2022
Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses
Pandit P, Anthony S, Goldstein T, Olival K, Doyle M, Gardner N, Bird B, Smith W, Wolking D, Gilardi K, Monagin C, Kelly T, Uhart M, Epstein J, Machalaba C, Rostal M, Dawson P, Hagan E, Sullivan A, Li H, Chmura A, Latinne A, Lange C, O’Rourke T, Olson S, Keatts L, Mendoza A, Perez A, de Paula C, Zimmerman D, Valitutto M, LeBreton M, McIver D, Islam A, Duong V, Mouiche M, Shi Z, Mulembakani P, Kumakamba C, Ali M, Kebede N, Tamoufe U, Bel-Nono S, Camara A, Pamungkas J, Coulibaly K, Abu-Basha E, Kamau J, Silithammavong S, Desmond J, Hughes T, Shiilegdamba E, Aung O, Karmacharya D, Nziza J, Ndiaye D, Gbakima A, Sajali Z, Wacharapluesadee S, Robles E, Ssebide B, Suzán G, Aguirre L, Solorio M, Dhole T, Nga N, Hitchens P, Joly D, Saylors K, Fine A, Murray S, Karesh W, Daszak P, Mazet J, Johnson C. Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses. Communications Biology 2022, 5: 844. PMID: 35986178, PMCID: PMC9390964, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03797-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus-host associationsHost-virus associationsEvolutionary selection pressureCross-species transmissionNovel virusHost associationsHost speciesSelection pressureHost rangeVirus-host networksWildlife surveillancePrioritization scoresAnimal-human interfaceZoonotic transmissionVirusHuman infectionsKnowledge gapsSpeciesRelevant contextPathwayHumansHostGreater numberPotential human infectionFamilyGreat ape health watch: Enhancing surveillance for emerging infectious diseases in great apes
Zimmerman DM, Mitchell SL, Wolf TM, Deere JR, Noheri JB, Takahashi E, Cranfield MR, Travis DA, Hassell JM. Great ape health watch: Enhancing surveillance for emerging infectious diseases in great apes. American Journal Of Primatology 2022, 84: e23379. PMID: 35389523, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23379.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Towards an ecosystem model of infectious disease
Hassell JM, Newbold T, Dobson AP, Linton YM, Franklinos LHV, Zimmerman D, Pagenkopp Lohan KM. Towards an ecosystem model of infectious disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2021, 5: 907-918. PMID: 34002048, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01454-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological systemsEcology modelComplex ecological systemsEcosystem functionsLandscape scaleTrophic interactionsEcosystem modelSystems ecologistsHost switchingEcological contextDisease ecologyMistaken tendencySpillover riskNatural environmentNovel pathogensHuman societyIntimate associationPathogensDirect resourcesReciprocal interactionsParasitesKey variablesEcologistsEcologyEnvironmentA scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions
Hardgrove E, Zimmerman DM, von Fricken ME, Deem S. A scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2021, 193: 105345. PMID: 34090722, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesRodent-borne pathogensInfectious agentsAggregate literatureBiological AbstractsFeeder rodentsStudy identifiersDiagnostic testsEarly detectionFinal analysisRodent reservoirsZoonotic diseaseAdditional screeningCAB AbstractsRodentsZoonotic pathogensDisease transmissionDiseaseExposureNumber of rodentsJob titlesPathogensSurveillancePathogen transmissionCollection animalsThe intersection of land use and human behavior as risk factors for zoonotic pathogen exposure in Laikipia County, Kenya
Kamau J, Ashby E, Shields L, Yu J, Murray S, Vodzak M, Kwallah AO, Ambala P, Zimmerman D. The intersection of land use and human behavior as risk factors for zoonotic pathogen exposure in Laikipia County, Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009143. PMID: 33606671, PMCID: PMC7894889, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009143.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels
Zhu S, Zimmerman D, Deem SL. A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels. EcoHealth 2019, 16: 356-377. PMID: 31140075, PMCID: PMC7087575, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01413-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZoonotic diseaseNon-domestic speciesDisease-causing agentsMajor zoonotic diseaseDromedary camelsRift Valley feverBeasts of burdenProduction animalsBiosecurity protocolsCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverZoonotic pathogensSpillover eventsCamel Camelus dromedariusYersinia pestisProlonged droughtArid areasArid regionsCamel herdsHuman demandsValley feverCamel populationsCamelus dromedariusProtein sourceEchinococcus granulosusCamels