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Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals (2023)
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Tufa, T. B., Margos, G., Fingerle, V., Hartberger, C., Poppert, S., Birtles, R. J., …Feldt, T. (in press). Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals. Pathogens, 12(11), 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12111299

Human lice, Pediculus humanus, can transmit various pathogens, including Bartonella quintana, Borrelia recurrentis, and Rickettsia prowazekii. Xenosurveillance is an epidemiological approach to assessing human infection risks performed by screening v... Read More about Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals.

Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine (2022)
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Ali, Q., Zahid, O., Mhadhbi, M., Jones, B., Darghouth, M., Raynes, G., …Chaudhry, U. (2022). Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 20, 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2022.08.004

Control of tropical theileriosis, caused by the apicomplexan Theileria annulata, depends on the use of a single drug, buparvaquone, the efficacy of which is compromised by the emergence of resistance. The present study was undertaken to improve under... Read More about Genetic characterisation of the Theileria annulata cytochrome b locus and its impact on buparvaquone resistance in bovine.

Epidemiology, distribution and identification of ticks on livestock in Pakistan (2022)
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Khan, S., Ahmed, H., Afzal, M., Khan, M., Birtles, R., & Oliver, J. (2022). Epidemiology, distribution and identification of ticks on livestock in Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), e3024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19053024

Background: Ticks are ectoparasites that transmit a variety of pathogens that cause many diseases in livestock which can result in skin damage, weight loss, anemia, reduced production of meat and milk, and mortality. Aim: The aim of this study was to... Read More about Epidemiology, distribution and identification of ticks on livestock in Pakistan.

Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome (2021)
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Harrison, X., McDevitt, A., Dunn, J., Grifftihs, S., Benvenuto, C., Birtles, R., …Antwis, R. (2021). Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1957), 20210552. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0552

Interactions between hosts and their resident microbial communities are a fundamental component of fitness for both agents. Though recent research has highlighted the importance of interactions between animals and their bacterial communities, compara... Read More about Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome.

Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae (2021)
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Castillo‐Contreras, R., Magen, L., Birtles, R., Varela‐Castro, L., Hall, J., Conejero, C., …López‐Olvera, J. (2021). Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14268

Tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) constitute an emerging public health concern favoured by multidimensional global changes. Amongst these, increase and spread of wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations are of special concern since this species can act as a rese... Read More about Ticks on wild boar in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain) are infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae.

First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria : findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States (2021)
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Mamman, A., Lorusso, V., Adam, B., Dogo, G., Bown, K., & Birtles, R. (2021). First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria : findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States. Parasites and Vectors, 14(1), 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04731-4

Background: Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) represent a significant economic burden to cattle farming in sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. However, in the northern part of this country, where the largest livestock population resides, little... Read More about First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria : findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States.

Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome (2021)
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Harrison, X., McDevitt, A., Dunn, J., Griffiths, S., Benvenuto, C., Birtles, R., …Antwis, R. (2021). Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome

Interactions between hosts and their resident microbial communities are a fundamental component of fitness for both agents. Though recent research has highlighted the importance of interactions between animals and their bacterial communities, compara... Read More about Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome.

Determinants of Eimeria and Campylobacter infection dynamics in UK domestic sheep : the role of co-infection (2021)
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Al-neama, R., Bown, K., Blake, D., & Birtles, R. (2021). Determinants of Eimeria and Campylobacter infection dynamics in UK domestic sheep : the role of co-infection. Parasitology, 148(5), 623-629. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182021000044

Coccidiosis caused by Eimeria species is a well-recognized disease of livestock. Enteric Eimeria infections are common, but disease usually only manifests when infection intensity is abnormally high. Campylobacter species are important zoonotic enter... Read More about Determinants of Eimeria and Campylobacter infection dynamics in UK domestic sheep : the role of co-infection.

Study of general practitioner consultations for tick bites at high, medium and low incidence areas for Lyme borreliosis in England and Wales (2020)
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Gillingham, E., Hall, J., Birtles, R., Bown, K., Medlock, J., Smith, R., …Pietzsch, M. (2020). Study of general practitioner consultations for tick bites at high, medium and low incidence areas for Lyme borreliosis in England and Wales. Zoonoses and Public Health, 67(5), 591-599. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12694

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a tick‐borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. In Europe, it is predominately transmitted by the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus. Compared with other European countries, the United Kingdom (UK) is consider... Read More about Study of general practitioner consultations for tick bites at high, medium and low incidence areas for Lyme borreliosis in England and Wales.

Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis (2019)
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Logan, J., Hall, J., Chalker, V., O’Connell, B., & Birtles, R. (2019). Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis. Access Microbiology, 1(10), https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000064

Introduction. Bartonella species are increasingly recognized as agents of culture-negative endocarditis. However, to date, almost all human cases have been associated with two members of the genus, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana. B. hen... Read More about Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis.