Search Results - "DOUGLASS, RICHARD J."

Environmental fluctuations lead to predictability in Sin Nombre hantavirus outbreaks by Luis, Angela D., Douglass, Richard J., Mills, James N., Bjørnstad, Ottar N.

“…Predicting outbreaks of zoonotic infections in reservoir hosts that live in highly fluctuating environments, such as Sin Nombre virus (SNV) in deer mice, is…”
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How much effort is required to accurately describe the complex ecology of a rodent-borne viral disease? by Douglass, Richard J, Vadell, María Victoria

“…We use data collected on 18,1-ha live trapping grids monitored from 1994 through 2005 and on five of those grids through 2013 in the mesic northwestern US to…”
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Transmission ecology of Sin Nombre hantavirus in naturally infected North American deermouse populations in outdoor enclosures by Bagamian, Karoun H, Towner, Jonathan S, Kuenzi, Amy J, Douglass, Richard J, Rollin, Pierre E, Waller, Lance A, Mills, James N

“…Sin Nombre hantavirus (SNV), hosted by the North American deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North America. Most…”
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Population density and seasonality effects on Sin Nombre virus transmission in North American deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in outdoor enclosures by Bagamian, Karoun H, Douglass, Richard J, Alvarado, Arlene, Kuenzi, Amy J, Amman, Brian R, Waller, Lance A, Mills, James N

“…Surveys of wildlife host-pathogen systems often document clear seasonal variation in transmission; conclusions concerning the relationship between host…”
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Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Environmentally Forced Zoonotic Disease Emergence: Sin Nombre Hantavirus by CARVER, SCOTT, MILLS, JAMES N., PARMENTER, CHERYL A., PARMENTER, ROBERT R., RICHARDSON, KYLE S., HARRIS, RACHEL L., DOUGLASS, RICHARD J., KUENZI, AMY J., LUIS, ANGELA D.

“…Understanding the environmental drivers of zoonotic reservoir and human interactions is crucial to understanding disease risk, but these drivers are poorly…”
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A damped precipitation‐driven, bottom‐up model for deer mouse population abundance in the northwestern United States by Gorosito, Irene L., Douglass, Richard J.

“…Small‐mammal population densities can be regulated by bottom‐up (food availability) and top‐down (predation) forces. In 1993, an El Niño Southern Oscillation…”
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Sin Nombre hantavirus decreases survival of male deer mice by Luis, Angela D., Douglass, Richard J., Hudson, Peter J., Mills, James N., Bjørnstad, Ottar N.

“…How pathogens affect their hosts is a key question in infectious disease ecology, and it can have important influences on the spread and persistence of the…”
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effect of seasonality, density and climate on the population dynamics of Montana deer mice, important reservoir hosts for Sin Nombre hantavirus by Luis, Angela D, Douglass, Richard J, Mills, James N, Bjørnstad, Ottar N

“…1. Since Sin Nombre virus was discovered in the U.S. in 1993, longitudinal studies of the rodent reservoir host, the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) have…”
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Evaluation of statistical methods and sampling designs for the assessment of microhabitat selection based on point data by Gorosito, Irene L., Marziali Bermúdez, Mariano, Douglass, Richard J., Busch, María, Murrell, David

“…Summary Information on resource selection by a species is essential for understanding the species’ ecology, distribution and requirements for survival…”
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Removing deer mice from buildings and the risk for human exposure to Sin Nombre virus by Douglass, Richard J, Kuenzi, Amy J, Williams, Courtney Y, Douglass, Samuel J, Mills, James N

“…Trapping and removing deer mice from ranch buildings resulted in an increased number of mice, including Sin Nombre virus antibody-positive mice, entering ranch…”
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Rodent community structure and Andes virus infection in sylvan and peridomestic habitats in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina by Piudo, Luciana, Monteverde, Martin J, Walker, R Susan, Douglass, Richard J

“…Modifications of natural habitat in peridomestic rural areas could affect original rodent community composition, diversity, and evenness. In zoonoses such as…”
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Human Exposure to Particulate Matter Potentially Contaminated with Sin Nombre Virus by Richardson, Kyle S, Kuenzi, Amy, Douglass, Richard J, Hart, Julie, Carver, Scott

“…The most common mechanism for human exposure to hantaviruses throughout North America is inhalation of virally contaminated particulates. However, risk factors…”
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PREDICTION OF PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS (DEER MOUSE) POPULATION DYNAMICS IN MONTANA, USA, USING SATELLITE-DRIVEN VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY AND WEATHER DATA by Loehman, Rachel A., Elias, Joran, Douglass, Richard J., Kuenzi, Amy J., Mills, James N., Wagoner, Kent

“…Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are the main reservoir host for Sin Nombre virus, the primary etiologic agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in North…”
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Sin nombre virus in deer mice captured inside homes, southwestern Montana by Kuenzi, A J, Douglass, R J, Bond, C W

“…From 1996 through 1999, 35 deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) were captured in 25 urban and suburban homes in southwestern Montana. Mice were captured…”
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SIN NOMBRE VIRUS INFECTION OF DEER MICE IN MONTANA: CHARACTERISTICS OF NEWLY INFECTED MICE, INCIDENCE, AND TEMPORAL PATTERN OF INFECTION by Douglass, Richard J, Calisher, Charles H, Wagoner, Kent D, Mills, James N

“…Sin Nombre virus (SNV), hosted by the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), is the principal cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North America. To…”
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Relationship of Human Behavior within Outbuildings to Potential Exposure to Sin Nombre Virus in Western Montana by Cline, Barbara J., Carver, Scott, Douglass, Richard J.

“…Sin Nombre virus (SNV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in humans. Transmission of SNV among the deer mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) host…”
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SEASONAL DISPERSAL PATTERNS OF SYLVAN DEER MICE (PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS) WITHIN MONTANA RANGELANDS by Waltee, Dean, Lonner, Brent N, Kuenzi, Amy J, Douglass, Richard J

“…We examined seasonal dispersal patterns and timing of new infections of Sin Nombre virus (SNV), as determined by recent acquisition of antibodies…”
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Delayed density-dependent prevalence of Sin Nombre virus antibody in Montana deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and implications for human disease risk by Madhav, Nita K, Wagoner, Kent D, Douglass, Richard J, Mills, James N

“…American hantaviruses cause a severe respiratory disease known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). In the United States, Sin Nombre virus (SNV), carried by…”
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Hantaviral infections of rodents: possible scenarios by Calisher, Charles H, Peters, C. J, Douglass, Richard J, Kuenzi, Amy J

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Oligoryzomys longicaudatus characteristics' associated with the presence of Andes virus (Hantavirus) by Piudo, Luciana, Monteverde, Martin J, Walker, R Susan, Douglass, Richard J

“…Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is the main reservoir of Andes virus (AND), which causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Patagonia. The factors associated with the…”
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