2002
Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies
Childs J, Krebs J, Smith J. Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies. 2002, 273-312. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1157-1_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRabies virusHuman rabies infectionsPublic health surveillancePublic health consequencesRabies infectionHealth surveillanceMolecular epidemiologyHealth consequencesMore dogsImportant reservoir hostsZoonotic diseaseDogsIndirect human influencesRabiesVirus maintenanceReservoir hostsBiologic processesHistorical importanceHuman deathsCompanion animalsCurrent geographical distributionHuman influencePrime exampleEpidemiologyInfection
2001
Serologic evidence of Rickettsia akari infection among dogs in a metropolitan city.
Comer J, Vargas M, Poshni I, Childs J. Serologic evidence of Rickettsia akari infection among dogs in a metropolitan city. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2001, 218: 1780-2. PMID: 11394829, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.1780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndirect immunofluorescence antibodyEnzyme immunoassaySerum samplesPossible risk factorsFever group rickettsiaeClinical illnessRoutine careSerologic evidenceSeropositive dogsRisk factorsTime serum samplesIFA testingClinical relevanceImmunofluorescence antibodySerologic surveyRickettsia akariInfectionGroup rickettsiaeDogsTitersCausative agentVeterinary clinicsFurther studiesDog ownersTick infestation
1998
Density estimates of rural dog populations and an assessment of marking methods during a rabies vaccination campaign in the Philippines
Childs J, Robinson L, Sadek R, Madden A, Miranda M, Miranda N. Density estimates of rural dog populations and an assessment of marking methods during a rabies vaccination campaign in the Philippines. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 1998, 33: 207-218. PMID: 9500175, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5877(97)00039-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research