Lucas Huggins

Advanced Approaches for the Diagnosis and Chemoprevention of Canine Vector-Borne Pathogens and Parasites – Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond

Lucas Huggins, Anson Koehler, Robin Gasser, Rebecca Traub, Lucas Huggins

Book Chapter  |  2023

Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) of canines are a diverse range of infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and multi..

Nanopore Sequencing Using the Full-Length 16S rRNA Gene for Detection of Blood-Borne Bacteria in Dogs Reveals a Novel Species of Hemotropic Mycoplasma

Lucas G Huggins, Vito Colella, Ushani Atapattu, Anson Koehler, Rebecca J Traub

Journal article  |  2022  |  MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

Dogs across the globe are afflicted by diverse blood- and vector-borne bacteria (VBB), many of which cause severe disease and can ..

High-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR for the simultaneous detection of selected vector-borne pathogens in dogs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vito Colella, Lucas Huggins, Adnan Hodzic, Clemence Galon, Rebecca Traub, Amer Alic, Roberta Iatta, Lenaig Halos, Domenico Otranto, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, Sara Moutailler

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES

A scarcity of information on the occurrence of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens (VBPs), alongside a lack of human and animal health..

Field trial investigating the efficacy of a long-acting imidacloprid 10%/flumethrin 4.5% polymer matrix collar (Seresto®, Elanco) compared to monthly topical fipronil for the chemoprevention of canine tick-borne pathogens in Cambodia.

Lucas G Huggins, Mark Stevenson, Zahida Baydoun, Ron Mab, Yulia Khouri, Bettina Schunack, Rebecca J Traub

Journal article  |  2022  |  Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis

The tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei, commonly infests canines in the tropics and is an important vector for disease..

A multipronged next-generation sequencing metabarcoding approach unearths hyper-diverse and abundant dog pathogen communities in Cambodia

Lucas G Huggins, Vito Colella, Anson V Koehler, Bettina Schunack, Rebecca J Traub

Journal article  |  2021  |  Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Recent surveys in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, have identified canine vector-borne pathogens (VBPs), including those with z..

Novel High-Throughput Multiplex qPCRs for the Detection of Canine Vector-Borne Pathogens in the Asia-Pacific

Lucas Huggins, Luca Massetti, Bettina Schunack, Vito Colella, Rebecca Traub

Journal article  |  2021  |  MICROORGANISMS

The Asia-Pacific hosts a large diversity of canine vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) with some of the most common and most pathogenic,..

The Epidemiology and Chemoprevention of Canine Vector-Borne Pathogens in the Asia-Pacific Region Using Novel Molecular Diagnostics

Lucas George Huggins

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2021

Canine vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) are a diverse range of arthropod-transmitted organisms that encompass viruses, bacteria, prot..

A Host-Specific Blocking Primer Combined with Optimal DNA Extraction Improves the Detection Capability of a Metabarcoding Protocol for Canine Vector-Borne Bacteria

Lucas G Huggins, Anson Koehler, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J Traub

Journal article  |  2020  |  PATHOGENS

Bacterial canine vector-borne diseases are responsible for some of the most life-threatening conditions of dogs in the tropics and..

A novel metabarcoding diagnostic tool to explore protozoan haemoparasite diversity in mammals: a proof-of-concept study using canines from the tropics

Lucas G Huggins, Anson Koehler, Ng-Nguyen Dinh, Stephen Wilcox, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J Traub

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Haemoparasites are responsible for some of the most prevalent and debilitating canine illnesses across the globe, whilst also posi..

Assessment of a metabarcoding approach for the characterisation of vector-borne bacteria in canines from Bangkok, Thailand

Lucas G Huggins, Anson Koehler, Ng-Nguyen Dinh, Stephen Wilcox, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J Traub

Journal article  |  2019  |  PARASITES & VECTORS

BACKGROUND: Globally, bacterial vector-borne disease (VBD) exerts a large toll on dogs in terms of morbidity and mortality but now..