2023
Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas
Zimmerman D, Hardgrove E, Sullivan S, Mitchell S, Kambale E, Nziza J, Ssebide B, Shalukoma C, Cranfield M, Pandit P, Troth S, Callicrate T, Miller P, Gilardi K, Lacy R. Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 5675. PMID: 37029156, PMCID: PMC10082040, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32432-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 infectionFamilyStrengthening 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
Behavioral Risk Modeling for Pandemics: Overcoming Challenges and Advancing the Science
Carlin EP, Allen KC, Morgan JJ, Chretien JP, Murray S, Winslow D, Zimmerman D. Behavioral Risk Modeling for Pandemics: Overcoming Challenges and Advancing the Science. Health Security 2021, 19: 447-453. PMID: 34415788, DOI: 10.1089/hs.2020.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTowards an ecosystem model of infectious disease
Hassell JM, Newbold T, Dobson AP, Linton YM, Franklinos LHV, Zimmerman D, Pagenkopp Lohan KM. Towards an ecosystem model of infectious disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2021, 5: 907-918. PMID: 34002048, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01454-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological systemsEcology modelComplex ecological systemsEcosystem functionsLandscape scaleTrophic interactionsEcosystem modelSystems ecologistsHost switchingEcological contextDisease ecologyMistaken tendencySpillover riskNatural environmentNovel pathogensHuman societyIntimate associationPathogensDirect resourcesReciprocal interactionsParasitesKey variablesEcologistsEcologyEnvironmentThe intersection of land use and human behavior as risk factors for zoonotic pathogen exposure in Laikipia County, Kenya
Kamau J, Ashby E, Shields L, Yu J, Murray S, Vodzak M, Kwallah AO, Ambala P, Zimmerman D. The intersection of land use and human behavior as risk factors for zoonotic pathogen exposure in Laikipia County, Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009143. PMID: 33606671, PMCID: PMC7894889, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009143.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. EcoHealth 2020, 17: 449-460. PMID: 33345293, PMCID: PMC7750032, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01506-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsFecal samplesHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionHuman respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virusHuman respiratory virusesMolecular epidemiologic studiesFree-ranging mountain gorillasGorilla fecal samplesHuman pathogen transmissionMetapneumovirus infectionRespiratory virusesON1 genotypeSyncytial virusEpidemiologic studiesRespiratory outbreaksConventional polymerase chain reactionChain reactionFatal outbreaksGorilla healthHMPVHRSVIllnessAfrica’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
2019
SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS IN PRIMATES USING A HUMAN ELISA TEST
Zimmerman DM, Dangoudoubiyam S, Kazacos KR. SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS IN PRIMATES USING A HUMAN ELISA TEST. Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2019, 50: 414-420. PMID: 31260208, DOI: 10.1638/2017-0207.Peer-Reviewed Original Research