Publications

isfahan virus, a new vesiculovirus infecting humans, gerbils, and sandflies in iran.	the characteristics and ecology of isfahan virus, a new vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) serotype, are described. two strains of the agent were isolated from pools of phlebotomus papatasi collected in iran in 1975. its animal pathogenicity, growth rate, cytopathic effect, and plaque morphology are similar to those of the other vsv serotypes. electron microscopic examination of the virus demonstrated a bullet shape, the presence of truncated particles and maturation at plasma membranes. antigenic ...	1977	192094
[isolation of the isfahan virus in turkmenia].	this is a first report on the isolation in the ussr of isfahan virus belonging to the rhabdoviridae family. two strains, t-200 and t-227, were isolated from a pool of 100 and 95 engorged phlebotomus papatasi females collected in colonies of great gerbils in june and august, 1979, in the kirov district, turkmenia. according to the results of previous investigations, the human population and great gerbils in this areas were frequently found to have antibody to isfahan virus. the strains were ident ...	1980	6449116
host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals.	the majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, hiv, ebola and sars). understanding patterns of viral diversity in wildlife and determinants of successful cross-species transmission, or spillover, are therefore key goals for pandemic surveillance programs. however, few analytical tools exist to identify which host species are likely to harbour the next human virus, or which viruses can cross species ...	2017	28636590
predicting the global mammalian viral sharing network using phylogeography.	understanding interspecific viral transmission is key to understanding viral ecology and evolution, disease spillover into humans, and the consequences of global change. prior studies have uncovered macroecological drivers of viral sharing, but analyses have never attempted to predict viral sharing in a pan-mammalian context. using a conservative modelling framework, we confirm that host phylogenetic similarity and geographic range overlap are strong, nonlinear predictors of viral sharing among ...	2020	32385239