| identification of a reservoir of leptospira interrogans serovar muenchen in voles (microtus agrestis and clethrionomys glareolus) in england. | infection with leptospires of the australis serogroup is widespread in voles in southern england and the serovar identification of five randomly-selected isolates was determined by cross agglutination absorption. two isolates from short-tailed voles (microtus agrestis) and three isolates from bank voles (clethrionomys glareolus) were all identified as serovar muenchen. the only previous isolation of this serovar is that from a human in germany. | 1983 | 6372316 |
| the origin and distribution of the lund y chromosome in microtus agrestis (rodentia, mammalia). | the lund y (lu-y) chromosome of the field vole (microtus agrestis) is distinguished from the standard y (st-y) by its much longer short arm. g-banding revealed that the lu-y originated by a pericentric inversion in the st-y. chromosome analysis of 297 male field voles from 92 localities in fennoscandia. germany, and england, in addition to data from the literature, made it possible to map the distribution area of the lu-y. it is restricted to the south-western parts of sweden. the question of wh ... | 1997 | 9175492 |
| mycobacterium microti infection (vole tuberculosis) in wild rodent populations. | mycobacterium microti (vole tuberculosis) infections in small wild mammals were first described more than 60 years ago in several populations in great britain. few studies of vole tuberculosis have been undertaken since then, and little is known about the relationship between m. microti isolates originating from different populations or at different times or of the prevalence of this infection in wild rodent populations, despite human cases of m. microti infections being increasingly reported. i ... | 2002 | 12202566 |
| disease dynamics in cyclic populations of field voles (microtus agrestis): cowpox virus and vole tuberculosis (mycobacterium microti). | the possible role of pathogens in rodent population cycles has been largely neglected since elton's 'epidemic hypothesis' of 1931. to revisit this question, 12 adjacent, cyclic but out-of-phase populations of field voles (microtus agrestis) in north east england were studied and the initial results are presented here. the prevalences of antibodies to cowpox virus and of clinical signs of mycobacterium microti infection (vole tuberculosis) showed delayed (not direct) density dependence (with a la ... | 2004 | 15255106 |
| bovine tuberculosis infection in wild mammals in the south-west region of england: a survey of prevalence and a semi-quantitative assessment of the relative risks to cattle. | in the united kingdom, badgers are implicated in the transmission of mycobacterium bovis to cattle, but little information is available on the potential role of other wild mammals. this paper presents the results of the largest systematic uk survey of m. bovis infection in other wild mammals. mammal carcasses (4715) from throughout the south-west region of england were subjected to a systematic post mortem examination, microbiological culture of tissues and spoligotyping of isolates. infection w ... | 2007 | 16434219 |
| sympatric ixodes trianguliceps and ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on field voles (microtus agrestis): potential for increased risk of anaplasma phagocytophilum in the united kingdom? | the importance of wild rodents as reservoirs of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens is considered low in the united kingdom because, in studies to date, those parasitized by exophilic ixodes ricinus ticks carry almost exclusively larvae and thus have a minor role in transmission cycles. in a cross-sectional study, 11 (6.7%) of 163 field voles (microtus agrestis) captured at field sites in northern england were pcr-positive for anaplasma phagocytophilum. the voles were found to act as hosts for both la ... | 2006 | 17187576 |
| 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 |
| identification of a new species of digenean notocotylus malhamensis n. sp. (digenea: notocotylidae) from the bank vole (myodes glareolus) and the field vole (microtus agrestis). | notocotylus malhamensis n. sp. is described from the caecum of the bank vole (myodes glareolus) and the field vole (microtus agrestis) from malham tarn nature reserve in north yorkshire, uk. in total, 581 specimens were collected from rodents trapped at a wetland site (tarn fen) between july 2010 and october 2011 with a prevalence of 66·7% and mean intensity of 94·6 in the bank vole and 50% prevalence and a mean intensity of 4·3 in the field vole. this species appears to be most closely related ... | 2012 | 23036693 |
| endemic hantavirus in field voles, northern england. | we report a pcr survey of hantavirus infection in an extensive field vole (microtus agrestis) population present in the kielder forest, northern england. a tatenale virus-like lineage was frequently detected (≈17% prevalence) in liver tissue. lineages genetically similar to tatenale virus are likely to be endemic in northern england. | 2017 | 28518021 |
| delayed density-dependent season length alone can lead to rodent population cycles. | studies of cyclic microtine populations (voles and lemmings) have suggested a relationship between the previous year's population density and the subsequent timing of the onset of reproduction by overwintered breeding females. no studies have explored the importance of this relationship in the generation of population cycles. here we mathematically examine the implications of variation in reproductive season length caused by delayed density-dependent changes in its start date. we demonstrate tha ... | 2006 | 16671013 |