2022
Population 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansLongitudinal StudiesPopulation DynamicsPovertyRodent ControlRodentiaUrban PopulationConceptsUrban low-income communityLow-income communitiesEffects of interventionsPre-intervention levelsSynanthropic rodentsLong-term effectsRodent infestationInterventionRodent control programsLongitudinal studyCity of SalvadorControl programsActivity/abundanceRodentsPopulationHousehold/Pose risksYearsStudy
2001
Urban Zoonoses Caused by Bartonella, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia Species
Comer J, Paddock C, Childs J. Urban Zoonoses Caused by Bartonella, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia Species. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 91-118. PMID: 12653141, DOI: 10.1089/153036601316977714.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Population Dynamics of a Naturally Occurring Heterogeneous Mixture of Borrelia burgdorferiClones
Hofmeister E, Glass G, Childs J, Persing D. Population Dynamics of a Naturally Occurring Heterogeneous Mixture of Borrelia burgdorferiClones. Infection And Immunity 1999, 67: 5709-5716. PMID: 10531219, PMCID: PMC96945, DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.11.5709-5716.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC3H/HeJ miceC.B-17 miceLarval Ixodes scapularis ticksMajority of miceB. burgdorferiInfected nymphal ticksIxodes scapularis ticksBurgdorferi antibodiesSecondary challengeHeJ micePrimary isolatesSequential isolatesC3H miceSequential infectionMiceMonoclonal antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiC expressionScapularis ticksClonal dominanceUnique isolatesMacrorestriction analysisOspC proteinsClonal groupsEnzootic siteLongitudinal 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 transmissionLong-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Mills J, Yates T, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the Southwestern United States: Rationale, Potential, and Methods - Volume 5, Number 1—February 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 95-101. PMID: 10081676, PMCID: PMC2627686, DOI: 10.3201/eid0501.990111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus pulmonary syndromeInfectious Diseases journal - CDCIncidence of infectionHuman hantavirus diseasePulmonary syndromeHantavirus diseaseHantavirus infectionHemorrhagic feverRenal syndromeDisease controlLong-term studiesHantavirus reservoir populationsZoonotic agentsPrevention measuresSyndromeTerm studiesUnited StatesInfectionDiseaseHPS outbreaksPreventionHuman riskRodent hostsHuman diseasesReservoir populations
1994
Prevalence of infection with Junin virus in rodent populations in the epidemic area of Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
Mills J, Ellis B, Childs J, McKee K, Maiztegui J, Peters C, Ksiazek T, Jahrling P. Prevalence of infection with Junin virus in rodent populations in the epidemic area of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1994, 51: 554-62. PMID: 7985747, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.51.554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralArgentinaArvicolinaeCarnivoraDisease ReservoirsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHemorrhagic Fever, AmericanJunin virusMaleMuridaePopulation DynamicsPrevalenceRodent DiseasesRodentiaSalivaSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex FactorsConceptsC. musculinusC. lauchaArgentine hemorrhagic feverCrop habitatsJunin virusBody mass classesGalictis cujaPredatory carnivoresHemorrhagic feverInfected speciesSmall mammalsMark-recapture gridsEpidemic areasPrincipal reservoir speciesBolomys obscurusHabitatsReservoir populationsRodent populationsCalomys musculinusSeropositive animalsIndirect fluorescent antibodySpeciesReservoir speciesPrevalence of infectionHorizontal transmission
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
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