Publications by authors named "T Porphyre"
Background: Livestock markets are critical intermediaries in the movement of cattle and sheep between herds and to abattoirs. Disease prevention strategies promoting Cleansing & Disinfection (C&D) of vehicles moving animals from markets are in place in Scotland to reduce the risk of widespread transmission of pathogens within the livestock industry. However, little is known about how market users implement C&D on their vehicles and how these may differ between sectors of the industry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite continuous efforts of veterinary services to control rabies in dogs since 1982, rabies remains a cause of death in Tunisia, with more than five reported human cases in 2022. As little is known on the determinants of transmission of rabies in dogs, better understand which factors contribute to its spatial heterogeneity in Tunisia is critical for developing bespoke mitigation activities. In this context, we developed Bayesian Poisson mixed-effect spatio-temporal model upon all cases of rabid dogs reported in each delegation during the period from 2019 to 2021.
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- - Europe frequently experiences the introduction of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes, with serotype 3 recently appearing in the Netherlands, largely spread by the Culicoides insect vector through wind.
- - A new Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) method was created to evaluate the risk of BTV-3 being spread from Sardinia to mainland Europe, using advanced atmospheric models to predict how far the virus-carrying insects can fly.
- - The study indicates that the risk of BTV introduction is mainly confined to the Mediterranean region, particularly affecting parts of Italy and neighboring areas, but longer flight durations suggest possible spread to northern and central Italy and parts of France and Spain, highlighting the need for better data
Arboviruses, i.e., viruses transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, trigger significant global epidemics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimal movements are a major driver for the spread of Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs). These movements link populations that would otherwise be isolated and hence create opportunities for susceptible and infected individuals to meet. We used social network analysis to describe the seasonal network structure of cattle movements in Uganda and unravel critical network features that identify districts or sub-regions for targeted risk-based surveillance and intervention.
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