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 reviewEcologyEcological drivers of sustained enzootic yellow fever virus transmission in Brazil, 2017–2021
Silva N, Albery G, Arruda M, Oliveira G, Costa T, de Mello É, Moreira G, Reis E, da Silva S, Silva M, de Almeida M, Becker D, Carlson C, Vasilakis N, Hanley K, Drumond B. Ecological drivers of sustained enzootic yellow fever virus transmission in Brazil, 2017–2021. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011407. PMID: 37276217, PMCID: PMC10270639, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinas Gerais StateYF virus infectionNon-human primatesYF virusHigher virus titersFree-living non-human primatesInfection intensityExposure to vectorsSylvatic yellow feverEnzootic cycleViral replication levelsHigh virus dosesNon-human primate infectionCarcassYellow feverSeasonVirus titersVirus doseVirus transmissionSoutheastern BrazilVirus infectionViral strainsInfectionExploring the Mosquito–Arbovirus Network: A Survey of Vector Competence Experiments
Chen B, Sweeny A, Wu V, Christofferson R, Ebel G, Fagre A, Gallichotte E, Kading R, Ryan S, Carlson C. Exploring the Mosquito–Arbovirus Network: A Survey of Vector Competence Experiments. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 108: 987-994. PMID: 37037424, PMCID: PMC10160896, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsArbovirus InfectionsArbovirusesCulicidaeDisease OutbreaksHumansMosquito Vectors
2022
A minimum data standard for vector competence experiments
Wu V, Chen B, Christofferson R, Ebel G, Fagre A, Gallichotte E, Sweeny A, Carlson C, Ryan S. A minimum data standard for vector competence experiments. Scientific Data 2022, 9: 634. PMID: 36261651, PMCID: PMC9582208, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01741-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational law reform for One Health notifications
Carlson C, Phelan A. International law reform for One Health notifications. The Lancet 2022, 400: 462-468. PMID: 35810748, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00942-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisease OutbreaksGlobal HealthHumansInternational CooperationInternational LawOne HealthConceptsLegal frameworkInternational legal frameworkGlobal health governanceInternational lawLaw reformPandemic treatyReporting obligationsEpidemic risk assessmentHealth governanceTreatyOutbreak notificationObligationsNarrow focusComplex issuesHealth approachRisk assessmentNotificationLawAmendmentsReformInformation sharingGovernmentInternationalFrameworkIncentives
2020
A 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 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 ResearchConsensus and conflict among ecological forecasts of Zika virus outbreaks in the United States
Carlson C, Dougherty E, Boots M, Getz W, Ryan S. Consensus and conflict among ecological forecasts of Zika virus outbreaks in the United States. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 4921. PMID: 29563545, PMCID: PMC5862882, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22989-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConsensusDisease OutbreaksEcosystemForecastingHumansModels, BiologicalUnited StatesZika VirusZika Virus InfectionGoing through the motions: incorporating movement analyses into disease research
Dougherty E, Seidel D, Carlson C, Spiegel O, Getz W. Going through the motions: incorporating movement analyses into disease research. Ecology Letters 2018, 21: 588-604. PMID: 29446237, DOI: 10.1111/ele.12917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMovement ecologyMovement-based methodsQuantify individual heterogeneityHost-pathogen dynamicsEcological processesPatterns of disease burdenWildlife diseasesHost movementMovement behaviorDisease researchEcologySpread pathogensPopulation scaleWildlifeHuman diseasesSpatiotemporal patternsPredictive capacityEcologistsIndividual heterogeneityAnalytical techniquesPathogensReproductionPopulationHostHeterogeneity
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
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
2015
Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization
Getz W, Gonzalez J, Salter R, Bangura J, Carlson C, Coomber M, Dougherty E, Kargbo D, Wolfe N, Wauquier N. Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization. Computational And Mathematical Methods In Medicine 2015, 2015: 736507. PMID: 25755674, PMCID: PMC4338386, DOI: 10.1155/2015/736507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEbola viral disease