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EWDA ELECTRONIC JOURNAL BLOG!

This is the ultimate version of a journal club! Post the exciting references on wildlife health and diseases you recently found in the literature! Share your knowledge! Place your comments!

Sunday, January 08, 2012


Initial Identification and Characterization of an Emerging Zoonotic Influenza Virus Prior to Pandemic Spread
David Metzgar, Darcie Baynes, Christopher A. Myers, Peter Kammerer, Michelle Unabia, Dennis J. Faix, and Patrick J. Blair
J. Clin. Microbiol. published 22 September 2010, 10.1128/JCM.01336-10  [Abstract] [PDF]


Rapid evolution of low pathogenic H9N2 avian influenza viruses following poultry vaccination programs
Kuk Jin Park, Hyeok-il Kwon, Min-Suk Song, Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua, Yun Hee Baek, Jun Han Lee, Hae-Lan Jang, Jai-Yun Lim, In-Phil Mo, Ho-Jin Moon, Chul-Joong Kim, and Young Ki Choi
J. Gen. Virol. published 22 September 2010, 10.1099/vir.0.024992-0  [Abstract]


Evolution and phylogeography of the non-pathogenic calicivirus RCV-A1 in wild rabbits in Australia
Marlene Jahnke, Edward C. Holmes, Peter J. Kerr, John D. Wright, and Tanja Strive
J. Virol. published 22 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.00777-10  [Abstract] [PDF]

 
Epidemic malaria and warmer temperatures in recent decades in an East African highland.
D Alonso, MJ Bouma, and M Pascual
Proc Biol Sci. 2010. [MEDLINE Citation]


Metapopulation dynamics of rabies and the efficacy of vaccination
Hawthorne L. Beyer, Katie Hampson, Tiziana Lembo, Sarah Cleaveland, Magai Kaare, and Daniel T. Haydon
Proc R Soc B. published 15 December 2010, 10.1098/rspb.2010.2312  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


 
Origin of the 1918 pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus as studied by codon usage patterns and phylogenetic analysis
Darisuren Anhlan, Norbert Grundmann, Wojciech Makalowski, Stephan Ludwig, and Christoph Scholtissek
RNA. 2011; 17:64-73.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Dynamic Coinfection with Multiple Viral Subtypes in Acute Hepatitis C
Jennifer Smith, Judith H. Aberle, Vicki M. Fleming, Peter Ferenci, Emma C. Thomson, Peter Karayiannis, Angela R. McLean, Heidemarie Holzmann, and Paul Klenerman
The Journal of Infectious Disease. 2010; 202:1770-1779.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Phylogeography of West Nile virus: from the cradle of evolution in Africa to Eurasia, Australia and the Americas.
Fiona J May, C Todd Davis, Robert B Tesh, and Alan DT Barrett
J. Virol. published 15 December 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01963-10  [Abstract] [PDF]



Beyond the consensus: dissecting within-host viral population diversity of foot-and-mouth disease virus using next-generation genome sequencing
Caroline F. Wright, Marco J. Morelli, Gaël Thébaud, Nick J. Knowles, Pawel Herzyk, David J. Paton, Daniel T. Haydon, and Donald P. King
J. Virol. published 15 December 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01396-10  [Abstract] [PDF]



Global capacity for emerging infectious disease detection
Emily H. Chan, Timothy F. Brewer, Lawrence C. Madoff, Marjorie P. Pollack, Amy L. Sonricker, Mikaela Keller, Clark C. Freifeld, Michael Blench, Abla Mawudeku, and John S. Brownstein
PNAS. 2010; 107:21701-21706.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Maintenance of Fungal Pathogen Species That Are Specialized to Different Hosts: Allopatric Divergence and Introgression through Secondary Contact
Pierre Gladieux, Elodie Vercken, Michael C Fontaine, Michael E. Hood, Odile Jonot, Arnaud Couloux, and Tatiana Giraud
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:459-471.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health
G. D. Bossart
Veterinary Pathology. published 15 December 2010, 10.1177/0300985810388525  [Abstract] [PDF]


 
Distinct SARS-Coronavirus Induced Acute Lung Injury Pathways in Two Different Non-Human Primate Species.
SL Smits, JM van den Brand, A de Lang, LM Leijten, WF van Ijcken, G van Amerongen, AD Osterhaus, AC Andeweg, and BL Haagmans
J Virol. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]



Effects of receptor binding specificity of avian influenza virus on the human innate immune response
Irene Ramos, Dabeiba Bernal-Rubio, Natasha Durham, Alan Belicha-Villanueva, Anice C. Lowen, John Steel, and Ana Fernandez-Sesma
J. Virol. published 23 February 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02356-10  [Abstract] [PDF]



Insertion of a multi basic cleavage site in the hemagglutinin of a human influenza H3N2 virus does not increase pathogenicity in ferrets
Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Theo M. Bestebroer, Vincent J. Munster, Emmie De Wit, Sander Herfst, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, and Ron A. M. Fouchier
J. Gen. Virol. published 23 February 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.030379-0  [Abstract]



Spatially explicit predictions of blood parasites in a widely distributed African rainforest bird
R. N. M. Sehgal, W. Buermann, R. J. Harrigan, C. Bonneaud, C. Loiseau, A. Chasar, I. Sepil, G. Valkiunas, T. Iezhova, S. Saatchi, and T. B. Smith
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:1025-1033.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Emergence, spread, persistence and fade-out of sylvatic plague in Kazakhstan
Lise Heier, Geir O. Storvik, Stephen A. Davis, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Vladimir S. Ageyev, Evgeniya Klassovskaya, and Nils Chr. Stenseth
Proc R Soc B. published 23 February 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2010.2614  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Genetic diversity, parasite prevalence and immunity in wild bumblebees
Penelope R. Whitehorn, Matthew C. Tinsley, Mark J. F. Brown, Ben Darvill, and Dave Goulson
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:1195-1202.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Linking individual phenotype to density-dependent population growth: the influence of body size on the population dynamics of malaria vectors.
TL Russell, DW Lwetoijera, BG Knols, W Takken, GF Killeen, and HM Ferguson
Proc Biol Sci. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]



Systemic Dissemination of H5N1 Influenza A Viruses in Ferrets and Hamsters After Direct Intragastric Inoculation
Kyoko Shinya, Akiko Makino, Hiroji Tanaka, Masato Hatta, Tokiko Watanabe, Mai Q. Le, Hirotaka Imai, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
J. Virol. published 16 March 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00148-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Dispersal of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via the Canadian fur trade
Caitlin S. Pepperell, Julie M. Granka, David C. Alexander, Marcel A. Behr, Linda Chui, Janet Gordon, Jennifer L. Guthrie, Frances B. Jamieson, Deanne Langlois-Klassen, Richard Long, Dao Nguyen, Wendy Wobeser, and Marcus W. Feldman
PNAS. published 4 April 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1016708108  [Abstract] [PDF]



Phylogenetic analysis of Austrian canine distemper virus strains from clinical samples from dogs and wild carnivores
V. Benetka, M. Leschnik, N. Affenzeller, and K. Möstl
Vet Rec. published 6 April 2011, 10.1136/vr.c6404  [Abstract]



A Virophage at the Origin of Large DNA Transposons
Matthias G. Fischer and Curtis A. Suttle
Science. 2011; 332:231-234.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Recent Amplification of the Kangaroo Endogenous Retrovirus, KERV, Limited to the Centromere
Gianni C. Ferreri, Judith D. Brown, Craig Obergfell, Nathaniel Jue, Caitlin E. Finn, Michael J. O'Neill, and Rachel J. O'Neill
J. Virol. 2011; 85:4761-4771.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Using network properties to predict disease dynamics on human contact networks.
GM Ames, DB George, CP Hampson, AR Kanarek, CD McBee, DR Lockwood, JD Achter, and CT Webb
Proc Biol Sci. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]



Evolutionary dynamics of bacteria in a human host environment.
L Yang, L Jelsbak, RL Marvig, S Damkiaer, CT Workman, MH Rau, SK Hansen, A Folkesson, HK Johansen, O Ciofu, N Hoiby, MO Sommer, and S Molin
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]



Chikungunya virus emergence is constrained in Asia by lineage-specific adaptive landscapes.
KA Tsetsarkin, R Chen, G Leal, N Forrester, S Higgs, J Huang, and SC Weaver
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]



Influenza virus aerosol exposure and analytical system for ferrets
Kortney M. Gustin, Jessica A. Belser, Debra A. Wadford, Melissa B. Pearce, Jacqueline M. Katz, Terrence M. Tumpey, and Taronna R. Maines
PNAS. published 2 May 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1100768108  [Abstract] [PDF]



A dimensionless number for understanding the evolutionary dynamics of antigenically variable RNA viruses
Katia Koelle, Oliver Ratmann, David A. Rasmussen, Virginia Pasour, and Jonathan Mattingly
Proc R Soc B. published 4 May 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0435  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



A Multi-Year Study of Mosquito Feeding Patterns on Avian Hosts in a Southeastern Focus of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
Laura K. Estep, Christopher J. W. McClure, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Hassan K. Hassan, Tyler L. Hicks, Thomas R. Unnasch, and Geoffrey E. Hill
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011; 84:718-726.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Differences in Antibody Responses of Individuals with Natural Infection and Those Vaccinated against Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza
Kwok-Hung Chan, Kelvin K. W. To, Ivan F. N. Hung, Anna J. X. Zhang, Jasper F. W. Chan, Vincent C. C. Cheng, Herman Tse, Xiao-Yan Che, Honglin Chen, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 2011; 18:867-873.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Seroprevalence of Pandemic 2009 (H1N1) Influenza A Virus among Schoolchildren and Their Parents in Tokyo, Japan
Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Taisuke Horimoto, Daisuke Tamura, Maki Kiso, Eiryo Kawakami, Shuji Hatakeyama, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Tomohiko Koibuchi, Takeshi Fujii, Kazuo Takahashi, Masayuki Shimojima, Yuko Sakai-Tagawa, Mutsumi Ito, Saori Sakabe, Ayaka Iwasa, Kei Takahashi, Takashi Ishii, Takeo Gorai, Koichiro Tsuji, Aikichi Iwamoto, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 2011; 18:860-866.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Quantifying selection and diversity in viruses by entropy methods, with application to the haemagglutinin of H3N2 influenza
Keyao Pan and Michael W. Deem
J R Soc Interface. published 4 May 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0105  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Viral replication and innate host responses in primary human alveolar epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages infected with influenza H5N1 and H1N1 viruses
Wendy C.L. Yu, Renee W.Y. Chan, Jieru Wang, Emily A. Travanty, John M. Nicholls, J.S. Malik Peiris, Robert J. Mason, and Michael C.W. Chan
J. Virol. published 4 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02200-10  [Abstract] [PDF]



Pulmonary pathology of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus (2009) infected ferrets upon longitudinal evaluation by computed tomography.
Edwin Veldhuis Kroeze, Geert van Amerongen, Marcel Dijkshoorn, James Simon, Leon de Waal, Ieneke Hartmann, Gabriel Krestin, Thijs Kuiken, Albert Osterhaus, and Koert Stittelaar
J. Gen. Virol. published 4 May 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.032805-0  [Abstract]



What Does Virus Evolution Tell Us about Virus Origins?
Edward C. Holmes
J. Virol. 2011; 85:5247-5251.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Genome-Scale Evolution and Phylodynamics of Equine H3N8 Influenza A Virus
Pablo R. Murcia, James L. N. Wood, and Edward C. Holmes
J. Virol. 2011; 85:5312-5322.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



PA residues in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus enhance avian virus polymerase activity in mammalian cells
Kendra A. Bussey, Emily A. Desmet, Jonelle L. Mattiacio, Alice Hamilton, Birgit Bradel-Tretheway, Howard E. Bussey, Baek Kim, Stephen Dewhurst, and Toru Takimoto
J. Virol. published 11 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00522-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination reduces the severity and progression of tuberculosis in badgers
Mark A. Chambers, Fiona Rogers, Richard J. Delahay, Sandrine Lesellier, Roland Ashford, Deanna Dalley, Sonya Gowtage, Dipesh Davé, Si Palmer, Jacky Brewer, Timothy Crawshaw, Richard Clifton-Hadley, Steve Carter, Chris Cheeseman, Chris Hanks, Alistair Murray, Kate Palphramand, Stéphane Pietravalle, Graham C. Smith, Alexandra Tomlinson, Neil J. Walker, Gavin J. Wilson, Leigh A. L. Corner, Stephen P. Rushton, Mark D. F. Shirley, George Gettinby, Robbie A. McDonald, and R. Glyn Hewinson
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:1913-1920.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Urban habituation, ecological connectivity and epidemic dampening: the emergence of Hendra virus from flying foxes (Pteropus spp.)
Raina K. Plowright, Patrick Foley, Hume E. Field, Andy P. Dobson, Janet E. Foley, Peggy Eby, and Peter Daszak
Proc R Soc B. published 11 May 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0522  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Parasitic infection reduces dispersal of ciliate host
Simon Fellous, Elsa Quillery, Alison B. Duncan, and Oliver Kaltz
Biol Lett. 2011; 7:327-329.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Going, going, gone: the impact of white-nose syndrome on the summer activity of the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Yvonne Dzal, Liam P. McGuire, Nina Veselka, and M. Brock Fenton
Biol Lett. 2011; 7:392-394.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Characterization of influenza A viruses isolated from wild waterfowl in Zambia
Edgar Simulundu, Akihiro Ishii, Manabu Igarashi, Aaron S. Mweene, Yuka Suzuki, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Boniface Namangala, Ladslav Moonga, Rashid Manzoor, Kimihito Ito, Ichiro Nakamura, Hirofumi Sawa, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hiroshi Kida, Chuma Simukonda, Wilbroad Chansa, Jack Chulu, and Ayato Takada
J. Gen. Virol. 2011; 92:1416-1427.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Dragonfly cyclovirus, a novel single-stranded DNA virus discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera)
Karyna Rosario, Milen Marinov, Daisy Stainton, Simona Kraberger, Elizabeth J. Wiltshire, David A. Collings, Matthew Walters, Darren P. Martin, Mya Breitbart, and Arvind Varsani
J. Gen. Virol. 2011; 92:1302-1308.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Livestock and Global Change Special Feature: Current drivers and future directions of global livestock disease dynamics
Brian D. Perry, Delia Grace, and Keith Sones
PNAS. published 16 May 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1012953108  [Abstract] [PDF]



Molecular epidemiology and phylogeny reveals complex spatial dynamics of endemic canine parvovirus
S.R. Clegg, K.P. Coyne, J. Parker, S. Dawson, S.A. Godsall, G. Pinchbeck, P.J. Cripps, R.M Gaskell, and A.D. Radford
J. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.01576-10  [Abstract] [PDF]



Charting the Host Adaptation of Influenza Viruses
Mario dos Reis, Asif U. Tamuri, Alan J. Hay, and Richard A. Goldstein
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:1755-1767.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Relation of genetic phylogeny and geographical distance of tick-borne encephalitis virus in Central Europe
Manfred Weidmann, Daniel Ruzek, Karel Krivanec, Gudrun Zöller, Sandra Essbauer, Martin Pfeffer, Paolo M. de A. Zanotto, Frank Hufert, and Gerhard Dobler
J. Gen. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.032417-0  [Abstract]



Tibrogargan and Coastal Plains rhabdoviruses: genomic characterisation, evolution of novel genes and seroprevalence in Australian livestock
Aneta Gubala, Steven Davis, Richard Weir, Lorna Melville, Chris Cowled, and David Boyle
J. Gen. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.026120-0  [Abstract]



Age-specific Differences in Influenza A Epidemic Curves: Do Children Drive the Spread of Influenza Epidemics?
Dena Schanzer, Julie Vachon, and Louise Pelletier
Am. J. Epidemiol. published 20 May 2011, 10.1093/aje/kwr037  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Comparative Pathology in Ferrets Infected with H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Different Hosts
Jennifer Humberd Smith, Tamas Nagy, Elizabeth Driskell, Paula Brooks, S. Mark Tompkins, and Ralph A. Tripp
J. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00512-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Clinical Outcome of Henipavirus Infection in Hamsters is Determined by the Route and Dose of Infection.
Barry Rockx, Douglas Brining, Joshua Kramer, Julie Callison, Hideki Ebihara, Keith Mansfield, and Heinz Feldmann
J. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00473-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Learning from history, predicting the future: the UK Dutch elm disease outbreak in relation to contemporary tree disease threats
Clive Potter, Tom Harwood, Jon Knight, and Isobel Tomlinson
Phil Trans R Soc B. 2011; 366:1966-1974.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Genetic Diversification of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus During Replication in Wild Ducks
Yohei Watanabe, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Hany F. Ellakany, Hatem S. Abd El-Hamid, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta
J. Gen. Virol. published 1 June 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.032623-0  [Abstract]



Agricultural intensification, priming for persistence and the emergence of Nipah virus: a lethal bat-borne zoonosis
Juliet R. C. Pulliam, Jonathan H. Epstein, Jonathan Dushoff, Sohayati A. Rahman, Michel Bunning, Aziz A. Jamaluddin, Alex D. Hyatt, Hume E. Field, Andrew P. Dobson, Peter Daszak the Henipavirus Ecology Research Group (HERG)
J R Soc Interface. published 1 June 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0223  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Risk factors associated with mortality from white-nose syndrome among hibernating bat colonies
Aryn P. Wilder, Winifred F. Frick, Kate E. Langwig, and Thomas H. Kunz
Biol Lett. published 1 June 2011, 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0355  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Transmission Potential of Two Chimeric Chikungunya Vaccine Candidates in the Urban Mosquito Vectors, Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus
Justin R. Darwin, Joan L. Kenney, and Scott C. Weaver
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011; 84:1012-1015.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Co-existence of multiple strains of two novel porcine bocaviruses in the same pig, a previously undescribed phenomenon in Parvoviridae and evidence for inter- and intra-host genetic diversity and recombination
Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Kenneth S. M. Li, Clara T. Y. Fu, Yi Huang, Kwok-hung Chan, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Gen. Virol. published 1 June 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.033688-0  [Abstract]



Shared Ancestry Between a Newfound Mole-Borne Hantavirus and Hantaviruses Harbored by Cricetid Rodents
Hae Ji Kang, Shannon N. Bennett, Andrew G. Hope, Joseph A. Cook, and Richard Yanagihara
J. Virol. published 1 June 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02450-10  [Abstract] [PDF]



Host and viral ecology determine bat rabies seasonality and maintenance
Dylan B. George, Colleen T. Webb, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Thomas J. O'Shea, Richard A. Bowen, David L. Smith, Thomas R. Stanley, Laura E. Ellison, and Charles E. Rupprecht
PNAS. published 6 June 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1010875108  [Abstract] [PDF]



Effects of Bacterial Microflora of the Lower Digestive Tract of Free-Range Waterfowl on Influenza Virus Activation
Marcus D. King, M. Neal Guentzel, Bernard P. Arulanandam, Adria A. Bodour, Vinayak Brahmakshatriya, Blanca Lupiani, and James P. Chambers
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 2011; 77:4119-4125.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Characterization of a canine homolog of hepatitis C virus.
A Kapoor, P Simmonds, G Gerold, N Qaisar, K Jain, JA Henriquez, C Firth, DL Hirschberg, CM Rice, S Shields, and WI Lipkin
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]



Quantifying the Phylodynamic Forces Driving Papillomavirus Evolution
Marc Gottschling, Markus Göker, Alexandros Stamatakis, Olaf R.P. Bininda-Emonds, Ingo Nindl, and Ignacio G. Bravo
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:2101-2113.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



An Insect Nidovirus Emerging from a Primary Tropical Rainforest
Florian Zirkel, Andreas Kurth, Phenix-Lan Quan, Thomas Briese, Heinz Ellerbrok, Georg Pauli, Fabian H. Leendertz, W. Ian Lipkin, John Ziebuhr, Christian Drosten, and Sandra Junglen
mBio. 2011; 2:e00077-11.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Tropical amphibian populations experience higher disease risk in natural habitats
C. Guilherme Becker and Kelly R. Zamudio
PNAS. 2011; 108:9893-9898.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



"Emerging" parasitic infections in arctic ungulates.
SJ Kutz, EP Hoberg, J Nagy, L Polley, and B Elkin
Integr Comp Biol. 2004; 44: 109. [MEDLINE Citation]



Modelling the effects of past and future climate on the risk of bluetongue emergence in Europe
Helene Guis, Cyril Caminade, Carlos Calvete, Andrew P. Morse, Annelise Tran, and Matthew Baylis
J R Soc Interface. published 22 June 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0255  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Epidemiological consequences of a newly discovered cryptic subgroup of Anopheles gambiae
Laith Yakob
Biol Lett. published 21 June 2011, 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0453  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Binding of avian coronavirus spike proteins to host factors reflects virus tropism and pathogenicity
I.N. Ambepitiya Wickramasinghe, R.P. de Vries, A. Gröne, C.A.M. de Haan, and M.H. Verheije
J. Virol. published 22 June 2011, 10.1128/JVI.05112-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



The impact of seasonal and year-round transmission regimes on the evolution of influenza A virus
Ben Adams and Alice Carolyn McHardy
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:2249-2256.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Impact of the implementation of rest days in live bird markets on the dynamics of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza
G. Fournié, F. J. Guitian, P. Mangtani, and A. C. Ghani
J R Soc Interface. 2011; 8:1079-1089.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



A worm's best friend: recruitment of neutrophils by Wolbachia confounds eosinophil degranulation against the filarial nematode Onchocerca ochengi
Rowena D. E. Hansen, Alexander J. Trees, Germanus S. Bah, Udo Hetzel, Coralie Martin, Odile Bain, Vincent N. Tanya, and Benjamin L. Makepeace
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:2293-2302.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Essential epidemiological mechanisms underpinning the transmission dynamics of seasonal influenza
James Truscott, Christophe Fraser, Simon Cauchemez, Aronrag Meeyai, Wes Hinsley, Christl A. Donnelly, Azra Ghani, and Neil Ferguson
J R Soc Interface. published 29 June 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0309  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Interspecies transmission of the canine influenza H3N2 virus to domestic cats in South Korea, 2010
D.S. Song, D.J. An, H.J. Moon, M.J. Yeom, H.Y. Jung, W.S. Jung, S.J. Park, H.K. Kim, S.Y. Han, J.S. Oh, B.K. Park, J.K. Kim, H. Poo, R.G. Webster, K. Jung, and B.K. Kang
J. Gen. Virol. published 29 June 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.033522-0  [Abstract]



Avian influenza shedding patterns in waterfowl: implications for surveillance, environmental transmission, and disease spread.
V Henaux and MD Samuel
J Wildl Dis. 2011; 47: 566. [MEDLINE Citation]



Isolation of Low-pathogenic H7N3 Avian Influenza from Wild Birds in Peru.
BM Ghersi, MM Sovero, E Icochea, RI Gonzalez, DL Blazes, AE Gonzalez, and JM Montgomery
J Wildl Dis. 2011; 47: 792. [MEDLINE Citation]



ANTIGENIC DRIFT IN H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA IN POULTRY IS DRIVEN BY MUTATIONS IN MAJOR ANTIGENIC SITES OF THE HEMAGGLUTININ MOLECULE ANALOGOUS TO HUMAN INFLUENZA
Giovanni Cattoli, Adelaide Milani, Nigel Temperton, Bianca Zecchin, Alessandra Buratin, Eleonora Molesti, Mona Meherez Aly, Abdel Arafa, and Ilaria Capua
J. Virol. published 6 July 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02403-10  [Abstract] [PDF]


Host behaviour and physiology underpin individual variation in avian influenza virus infection in migratory Bewick's swans
Bethany J. Hoye, Ron A. M. Fouchier, and Marcel Klaassen
Proc R Soc B. published 6 July 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0958  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Unravelling transmission trees of infectious diseases by combining genetic and epidemiological data
R. J. F. Ypma, A. M. A. Bataille, A. Stegeman, G. Koch, J. Wallinga, and W. M. van Ballegooijen
Proc R Soc B. published 6 July 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0913  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogeny Reveal Complex Spatial Dynamics in Areas Where Canine Parvovirus Is Endemic
S. R. Clegg, K. P. Coyne, J. Parker, S. Dawson, S. A. Godsall, G. Pinchbeck, P. J. Cripps, R. M. Gaskell, and A. D. Radford
J. Virol. 2011; 85:7892-7899.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Quantitative disease resistance: to better understand parasite-mediated selection on major histocompatibility complex
Helena Westerdahl, Muhammad Asghar, Dennis Hasselquist, and Staffan Bensch
Proc R Soc B. published 6 July 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0917  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Persistence of Avian Influenza Viruses in Lake Sediment, Duck Feces, and Duck Meat
Jawad Nazir, Renate Haumacher, Anthony C. Ike, and Rachel E. Marschang
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 2011; 77:4981-4985.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple ‘domestications’ of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases
Julia E. Brown, Carolyn S. McBride, Petrina Johnson, Scott Ritchie, Christophe Paupy, Hervé Bossin, Joel Lutomiah, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Alongkot Ponlawat, Anthony J. Cornel, William C. Black, IV, Norma Gorrochotegui-Escalante, Ludmel Urdaneta-Marquez, Massamba Sylla, Michel Slotman, Kristy O. Murray, Christopher Walker, and Jeffrey R. Powell
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:2446-2454.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Genomic evolution and phenotypic distinctions of Chikungunya viruses causing the Indian Ocean outbreak
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Exp Biol Med. published 12 July 2011, 10.1258/ebm.2011.011078  [Abstract] [PDF]



An ecosystem screening approach for pathogen-associated microorganisms affecting host disease.
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The sudden emergence of pathogenicity in insect–fungus symbioses threatens naive forest ecosystems
Jiri Hulcr and Robert R. Dunn
Proc R Soc B. published 13 July 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.1130  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


 
Localized reactive badger culling increases risk of bovine tuberculosis in nearby cattle herds.
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Phylogeography and Evolutionary History of Reassortant H9N2 Viruses with Potential Human Health Implications
Alice Fusaro, Isabella Monne, Annalisa Salviato, Viviana Valastro, Alessia Schivo, Nadim Mukhles Amarin, Carlos Gonzalez, Mahmoud Moussa Ismail, Abdu-Rahman Al-Ankari, Mohamed Hamad Al-Blowi, Owais Ahmed Khan, Ali Safar Maken Ali, Afshin Hedayati, Juan Garcia Garcia, Ghulam M. Ziay, Abdolhamid Shoushtari, Kassem Nasser Al Qahtani, Ilaria Capua, Edward C. Holmes, and Giovanni Cattoli
J. Virol. 2011; 85:8413-8421.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Phylogenetic relationships of Western Mediterranean West Nile virus strains (1996-2010) using full-length genome sequences: single or multiple introductions?
Elena Sotelo, Jovita Fernández-Pinero, Francisco Llorente, Ana Vázquez, Ana Moreno, Montserrat Agüero, Paolo Cordioli, Antonio Tenorio, and Miguel Angel Jiménez-Clavero
J. Gen. Virol. published 20 July 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.033829-0  [Abstract]



An island paradigm on the mainland: host population fragmentation impairs the community of avian pathogens
Matthias Vögeli, Jesús A. Lemus, David Serrano, Guillermo Blanco, and José L. Tella
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:2668-2676.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Widespread Endogenization of Densoviruses and Parvoviruses in Animal and Human Genomes
Huiquan Liu, Yanping Fu, Jiatao Xie, Jiasen Cheng, Said A. Ghabrial, Guoqing Li, Youliang Peng, Xianhong Yi, and Daohong Jiang
J. Virol. published 27 July 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00828-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Amphibian Immune Defenses against Chytridiomycosis: Impacts of Changing Environments
Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Jeremy P. Ramsey, James D. Pask, Laura K. Reinert, and Douglas C. Woodhams
Integr. Comp. Biol. published 3 August 2011, 10.1093/icb/icr095  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Vector host-feeding preferences drive transmission of multi-host pathogens: West Nile virus as a model system
Jennifer E. Simpson, Paul J. Hurtado, Jan Medlock, Goudarz Molaei, Theodore G. Andreadis, Alison P. Galvani, and Maria A. Diuk-Wasser
Proc R Soc B. published 17 August 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.1282  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Computational analysis of two species C human adenoviruses provides evidence of a novel virus
Michael P. Walsh, Jason Seto, Elizabeth B. Liu, Shoaleh Dehghan, Nolan R. Hudson, Alexander N. Lukashev, Olga Ivanova, James Chodosh, David Dyer, Morris S. Jones, and Donald Seto
J. Clin. Microbiol. published 17 August 2011, 10.1128/JCM.00156-11  [Abstract] [PDF]


 
Dynamics of the plague-wildlife-human system in Central Asia are controlled by two epidemiological thresholds.
NI Samia, KL Kausrud, H Heesterbeek, V Ageyev, M Begon, KS Chan, and NC Stenseth
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Impact of the experimental removal of lizards on Lyme disease risk
Andrea Swei, Richard S. Ostfeld, Robert S. Lane, and Cheryl J. Briggs
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:2970-2978.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Disease-Fighting Mosquitoes Proliferate in Field Test
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Characterization of a canine homolog of human Aichivirus.
Amit Kapoor, Peter Simmonds, Edward J. Dubovi, Natasha Qaisar, Jose A Henriquez, Jan Medina, Shelly Shields, and W. Ian Lipkin
J. Virol. published 31 August 2011, 10.1128/JVI.05317-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Sporadic human cryptosporidiosis, Australia: Molecular epidemiology, spatio – temporal analysis and ecology
Liette S. Waldron, Borce Dimeski, Paul J. Beggs, Belinda C. Ferrari, and Michelle L. Power
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. published 9 September 2011, 10.1128/AEM.00615-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Understanding the ecological drivers of avian influenza virus infection in wildfowl: a continental-scale study across Africa
N. Gaidet, A. Caron, J. Cappelle, G. S. Cumming, G. Balança, S. Hammoumi, G. Cattoli, C. Abolnik, R. Servan de Almeida, P. Gil, S. R. Fereidouni, V. Grosbois, A. Tran, J. Mundava, B. Fofana, A. B. Ould El Mamy, M. Ndlovu, J. Y. Mondain-Monval, P. Triplet, W. Hagemeijer, W. B. Karesh, S. H. Newman, and T. Dodman
Proc R Soc B. published 14 September 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.1417  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Rates of coalescence for common epidemiological models at equilibrium
Katia Koelle and David A. Rasmussen
J R Soc Interface. published 15 September 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0495  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]




Reservoir Targeted Vaccine for Lyme Borreliosis Induces a Year Long, Neutralizing Antibody Response to OspA in White-footed Mice
Luciana Meirelles Richer, Miguel Aroso, Tania Contente-Cuomo, Larisa Ivanova, and Maria Gomes-Solecki
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. published 14 September 2011, 10.1128/CVI.05226-11  [Abstract] [PDF]


Development and evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for use in the detection of bovine tuberculosis in cattle
W. R. Waters, B. M. Buddle, H. M. Vordermeier, E. Gormley, M. V. Palmer, T. C. Thacker, J. P. Bannantine, J. R. Stabel, R. Linscott, E. Martel, F. Milian, W. Foshaug, and J. C. Lawrence
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. published 14 September 2011, 10.1128/CVI.05343-11  [Abstract] [PDF]


A dilution effect in the emerging amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Catherine L. Searle, Lindsay M. Biga, Joseph W. Spatafora, and Andrew R. Blaustein
PNAS. published 19 September 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1108490108  [Abstract] [PDF]



The antigenic and genetic evolution of equine influenza A(H3N8) virus from 1968–2007
N.S Lewis, J.M. Daly, C.A. Russell, D.L. Horton, E. Skepner, N.A. Bryant, D.F. Burke, A.S. Rash, J.L.N. Wood, T.M. Chambers, R.A.M. Fouchier, J.A. Mumford, D.M. Elton, and D.J. Smith
J. Virol. published 21 September 2011, 10.1128/JVI.05319-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



The Fitness Effects of Synonymous Mutations in DNA and RNA Viruses
José M. Cuevas, Pilar Domingo-Calap, and Rafael Sanjuán
Mol. Biol. Evol. published 26 September 2011, 10.1093/molbev/msr179  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



MHC genotypes associate with resistance to a frog-killing fungus
Anna E. Savage and Kelly R. Zamudio
PNAS. published 26 September 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1106893108  [Abstract] [PDF]



Phylogenetic analysis of H6 influenza viruses isolated from Rosy-billed Pochards (Netta peposaca) in Argentina reveal the presence of different HA gene clusters.
Agustina Rimondi, Kemin Xu, Maria Isabel Craig, Hongxia Shao, Hebe Ferreyra, Maria Virginia Rago, Marcelo Romano, Marcela Uhart, Troy Sutton, Andrea Ferrero, Daniel R. Perez, and Ariel Pereda
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Distant Mimivirus relative with a larger genome highlights the fundamental features of Megaviridae
Defne Arslan, Matthieu Legendre, Virginie Seltzer, Chantal Abergel, and Jean-Michel Claverie
PNAS. published 10 October 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1110889108  [Abstract] [PDF]



Temporal variation in temperature determines disease spread and maintenance in Paramecium microcosm populations
Alison B. Duncan, Simon Fellous, and Oliver Kaltz
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Viruses in diarrhoeic dogs include novel kobuviruses and sapoviruses
Linlin Li, Patricia A. Pesavento, Tongling Shan, Christian M. Leutenegger, Chunlin Wang, and Eric Delwart
J. Gen. Virol. 2011; 92:2534-2541.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Fossil Rhabdoviral Sequences Integrated into Arthropod Genomes: Ontogeny, Evolution, and Potential Functionality
Philippe Fort, Aurélie Albertini, Aurélie Van-Hua, Arnaud Berthomieu, Stéphane Roche, Frédéric Delsuc, Nicole Pasteur, Pierre Capy, Yves Gaudin, and Mylène Weill
Mol. Biol. Evol. published 14 October 2011, 10.1093/molbev/msr226  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



Combined high-resolution genotyping and geospatial analysis reveals modes of endemic urban typhoid fever transmission
Stephen Baker, Kathryn E. Holt, Archie C. A. Clements, Abhilasha Karkey, Amit Arjyal, Maciej F. Boni, Sabina Dongol, Naomi Hammond, Samir Koirala, Pham Thanh Duy, Tran Vu Thieu Nga, James I. Campbell, Christiane Dolecek, Buddha Basnyat, Gordon Dougan, and Jeremy J. Farrar
Open Bio. 2011; 1:110008.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Topographical Continuity of Bacterial Populations in the Healthy Human Respiratory Tract
Emily S. Charlson, Kyle Bittinger, Andrew R. Haas, Ayannah S. Fitzgerald, Ian Frank, Anjana Yadav, Frederic D. Bushman, and Ronald G. Collman
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2011; 184:957-963.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Ranavirus: past, present and future
D. Lesbarrères, A. Balseiro, J. Brunner, V. G. Chinchar, A. Duffus, J. Kerby, D. L. Miller, J. Robert, D. M. Schock, T. Waltzek, and M. J. Gray
Biol Lett. published 2 November 2011, 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0951  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



The Role of Multiple Hosts in the Cross-Species Transmission and Emergence of a Pandemic Parvovirus
Andrew B. Allison, Carole E. Harbison, Israel Pagan, Karla M. Stucker, Jason T. Kaelber, Justin D. Brown, Mark G. Ruder, M. Kevin Keel, Edward J. Dubovi, Edward C. Holmes, and Colin R. Parrish
J. Virol. published 9 November 2011, 10.1128/JVI.06187-11  [Abstract] [PDF]



Discordant antigenic drift of neuraminidase and hemagglutinin in H1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses
Matthew R. Sandbulte, Kim B. Westgeest, Jin Gao, Xiyan Xu, Alexander I. Klimov, Colin A. Russell, David F. Burke, Derek J. Smith, Ron A. M. Fouchier, and Maryna C. Eichelberger
PNAS. published 5 December 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1113801108  [Abstract] [PDF]



Identification of a Novel Feline Picornavirus from the Domestic Cat
Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Garnet K. Y. Choi, Ying Wu, Ru Bai, Rachel Y. Y. Fan, Kenneth K. Y. Lai, Kwok-Hung Chan, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
J. Virol. 2012; 86:395-405.  [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]




Phylogeography and Population dynamics of Dengue viruses in the Americas
Orchid M. Allicock, Philippe Lemey, Andrew J. Tatem, Oliver G. Pybus, Shannon N. Bennett, Brandi A. Mueller, Marc A. Suchard, Jerome E. Foster, Andrew Rambaut, and Christine V. F. Carrington
Mol. Biol. Evol. published 6 January 2012, 10.1093/molbev/msr320  [Abstract] [PDF]