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Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change by Ryan, Sadie J, Carlson, Colin J, Mordecai, Erin A, Johnson, Leah R

“…Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses-especially dengue, chikungunya, and Zika-is a key component of public health preparedness. We…”
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Thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease by Mordecai, Erin A., Caldwell, Jamie M., Grossman, Marissa K., Lippi, Catherine A., Johnson, Leah R., Neira, Marco, Rohr, Jason R., Ryan, Sadie J., Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S., Sippy, Rachel, Stewart Ibarra, Anna M., Thomas, Matthew B., Villena, Oswaldo, Byers, James (Jeb)

“…Mosquito‐borne diseases cause a major burden of disease worldwide. The vital rates of these ectothermic vectors and parasites respond strongly and nonlinearly…”
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Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya using mechanistic models by Mordecai, Erin A, Cohen, Jeremy M, Evans, Michelle V, Gudapati, Prithvi, Johnson, Leah R, Lippi, Catherine A, Miazgowicz, Kerri, Murdock, Courtney C, Rohr, Jason R, Ryan, Sadie J, Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S, Stewart Ibarra, Anna, Thomas, Matthew B, Weikel, Daniel P

“…Recent epidemics of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya have heightened the need to understand the seasonal and geographic range of transmission by Aedes aegypti and…”
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Transmission of West Nile and five other temperate mosquito-borne viruses peaks at temperatures between 23°C and 26°C by Shocket, Marta S, Verwillow, Anna B, Numazu, Mailo G, Slamani, Hani, Cohen, Jeremy M, El Moustaid, Fadoua, Rohr, Jason, Johnson, Leah R, Mordecai, Erin A

“…The temperature-dependence of many important mosquito-borne diseases has never been quantified. These relationships are critical for understanding current…”
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Optimal temperature for malaria transmission is dramatically lower than previously predicted by Mordecai, Erin A., Paaijmans, Krijn P., Johnson, Leah R., Balzer, Christian, Ben-Horin, Tal, de Moor, Emily, McNally, Amy, Pawar, Samraat, Ryan, Sadie J., Smith, Thomas C., Lafferty, Kevin D.

“…The ecology of mosquito vectors and malaria parasites affect the incidence, seasonal transmission and geographical range of malaria. Most malaria models to…”
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Influence of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors on presence of malaria at the community level in two continents by Villena, Oswaldo C., Arab, Ali, Lippi, Catherine A., Ryan, Sadie J., Johnson, Leah R.

“…The interactions of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors in shaping mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics are…”
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Mapping Physiological Suitability Limits for Malaria in Africa Under Climate Change by Ryan, Sadie J, McNally, Amy, Johnson, Leah R, Mordecai, Erin A, Ben-Horin, Tal, Paaijmans, Krijn, Lafferty, Kevin D

“…We mapped current and future temperature suitability for malaria transmission in Africa using a published model that incorporates nonlinear physiological…”
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Mapping current and future thermal limits to suitability for malaria transmission by the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi by Ryan, Sadie J, Lippi, Catherine A, Villena, Oswaldo C, Singh, Aspen, Murdock, Courtney C, Johnson, Leah R

“…Anopheles stephensi is a malaria-transmitting mosquito that has recently expanded from its primary range in Asia and the Middle East, to locations in Africa…”
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How Individual Variation in Host Tolerance Affects Competence to Transmit Parasites by Burgan, Sarah C, Gervasi, Stephanie S, Johnson, Leah R, Martin, Lynn B

“…Tolerance, or the maintenance of host health or fitness at a given parasite burden, has often been studied in evolutionary and medical contexts, particularly…”
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Predicting temperature-dependent transmission suitability of bluetongue virus in livestock by El Moustaid, Fadoua, Thornton, Zorian, Slamani, Hani, Ryan, Sadie J, Johnson, Leah R

“…The transmission of vector-borne diseases is governed by complex factors including pathogen characteristics, vector-host interactions, and environmental…”
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Hunting, food subsidies, and mesopredator release: the dynamics of crop‐raiding baboons in a managed landscape by Taylor, Rachel A., Ryan, Sadie J., Brashares, Justin S., Johnson, Leah R.

“…The establishment of protected areas or parks has become an important tool for wildlife conservation. However, frequent occurrences of human–wildlife conflict…”
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Modeling Temperature Effects on Population Density of the Dengue Mosquito Aedes aegypti by El Moustaid, Fadoua, Johnson, Leah R

“…Mosquito density plays an important role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and Zika. While it remains very challenging to estimate the…”
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The Role of Vector Trait Variation in Vector-Borne Disease Dynamics by Cator, Lauren J, Johnson, Leah R, Mordecai, Erin A, Moustaid, Fadoua El, Smallwood, Thomas R C, LaDeau, Shannon L, Johansson, Michael A, Hudson, Peter J, Boots, Michael, Thomas, Matthew B, Power, Alison G, Pawar, Samraat

“…Many important endemic and emerging diseases are transmitted by vectors that are biting arthropods. The functional traits of vectors can affect pathogen…”
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Properties of air mass mixing and humidity in the subtropics from measurements of the D/H isotope ratio of water vapor at the Mauna Loa Observatory by Noone, David, Galewsky, Joseph, Sharp, Zachary D., Worden, John, Barnes, John, Baer, Doug, Bailey, Adriana, Brown, Derek P., Christensen, Lance, Crosson, Eric, Dong, Feng, Hurley, John V., Johnson, Leah R., Strong, Mel, Toohey, Darin, Van Pelt, Aaron, Wright, Jonathon S.

“…Water vapor in the subtropical troposphere plays an important role in the radiative balance, the distribution of precipitation, and the chemistry of the…”
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Correction: Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya using mechanistic models by Mordecai, Erin A, Cohen, Jeremy M, Evans, Michelle V, Gudapati, Prithvi, Johnson, Leah R, Lippi, Catherine A, Miazgowicz, Kerri, Murdock, Courtney C, Rohr, Jason R, Ryan, Sadie J, Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S, Ibarra, Anna Stewart, Thomas, Matthew B, Weikel, Daniel P

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005568.]…”
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Skin bacterial community differences among three species of co-occurring Ranid frogs by Gajewski, Zachary, Johnson, Leah R, Medina, Daniel, Crainer, William W, Nagy, Christopher M, Belden, Lisa K

“…Skin microbial communities are an essential part of host health and can play a role in mitigating disease. Host and environmental factors can shape and alter…”
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Mathematical models are a powerful method to understand and control the spread of Huanglongbing by Taylor, Rachel A, Mordecai, Erin A, Gilligan, Christopher A, Rohr, Jason R, Johnson, Leah R

“…Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, is a global citrus disease occurring in almost all citrus growing regions. It causes substantial economic burdens to…”
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Predicting the growth of the amphibian chytrid fungus in varying temperature environments by Gajewski, Zachary, Stevenson, Lisa A., Pike, David A., Roznik, Elizabeth A., Alford, Ross A., Johnson, Leah R.

“…Environmental temperature is a crucial abiotic factor that influences the success of ectothermic organisms, including hosts and pathogens in disease systems…”
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Linked within-host and between-host models and data for infectious diseases: a systematic review by Childs, Lauren M, El Moustaid, Fadoua, Gajewski, Zachary, Kadelka, Sarah, Nikin-Beers, Ryan, Smith, Jr, John W, Walker, Melody, Johnson, Leah R

“…The observed dynamics of infectious diseases are driven by processes across multiple scales. Here we focus on two: within-host, that is, how an infection…”
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Implications of dispersal and life history strategies for the persistence of Linyphiid spider populations by Johnson, Leah R.

“…Linyphiid spiders have evolved the ability to disperse long distances by a process known as ballooning. It has been hypothesized that ballooning may allow…”
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