2023
Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control
Lippi C, Mundis S, Sippy R, Flenniken J, Chaudhary A, Hecht G, Carlson C, Ryan S. Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control. Parasites & Vectors 2023, 16: 302. PMID: 37641089, PMCID: PMC10463544, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05912-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies distribution modelsSpecies distribution modelling methodsSpecies distribution modelling literatureDisease vectorsDistribution modelMosquito-borne disease riskInfectious disease vectorsGlobal changeMosquito speciesSpeciesMethodological focusNorth AmericaOutbreak riskDisease riskGeographyMosquitoesModeling effortsRegional modelSystematic reviewEcology
2021
Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography
Lippi C, Ryan S, White A, Gaff H, Carlson C. Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2021, 58: 2021-2029. PMID: 34027972, PMCID: PMC8577696, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab086.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Is the New England medicinal leech (Macrobdella sestertia) extinct?
Carlson C, Phillips A. Is the New England medicinal leech (Macrobdella sestertia) extinct? Biological Conservation 2020, 243: 108495. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108495.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife
Carlson C, Kracalik I, Ross N, Alexander K, Hugh-Jones M, Fegan M, Elkin B, Epp T, Shury T, Zhang W, Bagirova M, Getz W, Blackburn J. The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1337-1343. PMID: 31086311, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0435-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthrax riskWild ungulatesDistribution of B. anthracisInadequate surveillance systemsGlobal distributionOccurrence datasetConservation effortsLivestock vulnerabilityTemperate landsGrazing livestockHuman healthGeographic extentGlobal totalRegression treesWildlifeUngulatesVulnerable regionsLivestockAnthrax outbreaksNorth AmericaRainfed systemsBillion peopleLandscapeLandTemperate
2016
An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus
Carlson C, Dougherty E, Getz W. An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004968. PMID: 27564232, PMCID: PMC5001720, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological niche modelsSignificant evolutionary changeEcological nichesNiche modelsGenetic shiftNative rangeSeasonality of precipitationEvolutionary changesDiurnal temperature fluctuationsEcological assessmentOccurrence datasetNorthward expansionDistribution of dengue feverHuman healthPotential establishmentClimate changeSevere threatVector speciesZika virusOutbreak of Zika virusPathogensClimatic eventsOutbreak of casesNicheNorth America