Publications

genomic diversity and evolution of papillomaviruses in rhesus monkeys.	we are studying the diversity of and relationships among papillomaviruses (pvs) to understand the modes and timescales of pv evolution and in the hope of finding animal pvs that may serve as model systems for disease caused by human pvs (hpvs). toward this goal, we have examined 326 genital samples from rhesus monkeys and long-tailed macaques with a pcr protocol optimized for detecting genital hpv types. in 28 of the rhesus monkey samples, we found amplicons derived from 12 different and novel p ...	1997	9188556
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