2022
Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil
Pertile A, Lustosa R, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pedra G, Panti-May J, Oliveira U, Zeppelini C, Souza F, Oliveira D, Khalil H, Reis M, Childs J, Ko A, Begon M, Costa F. Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270568. PMID: 35857771, PMCID: PMC9299319, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRodent control programsDemographic variablesSpirochete Leptospira interrogansControl interventionsCommunity settingsR. norvegicusChi-squareControl of zoonosesLeptospira interrogansChemical interventionDemographic characteristicsInterventionIntervention campaignsRodentsSynanthropic rodentsMonthsBody massControl programsControl practicesRattus norvegicusControl campaignsUrban poor communitiesPopulationEnvironmental transmissionAnalysis of variancePopulation dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community
Awoniyi A, Venegas-Vargas C, Souza F, Zeppelini C, Hacker K, Carvalho-Pereira T, Marins C, de Santana M, Pertile A, Begon M, Ko A, Diggle P, Reis M, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Khalil H. Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 10109. PMID: 35710879, PMCID: PMC9203450, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14474-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban low-income communityLow-income communitiesEffects of interventionsPre-intervention levelsSynanthropic rodentsLong-term effectsRodent infestationInterventionRodent control programsLongitudinal studyCity of SalvadorControl programsActivity/abundanceRodentsPopulationHousehold/Pose risksYearsStudy
2000
Dual Captures of Colorado Rodents: Implications for Transmission of Hantaviruses - Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Calisher C, Childs J, Sweeney W, Canestrop K, Beaty B. Dual Captures of Colorado Rodents: Implications for Transmission of Hantaviruses - Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2000, 6: 363-369. PMID: 10970147, PMCID: PMC2640883, DOI: 10.3201/eid0604.000406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States
Favorov M, Kosoy M, Tsarev S, Childs J, Margolis H. Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 449-455. PMID: 10669325, DOI: 10.1086/315273.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California
Nicholson W, Castro M, Kramer V, Sumner J, Childs J. Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 3323-3327. PMID: 10488199, PMCID: PMC85556, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3323-3327.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood samplesBlood specimensDusky-footed wood ratsConcurrent high prevalenceSeronegative blood samplesHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisGroESL heat shock operonGranulocytic ehrlichiaePCR-positive animalsPCR positivityHigh prevalencePCR-positive ticksSeropositive specimensRat blood samplesRatsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichial DNAPacificus adultsEhrlichia equiEhrlichial agentsMicePCR assaysAdultsWood ratsRodentsLong-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: A Synthesis - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: A Synthesis - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 135-142. PMID: 10081681, PMCID: PMC2627702, DOI: 10.3201/eid0501.990116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCAdult male rodentsPrevalence of infectionPattern of infectionHigh prevalencePersistent infectionOld miceHantavirus infectionMale rodentsHantavirus antibodiesInfectionMeasurable associationHantavirus transmissionPrevalenceHantavirus reservoir populationsVirus transmissionTerm studiesHorizontal transmissionInfection dynamicsUnited StatesRodentsReservoir populationsPopulationAssociationImportant differences
1998
SMALL MAMMAL SURVIVAL AND TRAPABILITY IN MARK-RECAPTURE MONITORING PROGRAMS FOR HANTAVIRUS
Parmenter C, Yates T, Parmenter R, Mills J, Childs J, Campbell M, Dunnum J, Milner J. SMALL MAMMAL SURVIVAL AND TRAPABILITY IN MARK-RECAPTURE MONITORING PROGRAMS FOR HANTAVIRUS. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1998, 34: 1-12. PMID: 9476220, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSin Nombre virusOral cavityOrbital sinus punctureHigh mortality ratePrevalence of infectionSNV infectionSinus punctureHantavirus researchBlood samplesNombre virusOral swabsMortality of animalsMortality rateAnesthetized animalsLong-term studiesBlood/salivaMurid rodentsBuccal cellsZoonotic agentsAnesthesiaRodentsInfectionMortalitySalivaSignificant effect
1997
Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States.
Kosoy M, Regnery R, Tzianabos T, Marston E, Jones D, Green D, Maupin G, Olson J, Childs J. Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 578-88. PMID: 9392599, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic groupsHost specificityDistinct phylogenetic groupsCitrate synthase geneSpecies of PeromyscusMajor biotic communitiesSpecies of rodentsSoutheastern United StatesDegree of homologyRodent communitiesSynthase geneWild-caught rodentsBiotic communitiesSequence homologyBartonella isolatesSequence analysisBartonellaSpeciesHomologyGenotypic groupsGenotypic variantsGeographic sitesSingle siteRodentsGenesCommunity structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia.
Kosoy M, Slonova R, Mills J, Mandel E, Childs J. Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia. Journal Of Vector Ecology 1997, 22: 52-63. PMID: 9221739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-positive animalsMajor biotic communitiesSpecies of rodentsRodent communitiesSpecies compositionBiotic communitiesCommunity structureRodent faunaEastern RussiaReservoir speciesSpeciesRodentsGeographic divisionsEnzootic territoriesDivisionFaunaEnzootic areaAnimalsCommunityHantavirusesSouthern part
1995
Guidelines for Working with Rodents Potentially Infected with Hantavirus
Mills J, Yates T, Childs J, Parmenter R, Ksiazek T, Rollin P, Peters C. Guidelines for Working with Rodents Potentially Infected with Hantavirus. Journal Of Mammalogy 1995, 76: 716-722. DOI: 10.2307/1382742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh morbidityHantavirus pulmonary syndromeRisk of infectionTransmission of hantavirusesDecontamination of instrumentsPulmonary syndromeUse of disinfectantsPrecautionary testingShipment of samplesRespiratory protectionMorbidityHantavirusesMortalityRodentsSpecific guidelinesWild rodentsInfectious wasteReservoir speciesSpecial considerationSpecial precautionsGuidelinesSyndromeNecropsyInfectionRodent-Borne Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses: A Special Risk for Mammalogists?
Childs J, Mills J, Glass G. Rodent-Borne Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses: A Special Risk for Mammalogists? Journal Of Mammalogy 1995, 76: 664-680. DOI: 10.2307/1382739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHemorrhagic fever virusPersistent infectionPathophysiological consequencesSpecial riskSurvival of hostsDiseases of humansFever virusDiseaseZoonotic diseaseTransmission routesVirusUnrelated virusesInfectionRemarkable specializationMammalian hostsHuman diseasesVariable effectsRiskRodentsHumansRodent speciesIsolation of black creek canal virus, a new hantavirus from Sigmodon hispidus in Florida
Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Elliott L, Ravkov E, Martin M, Morzunov S, Livingstone W, Monroe M, Glass G, Ruo S, Khan A, Childs J, Nichol S, Peters C. Isolation of black creek canal virus, a new hantavirus from Sigmodon hispidus in Florida. Journal Of Medical Virology 1995, 46: 35-39. PMID: 7623004, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890460108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack Creek Canal virusReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assaysNew hantavirusCotton ratsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction assaysVero E6 cellsHantavirus pulmonary syndrome casesVirologic studiesChain reaction assaysHantavirus antigensHigh seroprevalenceSyndrome casesE6 cellsSpleen homogenatesRT-PCRReaction assaysDirect RT-PCRVirusSerologic relationshipHantavirusesRatsRodentsSigmodon hispidusDade CountySeroprevalenceA Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States
Zeitz P, Butler J, Cheek J, Samuel M, Childs J, Shands L, Turner R, Voorhees R, Sarisky J, Rollin P, Ksiazek T, Chapman L, Reef S, Komatsu K, Dalton C, Krebs J, Maupin G, Gage K, Sewell C, Breiman R, Peters .. A Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1995, 171: 864-870. PMID: 7706812, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.4.864.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Ecology and Epidemiology of Arenaviruses and Their Hosts
Childs J, Peters C. Ecology and Epidemiology of Arenaviruses and Their Hosts. The Viruses 1993, 331-384. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3028-2_19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
A longitudinal study of Junin virus activity in the rodent reservoir of Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
Mills J, Ellis B, McKee K, Calderon G, Maiztegui J, Nelson G, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. A longitudinal study of Junin virus activity in the rodent reservoir of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1992, 47: 749-63. PMID: 1335214, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1992.47.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. musculinusHabitat preferencesBorder habitatsC. lauchaCrop fieldsBody mass classesMark-recapture gridsRodent populationsCalomys lauchaAdjacent roadsidesMaximal population densityHabitatsReservoir speciesHorizontal transmissionSame localityMusculinusCalomysPopulation densityArgentine hemorrhagic feverAgricultural fieldsMass classesRodentsRodent reservoirs
1987
Prospective seroepidemiology of hantaviruses and population dynamics of small mammal communities of Baltimore, Maryland.
Childs J, Glass G, Korch G, LeDuc J. Prospective seroepidemiology of hantaviruses and population dynamics of small mammal communities of Baltimore, Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1987, 37: 648-62. PMID: 2891308, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1987.37.648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh IFA titersProspective seroepidemiological studyIndirect fluorescent antibody titersFluorescent antibody titersEvidence of transmissionTransmission of hantavirusesIndividual blood samplesAntibody titersSeroepidemiological studyIncidence rateAntibody prevalenceBlood samplesIFA titersMean incidenceRatsVirus transmissionHantavirusesMature animalsWhite-footed miceMiceTitersMonthsRodents