Alan T Hitch
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Kwak M, Hitch A, Low D, Borthwick S, Markowsky G, McInnes D, et al.
Acta Trop
. 2024 May;
256:107248.
PMID: 38734359
Bats and ticks are important sources of zoonotic pathogens. Therefore, understanding the diversity, distribution, and ecology of both groups is crucial for public health preparedness. Soft ticks (Argasidae) are a...
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Chng L, Low D, Borthwick S, Zhang R, Ong Z, Su Y, et al.
One Health Outlook
. 2023 Dec;
5(1):19.
PMID: 38111066
Background: Jeilongvirus was proposed as a new genus within the Paramyxoviridae in 2018. The advancement in metagenomic approaches has encouraged multiple reports of Jeilongvirus detection following the initial species discovery,...
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Kwak M, Hitch A, Borthwick S, Low D, Markowsky G, McInnes D, et al.
Acta Trop
. 2023 Aug;
246:106992.
PMID: 37543183
The Asian rodent tick (Ixodes granulatus) occurs throughout much of Asia, it frequently bites humans, and zoonotic pathogens, such as Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and Rickettsia honei, have been detected...
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Low D, Chng L, Su Y, Linster M, Zhang R, Zhuang Y, et al.
One Health
. 2023 Jun;
16:100529.
PMID: 37363265
is a genus of viruses in the family , order with a segmented circular RNA genome. They typically infect birds and mammals and are primarily transmitted by ectoparasites such as...
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Orynbayev M, Hitch A, Kerimbayev A, Nissanova R, Sultankulova K, Rystayeva R, et al.
Transbound Emerg Dis
. 2022 Feb;
69(5):e1374-e1381.
PMID: 35106948
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a camel-borne zoonotic virus endemic across Eastern Africa and the Middle East, with evidence of circulation in Bangladesh and Mongolia. To determine if...
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Low D, Hitch A, Skiles M, Borthwick S, Neves E, Lim Z, et al.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
. 2021 May;
15:35-42.
PMID: 33948432
Haemosporidians infect a wide diversity of bat genera and species, yet little is known about their transmission cycles or epidemiology. Though several recent studies have focused on the genus ,...
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Nesi N, Tsagkogeorga G, Tsang S, Nicolas V, Lalis A, Scanlon A, et al.
Syst Biol
. 2021 Mar;
70(6):1077-1089.
PMID: 33693838
The family Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats) comprises $>$200 species distributed across the Old World tropics and subtropics. Most pteropodids feed on fruit, suggesting an early origin of frugivory, although...
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Lim Z, Hitch A, Lee B, Low D, Neves E, Borthwick S, et al.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
. 2020 May;
12:29-33.
PMID: 32420022
Bat flies are highly-specialized, hematophagous arthropods that are globally ubiquitous. There is little published research on bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) in Singapore and understanding the diversity of nycteribiids, host association...
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Purcell K, Hitch A, Klerks P, Leberg P
Evol Appl
. 2015 Jan;
1(1):155-60.
PMID: 25567498
Relative sea-level rise is resulting in the intrusion of saline waters into marshes historically dominated by fresh water. Saltwater intrusions can potentially affect resident marsh species, especially when storm-related tidal...
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Hitch A, Leberg P
Conserv Biol
. 2007 Mar;
21(2):534-9.
PMID: 17391203
Geographic changes in species distributions toward traditionally cooler climes is one hypothesized indicator of recent global climate change. We examined distribution data on 56 bird species. If global warming is...