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1. The role of religion in One Health. Lessons from the Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus) and other human-non-human primate interactions.

Author

Vijayaraghavan G, Tate V, Gadre V, and Trivedy C

Subjects
Animals, Humans, Pandemics, Primates, Religion, Zoonoses, COVID-19 epidemiology, Colobinae, One Health, Presbytini
Abstract

Being revered as deities in some religions of the world, non-human primates (NHPs) often share the same space as humans. Such coexistence and interactions with humans, especially around places of worship, have been known to cause significant changes to the behavior and diet of the NHPs in India. Moreover, the interface may also create an opportunity for zoonotic spillover, similar to the majority of newly emerging or re-emerging infections that are found to originate from animal sources. These include the SARS COV-2 virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic; a catastrophic "One Health" crisis; that has highlighted the interconnections between the health of humans, animals, and the environment. Religious beliefs could potentially influence perceptions, actions, and subsequent One Health outcomes resulting from human-animal interaction, which could impact human and animal welfare. Greater insight in this area could provide a better understanding of the complex relationships between humans and NHPs; that may play an important role in mitigating conflict as well as the spillover of zoonotic disease at the human-NHP interface., (© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

Published
2022
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2. A high-resolution melt curve toolkit to identify lineage-defining SARS-CoV-2 mutations

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Fraser, AJ, Greenland-Bews, C, Kelly, D, Williams, CT, Bengey, D, Buist, K, Clerkin, K, Finch, LS, Gould, S, Kontogianni, K, Savage, HR, Thompson, CR, Wardale, J, Watkins, RL, Wooding, D, Allen, AJ, Body, R, Braybrook, J, Buckle, P, Clark, E, Dark, P, Davis, K, Gordon, A, Hayward, G, Halstead, A, Harden, C, Inkson, C, Jones, N, Jones, W, Lasserson, D, Lee, J, Lendrem, C, Lewington, A, Logan, M, Micocci, M, Nicholson, B, Perera-Salazar, R, Prestwich, G, Price, A, Reynard, C, Riley, B, Simpson, AJ, Tate, V, Turner, P, Wilcox, M, Zhifang, M, Adams, ER, Atienzar, AC, Edwards, T, and Allen, DJ

Subjects
Multidisciplinary, SARS-CoV-2/genetics, Mutation, Humans, COVID-19, Biological Assay, Genomics
Abstract

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs), with mutations linked to increased transmissibility, vaccine escape and virulence, has necessitated the widespread genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. This has placed a strain on global sequencing capacity, especially in areas lacking the resources for large scale sequencing activities. Here we have developed three separate multiplex high-resolution melting assays to enable the identification of Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omicron VOCs. The assays were evaluated against whole genome sequencing on upper-respiratory swab samples collected during the Alpha, Delta and Omicron [BA.1] waves of the UK pandemic. The sensitivities of the eight individual primer sets were all 100%, and specificity ranged from 94.6 to 100%. The multiplex HRM assays have potential as a tool for high throughput surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs, particularly in areas with limited genomics facilities.

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2023
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