Publications
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| sodium fluoroacetate toxicity: a case report of malicious poisoning in dogs across a phoenix, arizona neighborhood. | in may 2016, thirteen dogs housed in backyards within a single neighborhood were reported to have developed convulsions and died within a 24 h period. an investigation of the scene by law enforcement resulted in submission of eight dogs for postmortem examination. it was suspected that a rapid acting toxin was the cause of death. a gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (gc-ms) protocol combined with thin-layer chromatography that allows screening for common convulsants failed to identify a t ... | 2017 | 28975486 |
| animal scavenging and scattering and the implications for documenting the deaths of undocumented border crossers in the sonoran desert. | since 1998, over 5500 people have died while attempting to cross the u.s.-mexico border without authorization. these deaths have primarily occurred in the arizona desert. despite the high volume of deaths, little experimental work has been conducted on sonoran desert taphonomy. in this study, pig carcasses were used as proxies for human remains and placed in different depositional contexts (i.e., direct sunlight and shade) that replicate typical sites of migrant death. decomposition was document ... | 2015 | 25399906 |
| prevalence and characterization of escherichia coli and salmonella strains isolated from stray dog and coyote feces in a major leafy greens production region at the united states-mexico border. | in 2010, romaine lettuce grown in southern arizona was implicated in a multi-state outbreak of escherichia coli o145:h28 infections. this was the first known shiga toxin-producing e. coli (stec) outbreak traced to the southwest desert leafy green vegetable production region along the united states-mexico border. limited information exists on sources of stec and other enteric zoonotic pathogens in domestic and wild animals in this region. according to local vegetable growers, unleashed or stray d ... | 2014 | 25412333 |
| parasitism of prehistoric humans and companion animals from antelope cave, mojave county, northwest arizona. | abstract previously, we reported a tick recovered from antelope cave in extreme northwest arizona. further analyses of coprolites from antelope cave revealed additional parasitological data from coprolites of both human and canid origin. a second tick was found. this site is the only archaeological locality where ticks have been recovered. we also discovered an acanthocephalan in association with enterobius vermicularis eggs in the same coprolite. this association shows that the coprolite was de ... | 2011 | 21506807 |
| population differences in host immune factors may influence survival of gunnison's prairie dogs (cynomys gunnisoni) during plague outbreaks. | over the past 40 yr, epizootics of plague (yersinia pestis) in northern arizona have reduced populations of the gunnison's prairie dog (cynomys gunnisoni), with the exception of a large population found in the aubrey valley (av). to examine potential mechanisms accounting for their survival, we collected prairie dog serum samples in 2005-2006 from av and a neighboring population near seligman (se), arizona. we quantified gene expression at 58 diverse immune proteins using a multiplexed enzyme-li ... | 2011 | 22102668 |
| evidence of exposure to spotted fever group rickettsiae among arizona dogs outside a previously documented outbreak area. | since 2003, two communities in eastern arizona have experienced a sustained outbreak of rocky mountain spotted fever (rmsf), caused by rickettsia rickettsii, associated with transmission by rhipicephalus sanguineus, the brown dog tick; 70 human cases, including eight deaths, were reported from these communities during 2003 through 2008. in both of the affected communities, antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae (sfgr) were present in dogs before the notice of the first human cases, sugges ... | 2011 | 20042069 |
| raising arizona's homeless children with my canine companion. | 2010 | 20632665 | |
| high prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from an indian reservation in northeastern arizona. | we evaluated the serological and molecular prevalence of selected organisms in 145 dogs during late spring (may/june) of 2005 and in 88 dogs during winter (february) of 2007 from the hopi indian reservation. additionally, in 2005, 442 ticks attached to dogs were collected and identified as rhipicephalus sanguineus. infection with or exposure to at least one organism was detected in 69% and 66% of the dogs in may/june 2005 and february 2007, respectively. exposure to spotted fever group (sfg) ric ... | 2010 | 19469667 |
| humanizing the workplace: pet power. | 2009 | 19718933 | |
| enzootic rabies elimination from dogs and reemergence in wild terrestrial carnivores, united states. | to provide molecular and virologic evidence that domestic dog rabies is no longer enzootic to the united states and to identify putative relatives of dog-related rabies viruses (rvs) circulating in other carnivores, we studied rvs associated with recent and historic dog rabies enzootics worldwide. molecular, phylogenetic, and epizootiologic evidence shows that domestic dog rabies is no longer enzootic to the united states. nonetheless, our data suggest that independent rabies enzootics are now e ... | 2008 | 19046506 |
| survey of 11 western states for heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection, heartworm diagnostic and prevention protocols, and fecal examination protocols for gastrointestinal parasites. | heartworm infection in dogs and cats in the western united states is a fairly new phenomenon, and for this reason it is often considered to be of minimal significance. the purpose of this survey was to collect data from 11 western states (arizona, california, colorado, idaho, montana, nevada, new mexico, oregon, utah, washington, and wyoming) in an effort to assess awareness of heartworm disease and identify areas in which improvement in understanding is needed. to accomplish this goal, veterina ... | 2007 | 18183548 |
| occurrence of canine parvovirus type 2c in the united states. | canine parvovirus (cpv) type 2 (cpv-2) emerged around 1978 as a major pathogen of dogs worldwide. in the mid-1980s, the original cpv-2 had evolved and was completely replaced by 2 variants, cpv-2a and cpv-2b. in 2000, a new variant of cpv (named cpv-2c) was detected in italy and now cocirculates with types 2a and 2b in that country. the cpv-2c has also been reported from single outbreaks in vietnam and spain. this study was conducted to determine if cpv-2c occurs in the united states. thirty-thr ... | 2007 | 17823398 |
| isolation and identification of rickettsia massiliae from rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks collected in arizona. | twenty rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks collected in eastern arizona were tested by pcr assay to establish their infection rate with spotted fever group rickettsiae. with a nested pcr assay which detects a fragment of the rickettsia genus-specific 17-kda antigen gene (htra), five ticks (25%) were found to contain rickettsial dna. one rickettsial isolate was obtained from these ticks by inoculating a suspension of a triturated tick into monolayers of vero e6 monkey kidney cells and xtc-2 clawed toa ... | 2006 | 16885311 |
| an outbreak of rocky mountain spotted fever associated with a novel tick vector, rhipicephalus sanguineus, in arizona, 2004: preliminary report. | this study describes preliminary results of an investigation of rmsf in arizona associated with the brown dog tick, rhipicephalus sanguineus. high numbers of dogs and heavy infestations of ticks created a situation leading to human disease. | 2006 | 17114736 |
| spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dogs from eastern arizona: how long has it been there? | a serosurvey of free-roaming dogs for antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae was conducted using archival samples that had been collected in the white mountain region of eastern arizona during a plague study in 1996. immunoglobulin g antibodies to rickettsia rickettsii (5.1%) and to r. rhipicephali (3.6%) were demonstrated, and no cross-reactive samples were identified. this study indicates that r. rickettsii was likely present in the dog populations in this area prior to the recognition ... | 2006 | 17114769 |
| serologic evidence for exposure to rickettsia rickettsii in eastern arizona and recent emergence of rocky mountain spotted fever in this region. | during 2002 through 2004, 15 patients with rocky mountain spotted fever (rmsf) were identified in a rural community in arizona where the disease had not been previously reported. the outbreak was associated with rickettsia rickettsii in an unexpected tick vector, the brown dog tick (rhipicephalus sanguineus), which had not been previously associated with rmsf transmission in the united states. we investigated the extent of exposure to r. rickettsii in the local area through serologic evaluations ... | 2006 | 17187578 |
| incidence of coccidioides infection among dogs residing in a region in which the organism is endemic. | to determine the incidence of coccidioides infection among dogs residing in a region in which the organism is endemic (pima and maricopa counties, arizona) and estimate the rate of clinical illness. | 2005 | 15938056 |
| rocky mountain spotted fever from an unexpected tick vector in arizona. | rocky mountain spotted fever is a life-threatening, tick-borne disease caused by rickettsia rickettsii. this disease is rarely reported in arizona, and the principal vectors, dermacentor species ticks, are uncommon in the state. from 2002 through 2004, a focus of rocky mountain spotted fever was investigated in rural eastern arizona. | 2005 | 16093467 |
| culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: culicidae) as a potential west nile virus vector in tucson, arizona: blood meal analysis indicates feeding on both humans and birds. | most reports from the united states suggest culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes feed minimally on humans. given the abundance of c. quinquefasciatus in residential tucson and parts of metropolitan phoenix, and the arrival of west nile virus to this area, discovering the blood meal hosts of the local population is important. using a sandwich elisa technique, the local c. quinquefasciatus were found to feed on both humans and birds. this suggests they should be considered potential west nile virus v ... | 2004 | 15861236 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 6-12, 2004. | during october 6-12, a total of 86 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (arizona, florida, illinois, kansas, louisiana, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, texas, and utah). | 2004 | 15483530 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 15-21, 2004. | during september 15-21, a total of 218 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 21 states (arizona, california, florida, illinois, indiana, kansas, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, oklahoma, south dakota, texas, utah, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15385920 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, august 25-31, 2004. | during august 25-31, a total of 210 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 14 states (arizona, california, florida, illinois, indiana, kansas, maryland, minnesota, montana, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, oklahoma, and pennsylvania). | 2004 | 15343148 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, august 18-24, 2004. | during august 18-24, a total of 154 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (alabama, arizona, california, colorado, connecticut, florida, georgia, illinois, kentucky, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, south dakota, tennessee, and wisconsin). | 2004 | 15329654 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 8-14, 2004. | during september 8-14, a total of 195 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 26 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, florida, georgia, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas, maryland, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, new york, north dakota, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, south dakota, tennessee, texas, and wisconsin). | 2004 | 15371969 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 22-28, 2004. | during september 22-28, a total of 180 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported in the district of columbia (dc) and 24 states (alabama, arizona, california, georgia, illinois, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, ohio, pennsylvania, texas, utah, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15457147 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 29-october 5, 2004. | during september 29-october 5, a total of 81 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, illinois, iowa, kansas, kentucky, minnesota, missouri, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south dakota, texas, and virginia). | 2004 | 15470326 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 13-19, 2004. | during october 13-19, a total of 200 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 20 states (arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, maryland, michigan, mississippi, missouri, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south dakota, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15499683 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 20-26, 2004. | during october 20-26, a total of 80 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 16 states (arizona, california, florida, iowa, kentucky, louisiana, michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, new york, ohio, south dakota, texas, and utah). | 2004 | 15514584 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 27-november 2, 2004. | during october 27-november 2, a total of 10 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from eight states (arizona, georgia, iowa, michigan, new mexico, ohio, oklahoma, and pennsylvania). | 2004 | 15525902 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, november 9-16, 2004. | during november 9-16, a total of 31 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from eight states (arizona, georgia, maryland, michigan, missouri, new york, pennsylvania, and texas). | 2004 | 15549023 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2001. | during 2001, 49 states and puerto rico reported 7,437 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being to the centers for disease control and prevention, an increase of < 1% from 7,364 cases in nonhuman animals and 5 human cases reported in 2000. more than 93% (6,939 cases) were in wild animals, whereas 6.7% (497 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 93.0% in wild animals and 6.9% in domestic species in 2000). the number of cases reported in 2001 increased among bats, cat ... | 2002 | 12494966 |
| rash after visiting tucson. | cactus dermatitis is a common problem among harvesters of cactus fruit. the smaller spines (glochidia) are responsible for most of the dermatitis. easily separated from the body of the plant, the glochidia may be transferred to bystanders through contact with clothing or pets exposed to these cacti. removal of the glochidia from the skin is key to treatment, and household glue may aid in this extraction. | 2001 | 12165226 |
| dog exposure in infancy decreases the subsequent risk of frequent wheeze but not of atopy. | influence of household pets in the development of childhood asthma or atopy has been controversial. | 2001 | 11590373 |
| ocular onchocerca infections in two dogs in western united states. | two dogs, one from california and one from arizona, were found to have aberrant infections caused by filarial nematodes of the genus onchocerca. in both cases, the parasites are localized in or near the eye. in one case the worm was located in the cornea and was surgically removed. in the second case, a very marked granulomatous reaction was induced in the retrobulbar space, mimicking an abscess. this eye was enucleated. the worms in both instances were female, and were gravid, i.e. contained mi ... | 2000 | 10856819 |
| serologic survey for hantavirus infection in domestic animals and coyotes from new mexico and northeastern arizona. | to determine whether animals had serologic evidence of infection with sin nombre virus (snv). | 1998 | 9540866 |
| a rationale for staged teaching of basic life support. | basic life support is a crucial part of the chain of survival. unfortunately, however the skill is complex and cannot readily be acquired--let alone retained--in the course of a single training session. although the problem has long been recognised, no new strategies have been widely implemented to counter the problem. we believe that staged teaching of cpr might provide a solution, and we have devised a program to test this new method. it involves three stages of instruction that we have called ... | 1998 | 10078802 |
| stealth virus epidemic in the mohave valley. i. initial report of virus isolation. | increasing numbers of patients within the mohave valley region of the united states are reporting symptoms attributable to atypical neurological illness. many of these patients have experienced an acute-onset gastrointestinal illness during the spring and summer of 1996. stealth viral cultures performed on the blood of 40 of these patients have been uniformly positive, yielding unequivocal transmissible cytopathic effect (cpe) in both human- and monkey-derived cell lines. one patient has died fr ... | 1997 | 9200190 |
| immunoblot analysis of the immunoglobulin g response to ehrlichia canis in dogs: an international survey. | historically, considerable variation has been reported in the type and severity of clinical and hematologic abnormalities associated with canine ehrlichiosis. because of difficulties associated with the isolation of intracellular monocytic ehrlichia species in tissue culture systems, few e. canis isolates are available for comparative microbiologic studies. to address the issue of potential e. canis antigenic diversity in different regions of the world, dog sera reactive by indirect fluorescent ... | 1997 | 9087922 |
| evaporative cooling and other home factors and lower respiratory tract illness during the first year of life. group health medical associates. | lower respiratory tract illness (lri) is associated with exposure to various environmental factors. the relation between home environment and lri in infants was studied with the use of data from the children's respiratory study in tucson, arizona. healthy infants from a health maintenance organization were recruited at birth (1980-1984). analysis was restricted to one infant per family, and to those followed through the first year (n=936). environmental data were collected at enrollment, and cli ... | 1996 | 8610657 |
| epidemiology of physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis in childhood. | to investigate the natural history of and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in the first 6 years of life. | 1994 | 7971008 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1990. | in 1990, the united states and its territories reported 4,881 cases of rabies in animals to the centers for disease control, a 1.5% increase from 1989. of these, 553 were domestic animals, 4,327 were wild animals, and one was a human being. pennsylvania reported the highest number (611) of rabies cases in animals in 1990. for the first time since surveillance of rabies in wild animals was begun in the 1950s, the number of cases of rabies in raccoons exceeded that in skunks. particularly large in ... | 1992 | 1577642 |
| canine distemper virus infection and encephalitis in javelinas (collared peccaries). | canine distemper virus has been isolated in dog lymphocyte cultures from the brains of three javelinas that became moribund with signs of encephalitis. canine distemper viral antigen was demonstrated predominantly in neurons and morbillivirus-like structures were seen by electron microscopy in brains of diseased animals. serological studies suggest that cdv infection may be common in javelinas. | 1991 | 1863221 |
| cultural ecology of prehistoric parasitism on the colorado plateau as evidenced by coprology. | the study of coprolites (desiccated feces) is recognized as a viable method for analyzing parasitism of prehistoric peoples. eight species of helminth parasites, including nematodes, cestodes, and acanthcephalans, have been recovered from archaeological sites on the colorado plateau. the comparative analysis of parasitological findings illustrates the effects of changing subsistence strategies and varying life-style on prehistoric human parasitism. this comparative study is based on the analysis ... | 1988 | 3067587 |
| a study of dog bites on the navajo reservation. | reservation-wide dog-bite statistics indicate a bite rate on the navajo reservation that is comparable to that of a large city. detailed analysis of 772 bite reports was made to determine the characteristics of biters and their victims. this included an assessment of the behavioral antecedents leading up to the bite incident; 98.4 percent of all cases for which a possible cause could be ascertained were provoked in some way. both dog control and public education measures need to be taken to redu ... | 1986 | 3080791 |
| handi-dogs help the handicapped. | 1983 | 6228499 | |
| epidemiology of diarrhea due to rotavirus on an indian reservation: risk factors in the home environment. | analysis of outpatient visits for diarrheal disease at the san carlos apache reservation, arizona, during 1977-1979 revealed a sharp increase in cases of infantile gastroenteritis of unknown etiology in october and november of each year. during the 1980 autumn diarrhea season, 19 patients and 12 control subjects were selected from among outpatients under two years of age and were interviewed and studied for bacterial and viral enteric pathogens. eleven (58%) of 19 patients and two (17%) of 12 co ... | 1982 | 6282985 |
| an effective urban rabies/animal control program. | 1980 | 7440326 | |
| retrospective study of an ehrlichia canis epizootic around phoenix, arizona. | antibodies to ehrlichia canis were detected by indirect immunofluorescence in sera from 40 of 339 dogs (12%) examined from around phoenix, az, during 1975. the prevalence was higher in purebred and crossbred german shepherd dogs (21%), as compared with 8% in the remaining breeds. the difference in antibody prevalence between sexes was not significant. dogs 12 weeks to 13 years old were seropositive. the causative agent was isolated by inoculation of whole blood from a seropositive dog into a sus ... | 1978 | 624663 |
| prevalence of echinococcus granulosus and other cestodes in dogs on the navajo reservation in arizona and new mexico. | fecal specimens from 429 dogs purged with arecoline hydrobromide at 131 rural camps on the navajo reservation in arizona and new mexico were examined for cestodes. echinococcus granulosus was found in feces from 3 dogs at 3 different camps. other cestodes present were taenia hydatigena--45.5%, taenia pisiformis--21.0%, taenia serialis--11.9%, and taenia ovis--1.6%. | 1977 | 879566 |
| echinococcosis in american indians living in arizona and new mexico: a review of recent studies. | 1977 | 920725 | |
| epidemiologic investigation of echinococcosis in american indians living in arizona and new mexico. | ten cases of echinococcosis diagnosed in american indians in arizona and new mexico between 1972 and 1975 were investigated as part of a regional epidemiologic study. patients were visited at home to discover factors associated with local parasite transmission, to detect possible additional cases among family members, and to perform diagnostic tests on dogs. six patients were navajo, 2 zuni, and 2 santo domingo indians. an additional case in a navajo man was detected by serologic testing of pati ... | 1977 | 842773 |
| prevalence of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in wild and domestic animals of new mexico, arizona and colorado. | using the sabin-feldman dye test, sera from wild and domestic animals in new mexico, arizona and colorado were tested for the prevalence of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii. the prevalence of positive titers (greater than or equal to 1:8) in animals from these areas was: new mexico (178 of 569, 31%), arizona (11 of 56, 20%), and colorado (2 of 7, 29%). the overall prevalence of antibodies to toxoplasma was 30% (191 of 632). nine of 17 fecal samples from wild zoo felines contained toxoplasma-like ... | 1976 | 933314 |
| rabies--a brief review of current management. | 1974 | 4133831 | |
| safety evaluation in the home of polyvinyl chloride resin strip containing dichlorvos (ddvp). | 1974 | 4429398 | |
| vi. plague. epidemiology. | 1972 | 5069999 | |
| detection of plague by testing serums of dogs on the navajo reservation. | 1971 | 5554263 | |
| alcoholism. | 1971 | 5164247 | |
| comparative antidotal effectiveness of activated charcoal, arizona montmorillonite, and evaporated milk. | 1969 | 5349747 | |
| the seasonal incidence of canine coccidioidomycosis. | 1966 | 5967324 | |
| canine thelaziasis in arizona. | 1966 | 6008243 |