2005
Persistence of elevated rabies prevention costs following post-epizootic declines in rates of rabies among raccoons (Procyon lotor)
Gordon E, Krebs J, Rupprecht C, Real L, Childs J. Persistence of elevated rabies prevention costs following post-epizootic declines in rates of rabies among raccoons (Procyon lotor). Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2005, 68: 195-222. PMID: 15820116, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2000.
Krebs J, Mondul A, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2000. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2001, 219: 1687-99. PMID: 11767918, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.1687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of rabiesRabid skunksDog/coyote variantGray fox variantGreatest numerical increaseSheep/goatsEnzootic raccoon rabiesRabies casesRaccoon-associated variantEpizootic of rabiesRabies control programRabies virusDomestic speciesRabid raccoonsWild animalsCanine variantConsecutive yearsCattleRabies surveillanceControl programsRabiesRaccoonsRaccoon rabiesDisease controlFourth consecutive yearPersistent infection in Neotoma fuscipes (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) with Ehrlichia phagocytophila sensu lato.
Castro M, Nicholson W, Kramer V, Childs J. Persistent infection in Neotoma fuscipes (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) with Ehrlichia phagocytophila sensu lato. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2001, 65: 261-7. PMID: 11693866, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialArachnid VectorsBase SequenceBorrelia burgdorferiCaliforniaDisease ReservoirsDNA, BacterialEhrlichiaEhrlichiosisFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHeat-Shock ProteinsHumansIxodesMaleMicePolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRodent DiseasesSeasonsSeroepidemiologic StudiesSigmodontinaeZoonosesConceptsPolymerase chain reaction testingGroESL heat shock operonPersistent infectionReaction testingRatsE. phagocytophilaLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiMiceSeropositive animalsDusky-footed wood ratsPCRWood ratsSeroreversionSensu latoSeroconversionSeropositiveBiopsySerologySeroreactivityInfectionDiseaseBloodAdult Ixodes pacificus CooleySerum
2000
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999.
Krebs J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2000, 217: 1799-811. PMID: 11132881, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of rabiesRabid skunksGray fox variantException of cattleSheep/goatsEpizootic of rabiesThird consecutive yearDomestic speciesRabid raccoonsWild animalsCanine variantConsecutive yearsRabies virusEnzootic rabiesCattleRabies surveillanceRaccoon variantMajor species groupsRabiesRaccoonsDisease controlRabid animalsPuerto RicoSkunksNonhuman animals
1999
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1999, 215: 1786-98. PMID: 10613210, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1999.215.12.1786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland.
Hofmeister E, Ellis B, Glass G, Childs J. Longitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 598-609. PMID: 10348235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionB. burgdorferiJuvenile miceCross-sectional sampleEar tissueBorrelia burgdorferi infectionIxodes scapularis ticksInfected miceSusceptible miceChronic infectionOverall prevalenceIncidence rateBurgdorferi infectionHigh riskLower riskInfectionMiceInfected ticksLongitudinal sampleBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksChain reactionBurgdorferiLongitudinal studyIndirect transmissionSerologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center
Comer J, Nicholson W, Olson J, Childs J. Serologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 558-564. PMID: 9986812, PMCID: PMC84468, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.558-564.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHGE agentSerum samplesNational referral centerE. chaffeensis antigenSpecific etiologic agentState health departmentsE. chaffeensisHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisReferral centerSerologic testingEhrlichial antigenAverage ageHealth departmentsHuman ehrlichiosisPatientsEtiologic agentProbable casesHigh titersIll individualsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisDisease controlIndirect immunofluorescenceMonocytic ehrlichiosisLong-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
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1997.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1997. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1998, 213: 1713-28. PMID: 9861958, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1998.213.12.1713.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1997, 211: 1525-39. PMID: 9412679, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1997.211.12.1525.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1995.
Krebs J, Strine T, Smith J, Noah D, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1995. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1996, 209: 2031-44. PMID: 8960176, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1996.209.12.2031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1994.
Krebs J, Strine T, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1994. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1995, 207: 1562-75. PMID: 7493894, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1995.207.12.1562.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1993.
Krebs J, Strine T, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1993. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1994, 205: 1695-709. PMID: 7744643, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1994.205.12.1695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Epidemiology of bat rabies in New York State, 1988–92
Childs J, Trimarchi C, Krebs J. The Epidemiology of bat rabies in New York State, 1988–92. Epidemiology And Infection 1994, 113: 501-511. PMID: 7995360, PMCID: PMC2271321, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800068515.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1992.
Krebs J, Strine T, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1992. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1993, 203: 1718-31. PMID: 8307825, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1993.203.12.1718.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1991.
Krebs J, Holman R, Hines U, Strine T, Mandel E, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1991. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1992, 201: 1836-48. PMID: 1483899, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1992.201.12.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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
1991
Junin virus activity in rodents from endemic and nonendemic loci in central Argentina.
Mills J, Ellis B, McKee K, Ksiazek T, Oro J, Maiztegui J, Calderon G, Peters C, Childs J. Junin virus activity in rodents from endemic and nonendemic loci in central Argentina. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 44: 589-97. PMID: 1650148, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.589.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
LAND USE ASSOCIATIONS AND CHANGES IN POPULATION INDICES OF URBAN RACCOONS DURING A RABIES EPIZOOTIC
Anthony J, Childs J, Glass G, Korch G, Ross L, Grigor J. LAND USE ASSOCIATIONS AND CHANGES IN POPULATION INDICES OF URBAN RACCOONS DURING A RABIES EPIZOOTIC. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1990, 26: 170-179. PMID: 2338721, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-26.2.170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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