2000
Mammalian Reservoirs and Epidemiology of Rabies Diagnosed in Human Beings in the United States, 1981‐1998
KREBS J, SMITH J, RUPPRECHT C, CHILDS J. Mammalian Reservoirs and Epidemiology of Rabies Diagnosed in Human Beings in the United States, 1981‐1998. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2000, 916: 345-353. PMID: 11193644, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
A survey of hantavirus antibody in small-mammal populations in selected United States National Parks.
Mills J, Johnson J, Ksiazek T, Ellis B, Rollin P, Yates T, Mann M, Johnson M, Campbell M, Miyashiro J, Patrick M, Zyzak M, Lavender D, Novak M, Schmidt K, Peters C, Childs J. A survey of hantavirus antibody in small-mammal populations in selected United States National Parks. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 58: 525-32. PMID: 9574803, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.525.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Serologic and Genetic Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus as the Primary Rodent Reservoir for a New Hantavirus in the Southwestern United States
Childs J, Ksiazek T, Spiropoulou C, Krebs J, Morzunov S, Maupin G, Gage K, Rollin P, Sarisky J, Enscore R, Frey J, Peters C, Nichol S. Serologic and Genetic Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus as the Primary Rodent Reservoir for a New Hantavirus in the Southwestern United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1994, 169: 1271-1280. PMID: 8195603, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/169.6.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Lyme borreliosis in an inner-city park in Baltimore.
Schwartz B, Hofmeister E, Glass G, Arthur R, Childs J, Cranfield M. Lyme borreliosis in an inner-city park in Baltimore. American Journal Of Public Health 1991, 81: 803-804. PMID: 2029058, PMCID: PMC1405150, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.81.6.803.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