Publications by authors named "Binney B"
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- New Zealand is a remote South Pacific country with a unique history of species introduction, including honey bees brought in 1839 and affected by American foulbrood disease discovered in the 1870s.
- Researchers sequenced the genomes of samples from 164 New Zealand apiaries with American foulbrood, finding that 90.2% of the isolates belonged to sequence type ST18.
- Additional sequence types ST5 and ST23 were also identified, with ST5 appearing in two separate areas and ST23 only in Otago, indicating some local clustering and potential movement of hives by beekeepers.
The impacts of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on food security in developing countries are difficult to quantify due to the scarcity of accurate data on the prevalence and incidence of affected villages. This is partly due to resource constraints as well as the logistical challenges of conducting regular diagnostic testing in remote locations. In this study, we used descriptive analysis and latent class analysis (LCA) models to analyse data collected during a field survey of 160 villages in central Myanmar in the Mandalay and Sagaing Regions over the 2012-2016 time period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge of the distribution of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is required if control programmes are to be successful. However, data on the seroprevalence and incidence of affected villages in developing countries with endemic disease are scarce. This is partly due to resource constraints as well as the logistical challenges of conducting intensive surveys and diagnostic testing in remote locations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rickettsia-like organism, designated NZ-RLO2, was isolated from Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) farmed in the South Island, New Zealand. In vivo growth showed NZ-RLO2 was able to grow in CHSE-214, EPC, BHK-21, C6/36 and Sf21 cell lines, while Piscirickettsia salmonis LF-89 grew in all but BHK-21 and Sf21. NZ-RLO2 grew optimally in EPC at 15°C, CHSE-214 and EPC at 18°C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To quantify the numbers of live cattle, sheep and poultry imported into New Zealand and, where possible, their country of origin from 1860 to 1979.
Methods: Information on the origin and number of live animal importations into New Zealand was collected for cattle, sheep and poultry for the period 1868-1979 from the annual reports compiled by the New Zealand Registrar General's Office, Government Statistician's Office, Census and Statistics Office, Census and Statistics Department, Customs Department and Department of Statistics. Census data from 1851 to 1871 were also used to estimate the livestock population during this period.