2020
Don’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 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
Consensus 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 Infection