2022
Virus isolation data improve host predictions for New World rodent orthohantaviruses
Mull N, Carlson C, Forbes K, Becker D. Virus isolation data improve host predictions for New World rodent orthohantaviruses. Journal Of Animal Ecology 2022, 91: 1290-1302. PMID: 35362148, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of pathogen spilloverHost associationsMulti-host pathogensRT-PCR dataVirus isolation dataBRT modelsTrait profilesEcological traitsReservoir host speciesPathogen spilloverRT-PCRHost speciesPathogen maintenancePathogen hostsRegression treesBRTHost predictionHost competenceHantavirus cardiopulmonary syndromeZoonotic reservoirsPrioritizing surveillanceRodent phylogenyMultiple data typesIsolation dataMuroid rodents
2020
Beyond Infection: Integrating Competence into Reservoir Host Prediction
Becker D, Seifert S, Carlson C. Beyond Infection: Integrating Competence into Reservoir Host Prediction. Trends In Ecology & Evolution 2020, 35: 1062-1065. PMID: 32921517, PMCID: PMC7483075, DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReservoirs of zoonotic pathogensHost predictionTransmit pathogensZoonotic pathogensPathogensHost exposure