wight. Conservation Genetics, 22, 571–583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01380-z

Island populations may have a higher extinction risk due to reduced genetic diversity and need to be managed effectively in order to reduce the risk of biodiversity loss. The Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the south of England only surv... Read More about Wildlife conservation in a fragmented landscape: the Eurasian red squirrel on the Isle of Wight.