2022
Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil
Eyre MT, Souza FN, Carvalho-Pereira T, Nery N, de Oliveira D, Cruz JS, Sacramento GA, Khalil H, Wunder EA, Hacker KP, Hagan JE, Childs JE, Reis MG, Begon M, Diggle PJ, Ko AI, Giorgi E, Costa F. Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil. ELife 2022, 11: e73120. PMID: 36111781, PMCID: PMC9560157, DOI: 10.7554/elife.73120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection riskSignificant global public health burdenCommunity-based cohort studyGlobal public health burdenPublic health burdenAgents of leptospirosisExposure of interestYears of agePublic health interventionsHigh-risk communitiesJoint spatial modellingZoonotic spilloverCohort studyHuman infection riskMale genderSerological evidenceHealth burdenLeptospira infectionLeptospiral infectionInfection rateHealth interventionsEco-epidemiological studiesHealth surveillanceFundação de Amparo à PesquisaOswaldo Cruz Foundation
2005
Spatial Dynamics and Molecular Ecology of North American Rabies
Real L, Russell C, Waller L, Smith D, Childs J. Spatial Dynamics and Molecular Ecology of North American Rabies. Journal Of Heredity 2005, 96: 253-260. PMID: 15677743, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacro-evolutionary time scalesLocal environmental variablesRemarkable model systemEvolutionary geneticsMolecular ecologyHost specificityPopulation ecologySpatial dynamicsAccidental introductionWildlife populationsNorth AmericaRNA virusesPattern of emergenceEnvironmental variablesGenetic heterogeneityEastern United StatesRaccoon populationsModel systemEcologyImportant viral zoonotic diseaseVirginia borderEpidemic expansionRegions of EuropeVirus variantsTemporal occurrence
2002
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Epizootic Raccoon Rabies Propagation in Connecticut, 19911995
Lucey B, Russell C, Smith D, Wilson M, Long A, Waller L, Childs J, Real L. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Epizootic Raccoon Rabies Propagation in Connecticut, 19911995. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2002, 2: 77-86. PMID: 12653301, DOI: 10.1089/153036602321131878.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Hantavirus (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