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Unchartered waters: Climate change likely to intensify infectious disease outbreaks causing mass mortality events in marine mammals by Sanderson, Claire E., Alexander, Kathleen A.

“…Infectious disease emergence has increased significantly over the last 30 years, with mass mortality events (MMEs) associated with epizootics becoming…”
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Hydrometeorology and flood pulse dynamics drive diarrheal disease outbreaks and increase vulnerability to climate change in surface-water-dependent populations: A retrospective analysis by Alexander, Kathleen A, Heaney, Alexandra K, Shaman, Jeffrey

“…The impacts of climate change on surface water, waterborne disease, and human health remain a growing area of concern, particularly in Africa, where diarrheal…”
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What factors might have led to the emergence of Ebola in West Africa? by Alexander, Kathleen A, Sanderson, Claire E, Marathe, Madav, Lewis, Bryan L, Rivers, Caitlin M, Shaman, Jeffrey, Drake, John M, Lofgren, Eric, Dato, Virginia M, Eisenberg, Marisa C, Eubank, Stephen

“…An Ebola outbreak of unprecedented scope emerged in West Africa in December 2013 and presently continues unabated in the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and…”
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Coursing hyenas and stalking lions: The potential for inter- and intraspecific interactions by Barker, Nancy A, Joubert, Francois G, Kasaona, Marthin, Shatumbu, Gabriel, Stowbunenko, Vincent, Alexander, Kathleen A, Slotow, Rob, Getz, Wayne M

“…Resource partitioning promotes coexistence among guild members, and carnivores reduce interference competition through behavioral mechanisms that promote…”
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Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica from Produce in the Chobe District of Botswana by Bywater, Auja, Dintwe, Galaletsang, Alexander, Kathleen A., Ponder, Monica A.

“…•Pathogens E. coli and Salmonella enterica were isolated from produce items eaten raw.•Antibiotic resistance was highest in E. coli isolates from greens and…”
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Anthropogenic landscapes increase Campylobacter jejuni infections in urbanizing banded mongoose (Mungos mungo): A one health approach by Medley, Sarah, Ponder, Monica, Alexander, Kathleen A

“…Campylobacter is a common, but neglected foodborne-zoonotic pathogen, identified as a growing cause of foodborne disease worldwide. Wildlife and domestic…”
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Climate change is likely to worsen the public health threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana by Alexander, Kathleen A, Carzolio, Marcos, Goodin, Douglas, Vance, Eric

“…Diarrheal disease is an important health challenge, accounting for the majority of childhood deaths globally. Climate change is expected to increase the global…”
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Spatiotemporal Variation and the Role of Wildlife in Seasonal Water Quality Declines in the Chobe River, Botswana by Fox, J Tyler, Alexander, Kathleen A

“…Sustainable management of dryland river systems is often complicated by extreme variability of precipitation in time and space, especially across large…”
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El Niño-Southern oscillation and under-5 diarrhea in Botswana by Heaney, Alexandra K., Shaman, Jeffrey, Alexander, Kathleen A.

“…Childhood diarrheal disease causes significant morbidity and mortality in low and middle-income countries, yet our ability to accurately predict diarrhea…”
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Toward epidemic thresholds on temporal networks: a review and open questions by Leitch, Jack, Alexander, Kathleen A., Sengupta, Srijan

“…Epidemiological contact network models have emerged as an important tool in understanding and predicting spread of infectious disease, due to their capacity to…”
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Acute elevations of brain kynurenic acid impair cognitive flexibility: normalization by the alpha7 positive modulator galantamine by Alexander, Kathleen S., Wu, Hui-Qiu, Schwarcz, Robert, Bruno, John P.

“…Rationale Cognitive deficits represent a core symptom cluster in schizophrenia (SZ) that is predictive of outcome but not effectively treated by current…”
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Silent Circulation of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, Botswana, 2013-2014 by Sanderson, Claire E, Jori, Ferran, Moolla, Naazneen, Paweska, Janusz T, Oumer, Nesredin, Alexander, Kathleen A

“…We evaluated the prevalence of Rift Valley fever virus IgG and IgM in human serum samples (n = 1,276) collected in 2013-2014 in northern Botswana. Our findings…”
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Assessment of transcriptional markers for the differentiation of Mycobacterium mungi infection status in free-ranging banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) by Sybertz, Nicholas M., Al Jubaer, Shamim, Larsen, Michelle H., Alexander, Kathleen A.

“…There is an increasingly urgent need to improve our ability to accurately forecast and control zoonotic diseases in wildlife reservoirs. We are confronted,…”
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The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife by Carlson, Colin J., Kracalik, Ian T., Ross, Noam, Alexander, Kathleen A., Hugh-Jones, Martin E., Fegan, Mark, Elkin, Brett T., Epp, Tasha, Shury, Todd K., Zhang, Wenyi, Bagirova, Mehriban, Getz, Wayne M., Blackburn, Jason K.

“…Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium responsible for anthrax, an acute infection that most significantly affects grazing livestock…”
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Greywater Disposal Practices in Northern Botswana--The Silent Spring? by Alexander, Kathleen A, Godrej, Adil

“…Disposal of greywater is a neglected challenge facing rapidly growing human populations. Here, we define greywater as wastewater that originates from household…”
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Evidence of Leptospira sp. infection among a diversity of African wildlife species: beyond the usual suspects by Jobbins, Sarah E., Alexander, Kathleen A.

“…Background Leptospirosis is an important public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa but little is known regarding the host spectrum and epidemiology of this…”
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Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi by Alexander, Kathleen A, Laver, Pete N, Michel, Anita L, Williams, Mark, van Helden, Paul D, Warren, Robin M, Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C

“…Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Creeping in the night: What might ecologists be missing? by Nichols, Carol Anne, Alexander, Kathleen

“…Wildlife activity patterns tend to be defined by terms such as diurnal and nocturnal that might not fully depict the complexity of a species' life history…”
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Opinion: Mathematical models: A key tool for outbreak response by Lofgren, Eric T., Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Rivers, Caitlin M., Drake, John M., Porco, Travis C., Lewis, Bryan, Yang, Wan, Vespignani, Alessandro, Shaman, Jeffrey, Eisenberg, Joseph N. S., Eisenberg, Marisa C., Marathe, Madhav, Scarpino, Samuel V., Alexander, Kathleen A., Meza, Rafael, Ferrari, Matthew J., Hyman, James M., Meyers, Lauren A., Eubank, Stephen

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Pit Latrines: A Noninvasive Sampling Strategy to Assess Fecal Pathogen Occurrence in Low Resource Communities by LaHue, Nathaniel, Alexander, Kathleen A.

“…Limited understanding of disease in low resource communities continues to hamper improvements in health. We evaluated household pit latrine sampling as a…”
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