2023
Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil
Zeppelini C, Oliveira D, Kosoy M, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, Costa F. Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil. Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciências 2023, 95: e20220809. PMID: 37909607, DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320220809.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil
Pertile A, Lustosa R, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pedra G, Panti-May J, Oliveira U, Zeppelini C, Souza F, Oliveira D, Khalil H, Reis M, Childs J, Ko A, Begon M, Costa F. Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270568. PMID: 35857771, PMCID: PMC9299319, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRodent control programsDemographic variablesSpirochete Leptospira interrogansControl interventionsCommunity settingsR. norvegicusChi-squareControl of zoonosesLeptospira interrogansChemical interventionDemographic characteristicsInterventionIntervention campaignsRodentsSynanthropic rodentsMonthsBody massControl programsControl practicesRattus norvegicusControl campaignsUrban poor communitiesPopulationEnvironmental transmissionAnalysis of variancePopulation dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community
Awoniyi A, Venegas-Vargas C, Souza F, Zeppelini C, Hacker K, Carvalho-Pereira T, Marins C, de Santana M, Pertile A, Begon M, Ko A, Diggle P, Reis M, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Khalil H. Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 10109. PMID: 35710879, PMCID: PMC9203450, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14474-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban low-income communityLow-income communitiesEffects of interventionsPre-intervention levelsSynanthropic rodentsLong-term effectsRodent infestationInterventionRodent control programsLongitudinal studyCity of SalvadorControl programsActivity/abundanceRodentsPopulationHousehold/Pose risksYearsStudy
2020
Amplification of pathogenic Leptospira infection with greater abundance and co‐occurrence of rodent hosts across a counter‐urbanizing landscape
Peterson AC, Ghersi BM, Riegel C, Wunder EA, Childs JE, Blum MJ. Amplification of pathogenic Leptospira infection with greater abundance and co‐occurrence of rodent hosts across a counter‐urbanizing landscape. Molecular Ecology 2020, 30: 2145-2161. PMID: 33107122, DOI: 10.1111/mec.15710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Dual Captures of Colorado Rodents: Implications for Transmission of Hantaviruses - Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Calisher C, Childs J, Sweeney W, Canestorp K, Beaty B. Dual Captures of Colorado Rodents: Implications for Transmission of Hantaviruses - Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2000, 6: 363-369. PMID: 10970147, PMCID: PMC2640883, DOI: 10.3201/eid0604.000406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States
Favorov M, Kosoy M, Tsarev S, Childs J, Margolis H. Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 449-455. PMID: 10669325, DOI: 10.1086/315273.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1999, 215: 1786-98. PMID: 10613210, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1999.215.12.1786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: A Synthesis - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: A Synthesis - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 135-142. PMID: 10081681, PMCID: PMC2627702, DOI: 10.3201/eid0501.990116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCAdult male rodentsPrevalence of infectionPattern of infectionHigh prevalencePersistent infectionOld miceHantavirus infectionMale rodentsHantavirus antibodiesInfectionMeasurable associationHantavirus transmissionPrevalenceHantavirus reservoir populationsVirus transmissionTerm studiesHorizontal transmissionInfection dynamicsUnited StatesRodentsReservoir populationsPopulationAssociationImportant differences
1998
Ecologic Studies of Rodent Reservoirs: Their Relevance for Human Health - Volume 4, Number 4—December 1998 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Childs J. Ecologic Studies of Rodent Reservoirs: Their Relevance for Human Health - Volume 4, Number 4—December 1998 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1998, 4: 529-537. PMID: 9866729, PMCID: PMC2640244, DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemiology of Rodent Bites and Prediction of Rat Infestation in New York City
Childs J, McLafferty S, Sadek R, Miller G, Khan A, DuPree E, Advani R, Mills J, Glass G. Epidemiology of Rodent Bites and Prediction of Rat Infestation in New York City. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1998, 148: 78-87. PMID: 9663407, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA survey of hantavirus antibody in small-mammal populations in selected United States National Parks.
Mills J, Johnson J, Ksiazek T, Ellis B, Rollin P, Yates T, Mann M, Johnson M, Campbell M, Miyashiro J, Patrick M, Zyzak M, Lavender D, Novak M, Schmidt K, Peters C, Childs J. A survey of hantavirus antibody in small-mammal populations in selected United States National Parks. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 58: 525-32. PMID: 9574803, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSMALL MAMMAL SURVIVAL AND TRAPABILITY IN MARK-RECAPTURE MONITORING PROGRAMS FOR HANTAVIRUS
Parmenter C, Yates T, Parmenter R, Mills J, Childs J, Campbell M, Dunnum J, Milner J. SMALL MAMMAL SURVIVAL AND TRAPABILITY IN MARK-RECAPTURE MONITORING PROGRAMS FOR HANTAVIRUS. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1998, 34: 1-12. PMID: 9476220, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSin Nombre virusOral cavityOrbital sinus punctureHigh mortality ratePrevalence of infectionSNV infectionSinus punctureHantavirus researchBlood samplesNombre virusOral swabsMortality of animalsMortality rateAnesthetized animalsLong-term studiesBlood/salivaMurid rodentsBuccal cellsZoonotic agentsAnesthesiaRodentsInfectionMortalitySalivaSignificant effect
1997
Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States.
Kosoy M, Regnery R, Tzianabos T, Marston E, Jones D, Green D, Maupin G, Olson J, Childs J. Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 578-88. PMID: 9392599, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic groupsHost specificityDistinct phylogenetic groupsCitrate synthase geneSpecies of PeromyscusMajor biotic communitiesSpecies of rodentsSoutheastern United StatesDegree of homologyRodent communitiesSynthase geneWild-caught rodentsBiotic communitiesSequence homologyBartonella isolatesSequence analysisBartonellaSpeciesHomologyGenotypic groupsGenotypic variantsGeographic sitesSingle siteRodentsGenesPatterns of association with host and habitat: antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus in small mammals in the major biotic communities of the southwestern United States.
Mills J, Ksiazek T, Ellis B, Rollin P, Nichol S, Yates T, Gannon W, Levy C, Engelthaler D, Davis T, Tanda D, Frampton J, Nichols C, Peters C, Childs J. Patterns of association with host and habitat: antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus in small mammals in the major biotic communities of the southwestern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 56: 273-84. PMID: 9129529, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiotic communitiesDeer miceSmall mammalsBrush miceWestern harvest miceLower Sonoran DesertMajor biotic communitiesSouthwestern United StatesDesert habitatsMontane forestsHarvest miceSonoran DesertMammalsHabitatsSin Nombre virusHorizontal transmissionClimatic extremesNombre virusInfected deer miceSURVEILLANCE AND SPATIOTEMPORAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RABIES IN RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 19851994
Childs J, Colby L, Krebs J, Strine T, Feller M, Noah D, Drenzek C, Smith J, Rupprecht C. SURVEILLANCE AND SPATIOTEMPORAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RABIES IN RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 19851994. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1997, 33: 20-27. PMID: 9027687, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Prevalence of antibodies to arenaviruses in rodents from the southern and western United States: evidence for an arenavirus associated with the genus Neotoma.
Kosoy M, Elliott L, Ksiazek T, Fulhorst C, Rollin P, Childs J, Mills J, Maupin G, Peters C. Prevalence of antibodies to arenaviruses in rodents from the southern and western United States: evidence for an arenavirus associated with the genus Neotoma. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1996, 54: 570-6. PMID: 8686773, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.570.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
A household-based, case-control study of environmental factors associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the southwestern United States.
Childs J, Krebs J, Ksiazek T, Maupin G, Gage K, Rollin P, Zeitz P, Sarisky J, Enscore R, Butler J, Cheek J, Glass G, Peters C. A household-based, case-control study of environmental factors associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the southwestern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1995, 52: 393-7. PMID: 7771603, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States
Zeitz P, Butler J, Cheek J, Samuel M, Childs J, Shands L, Turner R, Voorhees R, Sarisky J, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Chapman L, Reef S, Komatsu K, Dalton C, Krebs J, Maupin G, Gage K, Sewell C, Breiman R, Peters .. A Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 864-870. PMID: 7706812, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.4.864.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Prevalence of infection with Junin virus in rodent populations in the epidemic area of Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
Mills J, Ellis B, Childs J, McKee K, Maiztegui J, Peters C, Ksiazek T, Jahrling P. Prevalence of infection with Junin virus in rodent populations in the epidemic area of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1994, 51: 554-62. PMID: 7985747, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralArgentinaArvicolinaeCarnivoraDisease ReservoirsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHemorrhagic Fever, AmericanJunin virusMaleMuridaePopulation DynamicsPrevalenceRodent DiseasesRodentiaSalivaSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex FactorsConceptsC. musculinusC. lauchaArgentine hemorrhagic feverCrop habitatsJunin virusBody mass classesGalictis cujaPredatory carnivoresHemorrhagic feverInfected speciesSmall mammalsMark-recapture gridsEpidemic areasPrincipal reservoir speciesBolomys obscurusHabitatsReservoir populationsRodent populationsCalomys musculinusSeropositive animalsIndirect fluorescent antibodySpeciesReservoir speciesPrevalence of infectionHorizontal transmission
1992
The Hantaviruses, Etiologic Agents of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: A Possible Cause of Hypertension and Chronic Renal Disease in the United States
LeDuc J, Childs J, Glass G. The Hantaviruses, Etiologic Agents of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: A Possible Cause of Hypertension and Chronic Renal Disease in the United States. Annual Review Of Public Health 1992, 13: 79-98. PMID: 1350911, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pu.13.050192.000455.Peer-Reviewed Original Research