2000
Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents
Kosoy M, Saito E, Green D, Marston E, Jones D, Childs J. Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents. Comparative Immunology Microbiology And Infectious Diseases 2000, 23: 221-238. PMID: 11038125, DOI: 10.1016/s0147-9571(99)00075-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ratsRodentsLongitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland.
Hofmeister E, Ellis B, Glass G, Childs J. Longitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 598-609. PMID: 10348235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionB. burgdorferiJuvenile miceCross-sectional sampleEar tissueBorrelia burgdorferi infectionIxodes scapularis ticksInfected miceSusceptible miceChronic infectionOverall prevalenceIncidence rateBurgdorferi infectionHigh riskLower riskInfectionMiceInfected ticksLongitudinal sampleBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksChain reactionBurgdorferiLongitudinal studyIndirect transmissionHantavirus (Bunyaviridae) infections in rodents from Orange and San Diego counties, California.
Bennett S, Webb J, Madon M, Childs J, Ksiazek T, Torrez-Martinez N, Hjelle B. Hantavirus (Bunyaviridae) infections in rodents from Orange and San Diego counties, California. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 75-84. PMID: 9988327, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus antibodiesHarvest miceReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDeer miceEl Moro Canyon virusBroad geographic rangeMale deer miceMajority of rodentsSNV antibodyAntibody-positive rodentsSan Diego CountyVirus antibodiesAntibody prevalenceHantavirus infectionSeropositive rodentsMicrohabitat selectionCactus mouseGeographic rangeFood plantsWestern blotHost distributionMiceCalifornia volesP. maniculatus
1998
Black Creek Canal Virus infection in Sigmodon hispidus in southern Florida.
Glass G, Livingstone W, Mills J, Hlady W, Fine J, Biggler W, Coke T, Frazier D, Atherley S, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Black Creek Canal Virus infection in Sigmodon hispidus in southern Florida. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 699-703. PMID: 9840584, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchISOLATION OF BARTONELLA SPP. FROM EMBRYOS AND NEONATES OF NATURALLY INFECTED RODENTS
Kosoy M, Regnery R, Kosaya O, Jones D, Marston E, Childs J. ISOLATION OF BARTONELLA SPP. FROM EMBRYOS AND NEONATES OF NATURALLY INFECTED RODENTS. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1998, 34: 305-309. PMID: 9577777, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.2.305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntibodies, BacterialBacteremiaBartonellaBartonella InfectionsCitrate (si)-SynthaseColony Count, MicrobialEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFetal DiseasesInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPeromyscusPhylogenyPlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRodent DiseasesSigmodontinaeSerologic Evidence of Infection with Ehrlichia spp. in Wild Rodents (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) in the United States
Nicholson W, Muir S, Sumner J, Childs J. Serologic Evidence of Infection with Ehrlichia spp. in Wild Rodents (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 695-700. PMID: 9508298, PMCID: PMC104611, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.695-700.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective Serosurvey for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent in Urban White-footed Mice from Maryland
Bunnell J, Stephen D, Childs J, Glass G. Retrospective Serosurvey for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent in Urban White-footed Mice from Maryland. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1998, 34: 179-181. PMID: 9476244, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.179.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Experimental evaluation of rodent exclusion methods to reduce hantavirus transmission to humans in rural housing.
Glass G, Johnson J, Hodenbach G, Disalvo C, Peters C, Childs J, Mills J. Experimental evaluation of rodent exclusion methods to reduce hantavirus transmission to humans in rural housing. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 56: 359-64. PMID: 9158040, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of association with host and habitat: antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus in small mammals in the major biotic communities of the southwestern United States.
Mills J, Ksiazek T, Ellis B, Rollin P, Nichol S, Yates T, Gannon W, Levy C, Engelthaler D, Davis T, Tanda D, Frampton J, Nichols C, Peters C, Childs J. Patterns of association with host and habitat: antibody reactive with Sin Nombre virus in small mammals in the major biotic communities of the southwestern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 56: 273-84. PMID: 9129529, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiotic communitiesDeer miceSmall mammalsBrush miceWestern harvest miceLower Sonoran DesertMajor biotic communitiesSouthwestern United StatesDesert habitatsMontane forestsHarvest miceSonoran DesertMammalsHabitatsSin Nombre virusHorizontal transmissionClimatic extremesNombre virusInfected deer mice
1995
Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Sequentially Isolated from Peromyscus leucopus Captured at a Lyme Disease Enzootic Site
Hofmeister E, Childs J. Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Sequentially Isolated from Peromyscus leucopus Captured at a Lyme Disease Enzootic Site. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 172: 462-469. PMID: 7622890, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/172.2.462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEAR BIOPSY LOCATION INFLUENCES DETECTION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BY PCR, BUT NOT BY CULTURE IN NATURALLY INFECTED PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS
Hofmeister E, Childs J. EAR BIOPSY LOCATION INFLUENCES DETECTION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BY PCR, BUT NOT BY CULTURE IN NATURALLY INFECTED PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1995, 31: 345-351. PMID: 8592355, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-31.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEar biopsy samplesPolymerase chain reactionBiopsy samplesBiopsy locationB. burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferiInfected micePeripheral samplesIndividual miceInfection statusMore tissue samplesMiceTissue samplesHigh concordanceChain reactionOrgan cultureBurgdorferiGreater frequencyEar samplesWhite-footed miceEnzootic areaEarCentral sampleA household-based, case-control study of environmental factors associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the southwestern United States.
Childs J, Krebs J, Ksiazek T, Maupin G, Gage K, Rollin P, Zeitz P, Sarisky J, Enscore R, Butler J, Cheek J, Glass G, Peters C. A household-based, case-control study of environmental factors associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the southwestern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1995, 52: 393-7. PMID: 7771603, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.393.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Isolation of the causative agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Elliott L, Ksiazek T, Rollin P, Spiropoulou C, Morzunov S, Monroe M, Goldsmith C, Humphrey C, Zaki S, Krebs J, Maupin G, Gage K, Childs J, Nichol S, Peters C. Isolation of the causative agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1994, 51: 102-8. PMID: 8059907, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus pulmonary syndromePulmonary syndromeAcute respiratory illnessReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionCausative agentTypical morphologic featuresConvalescent-phase seraTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionUnknown hantavirusRespiratory illnessLung tissueHPS patientsVirus antigenEtiologic agentHigh mortalityMorphologic featuresIndirect immunofluorescenceGenus HantavirusVero cellsInfected cellsChain reactionRecent outbreakCell linesSyndromeDeer miceSerologic 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
Genetic Identification of a Hantavirus Associated with an Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness
Nichol S, Spiropoulou C, Morzunov S, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Feldmann H, Sanchez A, Childs J, Zaki S, Peters C. Genetic Identification of a Hantavirus Associated with an Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness. Science 1993, 262: 914-917. PMID: 8235615, DOI: 10.1126/science.8235615.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected Peromyscus leucopus and experimentally infected C.B-17 scid/scid mice
Hofmeister E, Markham R, Childs J, Arthur R. Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected Peromyscus leucopus and experimentally infected C.B-17 scid/scid mice. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1992, 30: 2625-2631. PMID: 1400962, PMCID: PMC270489, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.30.10.2625-2631.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original Research