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Dr Jesse Bonwitt's Outputs (5)

Bat rabies in Washington State: Temporal-spatial trends and risk factors for zoonotic transmission (2000–2017) (2018)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.