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Major Emerging Fungal Diseases of Reptiles and Amphibians (2023)
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Schilliger, L., Paillusseau, C., François, C., & Bonwitt, J. (2023). Major Emerging Fungal Diseases of Reptiles and Amphibians. Pathogens, 12(3), Article 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030429

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are caused by pathogens that have undergone recent changes in terms of geographic spread, increasing incidence, or expanding host range. In this narrative review, we describe three important fungal EIDs with kerati... Read More about Major Emerging Fungal Diseases of Reptiles and Amphibians.

Zootherapy as a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover: a mixed-methods study of the use of animal products in medicinal and cultural practices in Nigeria (2022)
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Friant, S., Bonwitt, J., Ayambem, W. A., Ifebueme, N. M., Alobi, A. O., Otukpa, O. M., Bennett, A. J., Shea, C., Rothman, J. M., Goldberg, T. L., & Jacka, J. K. (2022). Zootherapy as a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover: a mixed-methods study of the use of animal products in medicinal and cultural practices in Nigeria. One Health Outlook, 4(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-022-00060-3

Background Understanding how and why people interact with animals is important for the prevention and control of zoonoses. To date, studies have primarily focused on the most visible forms of human-animal contact (e.g., hunting and consumption), ther... Read More about Zootherapy as a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover: a mixed-methods study of the use of animal products in medicinal and cultural practices in Nigeria.

Clinical and Epidemiological Findings from Enhanced Monkeypox Surveillance in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo During 2011–2015 (2021)
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Whitehouse, E. R., Bonwitt, J., Hughes, C. M., Lushima, R. S., Likafi, T., Nguete, B., Kabamba, J., Monroe, B., Doty, J. B., Nakazawa, Y., Damon, I., Malekani, J., Davidson, W., Wilkins, K., Li, Y., Radford, K. W., Schmid, D. S., Pukuta, E., Muyamuna, E., Karhemere, S., …Reynolds, M. G. (2021). Clinical and Epidemiological Findings from Enhanced Monkeypox Surveillance in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo During 2011–2015. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 223(11), https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab133

COVID-19 Surveillance and Investigations in Workplaces — Seattle & King County, Washington, June 15–November 15, 2020 (2021)
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Bonwitt, J., Deya, R. W., Currie, D. W., Lipton, B., Huntington-Frazier, M., Sanford, S. J., Pallickaparambil, A. J., Hood, J., Rao, A. K., Kelly-Reif, K., Luckhaupt, S. E., Pogosjans, S., Lindquist, S., Duchin, J., Kawakami, V., Birdie, R., Bliesner, S., Bro, E., Bui, T., DaCruz, J., …Whitney, H. (2021). COVID-19 Surveillance and Investigations in Workplaces — Seattle & King County, Washington, June 15–November 15, 2020. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 70(25), https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7025a3

Human Rabies — Utah, 2018 (2020)
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Peterson, D., Barbeau, B., McCaffrey, K., Gruninger, R., Eason, J., Burnett, C., Dunn, A., Dimond, M., Harbour, J., Rossi, A., Lopansri, B., Dascomb, K., Scribellito, T., Moosman, T., Saw, L., Jones, C., Belenky, M., Marsden, L., Niezgoda, M., Gigante, C. M., …Wallace, R. M. (2020). Human Rabies — Utah, 2018. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 69(5), https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6905a1

Oral bait preferences and feasibility of oral rabies vaccination in Bangladeshi dogs (2020)
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Bonwitt, J., Bonaparte, S., Blanton, J., Gibson, A. D., Hoque, M., Kennedy, E., Islam, K., Siddiqi, U. R., Wallace, R. M., & Azam, S. (2020). Oral bait preferences and feasibility of oral rabies vaccination in Bangladeshi dogs. Vaccine, 38(32), 5021-5026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.05.047

Oral rabies vaccination (ORV) can increase rabies vaccination coverage among dogs that are inaccessible to parenteral vaccination (i.e., inaccessible dogs). Because bait uptake can differ according to the bait attractant used and dog characteristics,... Read More about Oral bait preferences and feasibility of oral rabies vaccination in Bangladeshi dogs.

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2018–November 2019 (2019)
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Aruna, A., Mbala, P., Minikulu, L., Mukadi, D., Bulemfu, D., Edidi, F., Bulabula, J., Tshapenda, G., Nsio, J., Kitenge, R., Mbuyi, G., Mwanzembe, C., Kombe, J., Lubula, L., Shako, J. C., Mossoko, M., Mulangu, F., Mutombo, A., Sana, E., Tutu, Y., …Worrell, M. C. (2019). Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2018–November 2019. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 68(50), https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6850a3

Bat rabies in Washington State: Temporal-spatial trends and risk factors for zoonotic transmission (2000–2017) (2018)
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Bonwitt, J., Oltean, H., Lang, M., Kelly, R. M., & Goldoft, M. (2018). Bat rabies in Washington State: Temporal-spatial trends and risk factors for zoonotic transmission (2000–2017). PLoS ONE, 13(10), Article e0205069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205069

Background: Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease that can affect all mammals. In the United States, the majority of human rabies cases are caused by bats, which are the only known reservoirs for rabies virus (RABV) in Washington State. We sought to cha... Read More about Bat rabies in Washington State: Temporal-spatial trends and risk factors for zoonotic transmission (2000–2017).

Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human (2018)
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Bonwitt, J. H., Tran, M., Dykstra, E. A., Eckmann, K., Bell, M. E., Leadon, M., …Glover, W. A. (2018). Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(2), 370-373. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.170913

Wohlfahrtiimonas species bacteria were isolated from the bloodstream of a patient with septicemia and wound myiasis. Environmental investigations identified a Wohlfahrtiimonas sp. among insects in the Americas and in a previously undescribed vector,... Read More about Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human.

Unintended Consequences of the 'Bushmeat Ban' in West Africa During the 2013-2016 Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic (2018)
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Bonwitt, J., Dawson, M., Kaneh, M., Ansumana, R., Sah, F., Brown, H., & Kelly, A. H. (2018). Unintended Consequences of the 'Bushmeat Ban' in West Africa During the 2013-2016 Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic. Social Science & Medicine, 200, 166-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.028

Following the 2013–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa, governments across the region imposed a ban on the hunting and consumption of meat from wild animals. This injunction was accompanied by public health messages emphasising... Read More about Unintended Consequences of the 'Bushmeat Ban' in West Africa During the 2013-2016 Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic.

Notes from the Field: Absence of Asymptomatic Mumps Virus Shedding Among Vaccinated College Students During a Mumps Outbreak — Washington, February–June 2017 (2017)
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Bonwitt, J., Kawakami, V., Wharton, A., Burke, R. M., Murthy, N., Lee, A., Dell, B., Kay, M., Duchin, J., Hickman, C., McNall, R. J., Rota, P. A., Patel, M., Lindquist, S., DeBolt, C., & Routh, J. (2017). Notes from the Field: Absence of Asymptomatic Mumps Virus Shedding Among Vaccinated College Students During a Mumps Outbreak — Washington, February–June 2017. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 66(47), https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6647a5

Participation of women and children in hunting activities in Sierra Leone and implications for control of zoonotic infections (2017)
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Bonwitt, J., Kandeh, M., Dawson, M., Ansumana, R., Sahr, F., Kelly, A., & Brown, H. (2017). Participation of women and children in hunting activities in Sierra Leone and implications for control of zoonotic infections. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(7), Article e0005699. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005699

The emergence of infectious diseases of zoonotic origin highlights the need to understand social practices at the animal-human interface. This study provides a qualitative account of interactions between humans and wild animals in predominantly Mende... Read More about Participation of women and children in hunting activities in Sierra Leone and implications for control of zoonotic infections.

At home with Mastomys and Rattus: human-rodent interactions and potential for primary transmission of Lassa virus in domestic spaces (2017)
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Bonwitt, J., Sáez, A., Lamin, J., Ansumana, R., Dawson, M., Buanie, J., …Brown, H. (2017). At home with Mastomys and Rattus: human-rodent interactions and potential for primary transmission of Lassa virus in domestic spaces. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 96(4), 935-943. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0675

The multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is the reservoir for Lassa virus (LASV). Zoonotic transmission occurs when humans are directly or indirectly exposed to fluids of the multimammate mouse, such as urine, saliva, and blood. Housing character... Read More about At home with Mastomys and Rattus: human-rodent interactions and potential for primary transmission of Lassa virus in domestic spaces.

Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever (2016)
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Bonwitt, J., Kelly, A. H., Ansumana, R., Agbla, S., Sahr, F., Saez, A. M., …Fichet-Calvet, E. (2016). Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever. EcoHealth, 13(2), 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1098-8

Lassa fever is a zoonotic hemorrhagic illness predominant in areas across Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and southern Mali. The reservoir of Lassa virus is the multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), a highly commensal species in West Afri... Read More about Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever.