2019
A Case Study of Two Rodent-Borne Viruses: Not Always the Same Old Suspects
Childs J, Klein S, Glass G. A Case Study of Two Rodent-Borne Viruses: Not Always the Same Old Suspects. Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution 2019, 7: 35. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLCMV infectionRodent-Borne VirusesSolid organ recipientsPrevalence of infectionHuman diseasesWild rodent reservoirsSevere congenital diseaseSporadic sheddingAcute human diseaseOrgan recipientsChronic infectionWild rodent hostsRodent hostsSeoul virusFatal diseaseSEOVCongenital diseaseGolden hamstersInfectionPet rodentsLaboratory workersDiseaseMiceGenus HantavirusHundreds of cases
1999
Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Yates T, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 95-101. PMID: 10081676, PMCID: PMC2627686, DOI: 10.3201/eid0501.990111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus pulmonary syndromeInfectious Diseases journal - CDCIncidence of infectionHuman hantavirus diseasePulmonary syndromeHantavirus diseaseHantavirus infectionHemorrhagic feverRenal syndromeDisease controlLong-term studiesHantavirus reservoir populationsZoonotic agentsPrevention measuresSyndromeTerm studiesUnited StatesInfectionDiseaseHPS outbreaksPreventionHuman riskRodent hostsHuman diseasesReservoir populations
1998
Human ehrlichiosis in central Europe.
Lotric-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Nicholson W, Sumner J, Childs J, Strle F. Human ehrlichiosis in central Europe. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 1998, 110: 894-7. PMID: 10048172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile illnessTick biteHGE agentPresence of infectionUniversity Medical CenterBlood smear examinationHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentEhrlichiosis casesAcute human diseaseClinical characteristicsAntibiotic therapyDisease coursePhysician awarenessProspective studyLaboratory findingsDifferential diagnosisMedical CenterSmear examinationHuman diseasesHuman ehrlichiosisNumber of casesPatientsHuman infectionsInfectious diseasesDiseaseEcologic studies of rodent reservoirs: their relevance for human health.
Mills J, Childs J. Ecologic studies of rodent reservoirs: their relevance for human health. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1998, 4: 529-537. PMID: 9866729, PMCID: PMC2640244, DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980403.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Rodent-Borne Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses: A Special Risk for Mammalogists?
Childs J, Mills J, Glass G. Rodent-Borne Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses: A Special Risk for Mammalogists? Journal Of Mammalogy 1995, 76: 664-680. DOI: 10.2307/1382739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHemorrhagic fever virusPersistent infectionPathophysiological consequencesSpecial riskSurvival of hostsDiseases of humansFever virusDiseaseZoonotic diseaseTransmission routesVirusUnrelated virusesInfectionRemarkable specializationMammalian hostsHuman diseasesVariable effectsRiskRodentsHumansRodent species