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
Going 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