2023
Open data for COVID-19 policy analysis and mapping
Katz R, Toole K, Robertson H, Case A, Kerr J, Robinson-Marshall S, Schermerhorn J, Orsborn S, Van Maele M, Zimmerman R, Stevens T, Phelan A, Carlson C, Graeden E. Open data for COVID-19 policy analysis and mapping. Scientific Data 2023, 10: 491. PMID: 37500627, PMCID: PMC10374886, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02398-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolicy analysisMap of policiesWhole-of-governmentPolitical sciencePolicy typesGovernance strategiesImplement policiesPolicy measuresPolicy textsPolicySocial distancing measuresGovernmentPandemic responseLegal epidemiologyCOVID-19 pandemicLocal areaCOVID-19Open dataData sourcesCountriesJurisdictions
2022
A treaty to break the pandemic cycle
Phelan A, Carlson C. A treaty to break the pandemic cycle. Science 2022, 377: 475-477. PMID: 35857484, DOI: 10.1126/science.abq5917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing 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
The future of zoonotic risk prediction
Carlson C, Farrell M, Grange Z, Han B, Mollentze N, Phelan A, Rasmussen A, Albery G, Bett B, Brett-Major D, Cohen L, Dallas T, Eskew E, Fagre A, Forbes K, Gibb R, Halabi S, Hammer C, Katz R, Kindrachuk J, Muylaert R, Nutter F, Ogola J, Olival K, Rourke M, Ryan S, Ross N, Seifert S, Sironen T, Standley C, Taylor K, Venter M, Webala P. The future of zoonotic risk prediction. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2021, 376: 20200358. PMID: 34538140, PMCID: PMC8450624, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreparing 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
Towards a coordinated strategy for intercepting human disease emergence in Africa
Forbes K, Anzala O, Carlson C, Kelvin A, Kuppalli K, Leroy E, Maganga G, Masika M, Mombo I, Mwaengo D, Niama R, Nziza J, Ogola J, Pickering B, Rasmussen A, Sironen T, Vapalahti O, Webala P, Kindrachuk J. Towards a coordinated strategy for intercepting human disease emergence in Africa. The Lancet Microbe 2020, 2: e51-e52. PMID: 35544241, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30220-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA choice between two futures for pandemic recovery
Carlson C, Phelan A. A choice between two futures for pandemic recovery. The Lancet Planetary Health 2020, 4: e545-e546. PMID: 33278368, PMCID: PMC7713705, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30245-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMisconceptions 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 ResearchDon’t gamble the COVID-19 response on ecological hypotheses
Carlson C, Chipperfield J, Benito B, Telford R, O’Hara R. Don’t gamble the COVID-19 response on ecological hypotheses. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2020, 4: 1155-1155. PMID: 32728188, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1279-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverselling wildlife trade bans will not bolster conservation or pandemic preparedness
Eskew E, Carlson C. Overselling wildlife trade bans will not bolster conservation or pandemic preparedness. The Lancet Planetary Health 2020, 4: e215-e216. PMID: 32497492, PMCID: PMC7263806, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30123-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecies distribution models are inappropriate for COVID-19
Carlson C, Chipperfield J, Benito B, Telford R, O’Hara R. Species distribution models are inappropriate for COVID-19. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2020, 4: 770-771. PMID: 32377007, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1212-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnswering the right questions for policymakers on COVID-19
Graeden E, Carlson C, Katz R. Answering the right questions for policymakers on COVID-19. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: e768-e769. PMID: 32325018, PMCID: PMC7172725, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30191-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom PREDICT to prevention, one pandemic later
Carlson C. From PREDICT to prevention, one pandemic later. The Lancet Microbe 2020, 1: e6-e7. PMID: 32835320, PMCID: PMC7148715, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30002-1.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