Search Results - "Kaylee A. Byers"

City sicker? A meta-analysis of wildlife health and urbanization by Murray, Maureen H, Sánchez, Cecilia A, Becker, Daniel J, Byers, Kaylee A, Worsley-Tonks, Katherine EL, Craft, Meggan E

“…Urban development can alter resource availability, land use, and community composition, which, in turn, influences wildlife health. Generalizable relationships…”
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Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) compared across multiple cities by Combs, Matthew, Byers, Kaylee A, Ghersi, Bruno M, Blum, Michael J, Caccone, Adalgisa, Costa, Federico, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Richardson, Jonathan L, Munshi-South, Jason

“…Urbanization often substantially influences animal movement and gene flow. However, few studies to date have examined gene flow of the same species across…”
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"They're always there": resident experiences of living with rats in a disadvantaged urban neighbourhood by Byers, Kaylee A, Cox, Susan M, Lam, Raymond, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…The presence of urban rats in the neighbourhood environment may negatively impact the physical and mental health of residents. Our study sought to describe the…”
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Urban rats are the 'fall-guy': Resident motivations for municipal rat complaints by Lee, Michael Joseph, Byers, Kaylee A, Guo, Xiaocong, Lee, Lisa K F, Cox, Susan M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…Rats are an important issue in cities globally. Despite their ubiquity, perceptions and concerns about rats vary with circumstance and the context in which a…”
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Culling of Urban Norway Rats and Carriage of Bartonella spp. Bacteria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Byers, Kaylee A, Lee, Michael J, Hill, Janet E, Fernando, Champika, Speerin, Laura, Donovan, Christina M, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage…”
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Detection of multiple human enteropathogens in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an under-resourced neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia by Lee, Lisa K. F, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Byers, Kaylee A, Atwal, Harveen K, Gabaldon, Gus, Ritchie, Gordon, Lowe, Christopher F, Matic, Nancy, Chorlton, Samuel, Hoang, Linda, Wobeser, Bruce K, Leung, Victor

“…Urban Norway rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) can carry various human pathogens, and may be involved in pathogen propagation and transmission to humans. From January…”
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Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats by Lee, Michael J, Byers, Kaylee A, Donovan, Christina M, Bidulka, Julie J, Stephen, Craig, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…We found that lethal, urban rat control is associated with a significant increase in the odds that surviving rats carry Leptospira interrogans. Our results…”
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“I don’t feel safe sitting in my own yard”: Chicago resident experiences with urban rats during a COVID-19 stay-at-home order by Murray, Maureen H, Byers, Kaylee A, Buckley, Jacqueline, Magle, Seth B, Maffei, Dorothy, Waite, Preeya, German, Danielle

“…Abstract Background Encounters with rats in urban areas increase risk of human exposure to rat-associated zoonotic pathogens and act as a stressor associated…”
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Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from peridomestic Rattus species: A scoping literature review by Uea-Anuwong, Theethawat, Byers, Kaylee A., Wahl, Lloyd Christian, Nekouei, Omid, Grohn, Yrjo Tapio, Magouras, Ioannis

“…Rattus spp. may acquire and disseminate antimicrobial resistant bacteria or antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. We conducted a scoping review to synthesize…”
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Using genetic relatedness to understand heterogeneous distributions of urban rat‐associated pathogens by Byers, Kaylee A., Booker, Tom R., Combs, Matthew, Himsworth, Chelsea G., Munshi‐South, Jason, Patrick, David M., Whitlock, Michael C.

“…Urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry several pathogens transmissible to people. However, pathogen prevalence can vary across fine spatial scales (i.e.,…”
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No Isolate, No Problem: Using a Novel Insertion Sequence PCR to Link Rats to Human Shigellosis Cases in an Underserved Urban Community by Ritchie, Gordon, Leung, Victor, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Byers, Kaylee A, Lee, Lisa K F, Chorlton, Samuel D, Stefanovic, Aleksandra, Romney, Marc G, Matic, Nancy, Lowe, Christopher F

“…During an investigation into a cluster of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a cases in an underserved community, we assessed the relatedness of human and rat S…”
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A novel method for affixing Global Positioning System (GPS) tags to urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus): feasibility, health impacts and potential for tracking movement by Byers, Kaylee A, Lee, Michael J, Donovan, Christina M, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

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One Health for All: Advancing Human and Ecosystem Health in Cities by Integrating an Environmental Justice Lens by Murray, Maureen H, Buckley, Jacqueline, Byers, Kaylee A, Fake, Kimberly, Lehrer, Elizabeth W, Magle, Seth B, Stone, Christopher, Tuten, Holly, Schell, Christopher J

“…We are facing interwoven global threats to public health and ecosystem function that reveal the intrinsic connections between human and wildlife health. These…”
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Widespread exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides among common urban mesopredators in Chicago by Buckley, Jacqueline Y., Murray, Maureen H., de la Sancha, Noé U., Fidino, Mason, Byers, Kaylee A., Fyffe, Rebecca, Magle, Seth

“…Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are currently the most common method to control rats in cities, but these compounds also cause morbidity and mortality in…”
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Associations between Rat Infestations and Mental Health Vary by Gender, Race, and Income in Chicago by Murray, Maureen H., Byers, Kaylee A., Buckley, Jacqueline Y., Magle, Seth B., German, Danielle

“…Rats are an understudied stressor for people in urban environments around the world but the effects may not be distributed equally among residents. In this…”
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A systematic review of Rat Ecology in Urban Sewer Systems by Guo, Xiaocong, Himsworth, Chelsea G., Lee, Michael J., Byers, Kaylee A.

“…Rats are abundant in the urban ecosystem, posing concerns for public health, infrastructural damage, and negative impacts for other urban wildlife. Sewers are…”
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Rats About Town: A Systematic Review of Rat Movement in Urban Ecosystems by Byers, Kaylee A., Lee, Michael J., Patrick, David M., Himsworth, Chelsea G.

“…Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are ubiquitous urban pests, inhabiting cities worldwide. Despite their close association with…”
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Beyond Zoonosis: The Mental Health Impacts of Rat Exposure on Impoverished Urban Neighborhoods by Lam, Raymond, Byers, Kaylee A, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…Rats are a common problem in cities worldwide. Impoverished urban neighborhoods are disproportionately affected because factors associated with poverty promote…”
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NARRATIVE SYNTHESIS OF THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FOR THE SURVEILLANCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN WILD WATERBIRDS by Coombe, Michelle, Iwasawa, Stefan, Byers, Kaylee A., Prystajecky, Natalie, Hsiao, William, Patrick, David M., Himsworth, Chelsea G.

“…Wild waterbirds are reservoir hosts for avian influenza viruses (AIV), which can cause devastating outbreaks in multiple species, making them a focus for…”
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Public perception of urban wildlife during a COVID-19 stay-at-home quarantine order in Chicago by Murray, Maureen H., Byers, Kaylee A., Buckley, Jacqueline, Lehrer, Elizabeth W., Kay, Cria, Fidino, Mason, Magle, Seth B., German, Danielle

“…Reduced human activity to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by reports of unusual wildlife sightings in highly developed areas. Such…”
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