| surveillance and spatiotemporal associations of rabies in rodents and lagomorphs in the united states, 1985-1994. | between 1985 and 1994, 368 cases of rabies in rodents (95% of reports) and lagomorphs (5%) were reported to the centers for disease control and prevention, atlanta, georgia (usa), from 22 states. this was a 354% increase from the period 1971 to 1984. most reports were cases of rabies in woodchucks (marmota monax) (n = 317), primarily from the eastern united states, which has been recently experiencing an epizootic of raccoon (procyon lotor) rabies. cases of rabies in woodchucks were temporally a ... | 1997 | 9027687 |
| 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 |