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I am mainly interested in how climate influences the epidemiology of parasitic infections in animals. Internal parasites, especially helminths (worms), strongly affect the health and fitness of domestic and wild animals, and often have life stages that live away from the main host and are exposed to external environmental conditions. Climate - and climate change - is therefore a key driver of infection patterns. Management of parasites is further challenged by drug resistance, which undermines farming systems that rely on chemical use. Research in my group and with collaborators tries to advance and apply knowledge of the ecology of parasite populations to meet these challenges with better adapted management strategies. We use a combination of experiments on parasite biology, predictive computer modelling, and observations of field epidemiology. The work is global across farmed, companion and wild animal systems, including the troublesome issue of parasite and disease transmission across the wild-domestic interface. The outcomes we seek are more efficient and sustainable ways of managing parasite challenges to animal health, to support livelihoods, animal welfare and conservation in a rapidly changing world.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1981GFS: CO-ADAPT: Adaptive management of endemic coinfections in ruminant livestock under climate change
Morgan, E. (PI), Doherty, S. (CoI), Fanning, S. (CoI) & Kyriazakis, I. (CoI)
07/04/2023 → …
Project: Research
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R1866GFS: Integrating ecology and animal science to understand and manage anthelminitic resistance in cattle under climate change
Morgan, E. (PI)
14/02/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R1352GFS: 21 Pilot MACSURSciPol UK Core Group Representative
Scollan, N. (PI), Huws, S. (CoI) & Morgan, E. (CoI)
12/03/2021 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research
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R1404GFS: BBSRC CoA BB/S014748/1 (Linked to R1046GFS)
Morgan, E. (PI) & Huws, S. (CoI)
30/09/2020 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research
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R1067GFS: The BUG consortium Building Upon the Genome using H contortus genomic resources to develop novel interventions to control endemic GI parasites
Morgan, E. (PI)
29/05/2019 → 27/03/2021
Project: Research
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Chromosomal genome assembly resolves drug resistance loci in the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta
McIntyre, J., Morrison, A., Maitland, K., Berger, D., Price, D. R. G., Dougan, S., Grigoriadis, D., Tracey, A., Holroyd, N., Bull, K., Rose Vineer, H., Glover, M. J., Morgan, E. R., Nisbet, A. J., McNeilly, T. N., Bartley, Y., Sargison, N., Bartley, D., Berriman, M. & Cotton, J. A. & 3 others, , 06 Feb 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 2, 32 p., e1012820.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Park entrances, commonly contaminated with infective Toxocara canis eggs, present a risk of zoonotic infection and an opportunity for focused intervention
Keegan, J. D., Airs, P. M., Brown, C., Dingley, A. R., Courtney, C., Morgan, E. R. & Holland, C. V., 27 Mar 2025, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 19, 3, 17 p., e0012917.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A molecular assessment of Ostertagia leptospicularis and Spiculopteragia asymmetrica among wild fallow deer in Northern Ireland and implications for false detection of livestock-associated species
Lyons, M., Brown, T. L., Lahuerta-Marin, A., Morgan, E. R. & Airs, P. M., 18 Mar 2024, In: Parasites and Vectors. 17, 10 p., 141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biotic interactions in soil and dung shape parasite transmission in temperate ruminant systems: an integrative framework
Boughton, C. J., Lancaster, L. T. & Morgan, E. R., 01 Mar 2024, (Early online date) In: Ecological Applications. 22 p., e2956.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to "An improved model for the population dynamics of cattle gastrointestinal nematodes on pasture: Parameterisation and field validation for Ostertagia ostertagi and Cooperia oncophora in Northern Temperate zones" [Vet. Parasitol. 310 (2022) 109777]
Wang, T., Vineer, H. R., Redman, E., Morosetti, A., Chen, R., McFarland, C., Colwell, D. D., Morgan, E. R. & Gilleard, J. S., Aug 2024, In: Veterinary parasitology. 330, 2 p., 110247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Climate change modeling for sustainable parasite control
Morgan, E. (Keynote speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Modelling helminth transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface: a difficult relationship with data?
Morgan, E. (Keynote speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Climate change and parasite epidemiology
Morgan, E. (Keynote speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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PhD external examination
Morgan, E. (Examiner)
2023Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination