2023
AIR SAC TREMATODES (CYCLOCOELIDAE STOSSICH, 1902) INFECTING BIRDS IN ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Greiner E, Zimmerman D, Delaski K, Dronen N, Hammond E, Stacy B, Grillo J, MacLean R, Maurer J, Okimoto B, Douglass M, Yu J, Reavill D. AIR SAC TREMATODES (CYCLOCOELIDAE STOSSICH, 1902) INFECTING BIRDS IN ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2023, 54: 379-386. PMID: 37428703, DOI: 10.1638/2021-0159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfected host speciesWild-caught birdsNonnative snailsHost speciesPasseriform birdsCaptive individualsLarval trematode infectionsIndoor aviaryAdult speciesAvian speciesSpeciesBirdsSnail intermediate hostIntermediate hostsAviariesZoological institutionsTrematode infectionsLarvaeSpSnailsTrematodesHostPCRAdult flukesFlukes
2022
Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses
Pandit P, Anthony S, Goldstein T, Olival K, Doyle M, Gardner N, Bird B, Smith W, Wolking D, Gilardi K, Monagin C, Kelly T, Uhart M, Epstein J, Machalaba C, Rostal M, Dawson P, Hagan E, Sullivan A, Li H, Chmura A, Latinne A, Lange C, O’Rourke T, Olson S, Keatts L, Mendoza A, Perez A, de Paula C, Zimmerman D, Valitutto M, LeBreton M, McIver D, Islam A, Duong V, Mouiche M, Shi Z, Mulembakani P, Kumakamba C, Ali M, Kebede N, Tamoufe U, Bel-Nono S, Camara A, Pamungkas J, Coulibaly K, Abu-Basha E, Kamau J, Silithammavong S, Desmond J, Hughes T, Shiilegdamba E, Aung O, Karmacharya D, Nziza J, Ndiaye D, Gbakima A, Sajali Z, Wacharapluesadee S, Robles E, Ssebide B, Suzán G, Aguirre L, Solorio M, Dhole T, Nga N, Hitchens P, Joly D, Saylors K, Fine A, Murray S, Karesh W, Daszak P, Mazet J, Johnson C. Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses. Communications Biology 2022, 5: 844. PMID: 35986178, PMCID: PMC9390964, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03797-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus-host associationsHost-virus associationsEvolutionary selection pressureCross-species transmissionNovel virusHost associationsHost speciesSelection pressureHost rangeVirus-host networksWildlife surveillancePrioritization scoresAnimal-human interfaceZoonotic transmissionVirusHuman infectionsKnowledge gapsSpeciesRelevant contextPathwayHumansHostGreater numberPotential human infectionFamilyMetagenomic Investigation of Ticks From Kenyan Wildlife Reveals Diverse Microbial Pathogens and New Country Pathogen Records
Ergunay K, Mutinda M, Bourke B, Justi SA, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Kamau J, Mutura S, Akunda IK, Cook E, Gakuya F, Omondi P, Murray S, Zimmerman D, Linton YM. Metagenomic Investigation of Ticks From Kenyan Wildlife Reveals Diverse Microbial Pathogens and New Country Pathogen Records. Frontiers In Microbiology 2022, 13: 932224. PMID: 35847110, PMCID: PMC9283121, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.932224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverse microbial pathogensPathogenic bacterial speciesHuman mastadenovirus CVertebrate taxaPhylogenetic reconstructionMajor phylaFungal speciesMetagenomic investigationWild ungulatesMicrobial pathogensBacterial speciesWild animalsRelative abundanceSignificant divergenceHuman pathogenicitySpeciesPathogen transferPathogensBovine herpesvirus 5Filarial pathogensVirus 1First reportKenyan drylandsPoolTicksFemale Health Across the Tree of Life: Insights at the Intersection of Women's Health, One Health and Planetary Health
Natterson-Horowitz B, Boddy AM, Zimmerman D. Female Health Across the Tree of Life: Insights at the Intersection of Women's Health, One Health and Planetary Health. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac044. PMID: 35668878, PMCID: PMC9154074, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTree of lifeImportance of biodiversityAnimal populationsLevel of resistanceHealth prevention effortsWomen's healthFemale animalsAnimal's environmentBiological characteristicsFemale healthSpeciesEnvironmental factorsTreesComparative approachRich sourceSimilar environmental hazardsHuman healthEndometrial cancerAnimalsBiodiversityNoncommunicable diseasesInterdependence of humansPhysiologic adaptationsInsightsPrevention efforts
2018
SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES AND SELECT SEROLOGIC SCREENING OF BROWN HYENAS (PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA) FROM THE NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA
Wiesel I, Zimmerman DM, Suedmeyer K. SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES AND SELECT SEROLOGIC SCREENING OF BROWN HYENAS (PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA) FROM THE NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA. Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2018, 49: 931-942. PMID: 30592906, DOI: 10.1638/2017-0121.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown hyenasCanine adenovirus-2Years of samplingCanine adenovirus-1Domestic dogsCaptive populationsHyena speciesPrevalence of antibodiesProportion of seraAdenovirus 2Namib DesertBiochemical analysisSerologic screeningEpizootic outbreaksCreatinine kinaseAdenovirus 1Immune systemBiochemical reference intervalsHyenasBiochemical parametersEffects of sexSpeciesDistemper virusMost pathogensReference intervals
2017
Semen collection and ejaculate characteristics of the Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
Zimmerman DM, Mitchell MA. Semen collection and ejaculate characteristics of the Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Conservation Physiology 2017, 5: cox062. PMID: 29230293, PMCID: PMC5691396, DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cox062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Lifetime semen production in a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Durrant B, Millard S, Zimmerman D, Lindburg D. Lifetime semen production in a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Zoo Biology 2001, 20: 359-366. DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1034.Peer-Reviewed Original Research