2021
Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya
Masika SJ, Muchemi GM, Okumu TA, Mutura S, Zimmerman D, Kamau J. Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research 2021, 17: 385. PMID: 34906141, PMCID: PMC8669034, DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03095-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionAnaplasma phagocytophilumConventional polymerase chain reactionA. phagocytophilumTick-borne infectionsVervet monkeysPublic health implicationsZoonotic A. phagocytophilumOlive baboonsOverall prevalenceBlood samplesConclusionThis studyTropical diseasesGranulocytic anaplasmosisAnaplasma speciesChain reactionHealth implicationsIntracellular bacteriaBaboonsPhagocytophilumMonkeysPrevalenceObligate intracellular bacteriaIxodid ticksInfection
2020
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. EcoHealth 2020, 17: 449-460. PMID: 33345293, PMCID: PMC7750032, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01506-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsFecal samplesHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionHuman respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virusHuman respiratory virusesMolecular epidemiologic studiesFree-ranging mountain gorillasGorilla fecal samplesHuman pathogen transmissionMetapneumovirus infectionRespiratory virusesON1 genotypeSyncytial virusEpidemiologic studiesRespiratory outbreaksConventional polymerase chain reactionChain reactionFatal outbreaksGorilla healthHMPVHRSVIllnessDetection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar
Valitutto MT, Aung O, Tun KYN, Vodzak ME, Zimmerman D, Yu JH, Win YT, Maw MT, Thein WZ, Win HH, Dhanota J, Ontiveros V, Smith B, Tremeau-Brevard A, Goldstein T, Johnson CK, Murray S, Mazet J. Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0230802. PMID: 32271768, PMCID: PMC7144984, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle East respiratory syndromeSevere acute respiratory syndromeRespiratory syndromeAcute respiratory illnessAcute respiratory syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019Family of coronavirusesRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionNovel betacoronavirusDisease 2019Vigilant surveillanceOral swabsConventional polymerase chain reactionViral detectionNovel coronavirusCausative agentChain reactionKnown coronavirusesSyndromeSurveillance activitiesCoronavirusNatural hostSurveillanceClose contact