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Brian D. Perry
Researcher at University of Oxford
Publications - 130
Citations - 5982
Brian D. Perry is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Theileria parva & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 126 publications receiving 5709 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian D. Perry include International Livestock Research Institute & University of Pretoria.
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The incidence, calf morbidity and mortality due to Theileria parva infections in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
TL;DR: East Coast fever (ECF) was the highest-incidence cause calf morbidity and mortality (relative to other diseases) and there is need to carefully consider different ECF control strategies in different AEZ-grazing strata.
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Waves of endemic foot-and-mouth disease in eastern Africa suggest feasibility of proactive vaccination approaches.
Miriam Casey-Bryars,Richard Reeve,Umesh Bastola,Nick J. Knowles,Harriet Auty,Katarzyna Bachanek-Bankowska,Veronica L. Fowler,Robert D. Fyumagwa,Rudovick Kazwala,Tito Kibona,Alasdair King,Donald P. King,Felix Lankester,Felix Lankester,Anna B. Ludi,Ahmed Lugelo,Francois Frederick Maree,Deogratius Mshanga,Gloria Ndhlovu,Krupali Parekh,David J. Paton,Brian D. Perry,Brian D. Perry,Jemma Wadsworth,Satya Parida,Daniel T. Haydon,Thomas L. Marsh,Sarah Cleaveland,Tiziana Lembo +28 more
TL;DR: There is strong evidence for the feasibility of coordinated foot-and-mouth disease control as part of livestock development policies in eastern Africa, and the integrated socioeconomic, epidemiological, laboratory and modelling approach provides a framework for the study of other disease systems.
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Can epidemiology and economics make a meaningful contribution to national animal-disease control?
TL;DR: It is concluded that veterinary epidemiology and economics holds a unique role in the development of national policies and strategies for improved animal health world-wide, however, it must capitalise more on the unique comparative advantage of the partnership between veterinarians and agricultural economists.
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The epidemiology, diagnosis and control of gastro-intestinal parasites of ruminants in Africa.
Jorgen Hansen,Brian D. Perry +1 more
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Factors affecting the distributions of the ticks Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum in Zimbabwe: implications of reduced acaricide usage.
TL;DR: Possible control options for dealing with the spread of Amblyomma ticks and heartwater to previous unaffected highveld areas, include continuation of intensive acaricide treatment of cattle to prevent the spread, and establishment of a buffer zone of intensive tick control around affected areas to contain the spread.