Epidemiology

 

Intro

Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events in human or animal populations. It is wide in scope, including inter alia, diseases, pathogens, diagnostic tests, behaviours and attitudes. It operates at both macroscopic or microscopic scales and is characterised by investigation at the level of population rather than individuals.

We work across a wide range of diseases and many of these investigations include epidemiology, alongside other disciplines.

Projects

Projects

  • Development of targeted selective treatment strategies (TST) against gastro intestinal nematodes in peri-parturient ewes (Kess 2, Meat Promotion Wales).
  • Fluke mapping using eDNA to inform development of sustainable control measures (EIP Wales).
  • Quantifying livestock behaviour for disease detection using precision livestock monitoring technologies (Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol).
  • Patterns of antimicrobial use in UK agriculture
  • Epidemiology of brucellosis in domestic livestock and wildlife
  • Epidemiology of rabies in southern Africa

 Epidemiology of selected diseases in in wild birds: 

  • African Penguins and the Blue Economy: Building a Foundation to Prevent Extinction (MeerWissen African-German Partners for Ocean Knowledge, GIZ).
  • HPAI survey of African penguins in Namibia (National Geographic Society (Project Number NGS-61610C-19) and South Africa (Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust Project Number P/00223).
  • Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) surveillance in Namibia: ensuring prosperity, enhancing ecosystem health, protecting poultry (CIDRA).
  • Haemoparasites of southern Africa avifauna (MeerWissen African-German Partners for Ocean Knowledge, GIZ).

Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators

Picture Name Email Telephone
Prof Darrell Abernethy daa47@aber.ac.uk +44 (0) 1970 621646
Prof Glyn Hewinson glh14@aber.ac.uk +44 (0) 1970 621559
Prof Karl Hoffmann krh@aber.ac.uk +44 (0) 1970 622237
Dr Justin Pachebat jip@aber.ac.uk +44 (0) 1970 622347
Dr Gwenllian Rees gwr15@aber.ac.uk +44 (0) 1970 622503
Prof Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos bev10@aber.ac.uk +44 (0) 1970 622319

Publications

Publications

Glover, B, Macfarlane, M, Bengis, R, O’dell, J, Steyl, J, van Heerden, H & Abernethy, D 2020, 'Investigation of Brucella melitensis in sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) in South Africa', Microorganisms, vol. 8, no. 10, 1494. 10.3390/microorganisms8101494
Davis, C, Tyson, F, Cutress, D, Davies, E, Jones, D, Brophy, P, Prescott, A, Rose, M, Williams, M, Williams, H & Jones, R 2020, 'Rapid detection of Galba truncatula in water sources on pasture-land using loop-mediated isothermal amplification for control of trematode infections', Parasites & Vectors, vol. 13, no. 1, 496. 10.1186/s13071-020-04371-0
Schroeder, P, Hopkins, B, Jones, J, Galloway, T, Pike, R, Rolfe, S & Hewinson, G 2020, 'Temporal and spatial Mycobacterium bovis prevalence patterns as evidenced in the All Wales Badgers Found Dead (AWBFD) survey of infection 2014–2016', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 15214. 10.1038/s41598-020-72297-9
Crispell, J, Benton, CH, Balaz, D, De Maio, N, Ahkmetova, A, Allen, A, Biek, R, Presho, EL, Dale, J, Hewinson, G, Lycett, SJ, Nunez-Garcia, J, Skuce, RA, Trewby, H, Wilson, DJ, Zadoks, RN, Delahay, RJ & Kao, RR 2019, 'Combining genomics and epidemiology to analyse bi-directional transmission of mycobacterium bovis in a multi-host system', eLife, vol. 8, e45833. 10.7554/eLife.45833
Pascoe, B, Williams, LK, Calland, JK, Meric, G, Hitchings, MD, Dyer, M, Ryder, J, Shaw, S, Lopes, BS, Chintoan-Uta, C, Allan, E, Vidal, A, Fearnley, C, Everest, P, Pachebat, JA, Cogan, TA, Stevens, MP, Humphrey, TJ, Wilkinson, TS, Cody, AJ, Colles, FM, Jolley, KA, Maiden, MCJ, Strachan, N, Pearson, BM, Linton, D, Wren, BW, Parkhill, J, Kelly, DJ, van Vliet, AHM, Forbes, KJ & Sheppard, SK 2019, 'Domestication of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168', Microbial genomics, vol. 5, no. 7, 000279. 10.1099/mgen.0.000279
Nader, J, Mathers, T, Ward, B, Pachebat, JA, Swain, M, Robinson, G, Chalmers, RM, Hunter, PR, van Oosterhout, C & Tyler, K 2019, 'Evolutionary genomics of anthroponosis in Cryptosporidium', Nature Microbiology, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 826-836. 10.1038/s41564-019-0377-x
Doonan, J, Denman, S, Pachebat, JA & McDonald, J 2019, 'Genomic analysis of bacteria in the Acute Oak Decline pathobiome', Microbial genomics, vol. 5, no. 1, 000240. 10.1099/mgen.0.000240
ETHICOBOTS Consortium & Hewinson, G 2019, 'Network analysis of dairy cattle movement and associations with bovine tuberculosis spread and control in emerging dairy belts of Ethiopia', BMC Veterinary Research, vol. 15, no. 1, 262. 10.1186/s12917-019-1962-1
ETHICOBOTS Consortium & Hewinson, G 2019, 'Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and its associated risk factors in the emerging dairy belts of regional cities in Ethiopia', Preventive Veterinary Medicine, vol. 168, pp. 81-89. 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.04.010
Tanner, R, Villarreal-Ramos, B, Vordermeier, HM & McShane, H 2019, 'The humoral immune response to BCG vaccination', Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 10, no. JUN, 1317. 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01317

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