1998
Black Creek Canal Virus infection in Sigmodon hispidus in southern Florida.
Glass G, Livingstone W, Mills J, Hlady W, Fine J, Biggler W, Coke T, Frazier D, Atherley S, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Black Creek Canal Virus infection in Sigmodon hispidus in southern Florida. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 699-703. PMID: 9840584, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.699.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia.
Kosoy M, Slonova R, Mills J, Mandel E, Childs J. Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia. Journal Of Vector Ecology 1997, 22: 52-63. PMID: 9221739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-positive animalsMajor biotic communitiesSpecies of rodentsRodent communitiesSpecies compositionBiotic communitiesCommunity structureRodent faunaEastern RussiaReservoir speciesSpeciesRodentsGeographic divisionsEnzootic territoriesDivisionFaunaEnzootic areaAnimalsCommunityHantavirusesSouthern part
1995
Guidelines for Working with Rodents Potentially Infected with Hantavirus
Mills J, Yates T, Childs J, Parmenter R, Ksiazek T, Rollin P, Peters C. Guidelines for Working with Rodents Potentially Infected with Hantavirus. Journal Of Mammalogy 1995, 76: 716-722. DOI: 10.2307/1382742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh morbidityHantavirus pulmonary syndromeRisk of infectionTransmission of hantavirusesDecontamination of instrumentsPulmonary syndromeUse of disinfectantsPrecautionary testingShipment of samplesRespiratory protectionMorbidityHantavirusesMortalityRodentsSpecific guidelinesWild rodentsInfectious wasteReservoir speciesSpecial considerationSpecial precautionsGuidelinesSyndromeNecropsyInfection
1994
Prevalence of infection with Junin virus in rodent populations in the epidemic area of Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
Mills J, Ellis B, Childs J, McKee K, Maiztegui J, Peters C, Ksiazek T, Jahrling P. Prevalence of infection with Junin virus in rodent populations in the epidemic area of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1994, 51: 554-62. PMID: 7985747, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralArgentinaArvicolinaeCarnivoraDisease ReservoirsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHemorrhagic Fever, AmericanJunin virusMaleMuridaePopulation DynamicsPrevalenceRodent DiseasesRodentiaSalivaSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex FactorsConceptsC. musculinusC. lauchaArgentine hemorrhagic feverCrop habitatsJunin virusBody mass classesGalictis cujaPredatory carnivoresHemorrhagic feverInfected speciesSmall mammalsMark-recapture gridsEpidemic areasPrincipal reservoir speciesBolomys obscurusHabitatsReservoir populationsRodent populationsCalomys musculinusSeropositive animalsIndirect fluorescent antibodySpeciesReservoir speciesPrevalence of infectionHorizontal transmission
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 reservoirs