Infectious disease transmission and contact networks in wildlife and livestock

ME Craft - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The use of social and contact networks to answer basic and applied questions about
infectious disease transmission in wildlife and livestock is receiving increased attention …

Seed exchange networks for agrobiodiversity conservation. A review

M Pautasso, G Aistara, A Barnaud, S Caillon… - Agronomy for …, 2013 - Springer
The circulation of seed among farmers is central to agrobiodiversity conservation and
dynamics. Agrobiodiversity, the diversity of agricultural systems from genes to varieties and …

[HTML][HTML] Using integrated wildlife monitoring to prevent future pandemics through one health approach

P Barroso, D Relimpio, JA Zearra, JJ Cerón, P Palencia… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the One Health context, Integrated Wildlife Monitoring (IWM) merges wildlife
health monitoring (WHM) and host community monitoring to early detect emerging …

Using contact networks to explore mechanisms of parasite transmission in wildlife

LA White, JD Forester, ME Craft - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A hallmark assumption of traditional approaches to disease modelling is that
individuals within a given population mix uniformly and at random. However, this …

Ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Europe: transmission dynamics in multi-host systems, influence of molecular processes and effects of climate change

A Mannelli, L Bertolotti, L Gern… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The analysis of different multi-host systems suggests that even hosts that are not capable of
transmitting Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl.) to the tick vector, Ixodes ricinus, or that are …

Dynamical patterns of cattle trade movements

P Bajardi, A Barrat, F Natale, L Savini, V Colizza - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Despite their importance for the spread of zoonotic diseases, our understanding of the
dynamical aspects characterizing the movements of farmed animal populations remains …

How the study of online collaborative learning can guide teachers and predict students' performance in a medical course

M Saqr, U Fors, M Tedre - BMC medical education, 2018 - Springer
Background Collaborative learning facilitates reflection, diversifies understanding and
stimulates skills of critical and higher-order thinking. Although the benefits of collaborative …

Multilayer and multiplex networks: An introduction to their use in veterinary epidemiology

AC Kinsley, G Rossi, MJ Silk… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Contact network analysis has become a vital tool for conceptualizing the spread of
pathogens in animal populations and is particularly useful for understanding the implications …

Network analysis of cattle and pig movements in Sweden: measures relevant for disease control and risk based surveillance

M Nöremark, N Håkansson, SS Lewerin… - Preventive veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Registration of cattle and pig movements is mandatory in Sweden and all registered
movements between farms in the years 2006–2008 were investigated using network …

Network analysis of Italian cattle trade patterns and evaluation of risks for potential disease spread

F Natale, A Giovannini, L Savini, D Palma… - Preventive veterinary …, 2009 - Elsevier
Livestock movement data represent a valuable source of information to understand the
pattern of contacts between premises which may determine the spread of diseases. Social …