1999
Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California
Nicholson W, Castro M, Kramer V, Sumner J, Childs J. Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 3323-3327. PMID: 10488199, PMCID: PMC85556, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3323-3327.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood samplesBlood specimensDusky-footed wood ratsConcurrent high prevalenceSeronegative blood samplesHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisGroESL heat shock operonGranulocytic ehrlichiaePCR-positive animalsPCR positivityHigh prevalencePCR-positive ticksSeropositive specimensRat blood samplesRatsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichial DNAPacificus adultsEhrlichia equiEhrlichial agentsMicePCR assaysAdultsWood ratsRodents
1994
Serologic and Genetic Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus as the Primary Rodent Reservoir for a New Hantavirus in the Southwestern United States
Childs J, Ksiazek T, Spiropoulou C, Krebs J, Morzunov S, Maupin G, Gage K, Rollin P, Sarisky J, Enscore R, Frey J, Peters C, Nichol S. Serologic and Genetic Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus as the Primary Rodent Reservoir for a New Hantavirus in the Southwestern United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1994, 169: 1271-1280. PMID: 8195603, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/169.6.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Amblyomma americanum: a potential vector of human ehrlichiosis.
Anderson B, Sims K, Olson J, Childs J, Piesman J, Happ C, Maupin G, Johnson B. Amblyomma americanum: a potential vector of human ehrlichiosis. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1993, 49: 239-44. PMID: 8357086, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1993.49.239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research