2024
Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales
Sánchez C, Phelps K, Frank H, Geldenhuys M, Griffiths M, Jones D, Kettenburg G, Lunn T, Moreno K, Mortlock M, Vicente-Santos A, Víquez-R L, Kading R, Markotter W, Reeder D, Olival K. Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2024, 291: 20232823. PMID: 38444339, PMCID: PMC10915549, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2823.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia
Sánchez C, Li H, Phelps K, Zambrana-Torrelio C, Wang L, Zhou P, Shi Z, Olival K, Daszak P. A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4380. PMID: 35945197, PMCID: PMC9363439, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31860-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLand use, season, and parasitism predict metal concentrations in Australian flying fox fur
Sánchez C, Penrose M, Kessler M, Becker D, McKeown A, Hannappel M, Boyd V, Camus M, Padgett-Stewart T, Hunt B, Graves A, Peel A, Westcott D, Rainwater T, Chumchal M, Cobb G, Altizer S, Plowright R, Boardman W. Land use, season, and parasitism predict metal concentrations in Australian flying fox fur. The Science Of The Total Environment 2022, 841: 156699. PMID: 35710009, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal concentrationsMetal exposureMetal loadingHigh metal concentrationsConcentrations of cadmiumHuman-modified habitatsExposed to contaminantsSpectacled flying foxQuantify metal concentrationsFlying fox speciesHigher metal loadingMercury concentrationsMetal contaminationHeavy metalsSublethal consequencesEnvironmental predictorsP. conspicillatusHuman impactEastern AustraliaSeason samplesFox speciesLand useBat speciesFood availabilityHuman health
2021
Urban rat exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides and zoonotic infection risk
Murray M, Sánchez C. Urban rat exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides and zoonotic infection risk. Biology Letters 2021, 17: 20210311. PMID: 34376077, PMCID: PMC8355682, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of infectionNo significant associationIncreased infection riskAnticoagulant rodenticidesOld ratsRatsSignificant associationAnimal-to-humanInfectionRodent pest populationsInfection riskRisk of pathogenic infectionPathogen infectionRiskPest populationsPublic health riskDisease ecologyHealth risksBidirectional relationshipZoonotic pathogensNatural systemsSpillover of zoonotic pathogens: A review of reviews
Sánchez C, Venkatachalam‐Vaz J, Drake J. Spillover of zoonotic pathogens: A review of reviews. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 563-577. PMID: 34018336, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThermal tolerance and environmental persistence of a protozoan parasite in monarch butterflies
Sánchez C, Ragonese I, de Roode J, Altizer S. Thermal tolerance and environmental persistence of a protozoan parasite in monarch butterflies. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 2021, 183: 107544. PMID: 33582107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2021.107544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtozoan parasitesInfects monarch butterfliesParasite genotypesThermal toleranceWithin-host replicationWindow of transmissionEcologically-relevant temperaturesParasite sporesShort-term reproductionMonarch larvaeHost plantsDormant sporesMonarch butterfliesParasite transmissionEnvironmental persistenceAbiotic conditionsParasitesInfection dynamicsParasite viabilityParasite persistenceSpore viabilityAdult butterfliesWarmer temperaturesSporesMonarch populations
2020
Landscape-level toxicant exposure mediates infection impacts on wildlife populations
Sánchez C, Altizer S, Hall R. Landscape-level toxicant exposure mediates infection impacts on wildlife populations. Biology Letters 2020, 16: 20200559. PMID: 33202181, PMCID: PMC7728674, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of toxicantsContaminated habitatsWildlife populationsToxicant exposureSublethal effects of toxicantsDensity of infected hostsAnthropogenic landscape modificationImpact of pathogensWildlife movementUncontaminated habitatsSublethal effectsHost declinesLandscape modificationWildlife diseasesWildlifeHabitatExposure riskUrban landscapeLandscapeHost populationsHealth effectsToxic effectsHost healthPathogen transmissionReduced survivalInfectious KoRV-related retroviruses circulating in Australian bats
Hayward J, Tachedjian M, Kohl C, Johnson A, Dearnley M, Jesaveluk B, Langer C, Solymosi P, Hille G, Nitsche A, Sánchez C, Werner A, Kontos D, Crameri G, Marsh G, Baker M, Poumbourios P, Drummer H, Holmes E, Wang L, Smith I, Tachedjian G. Infectious KoRV-related retroviruses circulating in Australian bats. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 9529-9536. PMID: 32284399, PMCID: PMC7196810, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1915400117.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta‐analysis
Sánchez C, Becker D, Teitelbaum C, Barriga P, Brown L, Majewska A, Hall R, Altizer S. On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta‐analysis. Ecology Letters 2018, 21: 1869-1884. PMID: 30369000, DOI: 10.1111/ele.13160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody conditionCondition metricsBody condition metricsCosts of parasite infectionPredictors of variationWildlife systemsHost thermoregulationNegative relationshipEvaluated body conditionHost-parasite biologyWildlifeStudy of parasitesParasite impactEcologistsAnimal hostsParasitic infectionsAnimal healthInfection statusCourse of infectionHostParasitesPeer-reviewed studiesChanging resource landscapes and spillover of henipaviruses
Kessler M, Becker D, Peel A, Justice N, Lunn T, Crowley D, Jones D, Eby P, Sánchez C, Plowright R. Changing resource landscapes and spillover of henipaviruses. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2018, 1429: 78-99. PMID: 30138535, PMCID: PMC6778453, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource landscapeEffects of habitat lossContext of land-use changeSeed dispersal servicesLand-use changeRoosting habitatHabitat lossWithin-host immunityEcological driversHost densityBat habitatOld World fruit batsDispersal servicesForest ecosystemsResource abundanceHost exposureMovement behaviorHabitatAfrican henipavirusAssociated shiftsBat-borne virusesLandscapeBatsFruit batsAustralia
2016
Disease Risk Perception and Safety Practices: A Survey of Australian Flying Fox Rehabilitators
Sánchez C, Baker M. Disease Risk Perception and Safety Practices: A Survey of Australian Flying Fox Rehabilitators. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004411. PMID: 26829399, PMCID: PMC4734781, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlying foxesPersonal protective equipmentYears of experienceSafety practicesEastern coast of AustraliaPerceptions of disease riskCoast of AustraliaAustralian bat lyssavirusDisease risk perceptionsOpen-ended questionsPersonal protective equipment useDisease transmission riskCarersAssess perceptionsRehabilitationPotential threatDisease riskSets of guidelinesFoxesLogistic regressionEastern coastCommunity serviceVaccination ratesOnline surveyDemographic data
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