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  1. Article ; Online: Effects of Climate and Climate Change on Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases: Ticks Are Different.

    Ogden, Nick H / Lindsay, L Robbin

    Trends in parasitology

    2016  Volume 32, Issue 8, Page(s) 646–656

    Abstract: There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne diseases that are transmitted by the vectors from infected to uninfected humans. ... ...

    Abstract There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne diseases that are transmitted by the vectors from infected to uninfected humans. However, this debate has mostly ignored the biological diversity of vectors and vector-borne diseases. Here, we review how climate and climate change may impact those most divergent of arthropod disease vector groups: multivoltine insects and hard-bodied (ixodid) ticks. We contrast features of the life cycles and behaviour of these arthropods, and how weather, climate, and climate change may have very different impacts on the spatiotemporal occurrence and abundance of vectors, and the pathogens they transmit.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Behavior, Animal ; Climate ; Climate Change ; Humans ; Insect Vectors/physiology ; Reproduction/physiology ; Tick-Borne Diseases/parasitology ; Ticks/physiology ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2036227-4
    ISSN 1471-5007 ; 1471-4922
    ISSN (online) 1471-5007
    ISSN 1471-4922
    DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2016.04.015
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  2. Article ; Online: COVID-19 Seroprevalence in Canada Modelling Waning and Boosting COVID-19 Immunity in Canada a Canadian Immunization Research Network Study

    David W. Dick / Lauren Childs / Zhilan Feng / Jing Li / Gergely Röst / David L. Buckeridge / Nick H. Ogden / Jane M. Heffernan

    Vaccines, Vol 10, Iss 17, p

    2022  Volume 17

    Abstract: COVID-19 seroprevalence changes over time, with infection, vaccination, and waning immunity. Seroprevalence estimates are needed to determine when increased COVID-19 vaccination coverage is needed, and when booster doses should be considered, to reduce ... ...

    Abstract COVID-19 seroprevalence changes over time, with infection, vaccination, and waning immunity. Seroprevalence estimates are needed to determine when increased COVID-19 vaccination coverage is needed, and when booster doses should be considered, to reduce the spread and disease severity of COVID-19 infection. We use an age-structured model including infection, vaccination and waning immunity to estimate the distribution of immunity to COVID-19 in the Canadian population. This is the first mathematical model to do so. We estimate that 60–80% of the Canadian population has some immunity to COVID-19 by late Summer 2021, depending on specific characteristics of the vaccine and the waning rate of immunity. Models results indicate that increased vaccination uptake in age groups 12–29, and booster doses in age group 50+ are needed to reduce the severity COVID-19 Fall 2021 resurgence.
    Keywords seroprevalence ; COVID-19 ; infectious disease modelling ; mathematical epidmiology ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 333
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Defining end user requirements for a field-based molecular detection system for wildlife forensic investigations.

    Masters, Alice / Ogden, Rob / Wetton, Jon H / Dawnay, Nick

    Forensic science international

    2019  Volume 301, Page(s) 231–239

    Abstract: The increasing use of non-laboratory-based DNA and protein detection methods promise to provide rapid investigative intelligence and support sample prioritisation. Primarily developed for human forensic or medical applications, current systems may also ... ...

    Abstract The increasing use of non-laboratory-based DNA and protein detection methods promise to provide rapid investigative intelligence and support sample prioritisation. Primarily developed for human forensic or medical applications, current systems may also show utility in the field of wildlife forensic science. However, it is currently unknown whether the requirements of the wildlife forensic community can be met by current non-laboratory based tools. Given the diverse array of stakeholders and sample types commonly encountered, it is necessary to first identify the needs of the community and then try and map their needs to current instrumentation. By using a market research style questionnaire, this study identified key requirements for a non-laboratory-based system following feedback from the wildlife forensic community. Data showed that there is strong support for field-based detection methods while highlighting concerns including contamination risks and reduced quality assurance associated with non-laboratory testing. Key species and applications were identified alongside hurdles to implementation and adoption. Broadly, the requirements align with many of the developmental drivers that have led to the rise of in-field portable detection instrumentation, specifically rapid detection within one hour, ease-of-use, and ≥95% accuracy. Several existing platforms exist that met some of the identified requirements but not all. With further collaboration between industry partners and the wildlife forensic community it is possible that new field-based systems can be developed and applied routinely.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Wild/genetics ; Commerce ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Crime ; DNA Fingerprinting/instrumentation ; Endangered Species ; Feedback ; Humans ; Needs Assessment ; Professional Competence ; Species Specificity ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-28
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 424042-x
    ISSN 1872-6283 ; 0379-0738
    ISSN (online) 1872-6283
    ISSN 0379-0738
    DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.041
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  4. Article: COVID-19 Seroprevalence in Canada Modelling Waning and Boosting COVID-19 Immunity in Canada a Canadian Immunization Research Network Study.

    Dick, David W / Childs, Lauren / Feng, Zhilan / Li, Jing / Röst, Gergely / Buckeridge, David L / Ogden, Nick H / Heffernan, Jane M

    Vaccines

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: COVID-19 seroprevalence changes over time, with infection, vaccination, and waning immunity. Seroprevalence estimates are needed to determine when increased COVID-19 vaccination coverage is needed, and when booster doses should be considered, to reduce ... ...

    Abstract COVID-19 seroprevalence changes over time, with infection, vaccination, and waning immunity. Seroprevalence estimates are needed to determine when increased COVID-19 vaccination coverage is needed, and when booster doses should be considered, to reduce the spread and disease severity of COVID-19 infection. We use an age-structured model including infection, vaccination and waning immunity to estimate the distribution of immunity to COVID-19 in the Canadian population. This is the first mathematical model to do so. We estimate that 60-80% of the Canadian population has some immunity to COVID-19 by late Summer 2021, depending on specific characteristics of the vaccine and the waning rate of immunity. Models results indicate that increased vaccination uptake in age groups 12-29, and booster doses in age group 50+ are needed to reduce the severity COVID-19 Fall 2021 resurgence.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2703319-3
    ISSN 2076-393X
    ISSN 2076-393X
    DOI 10.3390/vaccines10010017
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  5. Article ; Online: Bird Species Involved in West Nile Virus Epidemiological Cycle in Southern Québec.

    Taieb, Ludivine / Ludwig, Antoinette / Ogden, Nick H / Lindsay, Robbin L / Iranpour, Mahmood / Gagnon, Carl A / Bicout, Dominique J

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2020  Volume 17, Issue 12

    Abstract: Despite many studies on West Nile Virus (WNV) in the US, including the reservoir role of bird species and the summer shifts of ... ...

    Abstract Despite many studies on West Nile Virus (WNV) in the US, including the reservoir role of bird species and the summer shifts of the
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bird Diseases/epidemiology ; Birds/parasitology ; Canada ; Culex ; Mosquito Vectors ; Quebec/epidemiology ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Species Specificity ; West Nile Fever/epidemiology ; West Nile Fever/transmission ; West Nile Fever/veterinary ; West Nile virus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ISSN 1660-4601
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph17124517
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  6. Article: Effects of Climate and Climate Change on Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases: Ticks Are Different

    Ogden, Nick H / L. Robbin Lindsay

    Trends in parasitology. 2016 Aug., v. 32, no. 8

    2016  

    Abstract: There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne diseases that are transmitted by the vectors from infected to uninfected humans. ... ...

    Abstract There has been considerable debate as to whether global risk from vector-borne diseases will be impacted by climate change. This has focussed on important mosquito-borne diseases that are transmitted by the vectors from infected to uninfected humans. However, this debate has mostly ignored the biological diversity of vectors and vector-borne diseases. Here, we review how climate and climate change may impact those most divergent of arthropod disease vector groups: multivoltine insects and hard-bodied (ixodid) ticks. We contrast features of the life cycles and behaviour of these arthropods, and how weather, climate, and climate change may have very different impacts on the spatiotemporal occurrence and abundance of vectors, and the pathogens they transmit.
    Keywords biodiversity ; climate ; climate change ; disease vectors ; humans ; insects ; mosquito-borne diseases ; multivoltine habit ; pathogens ; risk ; ticks ; weather
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-08
    Size p. 646-656.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2036227-4
    ISSN 1471-5007 ; 1471-4922
    ISSN (online) 1471-5007
    ISSN 1471-4922
    DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2016.04.015
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  7. Article ; Online: Methods to Prevent Tick Bites and Lyme Disease.

    Ogden, Nick H / Lindsay, L Robbin / Schofield, Steven W

    Clinics in laboratory medicine

    2015  Volume 35, Issue 4, Page(s) 883–899

    Abstract: Current approaches for prevention of tick bites, Lyme disease, and other tick-borne diseases are described. Particular attention is paid to 4 risk-reduction strategies: (i) avoiding risk areas; (ii) personal protective measures that reduce the risk of ... ...

    Abstract Current approaches for prevention of tick bites, Lyme disease, and other tick-borne diseases are described. Particular attention is paid to 4 risk-reduction strategies: (i) avoiding risk areas; (ii) personal protective measures that reduce the risk of tick bites or transmission of the agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi; (iii) reducing the number of infected ticks in the environment; and (iv) use of prophylactic antibiotic treatments following a bite to prevent clinical Lyme disease.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibiotic Prophylaxis ; Humans ; Lyme Disease/prevention & control ; Pest Control, Biological/methods ; Tick Bites/prevention & control ; Ticks ; Vaccination
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 604580-7
    ISSN 1557-9832 ; 0272-2712
    ISSN (online) 1557-9832
    ISSN 0272-2712
    DOI 10.1016/j.cll.2015.07.003
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  8. Article: Defining end user requirements for a field-based molecular detection system for wildlife forensic investigations

    Masters, Alice / Ogden, Rob / Wetton, Jon H / Dawnay, Nick

    Forensic science international. 2019 Aug., v. 301

    2019  

    Abstract: The increasing use of non-laboratory-based DNA and protein detection methods promise to provide rapid investigative intelligence and support sample prioritisation. Primarily developed for human forensic or medical applications, current systems may also ... ...

    Abstract The increasing use of non-laboratory-based DNA and protein detection methods promise to provide rapid investigative intelligence and support sample prioritisation. Primarily developed for human forensic or medical applications, current systems may also show utility in the field of wildlife forensic science. However, it is currently unknown whether the requirements of the wildlife forensic community can be met by current non-laboratory based tools. Given the diverse array of stakeholders and sample types commonly encountered, it is necessary to first identify the needs of the community and then try and map their needs to current instrumentation. By using a market research style questionnaire, this study identified key requirements for a non-laboratory-based system following feedback from the wildlife forensic community. Data showed that there is strong support for field-based detection methods while highlighting concerns including contamination risks and reduced quality assurance associated with non-laboratory testing. Key species and applications were identified alongside hurdles to implementation and adoption. Broadly, the requirements align with many of the developmental drivers that have led to the rise of in-field portable detection instrumentation, specifically rapid detection within one hour, ease-of-use, and ≥95% accuracy. Several existing platforms exist that met some of the identified requirements but not all. With further collaboration between industry partners and the wildlife forensic community it is possible that new field-based systems can be developed and applied routinely.
    Keywords DNA ; forensic sciences ; humans ; industry ; instrumentation ; market analysis ; prioritization ; quality control ; questionnaires ; rapid methods ; risk ; stakeholders ; wildlife
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-08
    Size p. 231-239.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 424042-x
    ISSN 1872-6283 ; 0379-0738
    ISSN (online) 1872-6283
    ISSN 0379-0738
    DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.041
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  9. Article: Changing geographic ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogens: drivers, mechanisms and consequences for pathogen diversity.

    Ogden, Nick H / Mechai, Samir / Margos, Gabriele

    Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

    2013  Volume 3, Page(s) 46

    Abstract: The geographic ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogens are changing due to global and local environmental (including climatic) changes. In this review we explore current knowledge of the drivers for changes in the ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogen ...

    Abstract The geographic ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogens are changing due to global and local environmental (including climatic) changes. In this review we explore current knowledge of the drivers for changes in the ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogen species and strains via effects on their basic reproduction number (R 0), and the mechanisms of dispersal that allow ticks and tick-borne pathogens to invade suitable environments. Using the expanding geographic distribution of the vectors and agent of Lyme disease as an example we then investigate what could be expected of the diversity of tick-borne pathogens during the process of range expansion, and compare this with what is currently being observed. Lastly we explore how historic population and range expansions and contractions could be reflected in the phylogeography of ticks and tick-borne pathogens seen in recent years, and conclude that combined study of currently changing tick and tick-borne pathogen ranges and diversity, with phylogeographic analysis, may help us better predict future patterns of invasion and diversity.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Arthropod Vectors/classification ; Arthropod Vectors/growth & development ; Basic Reproduction Number ; Humans ; Phylogeography ; Tick-Borne Diseases/epidemiology ; Tick-Borne Diseases/transmission ; Ticks/classification ; Ticks/growth & development
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-08-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2619676-1
    ISSN 2235-2988
    ISSN 2235-2988
    DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00046
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  10. Article: School and community reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mathematical modelling study.

    Yuan, Pei / Aruffo, Elena / Gatov, Evgenia / Tan, Yi / Li, Qi / Ogden, Nick / Collier, Sarah / Nasri, Bouchra / Moyles, Iain / Zhu, Huaiping

    Royal Society open science

    2022  Volume 9, Issue 2, Page(s) 211883

    Abstract: Operating schools safely during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a balance between health risks and the need for in-person learning. Using demographic and epidemiological data between 31 July and 23 November 2020 from Toronto, Canada, we developed a ... ...

    Abstract Operating schools safely during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a balance between health risks and the need for in-person learning. Using demographic and epidemiological data between 31 July and 23 November 2020 from Toronto, Canada, we developed a compartmental transmission model with age, household and setting structure to study the impact of schools reopening in September 2020. The model simulates transmission in the home, community and schools, accounting for differences in infectiousness between adults and children, and accounting for work-from-home and virtual learning. While we found a slight increase in infections among adults (2.2%) and children (4.5%) within the first eight weeks of school reopening, transmission in schools was not the key driver of the virus resurgence in autumn 2020. Rather, it was community spread that determined the outbreak trajectory, primarily due to increases in contact rates among adults in the community after school reopening. Analyses of cross-infection among households, communities and schools revealed that home transmission is crucial for epidemic progression and safely operating schools, while the degree of in-person attendance has a larger impact than other control measures in schools. This study suggests that safe school reopening requires the strict maintenance of public health measures in the community.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2787755-3
    ISSN 2054-5703
    ISSN 2054-5703
    DOI 10.1098/rsos.211883
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