Dr Tony Sainsbury

Senior Lecturer in Wild Animal Health

Curriculum Vitae:

2009 European Recognised Specialist in Wildlife and Conservation Medicine.
2008–present: Senior Lecturer in Wild Animal Health, Institute of Zoology.
1996-present: Co-Director Masters Courses in Wild Animal Health and Wild Animal Biology.
1998-2002: Senior Veterinary Officer, Institute of Zoology.
1989-1998: Veterinary Officer, Institute of Zoology.
1987-1989: Veterinary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Research Interests:

Epidemiology of infectious diseases in wild animal populations. Specifically, squirrel poxvirus and adenovirus infections in squirrels (Sciuridae).
Surveillance of diseases in wild animal populations.
The disease and welfare risks associated with the translocation of animals.
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Publications:

Carroll, B., Russell, P., Gurnell, J., Nettleton, P. and Sainsbury, A.W. (2009) Epidemics of squirrelpox virus disease in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): temporal and serological findings. Epidemiology and Infection 137: 257-265.

Molenaar, F.M., Sainsbury, A.W., Waters, M. and Amin, R. (2008) High serum concentrations of iron, transferrin saturation and gamma glutamyl transferase in captive black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis). Veterinary Record 162: 716-721.

Sainsbury, A.W. (2008) Medical aspects of red squirrel translocation. In: Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy Volume 6 (edited by ME Fowler and RE Miller). pp236-242. Saunders Elsevier, St Louis.

Pain, D.J., Carter, I., Sainsbury, A.W., Shore, R.F., Eden, P., Taggart, M.A., Konstantinos, S., Walker, L.A., Meharg, A.A. and Raab, A. (2007) Lead contamination and associated disease in captive and reintroduced red kites Milvus milvus in England. Science of the Total Environment 376: 116-127.

Gurnell.J., Rushton, S.P., Lurz, P.W.W., Sainsbury, A.W., Nettleton, P., Shirley, M.D.F., Bruemmer, C. and Geddes, N. (2006) Squirrel poxvirus: landscape scale strategies for managing disease threat. Biological Conservation 131: 287-295.

Asakawa, M., Sainsbury, A.W. and Sayers, G. (2006) Nematode infestation with Heligmosomoides polygyrus in captive common dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius). Veterinary Record 158: 667-668.

Cunningham, A.A., Garner, T.W.J., Aguilar-Sanchez, V., Banks, B., Foster, J., Sainsbury, A.W., Perkins, M., Walker, S.F., Hyatt, A.D. and Fisher, M.C. (2005) Emergence of amphibian chytridiomycosis in Britain. Veterinary Record 157: 386-387.

Garriga, R.M., Sainsbury, A.W. and Goodship, A.E. (2004) Bone assessment of free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Journal of Wildlife Disease 40(3): 515-522.

Gurnell, J., Rushton, S.P., Lurz, P.W.W., Sainsbury, A.W., Nettleton, P., Shirley, M.D.F., Bruemmer, C. and Geddes, N. (2006) Squirrel poxvirus; an example of pathogen-mediated competition and management of disease threat. Biological Conservation 131: 287-295.

Lloyd, C., Manvell, R., Drury, S. and Sainsbury, A.W. (2005) Seroprevalence and significance of paramyxovirus titres amongst a zoological collection of lizards. Veterinary Record 156: 578-580.

McInnes, C.J., Wood, A.R., Thomas, K., Sainsbury, A.W., Gurnell, J., Dein, F.J. and Nettleton, P.F. (2006) Genomic characterization of a novel poxvirus contributing to the decline of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK. Journal of General Virology DOI 10.1099/vir.0.81966-0.

Rushton, S.P., Lurz, P.W.W., Gurnell, J., Nettleton, P., Bruemmer, C., Shirley, M.D.F. and Sainsbury, A.W. (2006) Disease threats posed by alien species: the role of a poxvirus in the decline of the native red squirrel in Britain. Epidemiology and Infection 134(3): 521-533.

Sainsbury, A.W. (2003) Rodents. In: Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 5th Edition. Eds M.E. Fowler, R.E. Miller. Elsevier Science, St Louis, pp420-442.

Sainsbury, A.W. (2003) Squirrels. In BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties. Eds Mullineaux E., Best D. and Cooper J.E. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Gloucester. pp66-74.

Sainsbury, A.W., Kountouri, A., DuBoulay, G. and Kertesz, P. (2004) Oral disease in free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the United Kingdom. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40(2): 185–196.

Sainsbury, A.W., Kirkwood, J.K., Bennett, P.M. and Cunningham, A.A. (2001) Status of wildlife health monitoring in the United Kingdom 2001. Veterinary Record 148: 558-563.

Sainsbury, A.W., Nettleton, P., Gilray, J. and Gurnell, J. (2000) Grey squirrels have high seroprevalence to a parapoxvirus associated with deaths in red squirrels. Animal Conservation 3: 229-233.

Thomas, K., Tompkins, D.M., Sainsbury, A.W., Wood, A.R., Dalziel, R., Nettleton, P.F. and McInnes, C.J. (2003) A novel poxvirus lethal to red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Journal of General Virology 84: 3337-3341.

Tompkins, D.M., Sainsbury, A.W., Nettleton, P., Buxton, D. and Gurnell, J. (2002) Parapoxvirus causes a deleterious disease in red squirrels associated with UK population declines. Proceedings of the Royal Society , London Series B 269: 529-533.
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