Publications

the common shrew (sorex araneus): a neglected host of tick-borne infections?	although the importance of rodents as reservoirs for a number of tick-borne infections is well established, comparatively little is known about the potential role of shrews, despite them occupying similar habitats. to address this, blood and tick samples were collected from common shrews (sorex araneus) and field voles (microtus agrestis), a known reservoir of various tick-borne infections, from sites located within a plantation forest in northern england over a 2-year period. of 647 blood sampl ...	2011	21453011
case-control study of canine infection by a newly recognised babesia microti-like piroplasm.	we did a case-control study to identify risk factors for prevalent infection of dogs by a newly recognised babesia microti-like piroplasm. clinical manifestations and haematology of infected dogs also were described. forty-three laboratory-based cases and 86 individually matched controls were studied. information on clinical signs and on risk factors was collected by a questionnaire and telephone interviews. haematology was carried out for all the dogs. variables were screened in a bivariable co ...	2003	14519342
ixodes trianguliceps: seasonal abundance and role in the epidemiology of babesia microti infection in north-western england.		1980	7008722