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African Swine Fever, the forgotten pandemic
Ward, Michael P.; Tian, Kegong; Nowotny, NorbertPublished 2021Article -
Anthropogenic and environmental risk factors for rabies occurrence in Bhutan.
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Ward, Michael P.Published 2012-01-01Anthropogenic and environmental factors were assessed as predictors of sub-districts in Bhutan that reported rabies in domestic animals during the period 1996−2009. Rabies surveillance data were retrieved from the Veterinary ...Open AccessArticle -
Community-based study on knowledge, attitudes and perception of rabies in Gelephu, south-central Bhutan.
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Rai, Bir Doj; Changlo; Tenzin, Sangay; Tsheten, Karma; Ugyen, Pema; Singye, Karma; Ward, Michael P.Published 2012-01-01Community knowledge, attitudes and practices are important both for prevention of human deaths due to rabies and for control of the disease in animals. This study was a cross-sectional survey investigating the level of ...Open AccessArticle -
COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: A time-series analysis
Qi, Hongchao; Xiao, Shuang; Shi, Runye; Ward, Michael P.; Chen, Yue; Tu, Wei; Su, Qing; Wang, Wenge; Wang, Xinyi; Zhang, ZhijiePublished 2020COVID-19 has become a pandemic. The influence of meteorological factors on the transmission and spread of COVID-19 if of interest. This study sought to examine the associations of daily average temperature (AT) and relative ...Article -
COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: a time-series analysis
Qi, Hongchao; Xiao, Shuang; Shi, Runye; Ward, Michael P.; Chen, Yue; Tu, Wei; Su, Qing; Wang, Wenge; Wang, Xinyi; Zhang, ZhijiePublished 2020COVID-19 has become a pandemic. The influence of meteorological factors on the transmission and spread of COVID-19 if of interest. This study sought to examine the associations of daily average temperature (AT) and relative ...Preprint -
The effect of COVID19 pandemic restrictions on an urban rodent population
Bedoya-Prez, Miguel A.; Ward, Michael P.; Loomes, Max; McGregor, Iain S.; Crowther, Mathew S.Published 2021Shortly after the enactment of restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19, various local government and public health authorities around the world reported an increased sighting of rats. Such reports have yet ...Article -
Frequency, Stressfulness and Type of Ethically Challenging Situations Encountered by Veterinary Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quain, Anne; Mullan, Siobhan; McGreevy, Paul D.; Ward, Michael P.Published 2021Ethically challenging situations (ECS) are common in veterinary settings and can lead to moral stress. However, there is no published information about how a global pandemic affects the frequency and types of ECS encountered ...Article -
Geodemography, Environment and Societal Characteristics Drive the Global Diversity of Emerging, Zoonotic and Human Pathogens
Singh, Balbir Bagicha; Ward, Michael P.; Dhand, Navneet K.Published 2020Background: Understanding human disease, zoonoses, and emergence is a global priority. Multifactorial aetiologies have been proposed, but mechanistic analyses to quantify the underlying factors are limited. A deep understanding ...Preprint -
Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis in Bhutan, 2005-2008: Trends and risk factors.
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Ward, Michael P.Published 2011-01-01The aim of this study was to understand the use and distribution of human rabies post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) vaccine in Bhutan and to identify risk factors for receiving an incomplete course of the vaccine. We analysed ...Open AccessArticle -
Humidity is a consistent climatic factor contributing to SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Ward, Michael P.; Xiao, Shuang; Zhang, ZhijiePublished 2020There is growing evidence that climatic factors could influence the evolution of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we build on this evidence base, focusing on the southern hemisphere summer and autumn period. The ...Article -
Low and No-Contact Euthanasia: Associated Ethical Challenges Experienced by Veterinary Team Members during the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quain, Anne; Mullan, Siobhan; Ward, Michael P.Published 2022BACKGROUND: During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many veterinary practices around the world have shifted to a low or no-contact consultation model to ensure the safety of their team members and clients, and comply with ...Article -
Meta-analysis and adjusted estimation of COVID-19 case fatality risk in India and its association with the underlying comorbidities
Singh, Balbir B.; Ward, Michael P.; Lowerison, Mark; Lewinson, Ryan T.; Vallerand, Isabelle A.; Deardon, Rob; Gill, Jatinder P.S.; Singh, Baljit; Barkema, Herman W.Published 2021Management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in India is a top government priority. However, there is a lack of COVID-19 adjusted case fatality risk (aCFR) estimates and information on states with high aCFR. Data on ...Article -
Patterns of Rabies Occurrence in Bhutan between 1996 and 2009
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Ward, Michael P.Published 2011-01-01This study was conducted to evaluate incidence and seasonal trends of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals in Bhutan from 1996 to 2009. Time series analysis approach was used to determine the seasonal trend and temporal ...Open AccessArticle -
Rabies virus strains circulating in Bhutan: implications for control.
Tenzin; Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn; Denduangboripant, Jessada; Dhand, Navneet K.; Dorji, Rinzin; Tshering, Dawa; Rinzin, Karma; Raika, Vijay; Dahal, Narapati; Ward, Michael P.Published 2011-01-01We report a molecular epidemiological study of rabies virus strains circulating in animal populations in Bhutan, and investigate potential origins of these viruses. Twenty-three rabies virus isolates originating from dogs ...Open AccessArticle -
Re-emergence of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals in eastern Bhutan, 2005-2007
Tenzin; Dhand, Navneet K.; Dorjee, Jambay; Ward, Michael P.Published 2011-01-01We report a major outbreak of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals that occurred in eastern Bhutan between May 2005 and November 2007. The outbreak peaked in February 2006 and subsided by the end of April 2006 with ...Open AccessArticle -
Risk Factors Associated With Increased Ethically Challenging Situations Encountered by Veterinary Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quain, Anne; Mullan, Siobhan; Ward, Michael P.Published 2021Ethically challenging situations (ECS) are commonly encountered in veterinary settings. The number of ECS encountered by some veterinary team members may increase during a crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study ...Article -
The role of climate during the COVID-19 epidemic in New South Wales, Australia
Ward, Michael P.; Xiao, Shuang; Zhang, ZhijiePublished 2020Previous research has identified a relationship between climate and occurrence of SARS‐CoV and MERS‐CoV cases, information that can be used to reduce the risk of infection. Using COVID‐19 notification and postcode data ...Article -
Socioeconomic, geographic and climatic risk factors for canine parvovirus infection and euthanasia in Australia
Kelman, Mark; Barrs, Vanessa R.; Norris, Jacqueline M.; Ward, Michael P.Published 2020Infection of canids with canine parvovirus (CPV) can result in severe, often fatal disease. This study aimed to examine climatic, socioeconomic and geographic risk factors for CPV infection and CPV-associated euthanasia ...Article -
A Survey of Dog Owners in Remote Northern Australian Indigenous Communities to Inform Rabies Incursion Planning
Hudson, Emily G.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Dürr, Salome; Ward, Michael P.Published 2016-04-26Australia is underprepared for a rabies incursion due to a lack of information about how a rabies outbreak would spread within the susceptible canine populations and which control strategies would be best to control it. ...Open AccessArticle
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