2022
Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health
Muylaert R, Kingston T, Luo J, Vancine M, Galli N, Carlson C, John R, Rulli M, Hayman D. Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2022, 289: 20220397. PMID: 35611534, PMCID: PMC9130791, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of population connectivityPredictors of species distributionsReservoirs of diverse virusesBiodiversity extinction crisisProject future scenariosModel current distributionHotspots shiftLandscape relationshipsLocal extinctionSpecies distributionHuman encroachmentExtinction crisisSARS-like virusesPopulation connectivityTemperature seasonalityNatural habitatsGlobal changeHost distributionEcological nichesFuture scenariosBat hostsHotspotsDiverse virusesViral spilloverHuman population
2016
An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus
Carlson C, Dougherty E, Getz W. An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004968. PMID: 27564232, PMCID: PMC5001720, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological niche modelsSignificant evolutionary changeEcological nichesNiche modelsGenetic shiftNative rangeSeasonality of precipitationEvolutionary changesDiurnal temperature fluctuationsEcological assessmentOccurrence datasetNorthward expansionDistribution of dengue feverHuman healthPotential establishmentClimate changeSevere threatVector speciesZika virusOutbreak of Zika virusPathogensClimatic eventsOutbreak of casesNicheNorth America