2024
Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya
Rooney T, Fèvre E, Villinger J, Brenn‐White M, Cummings C, Chai D, Kamau J, Kiyong'a A, Getange D, Ochieng D, Kivali V, Zimmerman D, Rosenbaum M, Nutter F, Deem S. Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya. Zoonoses And Public Health 2024, 71: 503-514. PMID: 38627945, DOI: 10.1111/zph.13127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPCR-positive ticksCoxiella-like endosymbiontsTick poolsPresence of C. burnetii DNADromedary camelsCamelus dromedariusPrevalence of C. burnetiiEpidemiology of Q feverZoonotic diseaseIncreased total solidsQ feverAntibody test kitBacterium Coxiella burnetiiLivestock speciesTotal solidsTicksC. burnetiiReproductive lossesSubclinical infectionCamelsCoxiella burnetiiAge classesLivestockPublic health importanceDromedarius
2022
Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries
Worsley-Tonks KEL, Bender JB, Deem SL, Ferguson AW, Fèvre EM, Martins DJ, Muloi DM, Murray S, Mutinda M, Ogada D, Omondi GP, Prasad S, Wild H, Zimmerman DM, Hassell JM. Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: e579-e584. PMID: 35303467, PMCID: PMC8923676, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00031-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesDisease surveillanceGlobal health securityNational surveillance systemRural areasHealth securityRemote rural areasRoutine exposureHealth careZoonotic diseaseCOVID-19 pandemicSurveillanceZoonotic disease surveillanceSurveillance effortsFrequent contactSurveillance systemRural communities
2021
A scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions
Hardgrove E, Zimmerman DM, von Fricken ME, Deem S. A scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2021, 193: 105345. PMID: 34090722, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesRodent-borne pathogensInfectious agentsAggregate literatureBiological AbstractsFeeder rodentsStudy identifiersDiagnostic testsEarly detectionFinal analysisRodent reservoirsZoonotic diseaseAdditional screeningCAB AbstractsRodentsZoonotic pathogensDisease transmissionDiseaseExposureNumber of rodentsJob titlesPathogensSurveillancePathogen transmissionCollection animals
2019
A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels
Zhu S, Zimmerman D, Deem SL. A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels. EcoHealth 2019, 16: 356-377. PMID: 31140075, PMCID: PMC7087575, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01413-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZoonotic diseaseNon-domestic speciesDisease-causing agentsMajor zoonotic diseaseDromedary camelsRift Valley feverBeasts of burdenProduction animalsBiosecurity protocolsCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverZoonotic pathogensSpillover eventsCamel Camelus dromedariusYersinia pestisProlonged droughtArid areasArid regionsCamel herdsHuman demandsValley feverCamel populationsCamelus dromedariusProtein sourceEchinococcus granulosusCamels