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Dr Jesse Bonwitt's Outputs (4)

Notes from the Field: Absence of Asymptomatic Mumps Virus Shedding Among Vaccinated College Students During a Mumps Outbreak — Washington, February–June 2017 (2017)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.