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Z. Poljak

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h-index: 29
Works: 196
Citations: 3,061

Most-cited papers

A case-crossover analysis of the impact of weather on primary cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome
E. Gardner, D. Kelton, Z. Poljak, M. V. van Kerkhove +2 more
2019BMC Infectious Diseases97 citations Open access
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Aerosol Detection and Transmission of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV): What Is the Evidence, and What Are the Knowledge Gaps?
A. Arruda, S. Tousignant, J. Sanhueza, C. Vilalta +4 more
2019Viruses71 citations Open access
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The Assessment of Twitter’s Potential for Outbreak Detection: Avian Influenza Case Study
Samira Yousefinaghani, Rozita A. Dara, Z. Poljak, T. Bernardo +1 more
2019Scientific Reports60 citations Open access
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Assessment of autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA), generalized linear autoregressive moving average (GLARMA), and random forest (RF) time series regression models for predicting influenza A virus frequency in swine in Ontario, Canada
T. Petukhova, D. Ojkić, B. McEwen, R. Deardon +1 more
2018PLoS ONE58 citations Open access
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Socio-demographic disparities in knowledge, practices, and ability to comply with COVID-19 public health measures in Canada
G. Brankston, Eric Merkley, D. Fisman, A. Tuite +3 more
2021Canadian journal of public health55 citations Open access
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An SEIR model of influenza A virus infection and reinfection within a farrow-to-finish swine farm
F. Etbaigha, Allan R. Willms, Z. Poljak
2018PLoS ONE49 citations Open access
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Bioaerosol and surface sampling for the surveillance of influenza A virus in swine.
Karren Prost, H. Kloeze, S. Mukhi, Katie Bozek +2 more
2019Transboundary and Emerging Diseases42 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of companion animal AMR in the United States of America: filling a gap in the one health approach
K. Sobkowich, J. Weese, Z. Poljak, Andy Plum +2 more
2023Frontiers in Public Health36 citations Open access
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Detection of Bovine Coronavirus in Healthy and Diarrheic Dairy Calves
D. E. Gomez, Luis G. Arroyo, Z. Poljak, Laurent Viel +1 more
2017Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine35 citations Open access
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Quantifying contact patterns in response to COVID-19 public health measures in Canada
G. Brankston, Eric Merkley, D. Fisman, A. Tuite +3 more
2021BMC Public Health33 citations Open access
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Serotypes, Virulence-Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus suis Isolates Recovered From Sick and Healthy Pigs Determined by Whole-Genome Sequencing
Maverick Aradanas, Z. Poljak, N. Fittipaldi, Nicole Ricker +1 more
2021Frontiers in Veterinary Science24 citations Open access
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Investigation of the Occurrence of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus in Swine Herds Participating in an Area Regional Control and Elimination Project in Ontario, Canada
Andreia G. Arruda, R. Friendship, Jane Carpenter, K. Hand +2 more
2017Transboundary and Emerging Diseases21 citations Open access
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Factors contributing to mortality during a Streptoccocus suis outbreak in nursery pigs.
D. Hopkins, Z. Poljak, A. Farzan, R. Friendship
2018The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne18 citations
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A decision support framework for prediction of avian influenza
Samira Yousefinaghani, Rozita A. Dara, Z. Poljak, S. Sharif
2020Scientific Reports17 citations Open access
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A scoping review of ‘big data’, ‘informatics’, and ‘bioinformatics’ in the animal health and veterinary medical literature
Zenhwa Ouyang, J. Sargeant, A. Thomas, Kate Wycherley +7 more
2019Animal Health Research Reviews16 citations Open access
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An epidemiological investigation of the early phase of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) outbreak in Canadian swine herds in 2014: A case-control study.
A. M. Perri, Z. Poljak, C. Dewey, J. Harding +1 more
2018Preventive Veterinary Medicine16 citations
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Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018
Angelina L. Bosman, A. Deckert, C. Carson, Z. Poljak +2 more
2022Porcine Health Management15 citations Open access
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Forecasting seasonal influenza activity in Canada—Comparing seasonal Auto‐Regressive integrated moving average and artificial neural network approaches for public health preparedness
A. Orang, O. Berke, Z. Poljak, Amy Greer +2 more
2024Zoonoses and Public Health14 citations Open access
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Investigation of relationships between body weight and age among domestic cats stratified by breed and sex.
Adam J. Campigotto, Z. Poljak, E. Stone, D. Stacey +1 more
2019Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association14 citations
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Pandemic fatigue or enduring precautionary behaviours? Canadians’ long-term response to COVID-19 public health measures
G. Brankston, Eric Merkley, P. Loewen, B. Avery +6 more
2022Preventive medicine reports12 citations Open access
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Prevalence and distribution of carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacterales in companion animals: A nationwide study in the United States using commercial laboratory data
K. Sobkowich, Z. Poljak, J. S. Weese, Andy Plum +2 more
2024Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine11 citations Open access
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Veterinarian barriers to knowledge translation (KT) within the context of swine infectious disease research: an international survey of swine veterinarians
Sheila Keay, J. Sargeant, A. O'Connor, R. Friendship +2 more
2020BMC Veterinary Research11 citations Open access
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Field studies evaluating the direct, indirect, total, and overall efficacy of Streptococcus suis autogenous vaccine in nursery pigs.
D. Hopkins, Z. Poljak, A. Farzan, R. Friendship
2019The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne11 citations
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Positioning Quebec ORF5 sequences of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) within Canada and worldwide diversity.
Marie-Ève Lambert, B. Delisle, J. Arsenault, Z. Poljak +1 more
2019Infection, Genetics and Evolution11 citations
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Evaluation of factors affecting the efficacy of treatment against Fascioloides magna in wild red deer population.
D. Konjević, Z. Janicki, P. Calmels, D. S. Jan +5 more
2018Veterinaria Italiana11 citations
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Description of risk factors associated with the detection of BVDV antibodies in Brazilian pig herds
I. R. Gatto, D. C. L. Linhares, Henrique Meiroz de Souza Almeida, L. Mathias +4 more
2018Tropical Animal Health and Production11 citations Open access
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Sociodemographic disparities in knowledge, practices, and ability to comply with COVID-19 public health measures in Canada
G. Brankston, Eric Merkley, D. Fisman, A. Tuite +3 more
2020medRxiv10 citations Open access
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A Case-Control Study to Investigate the Serotypes of S. suis Isolates by Multiplex PCR in Nursery Pigs in Ontario, Canada
Leann Denich, A. Farzan, R. Friendship, Emily R Arndt +2 more
2020Pathogens10 citations Open access
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Descriptive analysis of horse movement networks during the 2015 equestrian season in Ontario, Canada
Kelsey L. Spence, Terri L. O'Sullivan, Z. Poljak, A. Greer
2019PLoS ONE10 citations Open access
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Network analyses using case-control data to describe and characterize the initial 2014 incursion of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in Canadian swine herds.
A. M. Perri, Z. Poljak, C. Dewey, J. Harding +1 more
2019Preventive Veterinary Medicine9 citations Open access
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Estimating the potential for disease spread in horses associated with an equestrian show in Ontario, Canada using an agent-based model.
Kelsey L. Spence, Terri L. O'Sullivan, Z. Poljak, A. Greer
2018Preventive Veterinary Medicine9 citations Open access
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Influence of microclimate conditions on the cumulative exposure of nursery pigs to swine influenza A viruses
J. B. Ferreira, H. Grgić, R. Friendship, É. Nagy +1 more
2018Transboundary and Emerging Diseases9 citations Open access
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Classification of group A rotavirus VP7 and VP4 genotypes using random forest
Hoc Tran, Robert M. Friendship, Z. Poljak
2023Frontiers in Genetics8 citations Open access
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A framework for the risk prediction of avian influenza occurrence: An Indonesian case study
Samira Yousefinaghani, Rozita A. Dara, Z. Poljak, Fei Song +1 more
2021PLoS ONE8 citations Open access
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Comparison of the dynamic networks of four equine boarding and training facilities.
Rachael M. Milwid, Terri L. O'Sullivan, Z. Poljak, M. Laskowski +1 more
2019Preventive Veterinary Medicine8 citations Open access
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A longitudinal study describing horse demographics and movements during a competition season in Ontario, Canada.
Kelsey L. Spence, Terri L. O'Sullivan, Z. Poljak, A. Greer
2018The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne8 citations
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Within-host model of respiratory virus shedding and antibody response to H9N2 avian influenza virus vaccination and infection in chickens
Xiao-Ting Xie, A. Yitbarek, J. Astill, Shirene M. Singh +4 more
2021Infectious Disease Modelling7 citations Open access
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A within-host mathematical model of H9N2 avian influenza infection and type-I interferon response pathways in chickens.
Xiao-Ting Xie, A. Yitbarek, Salah Ud-Din Khan, S. Sharif +2 more
2020Journal of Theoretical Biology7 citations Open access
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Comparing the effects of non-homogenous mixing patterns on epidemiological outcomes in equine populations: A mathematical modelling study
Rachael M. Milwid, Terri L. O'Sullivan, Z. Poljak, M. Laskowski +1 more
2019Scientific Reports7 citations Open access
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A method to detect Escherichia coli carrying the colistin-resistance genes mcr-1 and mcr-2 using a single real-time polymerase chain reaction and its application to chicken cecal and porcine fecal samples.
G. Chalmers, Kristin E Davis, Z. Poljak, R. Friendship +4 more
2018Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire7 citations
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Leveraging Social Media and Google Trends to Identify Waves of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in USA and Canada
Marzieh Soltani, Rozita A. Dara, Z. Poljak, C. Dubé +2 more
2025Expert systems with applications6 citations Open access
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Utilizing machine learning and hemagglutinin sequences to identify likely hosts of influenza H3Nx viruses.
Famke Alberts, O. Berke, G. Maboni, Tatiana Petukhova +1 more
2024Preventive Veterinary Medicine6 citations Open access
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Development of interactive dashboards for monitoring endemic animal pathogens in Ontario, Canada: Ontario interactive animal pathogen dashboards
T. Petukhova, M. Spinato, T. Rossi, M. Guerin +5 more
2023Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation6 citations Open access
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Predictive analysis for pathogenicity classification of H5Nx avian influenza strains using machine learning techniques.
Akshay Chadha, Rozita A. Dara, D. Pearl, S. Sharif +1 more
2023Preventive Veterinary Medicine6 citations Open access
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Descriptive network analysis and the influence of timescale on centrality and cohesion metrics from a system of between-herd dairy cow movements in Ontario, Canada.
J. Comper, D. Kelton, K. Hand, Z. Poljak +1 more
2023Preventive Veterinary Medicine6 citations Open access
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The impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) genotypes, established on the basis of ORF-5 nucleotide sequences, on three production parameters in Ontario sow farms.
D. Melmer, Terri L. O'Sullivan, A. Greer, L. Moser +4 more
2021Preventive Veterinary Medicine6 citations
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Influenza A virus vaccine research conducted in swine from 1990 to May 2018: A scoping review
Sheila Keay, Z. Poljak, Mackenzie Klapwyk, A. O'Connor +3 more
2020PLoS ONE6 citations Open access
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Examining the Effect of Host Recruitment Rates on the Transmission of Streptococcus suis in Nursery Swine Populations
Elissa Giang, B. Hetman, J. Sargeant, Z. Poljak +1 more
2020Pathogens6 citations Open access
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A rapid scoping review of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in animal hosts
E. Gardner, D. Kelton, Z. Poljak, S. von Dobschuetz +1 more
2018Zoonoses and Public Health6 citations Open access
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Machine learning predicts selected cat diseases using insurance data amid challenges in interpretability.
Barr N Hadar, Z. Poljak, B. Bonnett, Jason B. Coe +2 more
2025American Journal of Veterinary Research5 citations Open access
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