2021
Genetic Evidence for a Potential Environmental Pathway to Spillover Infection of Rat-Borne Leptospirosis
Casanovas-Massana A, de Oliveira D, Schneider AG, Begon M, Childs JE, Costa F, Reis MG, Ko AI, Wunder EA. Genetic Evidence for a Potential Environmental Pathway to Spillover Infection of Rat-Borne Leptospirosis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 225: 130-134. PMID: 34139761, PMCID: PMC8730487, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential environmental pathwaysEnvironmental reservoirsSpillover infectionsEnvironmental pathwaysHuman leptospirosis casesSevere leptospirosisLeptospirosis infectionLeptospirosis casesMolecular epidemiologyGenetic evidencePathogenic LeptospiraLeptospira interrogansInfectionLeptospirosisUrban slumsSpillover pathwaysRat specimensReservoirPathwayUrban communitiesCommunityEpidemiology
2002
Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies
Childs J, Krebs J, Smith J. Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies. 2002, 273-312. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1157-1_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRabies virusHuman rabies infectionsPublic health surveillancePublic health consequencesRabies infectionHealth surveillanceMolecular epidemiologyHealth consequencesMore dogsImportant reservoir hostsZoonotic diseaseDogsIndirect human influencesRabiesVirus maintenanceReservoir hostsBiologic processesHistorical importanceHuman deathsCompanion animalsCurrent geographical distributionHuman influencePrime exampleEpidemiologyInfection