Publications

You can find a selection of publications from members of our group here.

2023

Ferrer M, Evans R, Hedley J, Hollamby S, Meredith A, Morandini V, Selly O, Smith C, Whitfield DP (2023). Hacking techniques improve health and nutritional status of nestling White-tailed Eagles. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e9776. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9776

Peniche G, Shaw DJ, Dures SG, Ciavaglia S, Thompson DBA, Anderson NE, Meredith AL (2023) Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings. European Journal of Wildlife Research 69, 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01627-1

McDermott I, Gilbert M, Shah MK, Sadaula A, Anderson NE (2023) Seroprevalence of canine distemper virus (CDV) in the free-roaming dog (Canis familiaris) population surrounding Chitwan National Park, Nepal. PLOS ONE 18(2): e0281542. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281542

2022

Fullick E, Bidewell CA, Duff JP, Howie F, Robinson C, Goodman G, Beckmann KM, Philbey AW, Daunt F (2022) Mass mortality of seabirds in GB. The Veterinary record, 190(3) 129-130. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1462

Riley T, Anderson NE, Lovett R, Meredith A, Cumming B (2022) Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(10): e0000921. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000921

Meredith A, Anderson N, Malik P, Nigam P, Thomas A, Masters N, Guthrie A, Davidson H, Patterson S, Amin R, Skerratt L, Kock R, Sainsbury A. Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge. One Health & Implementation Research. 2022; 2(2):68-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/ohir.2022.03

McKay PA, Hufschmid J, Meredith AL, Zendejas-Heredia PA, Moseby KE (2022) Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur): a comparison of cat-free and cat-exposed populations.Australian Journal of Zoology, 69(5) 175–183 https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO22010

Beckmann KM, Cromie RL, Sainsbury AW, Hilton GM, Ewen JG, Soorae PS, Kock RA (2023) Wildlife health outcomes and opportunities in conservation translocations. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 3 (3) e12164.https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12164

Beckmann KM, Soorae PS (2022) Conservation translocations from the ‘Global Reintroduction Perspectives’ series: disease and other biological problems. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 3 (3) e12163. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12163

Peniche G, Shaw DJ, Thompson DBA, Brain JC, Reid R, Weston E, Benn S, Anderson D, Grant J, Pate L, Anderson NE, Meredith AL. Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos). European Journal of Wildlife Research. 2022;68(3):43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01586-7

Milnes EL, Skelding AM, Larouche CB, Ferro A, Delnatte P, Dutton C, Anderson NE (2022). A randomized clinical trial to compare ketamine-butorphanol-azaperone-medetomidine and detomidine-etorphine-acepromazine for anesthesia of captive Przewalski horses (Equus przewalskii). Am J Vet Res 83(6). https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.21.10.0165

De la Puente-Arévalo , Motta P, Dürr S, Warembourg C, Nikola C, Burdon-Bailey J, Mayer D, Lohr F, Gibson AD, Chikungwa P, Chulu J, Gamble L, Anderson NE, Bronsvoort BMD, Mellanby RJ, Mazeri S (2022). Ranging patterns and factors associated with movement in free‐roaming domestic dogs in urban Malawi. Ecology and Evolution 12 (1), e8498. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8498

Weaver GV, Anderson NE, Garrett K, Thompson AT, Yabsley MJ (2022). Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Domestic Animals, Wild Pigs, and Off-Host Environmental Sampling in Guam, USA. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 1642. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.803424

Pandey, N., Lurz, P., Hopker, A., Anderson, N., Goswami, J., Kumar, S. & Tahir Ali Rather, Dec 2022: International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 48, 6, p. 703-714

Mwiinde, A.M.; Simuunza, M.; Namangala, B.; Chama-Chiliba, C.M.; Machila, N.; Anderson, N.E.; Atkinson, P.M.; Welburn, S.C. Healthcare Management of Human African Trypanosomiasis Cases in the Eastern, Muchinga and Lusaka Provinces of Zambia. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7100270

2021

Riley T, Anderson NE, Lovett R, Meredith A, Cumming B, Thandrayen J (2021) One Health in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of the Evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health18(21) 11303 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111303

Mead D, Ogden R, Meredith A et al. The genome sequence of the European golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. Wellcome Open Res 2021, 6:112 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16631.1

Schneider J, Hoffmann B, Fevola C, Schmidt ML, Imholt C, Fischer S, Ecke F, Hörnfeldt B, Magnusson M, Olsson GE, Rizzoli A, Tagliapietra V, Chiari M, Reusken C, Bužan E, Kazimirova M, Stanko M, White TA, Reil D, Obiegala A, Meredith A., Drexler JF, Essbauer S, Henttonen H, Jacob J, Hauffe HC, Beer, M, Heckel G, Ulrich RG (2021). Geographical Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bank Vole Hepaciviruses in Europe. Viruses 13(7) 1258https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071258

Schilling A-K, van Hooij A,Lurz PWW, Shaw DJ, Geluk A, Corstjens PLAM, Stevnson K, Meredith A (2021) Clinical Progression of Leprosy in Eurasian Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in a naturally infected wild population. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52 (4) 1159-1166 https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0067

Hardouin EA, Butler H, Cvitanović M, Ulrich RG, Schulze V, Schilling A-K, Lurz PWW, Meredith A, Hodder KH (2021). Wildlife conservation in a fragmented landscape: the Eurasian red squirrel on the Isle of Wight. Conservation Genetics 22(4) 571–583 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-021-01380-z

Schilling A-K, McCurdy K. Fish A,Lurz PWW, Geluk A, van Hooij A, Farish M, Mitchell M, Stevenson K, Meredith A(2021) Diagnosing and categorizing leprosy in live Eurasian Red Squirrles (Sciurus vukgaris0 for management, surveillance, and translocation purposes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(2) 648-659 https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0066

Luu L, Palomar AM, Farrington G, Schilling A, Premchand-Branker S, McGarry J, Makepeace B, Meredith A, Bell-Sakyi L (2021). Bacterial pathogens and symbionts harboured by Ixodes ricinus ticks parasitising red squirrels in the United Kingdom. Pathogens 10(4) 458 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040458

Fountain K, Blackett T,Butler H, Carchedi C, Schilling A-K, Meredith A, Gibbon MJ, Lloyd DH, Loeffler A, Feil EJ (2021). Fatal exudative dermatitis (FED) in island populations of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): Spillover of a virulent staphylococcus aureus clone (ST49) from reservoir hosts. Microbial Genomics 7(5) 000565 https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000565

Hounsome T, Davies J, Meredith A, Simmons A, Tomlinson A. Weighing up the risks of rewilding (2021). Veternary Record 188(5)192-193. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.276

Beckmann K, Soorae P (2021) Data from the “Global Reintroduction Perspectives” (2008-2018): metadata and self-reported mortality, ill-health or reproductive problems [Dataset]. University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/3135

Beckmann K, Cranswick P, Hilton G, Jarrett N, Routh A, Rasolozaka N, O'Brien M, Sainsbury A, Cromie R, Beckmann B, Costa T, Calvo-Carrasco D, Bamford A, Kock R, Canessa S & Ewen J (2021). Structured decision-making: a tool for disease risk analysis and management planning in the face of uncertainty [Conference abstract]. 69th WDA /14th EWDA Joint Virtual Conference 31^st Aug to 2^nd Sep 2021. https://www.cuenca2020.com/CUENCA2020

2020

Hughes, E.C., Anderson, N.E. 2020. Zoonotic pathogens of dromedary camels in Kenya: a systematised review. Veterinary Sciences, 7:103. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7030103

Nicolas de Francisco, O., Esperón, F., Juan-Sallés, C., Ewbank, A.C., das Neves, C.G., Marco, A., Neves, E., Anderson, N.E., Sacristán, C. 2020. Neoplasms and novel gammaherpesviruses in critically endangered captive European minks (Mustela lutreola). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 00:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13713

Taggart, M.A., Shore, R.F., Pain, D.J., Peniche, G., Martinez-Haro, M., Mateo, R., Homann, J., Raab, A., Feldmann, J., Lawlor, A.J., Potter, E.D. 2020. Concentration and origin of lead (Pb) in liver and bone of Eurasian buzzards (Buteo buteo) in the United Kingdom. Environmental Pollution 267:115629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115629

Watsa, M., Wildlife Disease Surveillance Focus Group (2020). Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance. Science 369 (6500)145-147 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc0017

Schilling A-K,Lurz PWW, Meredith A (2020) Field anaesthesia of Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 47(5) 736-738 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2020.05.005

Peters A, Meredith A, Skerratt L, Carver S, Raidal S (2020) Infectious disease and emergency conservation interventions. Conservation Biology 34(4) 784-785 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13558

Heald K, Millins C, Kitchener AC, Banyard AC, Hantke G, Sainsbury KA, McDonald M, Meredith A (2020) Investigating infectious disease threats to the recovery of the European polecat in Britain. Mammalian Biology 100, 439–444. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-020-00046-6

Sainsbury AW, Chantrye J, Ewen JG, Gurnell J, Hudson P, Karesh WB, Kock RA, Lurz PW, Meredith A, Tompkins DM (2020) Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK. Conservation Science and Practice 2(6), e200 https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.200

Ogden R, Fukuda T, Funo T, Komatsu M, Maeda T, Meredith A, Miura M, Natsukawa H, Onuma M, Osafune Y, Saito K, Sato Y, Thompson D, Inoue-Murayama M (2020) Japanese golden eagle conservation science: current status and future needs. Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25(1), 9-28 https://doi.org/10.5686/jjzwm.25.9

2019

Peters A, Carver, S., Skerratt, LF, Meredith A, Woods R (2019) A Solutions-Focused Translational Research Framework for Wildlife Health. BioScience 69(12) 1019–1027 https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz125

Thompson J-L, Koh P, Meredith A, Brown, H (2019). Preliminary investigations into the use of the five-point body conditioning scale (Size-O-Meter) and its use in pet owner education. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 31, 95-99 https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.07.016

Douay G, Maguire R, Cabana F, Berthet M,Lim Z, Meredith A (2019) Assessment of the utility of a commercial calprotectin and lactoferrin rapid test in diagnosis of marmoset wasting syndrome. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 7(2) https://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/372/272

Everest, DJ, Tolhurst-Cherriman, DAR, Davies , H, Dastjerdi, A, Ashton, A, Blackett, T, Meredith A, Milne, E, Mill, A & Shuttleworth, CM (2019) Assessing a potential non-invasive method for viral diagnostic purposes in European squirrels. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 30(1) 1–7 https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00128-2018

Anderson NE, Lurz PWW (2019). The density of Smith's bush squirrel, Paraxerus cepapi, in Luambe National Park, Zambia. Afr J Ecol.; 00:1–5. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12697

Schilling, A.-K., van Hooij, A., Corstjens, P., Lurz, P. W. W., DelPozo, J., Stevenson, K., Meredith, A., Geluk, A. 2019. Detection of humoral immunity to mycobacteria causing leprosy in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) using a quantitative rapid test. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 65:49. Doi: 10.1007/s10344-019-1287-1

Hardouin, E. A., Baltazar-Soares, M., Schilling, A.-K., Butler, H., Garcia-Rodriguez, O., Crowley, E., Liang, W.-J., Meredith, A., Lurz, P. W., Forster, J., Kenward, R. E., Hodder, K. H. 2019. Conservation of genetic uniqueness in remaining populations of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L.) in the South of England. Ecology and Evolution, 00:1-12. Doi: 10.1002/ece3.5233

Schilling, A.-K., Avanzi, C., Ulrich, R. G., Busso, P., Pisanu, B., Ferrari, N., Romeo, C., Mazzamuto, M. V., McLuckie, J., Shuttleworth, C. M., Del-Pozo, J., Lurz, P.W.W., Escalante-Fuentes, W. G., Ocampo-Candiani, J., Vera-Cabrera, L., Stevenson, K., Chapuis, J.-L., Meredith, A. L., Cole, S. T. 2019. British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodetn Host for Leprosy Bacilli. frontiers in Veterinary Science (6): 8. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00008

Tio-Coma, M., Wijnands, T., Pierneef, L., Schilling, A.-K., Alam, K., Roy, J. C., Faber, W. R., Menke, H., Pieters, T., Stevenson, K., Richardus, J. H., Geluk, A. 2019. Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in soil; Multiple needled in the haystack? Scientific reports. 9 (1): 3165. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39746-6

Schilling, A.-K., Del-Pozo, J., Lurz, P. W. W., Stevenson, K., Avanzi, C., Shuttleworth, C. M., Cole, S. T., Meredith, A. L. 2019. Leprosy in red squirrels in the UK. Veterinary Record 184(13): 416. doi: 10.1136/vr.l1385

Girling, S.J., Goodman, G., Burr, P., Pizzi, R., Naylor, A., Cole, G., Brown, D., Fraser, M., Narve Rosell, F., Schwab, G., Elliott, M., Campbell-Palmer, R. 2019. Evidence of Leptospira species and their significance during reintroduction of Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) to Great Britain. Veterinary Record 185. doi:10.1136/ vetrec-2019-105429

2018

Wernike, K., Wylezich, C., Hoeper, D., Schneider, J. , Lurz, P. W. W., Meredith, A., Milne, E., Beer, M., Ulrich, R. G. 2018. Widespread occurence of squirrel adenovirus 1 in red and grey squirrels in Scotland detected by a novel real-time PCR assay. Virus Research 257: 113-118; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2018.09.007

Meredith, A., Bacon, A., Allan, B., Kitchener, A., Senn, H., Brooks, S., Kortland, K., Hetherington, D., Davies, S. 2018. Domestic cat Neutering to preserve the Scottish wildcat. Veterinary Record, 183, 1, p. 27-28.

Serna, H.; Pocknell, A.; Sainsbury, AW. Peniche G, Blake DP & Beckmann KM. 2018. Eimeria spp. in captive-reared corncrakes (Crex crex): results of a GeneScan assay consistent with high prevalence of infection and extra-intestinal life stages, Avian Pathology, DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2018.1451621

Bowser, N. & Anderson, N. 2018 Dogs (Canis familiaris) as Sentinels for Human Infectious Disease and Applicaiton to Canadian Populations: a Systematic Review. Veterinary Sciences.

Alderton, S., MacLeod, E., Anderson, N., Palmer, G., Machila, N., Simuunza, M., Welburn, S. & Atkinson, P. M. 2018. An Agent-based Model of Tsetse Fly Response to Seasonal Climatic Drivers: Assessing the Impact on Sleeping Sickness Transmission Rates. Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12, 2, e0006188. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006188

2017

Lurz, P., Krauze-Gryz, D., Gryz, J., Meredith, A., Schilling, A., Thain, C. & Heller, E. 2017. Invisible threats to native mammals - mercury levels in three Eurasian red squirrel populations. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy .28, 2, p. 280-283

Peniche G., Rodriguez-Ramos Fernandez J; Shinto J; Macgregor S., Durrant C., Cunningham A., Lawson B. 2017. Nested PCR for Suttonella ornithocola reveals widespread infection in British Paridae species. European Journal of Wildlife Research 63:50

Walker, D., Gregory, W. F., Turnbull, D., Rocchi, M., Meredith, A. L., Philbey, A. W. & Sharp, C. P. 2017. Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes). Journal of Medical Microbiology. 66, 8, p. 1172-1182

Scoones, I., Dzingirai, V., Anderson, N., MacLeod, E., Mangwanya, L., Matawa, F., Murwira, A., Nyakupinda, L., Shereni, W. & Welburn, S. 2017. People, patches and parasites: the case of trypaniosomiasis in Zimbabwe. Human Ecology. 45, 5, p. 643-654. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9929-y

Leach M, Bett B, Said M, Bukachi S, Sang R, Anderson N, Machila N, Kuleszo J, Schaten K, Dzingirai V, et al: Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2017, 372. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0163

Black, Y., Meredith, A. & Price, S. J. 2017. Detection and reporting of ranavirus in amphibians: Evaluation of the roles of the world organisation for animal health and the published literature. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 53, 3, p. 509-520

Cantlay, J., Ingram, D. & Meredith, A. 2017. A review of zoonotic infection risks associated with the wild meat trade in Malaysia. Ecohealth. 14, 2, p. 361-388

Smith, S., Stevenson, K., Del-Pozo, J., Moss, S. & Meredith, A. May 2017. Atypical histiocytosis in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Journal of Comparative Pathology. 156, 4, p. 446-450

Fiegna, C., Clarke, C. L., Shaw, D., Baily, J., Clare, F. C., Gray, A., Garner, T. W. J. & Meredith, A. 2017. Pathological and Phylogenetic characterisation of Amphibiothecum sp. infection in an isolated amphibian (Lissotriton helveticus) population on the island of Rum (Scotland). Parasitology. 144, 4, p. 484-496

Bosch, S., Lurz, P. W. W. & Meredith, A. L. 2017. Lepra-Erreger in britische Eichhoernchen: Aussatz unter den Wipfelstuermern. Biologie in unserer Zeit. 47, 1, p. 37-39

Tolpinrud, A., O’Brien, MF., Justice, WSM., Barrows, M., Steele, S., Gent, S. & Meredith, A. 2017. Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research.

2016

Avanzi, C., Del-Pozo, J., Benjak, A., Stevenson, K., Simpson, V. R., Busson, P., McLuckie, J., Loiseau, C., Lawton, C., Schoening, J., Shaw, D., Piton, J., Vera-Cabrera, L., Velarde-Felix, J. S., McDermott, F., Gordon, S. V., Cole, S. T. & Meredith, A. 2016. Red squirrels in teh British Isles are infected with leprosy bacilli. Science. 354, 6313, p. 744-747

Walker, D., Fee , S., Hartley, G., Learmount, J., O'Hagan, M., Meredith, A., Bronsvoort, M., Porphyre, T., Sharp, C. & Philbey, A. 2016. Serological and molecular epidemiology of canine adenovirus type 1 in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the United Kingdom. Scientific Reports. 6, 12 p., 36051

Sainsbury AW; Yu‐Mei R; Ågren E; Vaughan‐Higgins RJ; Mcgill IS; Molenaar F; Peniche G and Foster J. 2016. Disease Risk Analysis and Post‐Release Health Surveillance for a Reintroduction Programme: the Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae. Transboundary and emerging diseases 64:5 1530-1548

Peniche G; Olson PD; Bennett DJ; Wong L; Sainsbury AW & Durrant C. 2016. Protecting free-living dormice: molecular identification of cestode parasites in captive dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) destined for reintroduction. EcoHealth, 1-11

Goodman, G., Meredith, A., Girling, S., Rosell, F. & Campbell-palmer, R. 2016. Outcomes of a 'One Health' Monitoring Approach to a Five-Year Beaver (Castor fiber) Reintroduction Trial in Scotland. Ecohealth, 2017, 14(1), pp. 139-143.

Ballingall, K., McIntyre, A., Lin, Z., Timmerman, N., Matthysen, E., Lurz, P. W. W., Melville, L., Wallace, A., Meredith, A., Romeo, C., Wauters, L., Sainsbury, A. W. & McInnes, C. J. 2016. Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe. Conservation genetics.

Fiegna, C., Dagleish, M. P., Coulter, L., Milne, E., Meredith, A., Finlayson, J., Di Nardo, A. & Mcinnes, C. J. 2016. Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Veterinary Microbiology. 182, p. 18-27

Alderton, S., Macleod, E. T., Anderson, N. E., Schaten, K., Kuleszo, J., Simuunza, M., Welburn, S. C. & Atkinson, P. M. 2016. A Multi-Host Agent-Based Model for Zoonotic, Vector Borne Disease. A case Study on Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Province, Zambia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10, 12, e0005252. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005252

Anderson NE, Bessell PR, Mubanga J, Thomas R, Eisler MC, Fevre EM, Welburn SC: Ecological Monitoring and Health Research in Luambe National Park, Zambia: Generation of Baseline Data Layers. Ecohealth 2016, 13:511-524. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1131-y

Shereni, W., Anderson, N. E., Nyakupinda, L. & Cecchi, G. 2016. Spatial distribution and trypanosome infection of tsetse flies in the sleeping sickness focus of Zimbabwe in Hurungwe District. Parasites and Vectors. 9, 1, p. 605

White, A., Lurz, P. W. W., Bryce, J., Tonkin, M., Ramoo, K., Bamforth, L., Jarrott, A. & Boots, M. 2016. Modelling disease spread in real landscapes: Squirrelpox spread in Southern Scotland as a case study. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 27, 1.

Macpherson, M. F., Davidson, R. S., Duncan, D. B., Lurz, P. W., Jarrott, A., & White, A. 2016. Incorporating habitat distribution in wildlife disease models: conservation implications for the threat of squirrelpox on the Isle of Arran. Animal Conservation.

Meredith, A. 2016. Interventions in wild animal health. Veterinary Record. 178, p. 440

Jones, H. E. M., White, A., Geddes, N., Clavey, P., Farries, J., Dearnley, T., Boots, M. & Lurz, P. W. W. 2016. Modelling the impact of forest design plans on an endangered mammal species: the Eurasian red squirrel. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 27, 1.

Bosch, S., Spiessl, M., Mueller, M., Lurz, P. W. W., & Haalboom, T. 2016. Mechatronics meets biology: experiences and first results with a multipurpose small mammal monitoring unit used in red squirrel habitats. Hystrix 26:169–172. doi:10.4404/hystrix-26.2-11475

Jones, H.E.M, White, A., Lurz, P.W.W., Boots, M. & Shuttleworth, C.M. 2016. Mathematical Models of grey squirrel invasion: a case study on Anglesey. In: Grey Squirrels: Ecology & Management of an invasive species in Europe. C.M. Shuttleworth, P.W.W. Lurz & J. Gurnell. eds. European Squirrel Initiative.

2015

Anderson, N. E., Mubanga, J., Machila, N., Atkinson, P. M., Dzingirai, V. & Welburn, S. C. 2015. Sleeping sickness and its relationship with development and biodiversity conservation in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Parasites and Vectors. 8, 1, 224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0827-0

Meredith, A. L., Cleaveland, S. C., Brown, J., Mahajan, A. & Shaw, D. J. 2015. Seroprevalence of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in Wild Rodents, Foxes and Domestic Cats in Three Sites in teh United Kingdom. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 62, 2, p. 148-156

Hopkins TH; Peniche G; Murphy S; Carter I; Shorrock G; Blunn G; Goodship AE andSainsbury AW. 2013. Shooting of a hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) confirmed through advanced imaging and spectroscopy. Veterinary Records Case Report 3:1

White, A., Lurz, P.W.W., Jones, H.E., Boots, M., Bryce, J., Tonkin, M., Ramoo, K., Bamforth, L. & Jarrott, A. 2015. The use of mathematical models in red squirrel conservation: Assessing the threat from grey invasion and disease to the Fleet basin stronghold. In: Red Squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe. C.M. Shuttleworth, P.W.W. Lurz & Warrington-Hayward, M. eds. Red Squirrel Survival Trust.

Meredith, A., Cleaveland, S., Denwood, M. J., Brown, J. & Shaw, D. 2015. Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) seroprevalence in prey and predators in the United Kingdom: Evaluation of infection in wild rodents, foxes and domestic cats using a modified ELISA. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 62, 6, p. 639-649

Grant C, Anderson N, Machila N: Stakeholder Narratives on Trypanosomiasis, Their Effect on Policy and the Scope for One Health. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015, 9:e0004241. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004241

2014

White, A., Bell, S.S., Lurz, P.W.W. and Boots, M. 2014. Conservation management within strongholds in the face of disease-mediated invasions: red and grey squirrels as a case study. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51 1631-1642.

Meredith, A., Del-Pozo, J., Smith, S., Milne, E., Stevenson, K. & Mcluckie, J. 2014. Leprosy in red squirrels in Scotland. Veterinary Record. 175, 11, p. 285-286

Nishiyama, S., Dutia, B. M., Stewart, J. P., Meredith, A. L., Shaw, D. J., Simmonds, P. & Sharp, C. P. 2014 The identification of novel anelloviruses with broad diversity in UK rodents. Journal of General Virology. 95, 7, p. 1544-1553

2013

Burthe, S., Newell, M. A., Goodman, G., Butler, A., Bregnballe, T., Harris, E., Wanless, S., Cunningham, E. J. A. & Daunt, F. 2013. Endoscopy as a novel method for assessing endoparasite burdens in free-ranging European shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis). Methods in ecology and evolution. 4, 3, p. 207-216

Simpson S; Blampied N; Peniche G; Dozières A; Blackett T; Coleman S; Cornish N and Groombridge JJ. 2013. Genetic structure of Introduced populations: 120-year-old DNA footprint of historical introduction in an insular small mammal population. Ecology and Evolution 3: 3: 614-628

Burrells, A., Bartley, P. M., Zimmer, I. A., Roy, S., Kitchener, A. C., Meredith, A., Wright, S. E., Innes, E. A. & Katzer, F. 2013. Evidence of the three main clonal Toxoplasma gondii lineages from wild mammalian carnivores in the UK. Parasitology.FirstView, p. 1-9

Goodman, G., Hedley, J. & Meredith, A. 2013. Field techniques in zoo and wildlife conservation work. Journal of exotic pet medicine. 22, 1, p. 58-64

Cousquer, G. 2013. Being a badger's advocate. In Practice. 35, 6, p. 350-351

2012

Gavier-Widen, D., Meredith, A., Duff, J. P. & Eatwell, K. 2012. Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals and Birds in Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. 568 p.

Meredith, A., Surguine, K., Handel, I., Bronsvoort, M., Beard, P., Thorton, S., Wesche, P., Hart, M., Anderson, D. & Dennis, R. 2012. Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals for wild osprey nestlings (Pandion haliaetus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 43, 3, p. 459-465

Auty, H., Anderson, N., Picozzi, K., Lembo, T., Mubanga, J., Hoare, R., Fyumagwa, R. D., Mable, B., Hamill, L., Cleaveland, S. & Welburn, S. C. 2012 Trypanosome Diversity in Wildlife Species from the Serengeti and Luangwa Valley Ecosystems. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 6, 10, 10 p., e1828. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001828

Carson, M., Meredith, A. L., Shaw, D. J., Giotis, E. S., Lloyd, D. H. & Loeffler, A. 2012 Foxes as a potential wildlife reservoir for mecA-positive Staphylococci. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12, 7, p. 583-58

Bartley, P. M., Wright, S. E., Zimmer, I. A., Roy, S., Kitchener, A. C., Meredith, A., Innes, E. A. & Katzer, F. 2012Detection of Neospora caninum in wild carnivorans in Great Britain. Veterinary Parasitology. E-pub 30 October

Smith, D. B., McFadden, N., Blundell, R. J., Meredith, A. & Simmonds, P. 2012Diversity of murine norovirus in wild-rodent populations: species-specific associations suggest an ancient divergence. Journal of General Virology. 93, Pt 2, p. 259-266

Goodman, G., Girling, S., Pizzi, R., Meredith, A., Rosell, F. & Campbell-Palmer, R. 2012. Establishment of a health surveillance program for reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) into Scotland. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 48, 4, p. 971-8

2011

Peniche G; Vaughan-Higgins R; Carter I; Pocknell A; Simpson D and Sainsbury AW. 2011. Long-term health effects of harness-mounted radio-transmitters in red kites (Milvus milvus) in England. Veterinary Record 169,311

Anderson NE, Mubanga J, Fevre EM, Picozzi K, Eisler MC, Thomas R, Welburn SC: Characterisation of the Wildlife Reservoir Community for Human and Animal Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011, 5:e1211. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001211

2010

Everest, D. J., Stidworthy, M. F., Milne, E., Meredith, A. L., Chantrey, J., Shuttleworth, C., Blackett, T., Butler, H., Wilkinson, M. & Sainsbury, A. W. Dec 2010. Retrospective detection by negative contrast electron microscopy of faecal viral particles in free-living wild red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) with suspected enteropathy in Great Britain. Veterinary Record. 167, 26, p. 1007-1010

Everest, D. J., Grierson, S. S., Meredith, A. L. & Milne, E. 2010. Adenovirus in a red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland. Veterinary Record. 167, 5, p. 184

LaRose, J. P., Meredith, A. L., Everest, D. J., Fiegna, C., McInnes, C. J., Shaw, D. J. & Milne, E. M. 2010. Epidemiological and postmortem findings in 262 red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Scotland, 2005 to 2009. Veterinary Record. 167, 8, p. 297-302

Cousquer, G. O. & Cobb, M. A. 2010. Conjunctival flora in tawny owl (Strix aluco). Veterinary Record. 166, 21, p. 652-4

2009

Everest, D. J., Dastjerdi, A., Gurrala, R., Banks, M., Meredith, A. L., Milne, E. M. & Sainsbury, A. W. 2009. Rotavirus in red squirrels from Scotland. Veterinary Record. 165, 15, p. 450-450

McInnes, C. J., Coulter, L., Dagleish, M. P., Fiegna, C., Gilray, J., Willoughby, K., Cole, M., Milne, E., Meredith, A., Everest, D. J. & MacMaster, A. M. 2009 First cases of squirrelpox in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Scotland. Veterinary Record. 164, 17, p. 528-531

2008

Lurz, P. W. W., Shirley, M. D. F., Geddes, N. 2008 Monitoring low density populaitons: a perspective on what level of population decline can truly detect. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 31:29-39.

2007

Goodman, G., Rhind, S. & Meredith, A. 2007.Successful treatment of a squamous cell carcinoma in a white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum. Veterinary Dermatology. 18, 6, p. 460-463

Halliday, J. E. B., Meredith, A. L., Knobel, D. L., Shaw, D. J., Bronsvoort, M. & Cleaveland, S. 2007. A framework for evaluating animals as sentinels for infectious disease surveillance. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 4, 16, p. 973-84

Cousquer, G. O., Dankoski, E. J. & Patterson-Kane, J. C. 2007. Metabolic bone disease in wild collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto). Veterinary Record. 160, 3, p. 78-84

2006

Cousquer, G. O. 2006Severe lead poisoning and an abdominal foreign body in a mute swan (Cygnus olor). The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice. 9, 3, p. 503-10

Cousquer, G. O. & Patterson-Kane, J. C. 2006Cholelithiasis and chronic cholangiohepatitis in a mute swan (Cygnus olor). Veterinary Record. 158, 5, p. 166-7

2005

Cousquer, G. 2005. Ingluvitis and oesophagitis in wild finches. Veterinary Record. 157, 15, p. 455

Cousquer, G. 2005. Ophthalmological findings in free-licing tawny owls (Strix aluco) examined at a wildlife veterinary hospital. Veterinary Record. 156, 23, p. 734-9

2004

Cousquer, G. 2004. Analysis of tracheal sputum for diagnosing and monitoring verminous pneumonia in hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus). Veterinary Record. 154, 11, p. 332-3

2003

Perrins, C. M., Cousquer, G. & Waine, J. 2003. A survey of blood lead levels in Mute Swan Cygnus olor. Avian Pathology. 32, 2, p. 205-12

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