Gabriele-Rivet V, Spence KL, Ogden NH, Fazil A, Turgeon P, Otten A, Waddell LA, Ng V. (2021). Modelling the impact of age-stratified public health measures on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Canada. Royal Society Open Science 8:210834.
Spence KL, Rosanowski SM, Slater J, Cardwell JM. (2021). Challenges to exotic disease preparedness in Great Britain: the frontline veterinarian’s perspective. Equine Veterinary Journal 00:1-11.
Spence KL, Cardwell JM, Slater J, Rosanowski SM. (2019). Preliminary insight into horse owners’ perceptions of, and attitudes towards, exotic disease in the United Kingdom. BMC Veterinary Research 15(338).
Spence KL, Slater J, Rosanowski SM, Cardwell JM. (2019). A cross-sectional study of horse owners’ awareness and perceived risk of exotic diseases in the United Kingdom. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 169: 104706.
Spence KL, O’Sullivan TL, Poljak Z, Greer AL. (2019). Descriptive analysis of horse movement networks during the 2015 equestrian season in Ontario, Canada. PLOS One 14(7): e0219771.
Spence KL, O’Sullivan TL, Poljak Z, Greer AL. (2018). A longitudinal study describing horse demographics and movements during a competition season in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Veterinary Journal. 59(7):783–790.
Spence KL, O’Sullivan TL, Poljak Z, Greer AL. (2018). Using a computer simulation model to examine the impact of biosecurity measures during a facility-level outbreak of equine influenza. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 82(2):89–96.
Spence KL, O’Sullivan TL, Poljak Z, Greer AL. (2018). Estimating the potential for disease spread in horses associated with an equestrian show in Ontario, Canada using an agent-based model. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 151:21–28.
Spence KL, O’Sullivan TL, Poljak Z, Greer AL. (2017). Descriptive and network analyses of the equine contact network at an equestrian show in Ontario, Canada and its implications for disease spread. BMC Veterinary Research 13(191).
Greer AL, Spence KL, Gardner E. (2017). Understanding the early dynamics of the 2014 porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) outbreak in Ontario using the Incidence Decay and Exponential Adjustment (IDEA) model. BMC Veterinary Research 13(8).
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Germann, J. A., O’Sullivan, T. L., Greer, A. L., & Spence, K. L. (2025). Predictors and barriers for biosecurity uptake and risk understanding among Ontario horse owners. Canadian Veterinary Journal, 66(3), 288–297.
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Germann, J. A., O’Sullivan, T. L., Greer, A. L., & Spence, K. L. (2024). Biosecurity perceptions among Ontario horse owners during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Equine Veterinary Journal, 57(2), 459–470.
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Chalmers KE and Spence KL (2024) Identifying skills required of new epidemiologists: a content analysis of Canadian job postings and master’s programs. Front. Public Health 12:1418494.
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Lambrou NH, Winder CB and Spence KL (2024) Exploring bison producers’ access to veterinary services in Ontario, Canada. Front. Vet. Sci. 11:1448216.
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Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph