Publications by authors named "A L J Duffus"
Introduction: Functional cognitive disorder (FCD) is seen increasingly in clinics commissioned to assess cognitive disorders. Patients report frequent cognitive, especially memory, failures. The diagnosis can be made clinically, and unnecessary investigations avoided.
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- O. ophidiicola is a fungal pathogen causing infections in snakes, with a study conducted at Powdermill Nature Reserve (PNR) showing moderate skin lesion prevalence but low DNA detection rates among sampled snakes.
- A total of 34 wild snakes from five species were screened, revealing some seasonal variability in disease dynamics and group test results when snakes were under the same cover.
- The study highlights the importance of using various screening techniques and repeated sampling to better understand the impact of this pathogen on wild snake populations.
Ranaviruses began emerging in common frogs () in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s and early 1990s, causing severe disease and declines in the populations of these animals. Herein, we explored the transmission dynamics of the ranavirus(es) present in common frog populations, in the context of a simple susceptible-infected (SI) model, using parameters derived from the literature. We explored the effects of disease-induced population decline on the dynamics of the ranavirus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch involving viruses within the family (generically designated iridovirids to distinguish members of the family from members of the genus ) has markedly increased in recent years [...
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