2006
Animal-based national surveillance for zoonotic disease: Quality, limitations, and implications of a model system for monitoring rabies
Childs J, Krebs J, Real L, Gordon E. Animal-based national surveillance for zoonotic disease: Quality, limitations, and implications of a model system for monitoring rabies. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2006, 78: 246-261. PMID: 17129622, PMCID: PMC7114326, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2000.
Krebs J, Mondul A, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2000. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2001, 219: 1687-99. PMID: 11767918, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.1687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of rabiesRabid skunksDog/coyote variantGray fox variantGreatest numerical increaseSheep/goatsEnzootic raccoon rabiesRabies casesRaccoon-associated variantEpizootic of rabiesRabies control programRabies virusDomestic speciesRabid raccoonsWild animalsCanine variantConsecutive yearsCattleRabies surveillanceControl programsRabiesRaccoonsRaccoon rabiesDisease controlFourth consecutive yearAnalysis of Risk Factors for Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Evidence for Superiority of Tetracyclines for Therapy
Holman R, Paddock C, Curns A, Krebs J, McQuiston J, Childs J. Analysis of Risk Factors for Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Evidence for Superiority of Tetracyclines for Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 184: 1437-1444. PMID: 11709786, DOI: 10.1086/324372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsFatal Rocky Mountain Spotted FeverRocky Mountain Spotted FeverOnset of symptomsCase fatality rateTetracycline-class antibioticsPrimary therapyClinical characteristicsOlder patientsAppropriate therapyRMSF casesNonfatal casesNational surveillanceHigh riskSpotted FeverPatientsEffective antibioticsTherapyDeathFeverAntibioticsTreatmentSymptomsFactorsDiseaseInfections with Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in Persons Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Paddock C, Folk S, Shore G, Machado L, Huycke M, Slater L, Liddell A, Buller R, Storch G, Monson T, Rimland D, Sumner J, Singleton J, Bloch K, Tang Y, Standaert S, Childs J. Infections with Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in Persons Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 1586-1594. PMID: 11568857, DOI: 10.1086/323981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEhrlichiaEhrlichia chaffeensisEhrlichiosisFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusE. ewingiiE. chaffeensisCases of ehrlichiosisDiagnosis of ehrlichiosisT-lymphocyte countsCells/microL.Ehrlichia ewingiiEhrlichia chaffeensisLife-threatening illnessLymphocyte countClinical courseHIV infectionMedical managementPatient cohortSevere manifestationsPatientsLaboratory evaluationEhrlichiosisChaffeensisInfectionEwingiiMultiple factorsVirus
2000
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999.
Krebs J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2000, 217: 1799-811. PMID: 11132881, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of rabiesRabid skunksGray fox variantException of cattleSheep/goatsEpizootic of rabiesThird consecutive yearDomestic speciesRabid raccoonsWild animalsCanine variantConsecutive yearsRabies virusEnzootic rabiesCattleRabies surveillanceRaccoon variantMajor species groupsRabiesRaccoonsDisease controlRabid animalsPuerto RicoSkunksNonhuman animalsMammalian Reservoirs and Epidemiology of Rabies Diagnosed in Human Beings in the United States, 1981‐1998
KREBS J, SMITH J, RUPPRECHT C, CHILDS J. Mammalian Reservoirs and Epidemiology of Rabies Diagnosed in Human Beings in the United States, 1981‐1998. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2000, 916: 345-353. PMID: 11193644, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredicting the local dynamics of epizootic rabies among raccoons in the United States
Childs J, Curns A, Dey M, Real L, Feinstein L, Bjørnstad O, Krebs J. Predicting the local dynamics of epizootic rabies among raccoons in the United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 13666-13671. PMID: 11069300, PMCID: PMC17633, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.240326697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma.
McQuiston J, Holman R, Groom A, Kaufman S, Cheek J, Childs J. Incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma. Public Health Reports 2000, 115: 469-75. PMID: 11236019, PMCID: PMC1308603, DOI: 10.1093/phr/115.5.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Disease NotificationHealth EducationHospitalizationHospitals, FederalHumansIncidenceIndians, North AmericanMedical RecordsOklahomaPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesRocky Mountain Spotted FeverUnited StatesUnited States Indian Health ServiceConceptsCase report formsIncidence of RMSFAvailable medical chartsHospital discharge databaseReport formsAmerican IndiansHigh incidence rateMajority of casesCase inclusion criteriaClinical suspicionMedical chartsHospitalization ratesDischarge databaseIncidence rateTick biteInclusion criteriaLaboratory confirmationFever casesHigh incidenceAmerican Indian populationsOklahoma residentsDisease controlNational ratesIncidenceIHS hospitalsIsolation of lactate dehydrogenase-elevating viruses from wild house mice and their biological and molecular characterization
Li K, Schuler T, Chen Z, Glass G, Childs J, Plagemann P. Isolation of lactate dehydrogenase-elevating viruses from wild house mice and their biological and molecular characterization. Virus Research 2000, 67: 153-162. PMID: 10867194, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1702(00)00142-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States
Favorov M, Kosoy M, Tsarev S, Childs J, Margolis H. Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 449-455. PMID: 10669325, DOI: 10.1086/315273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvey of Rabies Preexposure and Postexposure Prophylaxis among Missionary Personnel Stationed Outside the United States
Arguin P, Krebs J, Mandel E, Guzi T, Childs J. Survey of Rabies Preexposure and Postexposure Prophylaxis among Missionary Personnel Stationed Outside the United States. Journal Of Travel Medicine 2000, 7: 10-14. PMID: 10689232, DOI: 10.2310/7060.2000.00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabies immune globulinPreexposure prophylaxisImmune globulinHigh-risk groupAppropriate medical careRabies-endemic countriesRisk of rabiesRabies enzootic areasPostexposure prophylaxisRabies exposureBasic first aidProphylaxisPreventive recommendationsHuman rabiesPresence of rabiesMedical careEffective interventionsRabies riskVaccinePreventive measuresInternational travelersRabiesFirst aidUnited StatesRiskRocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1993-1996.
Treadwell T, Holman R, Clarke M, Krebs J, Paddock C, Childs J. Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1993-1996. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 63: 21-6. PMID: 11357990, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.63.21.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1999, 215: 1786-98. PMID: 10613210, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1999.215.12.1786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecommendations of a National Working Group on Prevention and Control of Rabies in the United States. Article III: Rabies in wildlife. National Working Group on Rabies Prevention and Control.
Hanlon C, Childs J, Nettles V, _ _. Recommendations of a National Working Group on Prevention and Control of Rabies in the United States. Article III: Rabies in wildlife. National Working Group on Rabies Prevention and Control. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1999, 215: 1612-8. PMID: 14575027, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1999.215.11.1612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Human Ehrlichioses in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
McQuiston J, Paddock C, Holman R, Childs J. The Human Ehrlichioses in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 635-642. PMID: 10511519, PMCID: PMC2627718, DOI: 10.3201/eid0505.990504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisInfectious Diseases journal - CDCState health departmentsPublic health importanceSerologic testingNational surveillanceHealth departmentsHuman ehrlichiosesHealth importanceDisease controlGranulocytic ehrlichiosisMonocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichiosisUpper midwestern statesAnnual numberBetter assessmentCasesPreventionRats of the Genus Rattus are Reservoir Hosts for Pathogenic Bartonella Species: An Old World Origin for a New World Disease?
Ellis B, Regnery R, Beati L, Bacellar F, Rood M, Glass G, Marston E, Ksiazek T, Jones D, Childs J. Rats of the Genus Rattus are Reservoir Hosts for Pathogenic Bartonella Species: An Old World Origin for a New World Disease? The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 180: 220-224. PMID: 10353885, DOI: 10.1086/314824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHidden Mortality Attributable to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Immunohistochemical Detection of Fatal, Serologically Unconfirmed Disease
Paddock C, Greer P, Ferebee T, Singleton J, McKechnie D, Treadwell T, Krebs J, Clarke M, Holman R, Olson J, Childs J, Zaki S. Hidden Mortality Attributable to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Immunohistochemical Detection of Fatal, Serologically Unconfirmed Disease. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 179: 1469-1476. PMID: 10228069, DOI: 10.1086/314776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality ratioDiagnosis of RMSFIHC stainingRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLaboratory-confirmed casesAcute-phase seraTickborne infectionHidden mortalityIgM antibodiesDiagnostic titerPolymerase chain reactionIHC findingsPatient seraSerologic assaysImmunohistochemical stainingSpotted FeverImmunohistochemical detectionFatal diseasePatientsDisease controlIndirect immunofluorescenceNotifiable diseaseDiseaseUnderestimates of mortalityTissue samplesSerologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center
Comer J, Nicholson W, Olson J, Childs J. Serologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 558-564. PMID: 9986812, PMCID: PMC84468, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.558-564.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHGE agentSerum samplesNational referral centerE. chaffeensis antigenSpecific etiologic agentState health departmentsE. chaffeensisHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisReferral centerSerologic testingEhrlichial antigenAverage ageHealth departmentsHuman ehrlichiosisPatientsEtiologic agentProbable casesHigh titersIll individualsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisDisease controlIndirect immunofluorescenceMonocytic ehrlichiosis
1998
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1997.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1997. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1998, 213: 1713-28. PMID: 9861958, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1998.213.12.1713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCauses, Costs, and Estimates of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis Treatments in the United States
Krebs J, Long-Marin S, Childs J. Causes, Costs, and Estimates of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis Treatments in the United States. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 1998, 4: 56-62. PMID: 10187067, DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199809000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research