2020
Warming temperatures could expose more than 1.3 billion new people to Zika virus risk by 2050
Ryan S, Carlson C, Tesla B, Bonds M, Ngonghala C, Mordecai E, Johnson L, Murdock C. Warming temperatures could expose more than 1.3 billion new people to Zika virus risk by 2050. Global Change Biology 2020, 27: 84-93. PMID: 33037740, PMCID: PMC7756632, DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15384.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change
Ryan S, Carlson C, Mordecai E, Johnson L. Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019, 13: e0007213. PMID: 30921321, PMCID: PMC6438455, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007213.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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