Publications by authors named "J W Angell"
HIV disproportionately affects adolescent girls and young women living in Southern Africa. Rates of perinatal HIV transmission are high in this population, emphasizing the need for targeted health promotion and public health programming to improve the health of young mothers living with HIV. Zvandiri, a non-profit organization in Zimbabwe, created the Young Mentor Mother (YMM) program in response to this issue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) causes a severe, infectious foot disease and lameness of sheep, is common within the UK and is now also emerging in other countries. As well as causing severe animal welfare issues, huge economic losses emerge from the disease due to weight loss/lack of weight gain, and veterinary treatments. CODD lesion progress is measured, with a scoring system from 1 (early lesions) to 5 (healed).
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- * This study investigated whether larvae of Lucilia sericata found on lame sheep could carry lameness-related bacteria, focusing on three key bacterial types linked to the condition.
- * Findings revealed a notable link between lameness bacteria present in the larvae and those on sheep foot lesions, but no bacteria were found in the adult flies, indicating changes during their transformation.
Background: This study reports the clinical cure rates of topical oxytetracycline and 10% zinc sulphate foot bathing for treatment of interdigital dermatitis (ID), footrot (FR) and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) in lambs.
Methods: The study was a randomised controlled trial of 75 lambs. Group A (n = 38) was foot bathed daily for 5 days in 10% zinc sulphate for 15 minutes and group B was treated with daily topical oxytetracycline for 5 days.
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- Bovine ischaemic teat necrosis (ITN) is a serious, emerging disease affecting dairy cattle teats, leading to economic and animal welfare challenges, including culling of affected animals.
- A study involving over 1,800 dairy farmers in Great Britain found that more than half reported experiencing ITN between 1985 and 2018, with a notable increase in recent cases.
- The research identified risk factors for ITN, notably a strong association with udder cleft dermatitis and chapped teats, and estimated significant economic losses due to production issues and treatment costs, averaging £1,121 per farm annually.