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Arvo Viltrop is affiliated with the Estonian University of Life Sciences in Estonia. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with significant contributions within specialized subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Small Animals, and Infectious Diseases.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Among recent publications, some notable papers are:

  • "Risk factors for African swine fever incursion in Romanian domestic farms during 2019," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Culling reasons and risk factors in Estonian dairy cows," 2020, published in BMC Veterinary Research
  • "Epidemiological analysis of African swine fever in the European Union (September 2019 to August 2020)," 2021, published in EFSA Journal
  • "Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union," 2022, published in EFSA Journal
  • "African Swine Fever in Two Large Commercial Pig Farms in LATVIA-Estimation of the High Risk Period and Virus Spread within the Farm," 2020, published in Veterinary Sciences

Frequently appearing publication venues for Viltrop's work include:

  • EFSA Journal
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Viltrop collaborates regularly with several researchers, often co-authoring with:

  • Christian Gortázar
  • Helen Clare Roberts
  • Karl Ståhl
  • Dominique Bicout
  • Virginie Michel

The scope of Arvo Viltrop's work demonstrates a consistent focus on infectious and viral diseases affecting animals, with an emphasis on epidemiological patterns and risk factors. The combination of expertise across multiple related disciplines underlines an integrative approach to understanding and managing animal diseases, particularly those with implications for public health.

Best Publications

  • Epidemiological considerations on African swine fever in Europe 2014–2018

    Erika Chenais;Klaus Depner;Vittorio Guberti;Klaas Dietze

  • Deletion at the 5'-end of Estonian ASFV strains associated with an attenuated phenotype.

    Laura Zani;Jan Hendrik Forth;Leonie Forth;Imbi Nurmoja

  • Epidemiology and control of bovine herpesvirus 1 infection in Europe.

    Kerli Raaperi;Toomas Orro;Arvo Viltrop

  • Biological characterization of African swine fever virus genotype II strains from north-eastern Estonia in European wild boar.

    I. Nurmoja;A. Petrov;A. Petrov;C. Breidenstein;L. Zani

  • Risk factors for African swine fever incursion in Romanian domestic farms during 2019

    A Boklund;S Dhollander;T Chesnoiu Vasile;J C Abrahantes

  • Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the Baltic States and Poland: (Update September 2016-September 2017).

    Klaus Depner;Christian Gortazar;Vittorio Guberti

  • Development of African swine fever epidemic among wild boar in Estonia - two different areas in the epidemiological focus

    Imbi Nurmoja;Katja Schulz;Christoph Staubach;Carola Sauter-Louis

  • Eimeria and Cryptosporidium in Estonian dairy farms in regard to age, species, and diarrhoea.

    Brian Lassen;Arvo Viltrop;Kerli Raaperi;Toivo Järvis

  • Hepatitis E Virus in Domestic Pigs, Wild Boars, Pig Farm Workers, and Hunters in Estonia

    Anna Ivanova;Valentina Tefanova;Irina Reshetnjak;Tatiana Kuznetsova

  • Culling reasons and risk factors in Estonian dairy cows

    Triin Rilanto;Kaari Reimus;Toomas Orro;Ulf Emanuelson

  • Lack of evidence for long term carriers of African swine fever virus - a systematic review.

    Karl Ståhl;Susanna Sternberg-Lewerin;Sandra Blome;Arvo Viltrop

  • Epidemiological analysis of African swine fever in the European Union (September 2019 to August 2020)

    Daniel Desmecht;Guillaume Gerbier;Christian Gortázar Schmidt

  • Seroepidemiology of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) infection among Estonian dairy herds and risk factors for the spread within herds.

    K. Raaperi;I. Nurmoja;T. Orro;A. Viltrop

  • Welfare of domestic birds and rabbits transported in containers

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  • Serological Evidence of Exposure to Globally Relevant Zoonotic Parasites in the Estonian Population

    Brian Lassen;Marilin Janson;Arvo Viltrop;Kädi Neare

  • Risk assessment of African swine fever in the south-eastern countries of Europe.

    Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Julio Álvarez;Dominique Bicout;Paolo Calistri

  • Association of herd BRSV and BHV-1 seroprevalence with respiratory disease and reproductive performance in adult dairy cattle

    Kerli Raaperi;Stephanie Bougeard;Annely Aleksejev;Toomas Orro

  • Analysis of Estonian surveillance in wild boar suggests a decline in the incidence of African swine fever.

    Katja Schulz;Christoph Staubach;Sandra Blome;Arvo Viltrop

  • Application of the World Café method to discuss the efficiency of African swine fever control strategies in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations.

    Ferran Jori;E. Chenais;F. Boinas;P. Busauskas

  • Slaughter of animals: poultry

    Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Julio Alvarez

  • Simplifying sampling for African swine fever surveillance: Assessment of antibody and pathogen detection from blood swabs.

    Jolene Carlson;Laura Zani;Theresa Schwaiger;I. Nurmoja

  • Quality of raw milk intended for direct consumption in Estonia

    Piret Kalmus;Toomas Kramarenko;Mati Roasto;Kadrin Meremäe

  • Reasons and risk factors for beef calf and youngstock on-farm mortality in extensive cow-calf herds.

    K. Mõtus;A. Viltrop;U. Emanuelson

  • Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in dairy and beef cattle: Large-scale epidemiological study in Estonia

    Pikka Jokelainen;Pikka Jokelainen;Pikka Jokelainen;Maarja Tagel;Kerli Mõtus;Arvo Viltrop

  • On-farm mortality, causes and risk factors in Estonian beef cow-calf herds.

    Kerli Mõtus;Kaari Reimus;Toomas Orro;Arvo Viltrop

  • Herd factors influencing oocyst production of Eimeria and Cryptosporidium in Estonian dairy cattle

    Brian Lassen;Arvo Viltrop;Toivo Järvis

  • Neospora caninum in Estonian dairy herds in relation to herd size, reproduction parameters, bovine virus diarrhoea virus, and bovine herpes virus 1

    Brian Lassen;Toomas Orro;Annely Aleksejev;Kerli Raaperi

  • Association of herd BHV-1 seroprevalence with respiratory disease in youngstock in Estonian dairy cattle.

    K. Raaperi;S. Bougeard;A. Aleksejev;T. Orro

  • Reasons and risk factors for on-farm mortality in Estonian dairy herds

    Kaari Reimus;Toomas Orro;Ulf Emanuelson;Arvo Viltrop

  • Dynamics of bovine herpesvirus type 1 infection in Estonian dairy herds with and without a control programme.

    K. Raaperi;A. Aleksejev;T. Orro;A. Viltrop

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Emanuelson
Ulf Emanuelson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Karl Ståhl
Karl Ståhl National Veterinary Institute
Anette Bøtner
Anette Bøtner University of Copenhagen
Dirk Höper
Dirk Höper Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Ferran Jori
Ferran Jori University of Montpellier
Arjan Stegeman
Arjan Stegeman Utrecht University
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Christoph Staubach
Christoph Staubach Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Martin Beer
Martin Beer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha

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