2021
Genetic Evidence for a Potential Environmental Pathway to Spillover Infection of Rat-Borne Leptospirosis
Casanovas-Massana A, de Oliveira D, Schneider AG, Begon M, Childs JE, Costa F, Reis MG, Ko AI, Wunder EA. Genetic Evidence for a Potential Environmental Pathway to Spillover Infection of Rat-Borne Leptospirosis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 225: 130-134. PMID: 34139761, PMCID: PMC8730487, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential environmental pathwaysEnvironmental reservoirsSpillover infectionsEnvironmental pathwaysHuman leptospirosis casesSevere leptospirosisLeptospirosis infectionLeptospirosis casesMolecular epidemiologyGenetic evidencePathogenic LeptospiraLeptospira interrogansInfectionLeptospirosisUrban slumsSpillover pathwaysRat specimensReservoirPathwayUrban communitiesCommunityEpidemiology
2003
4 Epidemiology
Childs J. 4 Epidemiology. 2003, 113-162. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012379077-4/50006-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRabies virusAnimal reservoirsSubsequent human infectionSource of virusHuman rabiesInfectious disease epidemiologyHerd immunityEpidemiology of rabiesHuman infectionsVirus perpetuationInfectious diseasesEpidemiologySusceptible animalsVirus transmissionVirusViral progenyDisease epidemiologySusceptible hostsLyssavirus genusInfectionVirus maintenanceRabiesAnimalsHumansAnimal species
2002
Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies
Childs J, Krebs J, Smith J. Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies. 2002, 273-312. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1157-1_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRabies virusHuman rabies infectionsPublic health surveillancePublic health consequencesRabies infectionHealth surveillanceMolecular epidemiologyHealth consequencesMore dogsImportant reservoir hostsZoonotic diseaseDogsIndirect human influencesRabiesVirus maintenanceReservoir hostsBiologic processesHistorical importanceHuman deathsCompanion animalsCurrent geographical distributionHuman influencePrime exampleEpidemiologyInfection
1999
Search for the Ebola Virus Reservoir in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Reflections on a Vertebrate Collection
Leirs H, Mills J, Krebs J, Childs J, Akaibe D, Woollen N, Ludwig G, Peters C, Ksiazek T. Search for the Ebola Virus Reservoir in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Reflections on a Vertebrate Collection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 179: s155-s163. PMID: 9988179, DOI: 10.1086/514299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare speciesVirus ecologyVertebrate collectionsPrimary casesTarget speciesEbola virusPresence of antibodiesEbola hemorrhagic feverSpeciesVirus reservoirLack of informationHemorrhagic feverEcologic investigationsVertebratesHuman outbreaksHabitatsVirusEcologyKikwitFurther studiesDaily activitiesSelect groupSample size limitationsEpidemiology
1993
Ecology and Epidemiology of Arenaviruses and Their Hosts
Childs J, Peters C. Ecology and Epidemiology of Arenaviruses and Their Hosts. The Viruses 1993, 331-384. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3028-2_19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research