2019
The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife
Carlson C, Kracalik I, Ross N, Alexander K, Hugh-Jones M, Fegan M, Elkin B, Epp T, Shury T, Zhang W, Bagirova M, Getz W, Blackburn J. The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1337-1343. PMID: 31086311, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0435-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthrax riskWild ungulatesDistribution of B. anthracisInadequate surveillance systemsGlobal distributionOccurrence datasetConservation effortsLivestock vulnerabilityTemperate landsGrazing livestockHuman healthGeographic extentGlobal totalRegression treesWildlifeUngulatesVulnerable regionsLivestockAnthrax outbreaksNorth AmericaRainfed systemsBillion peopleLandscapeLandTemperate
2018
The Ecology of Pathogen Spillover and Disease Emergence at the Human-Wildlife-Environment Interface
Alexander K, Carlson C, Lewis B, Getz W, Marathe M, Eubank S, Sanderson C, Blackburn J. The Ecology of Pathogen Spillover and Disease Emergence at the Human-Wildlife-Environment Interface. Advances In Environmental Microbiology 2018, 5: 267-298. PMCID: PMC7123968, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92373-4_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcess of spilloverAbiotic environmentPathogen spilloverDisease emergencePathogen life cycleHuman populationLife cycleHuman-to-human transmissionInfectious diseasesSpillover processWildlifeEcologistsPublic healthEcologyNovel diseaseTransmission pathwaysLivestockDiseaseGlobal burdenSpillover rateDiversity