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Vala Fridriksdottir
Researcher at University of Iceland
Publications - 11
Citations - 565
Vala Fridriksdottir is an academic researcher from University of Iceland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Clostridium perfringens beta toxin & Paratuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 11 publications receiving 471 citations.
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Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries
Richard Whittington,Karsten Donat,Maarten F. Weber,David F. Kelton,Søren Saxmose Nielsen,Suzanne Eisenberg,Norma Arrigoni,Ramón A. Juste,Jose Luis Saez,Navneet K. Dhand,Annalisa Santi,Anita Luise Michel,Herman W. Barkema,Petr Kralik,Polychronis Kostoulas,Lorna Citer,Frank Griffin,Rob Barwell,Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo Moreira,Iva Slana,Heike Koehler,Shoor Vir Singh,Han Sang Yoo,Gilberto Chávez-Gris,Amador Goodridge,Matjaz Ocepek,Joseba M. Garrido,Karen Stevenson,Michael T. Collins,Bernardo Alonso,Karina M. Cirone,Fernando Paolicchi,Lawrence Gavey,Tanvir Rahman,Emmanuelle De Marchin,Willem Van Praet,C.A. Bauman,Gilles Fecteau,Shawn L.B. McKenna,Miguel Salgado,Jorge A. Fernández-Silva,Radka Dziedzinska,Gustavo Echeverría,Jaana Seppanen,Virginie Thibault,Vala Fridriksdottir,Abdolah Derakhshandeh,Masoud Haghkhah,Luigi Ruocco,Satoko Kawaji,Eiichi Momotani,Cord Heuer,Solis Norton,Simeon Cadmus,Angelika Agdestein,Annette H Kampen,J. Szteyn,Jenny Frössling,Ebba Schwan,George Caldow,Sam Strain,Mike Carter,Scott J. Wells,Musso Munyeme,Robert Wolf,Ratna B. Gurung,Cristobal Verdugo,Christine Fourichon,Takehisa Yamamoto,Sharada Thapaliya,Elena Di Labio,Monaya Ekgatat,Andrés Gil,Alvaro Nunez Alesandre,Jose Piaggio,Alejandra Suanes,Jacobus H. de Waard +76 more
TL;DR: An holistic approach across all ruminant livestock industries and long-term commitment is required for control of paratuberculosis.
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Risk factors for Campylobacter spp. colonization in broiler flocks in Iceland.
Pablo Romero Barrios,Jarle Reiersen,Ruff Lowman,Jean-Robert Bisaillon,Pascal Michel,Vala Fridriksdottir,Eggert Gunnarsson,Norman J. Stern,Olaf Berke,Scott A. McEwen,Wayne Martin +10 more
TL;DR: It is found that the odds of a flock being positive for Campylobacter spp.
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Molecular epidemiological confirmation and circumstances of occurrence of sheep (S) strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in cases of paratuberculosis in cattle in Australia and sheep and cattle in Iceland.
TL;DR: Empirical and microbiological evidence suggests that transmission of S strains to cattle in Australia has been uncommon under extensive grazing conditions and in Iceland, different husbandry practices appear to have favoured Transmission of S strain to cattle.
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Paratuberculosis in Iceland: epidemiology and control measures, past and present
TL;DR: Experiments showed that vaccination against paratuberculosis could reduce mortality in sheep by 94%.
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Prevalence and Genetic Relatedness of Antimicrobial‐Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated From Animals, Foods and Humans in Iceland
Thorunn R. Thorsteinsdottir,Gunnsteinn Haraldsson,Vala Fridriksdottir,Karl G. Kristinsson,Eggert Gunnarsson +4 more
TL;DR: Diverse resistance patterns and pulsotypes suggest the presence of a large population of resistant E. coli in production animals in Iceland and the moderate to high resistance rates emphasize the need for continuing surveillance.