EPIC veterinary risk assessment: wild bird carcass collection in the event of mass mortality due to suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Katie Adam, Harriet Auty, Lucy Gilbert, Sibylle Mohr, Lisa Boden 29 Mar 2023 Visit page
The consequential costs of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns in England and Wales AP Barnes*, Andrew Moxey, Sarah Brockelhurst, AS Barratt*, Iain McKendrick*, Giles Innocent*, Bouda Vosough Ahmadi Preventive Veterinary Medicine * EPIC members funded outwith the project contributed to this research 23 Dec 2022 Visit page
Linking human tick bite risk with tick abundance in the environment: A novel approach to quantify tick bite risk using orienteers in Scotland Ribeiro, R, Eze, JI*, Gilbert, L*, Macrae, A, Duncan, A, Baughan, J, Gunn*, G & Auty, H* Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases * EPIC members funded outwith the project contribute to the research 15 Dec 2022 Visit page
Lessons learned for animal health governance from bovine viral diarrhea eradication schemes in Scotland and Ireland Orla Shortall Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10 Oct 2022 Visit page
FAIR data pipeline: provenance-driven data management for traceable scientific workflows Sonia Natalie Mitchell et al., *EPIC Members contributing to this research. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A., 2022 15 Aug 2022 Visit page
Visualization for epidemiological modelling: challenges, solutions, reflections and recommendations, 2022 Jason Dykes et al., *EPIC Members contributed to this research Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A., 2022 15 Aug 2022 Visit page
Prospective cohort study reveals unexpected aetiologies of livestock abortion in northern Tanzania. ate M. Thomas, Tito Kibona, John R. Claxton, William A. de Glanville, Felix Lankester, Nelson Amani, Joram J. Buza, Ryan W. Carter, Gail E. Chapman, John A. Crump, Mark P. Dagleish, Jo E. B. Halliday, Clare M. Hamilton*, Elisabeth A. Innes, Frank Katzer, Morag Livingstone, David Longbottom, Caroline Millins, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Victor Mosha, James Nyarobi, Obed M. Nyasebwa, George C. Russell*, Paul N. Sanka11, George Semango, Nick Wheelhouse, Brian J. Willett, Sarah Cleaveland & Kathryn J. Allan *EPIC members contributed to this research through RESAS funding Scientific Research 08 Jul 2022 Visit page
Does having a cat in your house increase your risk of catching COVID-19? Valerie Allendorf, Nicolai Denzin, Franz J. Conraths, Lisa A. Boden, François Elvinger, Ioannis Magouras, Arjan Stegeman, James L.N. Wood, Ana Carvajal Uruena, Katherine E.F. Grace, Katharina D.C. Stark One Health 14 Jun 2022 Visit page
Modelling: Understanding pandemics and how to control them Glenn Marion, Liza Hadley, Valerie Isham, Denis Mollison, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Lorenzo Pellis, Gianpaolo, Scalia Tomba, Francesca Scarabel, Ben Swallow, Pieter Trapmann, Daniel Villela Epidemics 31 May 2022 Visit page
A Qualitative Study of Irish Dairy Farmer Values Relating to Sustainable Grass-Based Production Practices Using the Concept of ‘Good Farming’ Orla Kathleen Shortall Sustainability 27 Apr 2022 Visit page
Developing an Evidence-base to Guide Ethical Action in Global Challenges Research in Complex and Fragile Contexts: A Scoping Review of the Literature Clara Calia, Cristóbal Guerra, Corinne Reid, Charles Marley, Paulina Barrera, Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi & Lisa Boden Ethics and Social Welfare 25 Apr 2022 Visit page
Assessing the Likelihood of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Incursion Into the Gamebird Sector in Great Britain via Designated Hatcheries, 2022 Mayumi Fujiwara, Harriet Auty, Ian Brown and Lisa Boden Frontiers in Veterinary Science 22 Apr 2022 Visit page
A mechanistic model captures livestock trading, disease dynamics, and compensatory behaviour in response to control measures Martin A. Knight, Michael R.Hutchings, Piran C.L. White, Ross S. Davidson, Glenn Marion* Journal of Theoretical Biology *EPIC member contributed to this work 21 Apr 2022 Visit page
Exact Bayesian inference of epidemiological parameters from mortality data: application to African swine fever virus David A. Ewing, Christopher M. Pooley, Kokouvi M. Gamado, Thibaud Porphyre and Glenn Marion Journal of the Royal Society Interface 09 Mar 2022 Visit page
Dairy farmer practices and attitudes relating to pasture-based and indoor production systems in Scotland. Orla K. Shortall and Altea Lorenzo-Arribas PLOS One 03 Feb 2022 Visit page
Phylodynamic analysis of an emergent Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in an area with no previously known wildlife infections G. Rossi*, J. Crispell,T. Brough, S.J. Lycett*, P.C.L. White, A. Allen, R.J. Ellis, S.V. Gordon, R. Harwood, E. Palkopoulou, E.L. Presho, R. Skuce, G.C. Smith, R.R. Kao* Journal of Applied Ecology *EPIC members contributed to this work funded by BBSRC, DAERA and Defra 01 Nov 2021 Visit page
Quantifying changes in the British cattle movement network Andrew J. Duncan*, Aaron Reeves, George J. Gunn, Roger W. Humphry* Preventive Veterinary Medicine. * Funded by Strategic Research Programme 2016–2021 29 Oct 2021 Visit page
Epidemiology and Cost of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Eradication in Small Ruminants in the United Arab Emirates—Disease Spread and Control Strategies Simulations Eihab M. Fathelrahman, Aaron Reeves*, Meera S. Mohamed, Yassir M. Eltahir Ali, Adil I. El Awad, Oum-Keltoum Bensalah, Afra A. Abdalla Animals, 2021 * EPIC Member Aaron Reeves contribute to this work funded by UAEU Program for Advanced Research. 09 Sep 2021 Visit page
Review: Models of natural pest control: towards predictions across agricultural landscapes Nikolaos Alexandridis Glenn Marion*, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Matteo Dainese, Johan Ekroos, Heather Grab, Mattias Jonsson, Daniel S.Karp, Carsten Meyer, Megan E.O'Rourke, Mikael Pontarp, Katja Poveda, Ralf Seppelt, Henrik G. Smith, Emily A. Martin and Yann Clough Biological Control * EPIC Member 03 Sep 2021 Visit page
Overview of cattle diseases listed under category C, D or E in the Animal Health Law (AHL) for which control programmes are in place within Europe Hodnik, JJ, et al., * | Frontiers in Veterinary Science * EPIC member Gunn, GJ contributed to this work funded by COST Action 30 Jul 2021 Visit page
Exploiting Scanning Surveillance Data to Inform Future Strategies for the Control of Endemic Diseases: The Example of Sheep Scab Eilidh Geddes, Sibylle Mohr, Elizabeth Sian Mitchell, Sara Robertson, Anna M. Brzozowska, Stewart T. G. Burgess and Valentina Busin Eilidh Geddes, Sibylle Mohr*, Elizabeth Sian Mitchell, Sara Robertson, Anna M. Brzozowska, Stewart T. G. Burgess* and Valentina Busin. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. * EPIC members contributed to this work. 16 Jul 2021 Visit page
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus seroprevalence in Scottish finishing pigs between 2006 and 2018 Correia-Gomes, C, Duncan, A, Ward, A, Pearce, M, Eppink, L, Webster, G, McGowan, A & Thomson, J Veterinary Record 31 May 2021 Visit page
A novel approach for predicting risk of vector-borne disease establishment in marginal temperate environments under climate change: West Nile virus in the UK David A. Ewing, Bethan V. Purse, Christina A. Cobbold and Steven M. White Journal of the Royal Society Interface 26 May 2021 Visit page
Laboratory-based evaluation of a simplified point-of-care test intended to support treatment decisions in non-severe bovine clinical mastitis Francisco B. Malcata , P. Theo Pepler* , Ruth N. Zadoks and Lorenzo Viora Journal of Dairy Research *EPIC Member Theo Pepler contributed to this work 07 May 2021 Visit page
Association of days in close up, gestation length, and rumination around time of calving with disease and pregnancy outcomes in multiparous dairy cows J.G. Cook, P.T. Pepler*, L. Viora Journal of Dairy Science *EPIC Member Theo Pepler contributed to this work 29 Apr 2021 Visit page
Two good interview questions: Mobilizing the ‘good farmer’ and the ‘good day’ concepts to enable more-than-representational research Lee-Ann Sutherland* Socialogica Ruralis, 2021 * EPIC Member Lee-Ann Sutherland conducted this RESAS Strategic Research Program funded work 08 Apr 2021 Visit page
Management and biosecurity practices by small to medium egg producers in Scotland Correia-Gomes, C., Henry M.K., Reeves A., and Sparks N. British Poultry Science, 2021 22 Feb 2021 Visit page
Multi‑species temporal network of livestock movements for disease spread Anne‑Sophie Ruget, Gianluigi Rossi, P. Theo Pepler, Gaël Beaunée, Christopher J. Banks, Jessica Enright and Rowland R. Kao Applied Network Science, 2021 18 Feb 2021 Visit page
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Pre-harvest Meat Safety Interventions to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Broilers: a Systematic Review Pessoa, J, Rodrigues da Costa, M*, Nesbakken, T and Meemken, D Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2021 *EPIC scientist Maria Costa contributed to this work funded by COST Action 14 Feb 2021 Visit page
Using machine learning improves predictions of herd-level bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain K. Stański, S. Lycett, T. Porphyre & B. M. de C. Bronsvoort Scientific Reports, 2021 26 Jan 2021 Visit page
Estimating antimicrobial usage based on sales to beef and dairy farms from UK veterinary practices RW Humphry, MK Henry, A Reeves, Giles T. Innocent, C Correia-Gomes, R Smith, CS Mason, GJ Gunn, Sue Tongue Veterinary Record, 2021 17 Jan 2021 Visit page