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RVC Research Online is a repository of the research outputs produced by staff from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The aims of the repository are (i) to provide an institutional archive of RVC's research outputs, (ii) to provide access to these outputs and support open science, and (iii) to increase the reach and impact of RVC's research.



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Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics (2025)
Journal Article
Kraemer, M. U. G., Tsui, L.-H., Chang, S. Y., Lytras, S., Khurana, M. P., Vanderslott, S., Bajaj, S., Scheidwasser, N., Curran-Sebastian, J. L., Semenova, E., Zhang, M., Unwin, H. J. T., Watson, O. J., Mills, C., Dasgupta, A., Ferretti, L., Scarpino, S. V., Koua, E., Morgan, O., Tegally, H., …Bhatt, S. (2025). Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics. Nature, 638(8051), 623-635. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08564-w

Infectious disease threats to individual and public health are numerous, varied and frequently unexpected. Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies, which are already supporting human decision making in economics, medicine and social sci... Read More about Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics.

Association of the TTN, PDK4, and RNF207 mutations with dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns from the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Dutton, L., Crossland, A., Dukes-McEwan, J., & Connolly, D. (2025). Association of the TTN, PDK4, and RNF207 mutations with dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns from the United Kingdom. PLoS ONE, 2025 Mar 13;20(3):e0319932, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319932

A missense mutation in the titin gene (TTN) and a splice-site mutation in the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 gene (PDK4) have been associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in Dobermanns from the United States. Additionally, a missense mutation i... Read More about Association of the TTN, PDK4, and RNF207 mutations with dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns from the United Kingdom.

Severe periodontal disease in a geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) (2025)
Journal Article
Wrigglesworth, E., Dodds, J., Morgan, R., Milnes, E., & Spiro, S. (2025). Severe periodontal disease in a geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Vet Record Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.70009

A geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) held at a zoological institution was euthanased following persistent dysmastication and decreasing body condition. A postmortem examination revealed marked calculi on the surfaces of t... Read More about Severe periodontal disease in a geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum).

Computed tomographic appearance of gastropexy sites in dogs (2025)
Journal Article
Einwaller, J., Llabres-Diaz, F., Jones, C., & Caine, A. (2025). Computed tomographic appearance of gastropexy sites in dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13842

Objectives: To describe the computed tomography appearance of gastropexy sites and report their anatomical and suspected functional abnormalities. Materials and methods: Medical records of dogs with prior gastropexy undergoing abdominal computed tomo... Read More about Computed tomographic appearance of gastropexy sites in dogs.