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Updated: April 8th, 2024 05:38
2024 article
Validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection and quantification of the nucleic acid of <i>Histoplasma</i> from equine clinical samples
Fisher, L. W. S., Ceesay, A., Jallow, D., Hawkes, S. F., Showering, A., Kane, Y., … Scantlebury, C. E. (2024, February 27). MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, Vol. 2.
author keywords: qPCR Histoplasma; detecting Histoplasma equine samples; equine clinical samples; Histoplasma and West Africa
doi.org (publisher)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 1, 2024
2021 journal article
Identification and Characterization of Campylobacter Species in Livestock, Humans, and Water in Livestock Owning Households of Peri-urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A One Health Approach
Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 1584.
author keywords: Ethiopia; antimicrobial resistance; Campylobacter; livestock; one health; zoonosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Campylobacter; Cattle; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Humans; Livestock; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; One Health; Sheep; Water
TL;DR:
A One Health approach is recommended to further investigate Campylobacter species infections, and other zoonotic infectious diseases, in the livestock owning populations in Ethiopia, where there is close interaction between humans, animals and the environment.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: December 2, 2021
2021 journal article
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Staphylococcus aureus in Milk and Traditionally Processed Dairy Products in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BioMed Research International, 2021, 1–7.
Ed(s): B. Han
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology; Cheese / microbiology; Dairy Products / microbiology; Ethiopia; Geography; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Milk / microbiology; Prevalence; Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects; Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification; Yogurt / microbiology
TL;DR:
A significant level of contamination of milk and dairy products with S. aureus was demonstrated and the lack of agreement between phenotypic and genotypic detection of MRSA suggests the need for further study to identify the genetic basis for the observed resistance phenotype.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: August 3, 2021
2021 journal article
Value of pneumococcal vaccination in controlling the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Case study using DREAMR in Ethiopia
Vaccine, 39(45), 6700–6711.
author keywords: Vaccination; Immunization; Antimicrobial resistance; Pneumonia; Ethiopia
MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Humans; Infant; Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology; Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control; Pneumococcal Vaccines; Vaccination; Vaccines, Conjugate
TL;DR:
This study is the first to demonstrate the broader economic value of pneumococcal vaccination in controlling the development of AMR in Africa, and not only saves lives by preventing illnesses, but also benefits society by reducing antibiotic utilization and treatment failures due to AMR.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 17, 2021
2020 journal article
Molecular serogrouping and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes from local dairy cattle farms and imported beef in Jordan
LWT, 127, 109419.
author keywords: Epidemiology; Foodborne pathogens; Meat; Milk; Developing countries
TL;DR:
The findings recommend the implementation of improved sanitation procedures at slaughterhouses and dairy operations in Jordan to reduce the public health risk of L. monocytogenes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 23, 2020
2020 journal article
Pathology, infectious agents and horse‐ and management‐level risk factors associated with signs of respiratory disease in Ethiopian working horses
Equine Veterinary Journal, 53(4), 670–681.
author keywords: horse; pathology; infectious; asthma; Africa; Streptococcus equi; strangles
MeSH headings : Animals; Case-Control Studies; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Horse Diseases / diagnosis; Horse Diseases / epidemiology; Horse Diseases / etiology; Horses; Risk Factors; Streptococcal Infections / veterinary; Streptococcus equi
TL;DR:
S zooepidemicus, a common commensal, may play a role in clinical respiratory disease in this population of working horses in Ethiopia.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 28, 2020
2019 journal article
Associations between sources of information and animal health knowledge of rural farmers in central Ethiopia
International Journal of Agricultural Extension, 7(2), 125–135.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 5, 2019
2019 journal article
Impact of Antibiotic Resistance on Treatment of Pneumococcal Disease in Ethiopia: An Agent-Based Modeling Simulation
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101(5), 1042–1053.
MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Child, Preschool; Computer Simulation; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Humans; Infant; Models, Biological; Pneumococcal Infections / drug therapy; Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology; Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology; Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
TL;DR:
AMR against antibiotics that were used to treat pneumococcal disease led to 195,763 treatment failures, which contributed to 2,925 child deaths annually in Ethiopia, and a cost-of-illness method was used to assess the resulting economic impact of AMR.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 16, 2019
2019 journal article
Prevalence, molecular characterization, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on dairy cattle farms in Jordan
Journal of Dairy Science, 7.
author keywords: foodborne; pathogens; antibiotic; farm animals
MeSH headings : Anal Canal / microbiology; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Cattle / microbiology; Dairying; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Escherichia coli O157 / drug effects; Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification; Farms; Feces / microbiology; Female; Jordan / epidemiology; Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects; Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification; Milk / microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Prevalence; Rectum / microbiology; Salmonella enterica / drug effects; Salmonella enterica / isolation & purification
TL;DR:
The isolated pathogens exhibited a high degree of antimicrobial resistance, suggesting that the bacterial flora of dairy cattle in Jordan are under intense antimicrobial selection pressure.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2019
2018 journal article
Evaluating the Efficacy of Knowledge-Transfer Interventions on Animal Health Knowledge of Rural Working Equid Owners in Central Ethiopia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5.
author keywords: randomized controlled trial; intervention; education; equid; Ethiopia; knowledge transfer; animal health
TL;DR:
Evaluated knowledge of donkey health was substantially increased by a diagrammatic hand-out and the impact of this simple, low-cost intervention should be further evaluated in other communities in low-income countries.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2019
2018 journal article
Respiratory disease and sero-epidemiology of respiratory pathogens in the working horses of Ethiopia
Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(6), 793–799.
Contributors: G. Laing*, R. Christley*, * , N. Aklilu, T. Ashine, R. Newton*, A. Radford *, G. Pinchbeck*
author keywords: horse; strangles; Streptococcus equi; prevalence; serology; Africa; ELISA
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Proteins / analysis; Cluster Analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Female; Heart Rate; Hematocrit / veterinary; Horse Diseases / epidemiology; Horse Diseases / microbiology; Horses; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Respiratory Rate; Respiratory Tract Diseases / epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Diseases / microbiology; Respiratory Tract Diseases / veterinary; Surveys and Questionnaires
TL;DR:
Low prevalence of antibodies to viruses, with the exception of EIV, indicates these pathogens are present, but unlikely a predominant cause of respiratory signs and noninfectious causes of disease should also be investigated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 20, 2019
2018 journal article
Seroprevalence, risk factors and spatial distribution of West Nile virus in Jordan
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113(1), 24–30.
author keywords: emerging; infectious diseases; Middle East; virus; West Nile virus; zoonotic
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Viral / blood; Child; Climate; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drinking Water; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G / blood; Jordan / epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; West Nile Fever / blood; West Nile Fever / epidemiology; West Nile Fever / etiology; West Nile Fever / virology; West Nile virus / growth & development; Young Adult
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that WNV is circulating in Jordan and should be considered as a differential diagnosis in medical cases presenting with nervous system symptoms, especially for older populations living in the Jordan Valley and Badia areas.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 15, 2019
2016 journal article
Development and evaluation of a molecular diagnostic method to rapidly detect Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum (causing Epizootic Lymphangitis) in equine clinical samples
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 39(Supplement), S9–S10.
Event: 10th International Equine Infectious Diseases Conference at Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 4-8, 2016
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Owner reported diseases of working equids in central Ethiopia
Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(4), 501–506.
author keywords: horse; working equid; participatory; disease; health; donkey
MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry; Animals; Colic; Equidae; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Female; Horse Diseases / epidemiology; Horse Diseases / etiology; Horses; Male; Prevalence; Surveys and Questionnaires
TL;DR:
This participatory study with owners identified previously unreported priorities such as rabies in donkeys, an unidentified musculoskeletal syndrome in horses and respiratory signs in both horses and donkeys.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2019
2014 journal article
Improving animal health for poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods
Veterinary Record, 175(21), 526–529.
MeSH headings : Animal Welfare / standards; Animals; Developing Countries; Food Supply / statistics & numerical data; Horses; Humans; Poultry; Poverty / prevention & control
TL;DR:
How improving animal health, particularly of poultry and working equids, has the potential to reduce poverty and promote food security and sustainable livelihoods in low-income countries is discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2019
2014 journal article
Infectious Diseases of Working Equids
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 30(3), 695–718.
author keywords: Working; Equid; Infectious disease; Morbidity; Mortality
MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry / methods; Animals; Equidae; Horse Diseases / economics; Horse Diseases / epidemiology; Horse Diseases / therapy; Horses; Veterinary Medicine / methods
TL;DR:
Changing the attitudes of decision makers will require data-driven advocacy, and global networks of collaborators have a vital role in building this more robust evidence base.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2019
2014 journal article
Science in brief: Report on the first Havemeyer workshop on infectious diseases in working equids, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 2013
Equine Veterinary Journal, 47(1), 6–9.
MeSH headings : Animals; Communicable Disease Control / methods; Communicable Disease Control / standards; Communicable Diseases / economics; Communicable Diseases / epidemiology; Communicable Diseases / veterinary; Developing Countries; Equidae; Ethiopia
TL;DR:
A workshop on Infectious Diseases of Working Equids was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in November 2013, attended by 35 participants representing academia, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), governmental institutions and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
A community-based participatory study investigating the epidemiology and effects of rabies to livestock owners in rural Ethiopia
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 108(1), 1–9.
author keywords: Participatory epidemiology; Rabies; Livestock; Ethiopia
MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry; Animals; Community-Based Participatory Research; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Female; Geography; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Incidence; Livestock; Male; Rabies / epidemiology; Rabies / therapy; Rabies / veterinary; Rabies / virology; Risk Factors; Rural Population; Seasons; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
The study found that rabies was considered the zoonosis of greatest risk to public health in both areas and reportedly occurred with higher frequency in highland areas and subsequently affected more livestock in these parts.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2019
2011 journal article
A cluster-randomised controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of different knowledge-transfer interventions for rural working equid users in Ethiopia
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 100(2), 90–99.
author keywords: Randomised controlled trial; Intervention; Education; Equid; Ethiopia; Knowledge transfer
MeSH headings : Animals; Developing Countries; Equidae; Ethiopia / epidemiology; Group Processes; Health Education / methods; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; MP3-Player; Radio; Veterinary Medicine / methods; Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control; Wounds and Injuries / veterinary
TL;DR:
A cluster-randomised controlled trial was used to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of three knowledge-transfer interventions on knowledge-change about equid health amongst rural Ethiopian working equid users and should aid the design of education materials for adult learning for working equids users and other groups in developing countries.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2019
article
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 17, 2021
Employment
Updated: November 3rd, 2023 06:13
2022 - present
University of Liverpool Liverpool, GB
Senior Lecturer
Livestock & One Health
2020 - 2022
NC State University Raleigh, NC, US
Assistant Professor - Veterinary Global and Public Health
Population Health and Pathobiology
2015 - 2020
North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director-Global Health Education
Population Health and Pathobiology
Education
Updated: April 22nd, 2020 13:56
University of Liverpool Liverpool, GB
PhD - Veterinary Epidemiology
University of Liverpool Liverpool, GB
BVSc - Veterinary Science (DVM equivalent)
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