2023
WHO ends public health emergency designation for mpox
Carlson C, Katz R. WHO ends public health emergency designation for mpox. The BMJ 2023, 381: p1190. PMID: 37277145, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p1190.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health
Muylaert R, Kingston T, Luo J, Vancine M, Galli N, Carlson C, John R, Rulli M, Hayman D. Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2022, 289: 20220397. PMID: 35611534, PMCID: PMC9130791, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of population connectivityPredictors of species distributionsReservoirs of diverse virusesBiodiversity extinction crisisProject future scenariosModel current distributionHotspots shiftLandscape relationshipsLocal extinctionSpecies distributionHuman encroachmentExtinction crisisSARS-like virusesPopulation connectivityTemperature seasonalityNatural habitatsGlobal changeHost distributionEcological nichesFuture scenariosBat hostsHotspotsDiverse virusesViral spilloverHuman populationAssessing the risk of human‐to‐wildlife pathogen transmission for conservation and public health
Fagre A, Cohen L, Eskew E, Farrell M, Glennon E, Joseph M, Frank H, Ryan S, Carlson C, Albery G. Assessing the risk of human‐to‐wildlife pathogen transmission for conservation and public health. Ecology Letters 2022, 25: 1534-1549. PMID: 35318793, PMCID: PMC9313783, DOI: 10.1111/ele.14003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesPathogen transmissionThreatened animalsThreaten conservationHuman healthRisk assessmentHuman pathogensPrimatesIncreasing concernSampling biasPublic healthConservationTransmission of pathogensDocumented examplesPathogensEvidence of sampling biasTransmission eventsHuman parasitesWildlife
2021
Preparing international cooperation on pandemic prevention for the Anthropocene
Carlson C, Albery G, Phelan A. Preparing international cooperation on pandemic prevention for the Anthropocene. BMJ Global Health 2021, 6: e004254. PMID: 33727277, PMCID: PMC7970212, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response
Carlson C, Gomez A, Bansal S, Ryan S. Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4312. PMID: 32855406, PMCID: PMC7452887, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18150-z.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
2018
Zika Virus Outbreak, Barbados, 2015–2016
Ryan S, Lippi C, Carlson C, Stewart-Ibarra A, Borbor-Cordova M, Romero M, Cox S, Mahon R, Trotman A, Rollock L, Hilaire M, King D, Daniel S. Zika Virus Outbreak, Barbados, 2015–2016. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 98: 1857-1859. PMID: 29637883, PMCID: PMC6086174, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0978.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016 - Volume 23, Number 11—November 2017 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Ryan S, Carlson C, Stewart-Ibarra A, Borbor-Cordova M, Romero M, Cox S, Mahon R, Trotman A, St. Ville S, Ahmed S. Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016 - Volume 23, Number 11—November 2017 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2017, 23: 1926-1927. PMID: 29048289, PMCID: PMC5652428, DOI: 10.3201/eid2311.171140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research