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Surveillance for early detection of high-consequence pests and pathogens (2022)
Book Chapter
Bowers, J., Malayer, J., Martínez-López, B., LaForest, J., Bargeron, C., Neeley, A., …Russo, J. (2022). Surveillance for early detection of high-consequence pests and pathogens. In K. Cardwell, & K. Bailey (Eds.), Tactical Sciences for Biosecurity in Animal and Plant Systems (120-177). Pennsylvania: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7935-0.ch005

Surveillance is one of the core activities of national organizations responsible for human, animal, or plant health, with the goal of demonstrating the absence of infection or infestation, determining the presence or distribution of infection or infe... Read More about Surveillance for early detection of high-consequence pests and pathogens.

Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands (2021)
Thesis
West, D. Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands. (Thesis). University of Salford

Cystic echinococcosis, caused by the larval form of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus, has been identified as an important public health risk in the Falkland Islands since the early 1940s. This prompted the instigation of an intensive cont... Read More about Understanding transmission and control of Cystic Echinococcosis and other taeniid infections in the Falkland Islands.

Optimising risk-based surveillance for early detection of invasive plant pathogens (2020)
Journal Article
Mastin, A., Gottwald, T., van den Bosch, F., Cunniffe, N., & Parnell, S. (2020). Optimising risk-based surveillance for early detection of invasive plant pathogens. PLoS Biology, 18(10), e3000863. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000863

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) of plants continue to devastate ecosystems and livelihoods worldwide. Effective management requires surveillance to detect epidemics at an early stage. However, despite the increasing use of risk-based surveillance... Read More about Optimising risk-based surveillance for early detection of invasive plant pathogens.

Eco-epidemiological uncertainties of emerging plant diseases : the challenge of predicting Xylella fastidiosa dynamics in novel environments (2020)
Journal Article
Occhibove, F., Chapman, D., Mastin, A., Parnell, S., Agstner, B., Mato-Amboage, R., …White, S. (2020). Eco-epidemiological uncertainties of emerging plant diseases : the challenge of predicting Xylella fastidiosa dynamics in novel environments. Phytopathology, 110(11), 1740-1750. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-03-20-0098-rvw

In order to prevent and control the emergence of biosecurity threats such as vector-borne diseases of plants, it is vital to understand drivers of entry, establishment, and spatio-temporal spread, as well as the form, timing and effectiveness of dise... Read More about Eco-epidemiological uncertainties of emerging plant diseases : the challenge of predicting Xylella fastidiosa dynamics in novel environments.

Quantifying the hidden costs of imperfect detection for early detection surveillance (2019)
Journal Article
Mastin, A., van den Bosch, F., van den Berg, F., & Parnell, S. (2019). Quantifying the hidden costs of imperfect detection for early detection surveillance. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 374(1776), 20180261. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0261

The global spread of pathogens poses an increasing threat to health, ecosystems, and agriculture worldwide. As early detection of new incursions is key to effective control, new diagnostic tests which can detect pathogen presence shortly after initia... Read More about Quantifying the hidden costs of imperfect detection for early detection surveillance.

Background matching in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon : adaptive camouflage and behavioural-plasticity (2018)
Journal Article
Siegenthaler, A., Mastin, A., Dufaut, C., Mondal, D., & Benvenuto, C. (2018). Background matching in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon : adaptive camouflage and behavioural-plasticity. Scientific reports, 8, 3292. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21412-y

A combination of burrowing behaviour and very efficient background matching makes the brown shrimp Crangon crangon almost invisible to potential predators and preys. This raises questions on how shrimp succeed in concealing themselves in the heteroge... Read More about Background matching in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon : adaptive camouflage and behavioural-plasticity.

A method of determining where to target surveillance efforts in heterogeneous epidemiological systems (2017)
Journal Article
Mastin, A., van den Bosch, F., Gottwald, T., Alonso Chavez, V., & Parnell, S. (2017). A method of determining where to target surveillance efforts in heterogeneous epidemiological systems. PLoS Computational Biology, 13(8), e1005712. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005712

The spread of pathogens into new environments poses a considerable threat to human, animal, and plant health, and by extension, human and animal wellbeing, ecosystem function, and agricultural productivity, worldwide. Early detection through effectiv... Read More about A method of determining where to target surveillance efforts in heterogeneous epidemiological systems.

Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan (2017)
Journal Article
van Kesteren, F., Mastin, A., Torgerson, P., Mytynova, B., & Craig, P. (2017). Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 144(10), 1328-1337. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182017000397

Echinococcosis is a re-emerging zoonotic disease in Kyrgyzstan. In 2012, an echinococcosis control scheme was started that included dosing owned dogs in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan with praziquantel. Control programmes require large investments of mo... Read More about Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan.

Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, Q., Yu, W., Zhong, B., Shang, J., Huang, L., Mastin, A., …Craig, P. (2016). Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0155-4

Background Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are highly endemic in Tibetan communities of Sichuan Province. Previous research in the region indicated that domestic dog was the major source of human infection, and o... Read More about Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control.

Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan (2015)
Journal Article
Mastin, A., van Kesteren, F., Torgerson, P., Zaidanov, I., Rogan, M., & Craig, P. (2015). Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Helminthology, 89, 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000590

Echinococcosis caused by the zoonotic cestodes Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) and Echinococcus multilocularis is highly endemic in the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan, and is increasingly being identified as public health problem especiall... Read More about Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan.

Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK. Journal of Helminthology, 90(4), 476-482. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000632

The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK)... Read More about Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK.

Transmission of Echinococcus species in pastoral communities in southern Kyrgyzstan (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Rogan, M., van Kesteren, F., Mastin, A., Craig, P., Torgerson, P., Mytova, B., …Raoul, F. (2015, August). Transmission of Echinococcus species in pastoral communities in southern Kyrgyzstan. Presented at 80. 25th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), Liverpool, UK

Echinococcus granulosus and human cystic echinococcosis (CE) are highly endemic in Central Asia and western China. Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is an emergent public health problem in Kyrgyzstan and in the Region. Community, veterinary and ecol... Read More about Transmission of Echinococcus species in pastoral communities in southern Kyrgyzstan.

Echinococcus granulosus : epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals (2015)
Journal Article
Craig, P., Mastin, A., van Kesteren, F., & Boufana, B. (2015). Echinococcus granulosus : epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals. Veterinary Parasitology, 213(3-4), 132-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.028

Diagnosis and detection of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) infection in animals is a prerequisite for epidemiological studies and surveillance of echinococcosis in endemic, re-emergent or emergent transmission zones. Advances in diagnostic appro... Read More about Echinococcus granulosus : epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals.

Helminth parasites in the endangered Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis (2015)
Journal Article
van Kesteren, F., Piggott, K., Bengui, T., Kubri, S., Mastin, A., Sillero-Zubiri, C., …Craig, P. (2015). Helminth parasites in the endangered Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis. Journal of Helminthology, 89(4), 487-495. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X14000534

Ethiopian wolves, Canis simensis, are an endangered carnivore endemic to the Ethiopian highlands. Although previous studies have focused on aspects of Ethiopian wolf biology, including diet, territoriality, reproduction and infectious diseases such a... Read More about Helminth parasites in the endangered Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis.

Independent evaluation of a canine Echinococcosis control programme in Hobukesar County, Xinjiang, China (2015)
Journal Article
van Kesteren, F., Qi, X., Tao, J., Feng, X., Mastin, A., Craig, P., …Wen, H. (2015). Independent evaluation of a canine Echinococcosis control programme in Hobukesar County, Xinjiang, China. Acta tropica, 145, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.01.009

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China is one of the world's most important foci for cystic echinococcosis. Domestic dogs are the main source for human infection, and previous studies in Xinjiang have found a canine Echinococcus spp... Read More about Independent evaluation of a canine Echinococcosis control programme in Hobukesar County, Xinjiang, China.

Dog ownership, dog behaviour and transmission of Echinococcus spp. in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan (2013)
Journal Article
van Kesteren, F., Mastin, A., Mytynova, B., Ziadinov, I., Boufana, B., Torgerson, P., …Craig, P. (2013). Dog ownership, dog behaviour and transmission of Echinococcus spp. in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 140(13), 1674-1684. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182013001182

Echinococcosis is a re-emerging zoonotic disease in Kyrgyzstan, and the incidence of human infection has increased substantially since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Domestic dogs are hosts of Echinococcus spp. and play an important role i... Read More about Dog ownership, dog behaviour and transmission of Echinococcus spp. in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan.

Spatial and temporal investigation of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigen prevalence in farm dogs in South Powys, Wales (2011)
Journal Article
Mastin, A., Brouwer, A., Fox, M., Craig, P., Guitián, J., Li, W., & Stevens, K. (2011). Spatial and temporal investigation of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigen prevalence in farm dogs in South Powys, Wales. Veterinary Parasitology, 178(1-2), 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.049

The prevalence of canine echinococcosis appears to have been increasing in mid/south Wales in recent years – raising the concern of a potential resurgence in transmission to humans. A campaign was therefore conducted in 2008 in order to provide dogs... Read More about Spatial and temporal investigation of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigen prevalence in farm dogs in South Powys, Wales.

Canine echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan : detection, diagnosis, and dynamics
Thesis
Mastin, A. (in press). Canine echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan : detection, diagnosis, and dynamics. (Thesis). University of Salford

Human echinococcosis is an increasing public health issue in Kyrgyzstan, where Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis are coendemic and domestic dogs are considered the primary source of human infection. A control scheme based upon d... Read More about Canine echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan : detection, diagnosis, and dynamics.