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 infectionFamily
2020
Africa’s Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance
Hassell JM, Zimmerman D, Fèvre EM, Zinsstag J, Bukachi S, Barry M, Muturi M, Bett B, Jensen N, Ali S, Maples S, Rushton J, Tschopp R, Madaine YO, Abtidon RA, Wild H. Africa’s Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 103: 1777-1779. PMID: 32918410, PMCID: PMC7646752, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research