2023
Ecological drivers of sustained enzootic yellow fever virus transmission in Brazil, 2017–2021
Silva N, Albery G, Arruda M, Oliveira G, Costa T, de Mello É, Moreira G, Reis E, da Silva S, Silva M, de Almeida M, Becker D, Carlson C, Vasilakis N, Hanley K, Drumond B. Ecological drivers of sustained enzootic yellow fever virus transmission in Brazil, 2017–2021. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011407. PMID: 37276217, PMCID: PMC10270639, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinas Gerais StateYF virus infectionNon-human primatesYF virusHigher virus titersFree-living non-human primatesInfection intensityExposure to vectorsSylvatic yellow feverEnzootic cycleViral replication levelsHigh virus dosesNon-human primate infectionCarcassYellow feverSeasonVirus titersVirus doseVirus transmissionSoutheastern BrazilVirus infectionViral strainsInfection
2022
Assessing the risk of human‐to‐wildlife pathogen transmission for conservation and public health
Fagre A, Cohen L, Eskew E, Farrell M, Glennon E, Joseph M, Frank H, Ryan S, Carlson C, Albery G. Assessing the risk of human‐to‐wildlife pathogen transmission for conservation and public health. Ecology Letters 2022, 25: 1534-1549. PMID: 35318793, PMCID: PMC9313783, DOI: 10.1111/ele.14003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesPathogen transmissionThreatened animalsThreaten conservationHuman healthRisk assessmentHuman pathogensPrimatesIncreasing concernSampling biasPublic healthConservationTransmission of pathogensDocumented examplesPathogensEvidence of sampling biasTransmission eventsHuman parasitesWildlife