2022
Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community
Awoniyi A, Venegas-Vargas C, Souza F, Zeppelini C, Hacker K, Carvalho-Pereira T, Marins C, de Santana M, Pertile A, Begon M, Ko A, Diggle P, Reis M, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Khalil H. Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 10109. PMID: 35710879, PMCID: PMC9203450, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14474-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansLongitudinal StudiesPopulation DynamicsPovertyRodent ControlRodentiaUrban PopulationConceptsUrban low-income communityLow-income communitiesEffects of interventionsPre-intervention levelsSynanthropic rodentsLong-term effectsRodent infestationInterventionRodent control programsLongitudinal studyCity of SalvadorControl programsActivity/abundanceRodentsPopulationHousehold/Pose risksYearsStudy
2020
Effects of Accounting for Interval-Censored Antibody Titer Decay on Seroincidence in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Leptospirosis
Bonner K, Cruz JS, Sacramento GA, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Carvalho M, Costa F, Childs JE, Ko AI, Diggle PJ. Effects of Accounting for Interval-Censored Antibody Titer Decay on Seroincidence in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Leptospirosis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 190: 893-899. PMID: 33274738, PMCID: PMC8096484, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrazilHumansIncidenceItalyLeptospirosisLongitudinal StudiesRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsLongitudinal cohort studyCohort studyMicroscopic agglutination test titersAgglutination test titersHigh transmission settingsPoint-source exposureSeroincidence ratesEstimates of infectionRisk factorsTest titersReported casesEpidemiologic implicationsInfection rateMean infection rateSerological samplesSerological assaysLeptospirosis casesInfectionArboviral diseasesTiter dilutionsSeroincidenceSource exposureLeptospirosisSample size estimationInterval
2000
Isolation of lactate dehydrogenase-elevating viruses from wild house mice and their biological and molecular characterization
Li K, Schuler T, Chen Z, Glass G, Childs J, Plagemann P. Isolation of lactate dehydrogenase-elevating viruses from wild house mice and their biological and molecular characterization. Virus Research 2000, 67: 153-162. PMID: 10867194, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1702(00)00142-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Longitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland.
Hofmeister E, Ellis B, Glass G, Childs J. Longitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 598-609. PMID: 10348235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionB. burgdorferiJuvenile miceCross-sectional sampleEar tissueBorrelia burgdorferi infectionIxodes scapularis ticksInfected miceSusceptible miceChronic infectionOverall prevalenceIncidence rateBurgdorferi infectionHigh riskLower riskInfectionMiceInfected ticksLongitudinal sampleBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksChain reactionBurgdorferiLongitudinal studyIndirect transmissionLong-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: A Synthesis - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: A Synthesis - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 135-142. PMID: 10081681, PMCID: PMC2627702, DOI: 10.3201/eid0501.990116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCAdult male rodentsPrevalence of infectionPattern of infectionHigh prevalencePersistent infectionOld miceHantavirus infectionMale rodentsHantavirus antibodiesInfectionMeasurable associationHantavirus transmissionPrevalenceHantavirus reservoir populationsVirus transmissionTerm studiesHorizontal transmissionInfection dynamicsUnited StatesRodentsReservoir populationsPopulationAssociationImportant differencesLong-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Yates T, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 95-101. PMID: 10081676, PMCID: PMC2627686, DOI: 10.3201/eid0501.990111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus pulmonary syndromeInfectious Diseases journal - CDCIncidence of infectionHuman hantavirus diseasePulmonary syndromeHantavirus diseaseHantavirus infectionHemorrhagic feverRenal syndromeDisease controlLong-term studiesHantavirus reservoir populationsZoonotic agentsPrevention measuresSyndromeTerm studiesUnited StatesInfectionDiseaseHPS outbreaksPreventionHuman riskRodent hostsHuman diseasesReservoir populations
1995
Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Sequentially Isolated from Peromyscus leucopus Captured at a Lyme Disease Enzootic Site
Hofmeister E, Childs J. Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Sequentially Isolated from Peromyscus leucopus Captured at a Lyme Disease Enzootic Site. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 172: 462-469. PMID: 7622890, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/172.2.462.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Longitudinal Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in New Jersey Outdoor Workers, 1988–1991
Schwartz B, Goldstein M, Childs J. Longitudinal Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in New Jersey Outdoor Workers, 1988–1991. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1994, 139: 504-512. PMID: 8154474, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsRural residenceSeroconversion of antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferi infectionLyme disease seroprevalenceAntibody seropositivitySerologic statusOdds ratioBurgdorferi infectionTick exposureSeroconversionElevated riskHigh riskOutdoor workersAnnual questionnairesMedical problemsLyme diseaseDisease seroprevalenceSeroprevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiLongitudinal studySeropositivityPet ownershipRural residentsRisk
1992
A longitudinal study of Junin virus activity in the rodent reservoir of Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
Mills J, Ellis B, McKee K, Calderon G, Maiztegui J, Nelson G, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. A longitudinal study of Junin virus activity in the rodent reservoir of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1992, 47: 749-63. PMID: 1335214, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1992.47.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. musculinusHabitat preferencesBorder habitatsC. lauchaCrop fieldsBody mass classesMark-recapture gridsRodent populationsCalomys lauchaAdjacent roadsidesMaximal population densityHabitatsReservoir speciesHorizontal transmissionSame localityMusculinusCalomysPopulation densityArgentine hemorrhagic feverAgricultural fieldsMass classesRodentsRodent reservoirsComparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected Peromyscus leucopus and experimentally infected C.B-17 scid/scid mice
Hofmeister E, Markham R, Childs J, Arthur R. Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected Peromyscus leucopus and experimentally infected C.B-17 scid/scid mice. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1992, 30: 2625-2631. PMID: 1400962, PMCID: PMC270489, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.30.10.2625-2631.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Association of intraspecific wounding with hantaviral infection in wild rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Glass G, Childs J, Korch G, LeDuc J. Association of intraspecific wounding with hantaviral infection in wild rats (Rattus norvegicus). Epidemiology And Infection 1988, 101: 459-472. PMID: 3141203, PMCID: PMC2249393, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800054418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerological statusProspective sero-epidemiological studyIncidence of seroconversionSero-epidemiological studiesPresence of woundsHantaviral infectionsUnwounded animalsSignificant associationSeroconversionRat ageEnvironmental exposuresNorway ratsLongitudinal studyRatsInfectionWild Norway ratsWild ratsAssociationAnimalsSeroprevalenceIncidence