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Professor Anna Meredith's Outputs (70)

Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes). (2017)
Journal Article
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)..

A Review of Zoonotic Infection Risks Associated with the Wild Meat Trade in Malaysia (2017)
Journal Article
Cantlay, J., Ingram, D., & Meredith, A. (2017). A Review of Zoonotic Infection Risks Associated with the Wild Meat Trade in Malaysia. EcoHealth, 14(2), 361–388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1229-x

The overhunting of wildlife for food and commercial gain presents a major threat to biodiversity in tropical forests and poses health risks to humans from contact with wild animals. Using a recent survey of wildlife offered at wild meat markets in Ma... Read More about A Review of Zoonotic Infection Risks Associated with the Wild Meat Trade in Malaysia.

Atypical Histiocytosis in Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) (2017)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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).

Wildlife Triage and Decision-making (2016)
Book Chapter
Meredith, A. (2016). Wildlife Triage and Decision-making. In BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties (27 - 36). BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443316.4

When an injured or orphaned wild animal is presented to a veterinary surgeon, rapid and important assessments and decisions have to be made, primarily to prevent suffering, but also in relation to staff health and safety and legislative requirements.... Read More about Wildlife Triage and Decision-making.

Wildcats (2016)
Book Chapter
Meredith, A. (2017). Wildcats. In BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties (253 - 259). BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443316.20

The Scottish wildcat is the only remaining indigenous member of the cat family in Britain. In addition to habitat loss and historical persecution, a major threat to the Scottish wildcat population is introgressive hybridization with the domestic cat.... Read More about Wildcats.

BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition: Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A Meredith) (2016)
Book
Meredith, A. A. Meredith (Ed.). BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition: Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A Meredith). BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association

As the popularity of non-traditional companion animals grows, there is an increasing need for dedicated information on drug use in these animals. The BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 11th edition – Part B: Exotic Pets covers mammals, birds, reptiles, am... Read More about BSAVA Small Animal Formulary 9th edition: Part B Exotic Pets (Ed. by A Meredith).

THE EFFECT OF DIET ON HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PET RABBITS (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Meredith, A., & Eatwell, K. (2016, December). THE EFFECT OF DIET ON HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PET RABBITS. Presented at 6. Slovenski veterinarski kongres / 6th Slovenian Veterinary Congress 2016, Portorož, Slovenia

Pathological and phylogenetic characterization of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland). (2016)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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..

Ferret behaviour, housing and husbandry (2016)
Book Chapter
Meredith, A. (2016). Ferret behaviour, housing and husbandry. In Ferret Medicine and Surgery. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315371504-12

The text is currently the most up-to-date book on ferret medicine and as such, would be an important addition to the library of veterinary practices seeing these lively, curious and fun-loving pets. Aidan Raftery, Veterinary Record 17 March 2018

F... Read More about Ferret behaviour, housing and husbandry.

Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe (2016)
Journal Article
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.

Self Assessment Colour Review Rabbit Medicine and Surgery 2nd edition (Ed. by A. Meredith) (2016)
Book
Meredith, A. (2016). E. Keeble, A. Meredith, & J. Richardson (Eds.). Self Assessment Colour Review Rabbit Medicine and Surgery 2nd edition (Ed. by A. Meredith). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/b19728

In both the UK and US rabbits are the third most popular mammalian pet after cats and dogs. This has led both to the expectation of high quality veterinary care and great improvements in the medical and surgical management of rabbits. Rabbit Medicine... Read More about Self Assessment Colour Review Rabbit Medicine and Surgery 2nd edition (Ed. by A. Meredith).

Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). (2015)
Journal Article
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)..