2005
Persistence of elevated rabies prevention costs following post-epizootic declines in rates of rabies among raccoons (Procyon lotor)
Gordon E, Krebs J, Rupprecht C, Real L, Childs J. Persistence of elevated rabies prevention costs following post-epizootic declines in rates of rabies among raccoons (Procyon lotor). Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2005, 68: 195-222. PMID: 15820116, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Predicting the local dynamics of epizootic rabies among raccoons in the United States
Childs J, Curns A, Dey M, Real L, Feinstein L, Bjørnstad O, Krebs J. Predicting the local dynamics of epizootic rabies among raccoons in the United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 13666-13671. PMID: 11069300, PMCID: PMC17633, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.240326697.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
An outbreak of acute bartonellosis (Oroya fever) in the Urubamba region of Peru, 1998.
Ellis B, Rotz L, Leake J, Samalvides F, Bernable J, Ventura G, Padilla C, Villaseca P, Beati L, Regnery R, Childs J, Olson J, Carrillo C. An outbreak of acute bartonellosis (Oroya fever) in the Urubamba region of Peru, 1998. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 61: 344-9. PMID: 10463692, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSearch for the Ebola Virus Reservoir in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Reflections on a Vertebrate Collection
Leirs H, Mills J, Krebs J, Childs J, Akaibe D, Woollen N, Ludwig G, Peters C, Ksiazek T. Search for the Ebola Virus Reservoir in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Reflections on a Vertebrate Collection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 179: s155-s163. PMID: 9988179, DOI: 10.1086/514299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare speciesVirus ecologyVertebrate collectionsPrimary casesTarget speciesEbola virusPresence of antibodiesEbola hemorrhagic feverSpeciesVirus reservoirLack of informationHemorrhagic feverEcologic investigationsVertebratesHuman outbreaksHabitatsVirusEcologyKikwitFurther studiesDaily activitiesSelect groupSample size limitationsEpidemiology
1998
Emerging Zoonoses - Volume 4, Number 3—September 1998 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Childs J, Shope R, Fish D, Meslin F, Peters C, Johnson K, Debess E, Dennis D, Jenkins S. Emerging Zoonoses - Volume 4, Number 3—September 1998 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1998, 4: 453-454. PMID: 9716969, PMCID: PMC2640307, DOI: 10.3201/eid0403.980328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn epidemiologic and entomologic investigation of a cluster of Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in Delaware.
Rotz L, Callejas L, McKechnie D, Wolfe D, Gaw E, Hathcock L, Childs J. An epidemiologic and entomologic investigation of a cluster of Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in Delaware. Delaware Medical Journal 1998, 70: 285-91. PMID: 9662871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEntomologic investigationsMore symptomsTick-borne illnessCases of RMSFHealth care providersSerologic evaluationMedian ageRMSF casesClinical aspectsCare providersFever casesDelaware DivisionDisease controlFeverPatientsSymptomsTwo-week periodPrevention measuresPublic healthIllnessRiskRMSFHeadacheAttendeesYears
1995
The Ascension of Wildlife Rabies: A Cause for Public Health Concern or Intervention? - Volume 1, Number 4—October 1995 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Rupprecht C, Smith J, Fekadu M, Childs J. The Ascension of Wildlife Rabies: A Cause for Public Health Concern or Intervention? - Volume 1, Number 4—October 1995 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1995, 1: 107-114. PMID: 8903179, PMCID: PMC2626887, DOI: 10.3201/eid0104.950401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEhrlichiosis in a Golf-Oriented Retirement Community
Standaert S, Dawson J, Schaffner W, Childs J, Biggie K, Singleton J, Gerhardt R, Knight M, Hutcheson R. Ehrlichiosis in a Golf-Oriented Retirement Community. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 420-425. PMID: 7616991, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508173330704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. chaffeensis infectionCase-control studySerologic testingCommunity AMedical history reviewLone star tickRisk of infectionCommunity BAnnual incidenceSerologic evidencePolymerase chain reactionTick biteRetirement communityInfectionEhrlichiosisEndemic diseaseChain reactionEhrlichia chaffeensisHigh rateSurvey participantsPercentTicksInsect repellentOutbreakRecreational activitiesA 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 ResearchA Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States
Zeitz P, Butler J, Cheek J, Samuel M, Childs J, Shands L, Turner R, Voorhees R, Sarisky J, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Chapman L, Reef S, Komatsu K, Dalton C, Krebs J, Maupin G, Gage K, Sewell C, Breiman R, Peters .. A Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 864-870. PMID: 7706812, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.4.864.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
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1991.
Krebs J, Holman R, Hines U, Strine T, Mandel E, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1991. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1992, 201: 1836-48. PMID: 1483899, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1992.201.12.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
LAND USE ASSOCIATIONS AND CHANGES IN POPULATION INDICES OF URBAN RACCOONS DURING A RABIES EPIZOOTIC
Anthony J, Childs J, Glass G, Korch G, Ross L, Grigor J. LAND USE ASSOCIATIONS AND CHANGES IN POPULATION INDICES OF URBAN RACCOONS DURING A RABIES EPIZOOTIC. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1990, 26: 170-179. PMID: 2338721, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-26.2.170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research