Publications

natural rodent host associations of guanarito and pirital viruses (family arenaviridae) in central venezuela.	the objective of this study was to elucidate the natural rodent host relationships of guanarito and pirital viruses (family arenaviridae) in the plains of central venezuela. ninety-two arenavirus isolates from 607 animals, representing 10 different rodent species, were characterized to the level of serotype. the 92 isolates comprised 19 guanarito virus strains and 73 pirital virus strains. the 19 guanarito virus isolates were from zygodontomys brevicauda; 72 (98.6%) of the 73 pirital virus isola ...	1999	10463688
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