Publications

bagassosis. iv. precipitins against extracts of thermophilic actinomycetes in patients with bagassosis.		1969	4182997
determination of mosquito hosts in salt marsh areas of louisiana.		1969	4390086
seasonal distribution of some arthropod parasites of rabbits in louisiana.		1969	5807857
isolation of the vaccine strain of venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus from mosquitoes in louisiana.		1972	4401801
residue accumulation in selected vertebrates following a single aerial application of mirex bait, louisiana--1971-72.		1974	4548523
recent trends in the epidemiology of tularemia in the united states.		1975	1167886
production of cholera-like enterotoxin by a vibrio cholerae non-o1 strain isolated from the environment.	vibrio cholerae non-o1 strain e8498, isolated in 1978 from fresh water in louisiana, produced a vascular permeability factor when cultured in shallow resting cultures of casamino acids-yeast extract-glucose medium for 24 h at 30 degrees c. undiluted resting culture filtrates contained heat-labile permeability factor activity which was only partially neutralized by cholera antitoxin and gm1 ganglioside. supernatants concentrated with pm-10 membranes caused hemorrhage and necrosis in rabbits withi ...	1981	7298194
brugia lepori sp. n. (filarioidea: onchocercidae) from rabbits (sylvilagus aquaticus, s. floridanus) in louisiana.	brugia lepori sp. n., a filarial nematode from the abdominal lymphatics and subcutaneous tissues of rabbits (sylvilagus aquaticus, s. floridanus), from st. tammany parish, louisiana, is described. brugia lepori is of moderate size (males 12 to 19 mm, females 39 to 45 mm) and within the genus most closely resembles brugia beaveri of the raccoon, from which it can be distinguished by its larger size, smaller spicules, and smaller microfilaria which has a shorter cephalic space. brugia lepori is on ...	1984	6502360
search for leprous infection in some small wild animals of louisiana.		1988	3065423
a brugia species infecting rabbits in the northeastern united states.	brugia sp. microfilariae were observed in more than 60% of wild rabbits collected on nantucket island, massachusetts. the microfilariae measured 294-344 microns in length and had the characteristic subterminal and terminal nuclei observed in other brugia microfilariae. the microfilaria is similar to those described for brugia leporis in rabbits in louisiana. this may be the brugia species responsible for 21 documented cases of human infection in the northeastern united states.	1991	1919934
epidemiologic characteristics of human tularemia in the southwest-central states, 1981-1987.	from 1981 through 1987, a total of 1,041 cases of tularemia in humans were reported in arkansas, kansas, louisiana, missouri, oklahoma, and texas; this represents 60% of the cases reported in the united states during this same time period. the state of arkansas reported the highest total (420 cases). annual incidence rates per one million population ranged from 36.3 in arkansas to less than 5.0 in kansas, louisiana, and texas. epidemiologic data were available for 1,026 cases. the majority of ca ...	1991	2035503
breed and environmental effects on postweaning growth of rabbits.	growth records of 4,270 weanling rabbits born between march 1985 and december 1989 were studied to evaluate the effects of breed and month of birth on postweaning growth performance of four medium-sized breeds. californian (cal), new zealand white (nzw), palomino (pal), and white satin (ws). traits examined were 28-d weaning weight (ww), postweaning gain (gain), attainment of 1,600-g market weight by 76 d of age (mkt), and approximate age at 1,600 g (age). least squares models included breed, mo ...	1993	8376221
blood hosts of aedes albopictus in the united states.	bloodfed aedes albopictus were collected during 1989-91 by vacuum aspirator from rural and urban study sites in missouri, florida, indiana, illinois, and louisiana. blood hosts identified by elisa and precipitin tests were rabbit (n = 91), rattus sp. (n = 69), dog (n = 14), unidentified mammal (n = 14), cow (n = 13), human (n = 10), deer (n = 10), sciurid (n = 7), turtle (n = 5), murid other than rattus sp. (n = 4), raccoon (n = 3), passeriform bird (n = 3), and cat (n = 2). as an opportunistic ...	1994	7807094
environmental health hazards: the impact on a southern community.	the impact of environment on health is a growing area of concern for nurses. the purpose of this study is to describe and characterize residents living near an abandoned hazardous waste site, assess their past and present exposure risk, and describe health concerns and psychosocial effects. data were obtained by a door-to-door outreach effort. networking was also used to identify residents with health concerns. extensive field notes were taken to record the responses of residents. a preliminary ...	1997	9342916
serological differences in two blastomyces dermatitidis isolates from different geographical regions of north america.	yeast phase lysate antigens were prepared from two isolates (t-58 and erc-2) from different geographic locations. tennessee and wisconsin. these lysate were evaluated with respect to their ability to detect antibody in dogs infected with blastomycosis and rabbits immunized with the lysates by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). both the dog sera and rabbit sera assays demonstrated that there were serological differences in these two isolates, which implied that there was antigenic vari ...	2002	11998876
redescription, synonymy, and new records of vexillata noviberiae (dikmans, 1935) (nematoda: trichostrongylina), a parasite of rabbits sylvilagus spp. (leporidae) in the united states.	vexillata noviberiae (dikmans, 1935) (trichostrongylina: heligmosomoidea), originally described as a parasite of sylvilagus floridanus from louisiana, is redescribed from material collected from sylvilagus palustris in florida and from s. floridanus in kansas. new morphometric and morphological data are provided. stunkardionema halla arnold, 1941, described from s. floridanus from kansas and new york, is proposed as a junior synonym of v. noviberiae. these findings confirm the occurrence of v. n ...	2007	17918368
canine schistosomiasis in north america: an underdiagnosed disease with an expanding distribution.	heterobilharzia americana, a digenean trematode in the family schistosomatidae, is the etiologic agent of canine schistosomiasis in the southeastern united states.1 a few cases of canine schistosomiasis have been reported in florida, louisiana, north carolina, texas, and, recently, kansas.1-6 the natural definitive host for the fluke is the raccoon1; however, infections have been detected in nutrias, bobcats, mountain lions, opossums, white-tailed deer, swamp rabbits, armadillos, coyotes, red wo ...	2010	20473851