2006
Animal-based national surveillance for zoonotic disease: Quality, limitations, and implications of a model system for monitoring rabies
Childs J, Krebs J, Real L, Gordon E. Animal-based national surveillance for zoonotic disease: Quality, limitations, and implications of a model system for monitoring rabies. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2006, 78: 246-261. PMID: 17129622, PMCID: PMC7114326, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAnimals, WildCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Disease ReservoirsHumansModels, BiologicalPrevalenceRabiesRaccoonsRegression AnalysisSentinel SurveillanceUnited StatesZoonoses
2001
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2000.
Krebs J, Mondul A, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2000. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2001, 219: 1687-99. PMID: 11767918, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.1687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAnimals, WildCanadaCat DiseasesCatsCattleCattle DiseasesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.ChiropteraDog DiseasesDogsEquidaeFoxesHumansMaleMephitidaeMexicoMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceRabiesRaccoonsSeasonsUnited StatesConceptsCases of rabiesRabid skunksDog/coyote variantGray fox variantGreatest numerical increaseSheep/goatsEnzootic raccoon rabiesRabies casesRaccoon-associated variantEpizootic of rabiesRabies control programRabies virusDomestic speciesRabid raccoonsWild animalsCanine variantConsecutive yearsCattleRabies surveillanceControl programsRabiesRaccoonsRaccoon rabiesDisease controlFourth consecutive year
2000
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999.
Krebs J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2000, 217: 1799-811. PMID: 11132881, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAnimals, WildCanadaCat DiseasesCatsCattleCattle DiseasesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.ChiropteraDog DiseasesDogsFoxesHumansMephitidaeMexicoPublic HealthRabiesRaccoonsSeasonsUnited StatesConceptsCases of rabiesRabid skunksGray fox variantException of cattleSheep/goatsEpizootic of rabiesThird consecutive yearDomestic speciesRabid raccoonsWild animalsCanine variantConsecutive yearsRabies virusEnzootic rabiesCattleRabies surveillanceRaccoon variantMajor species groupsRabiesRaccoonsDisease controlRabid animalsPuerto RicoSkunksNonhuman animalsIncidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma.
McQuiston J, Holman R, Groom A, Kaufman S, Cheek J, Childs J. Incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma. Public Health Reports 2000, 115: 469-75. PMID: 11236019, PMCID: PMC1308603, DOI: 10.1093/phr/115.5.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Disease NotificationHealth EducationHospitalizationHospitals, FederalHumansIncidenceIndians, North AmericanMedical RecordsOklahomaPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesRocky Mountain Spotted FeverUnited StatesUnited States Indian Health ServiceConceptsCase report formsIncidence of RMSFAvailable medical chartsHospital discharge databaseReport formsAmerican IndiansHigh incidence rateMajority of casesCase inclusion criteriaClinical suspicionMedical chartsHospitalization ratesDischarge databaseIncidence rateTick biteInclusion criteriaLaboratory confirmationFever casesHigh incidenceAmerican Indian populationsOklahoma residentsDisease controlNational ratesIncidenceIHS hospitals
1999
Hidden Mortality Attributable to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Immunohistochemical Detection of Fatal, Serologically Unconfirmed Disease
Paddock C, Greer P, Ferebee T, Singleton J, McKechnie D, Treadwell T, Krebs J, Clarke M, Holman R, Olson J, Childs J, Zaki S. Hidden Mortality Attributable to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Immunohistochemical Detection of Fatal, Serologically Unconfirmed Disease. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 179: 1469-1476. PMID: 10228069, DOI: 10.1086/314776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Child, PreschoolDisease NotificationFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInfantMaleMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceRickettsia rickettsiiRocky Mountain Spotted FeverUnited StatesConceptsCase fatality ratioDiagnosis of RMSFIHC stainingRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLaboratory-confirmed casesAcute-phase seraTickborne infectionHidden mortalityIgM antibodiesDiagnostic titerPolymerase chain reactionIHC findingsPatient seraSerologic assaysImmunohistochemical stainingSpotted FeverImmunohistochemical detectionFatal diseasePatientsDisease controlIndirect immunofluorescenceNotifiable diseaseDiseaseUnderestimates of mortalityTissue samplesSerologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center
Comer J, Nicholson W, Olson J, Childs J. Serologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 558-564. PMID: 9986812, PMCID: PMC84468, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.558-564.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.ChildChild, PreschoolDemographyEhrlichia chaffeensisEhrlichiosisFemaleGranulocytesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSeasonsSerologic TestsUnited StatesConceptsHGE agentSerum samplesNational referral centerE. chaffeensis antigenSpecific etiologic agentState health departmentsE. chaffeensisHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisReferral centerSerologic testingEhrlichial antigenAverage ageHealth departmentsHuman ehrlichiosisPatientsEtiologic agentProbable casesHigh titersIll individualsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisDisease controlIndirect immunofluorescenceMonocytic ehrlichiosis
1997
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1997, 211: 1525-39. PMID: 9412679, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1997.211.12.1525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSURVEILLANCE AND SPATIOTEMPORAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RABIES IN RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 19851994
Childs J, Colby L, Krebs J, Strine T, Feller M, Noah D, Drenzek C, Smith J, Rupprecht C. SURVEILLANCE AND SPATIOTEMPORAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RABIES IN RODENTS AND LAGOMORPHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 19851994. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1997, 33: 20-27. PMID: 9027687, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.LagomorphaMarmotaMephitidaeRabbitsRabiesRaccoonsRodent DiseasesRodentiaUnited States