Search Results - "Kosoy, M. Y"

A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by Norway rats in Baltimore, Maryland, USA by EASTERBROOK, J. D., KAPLAN, J. B., VANASCO, N. B., REEVES, W. K., PURCELL, R. H., KOSOY, M. Y., GLASS, G. E., WATSON, J., KLEIN, S. L.

“…Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry several zoonotic pathogens and because rats and humans live in close proximity in urban environments, there exists…”
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Bartonella species in bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from western Africa by Billeter, S A, Hayman, D T S, Peel, A J, Baker, K, Wood, J L N, Cunningham, A, Suu-Ire, R, Dittmar, K, Kosoy, M Y

“…Bat flies are obligate ectoparasites of bats and it has been hypothesized that they may be involved in the transmission of Bartonella species between bats. A…”
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Bartonella Infection in Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) by Bai, Ying, Kosoy, M. Y, Ray, C, Brinkerhoff, R. J, Collinge, S. K

“…We describe the temporal dynamics and spatial distribution of Bartonella in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) based on a longitudinal study…”
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Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States by Favorov, Michael O., Kosoy, Michael Y., Tsarev, Sergei A., Childs, James E., Margolis, Harold S.

“…The recent identification of antibody to hepatitis E virus (HEV) in pigs, sheep, and cattle and characterization of an HEV isolated from domestic pigs suggest…”
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Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States by Kosoy, M Y, Regnery, R L, Tzianabos, T, Marston, E L, Jones, D C, Green, D, Maupin, G O, Olson, J G, Childs, J E

“…A number of Bartonella isolates were obtained from seven species of rodents sampled from 12 geographic sites representing the major biotic communities of the…”
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Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents by Kosoy, M.Y, Saito, E.K, Green, D, Marston, E.L, Jones, D.C, Childs, J.E

“…A large number of Bartonella species and genetic variants were compared for their ability to cause bacteremia in different rodent species: the cotton rat (…”
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INFLUENCES OF INTRODUCED PLAGUE ON NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS: IMPLICATIONS FROM ECOLOGY OF PLAGUE IN ASIA by Biggins, Dean E., Kosoy, Michael Y.

“…Intercontinental movements of invasive species continue to modify the world's ecosystems. The plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) has colonized and altered…”
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Effects of rodent community diversity and composition on prevalence of an endemic bacterial pathogen - Bartonella by Bai, Y., Kosoy, M. Y., Calisher, C. H., Cully, J. F., Collinge, S. K.

“…By studying Bartonella prevalence in rodent communities from 23 geographic sites in the western United States and one site in northern Mexico, the present…”
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Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia by Kosoy, M Y, Slonova, R A, Mills, J N, Mandel, E, Childs, J E

“…The results of an extensive rodent trapping effort throughout the southern part of far eastern Russia and hantavirus antigen screening of tissues were used to…”
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Prevalence of antibodies to arenaviruses in rodents from the southern and western United States: evidence for an arenavirus associated with the genus Neotoma by Kosoy, M Y, Elliott, L H, Ksiazek, T G, Fulhorst, C F, Rollin, P E, Childs, J E, Mills, J N, Maupin, G O, Peters, C J

“…The objectives of this study were to extend our knowledge of the geographic distribution and rodent host range of arenaviruses in North America. Sera from wild…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Whitewater Arroyo Virus, a Novel North American Arenavirus by Fulhorst, Charles F., Bowen, Michael D., Ksiazek, Thomas G., Rollin, Pierre E., Nichol, Stuart T., Kosoy, Michael Y., Peters, Clarence J.

“…Rodents are principal hosts for each of the well-characterized arenaviruses. Prior to the present study, Tamiami (TAM) virus was the sole arenavirus known to…”
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Molecular genetic techniques for typing of Bartonella isolates by Kirillov, M. Yu, Markov, A. P., Lopyrev, I. V., Pankratova, V. N., Levitskii, S. A., Bashkirov, V. N., Smirnov, G. B., Kruglov, A. N., Osadchaya, V. A., Frolova, G. P., Barmina, G. V., Morozova, O. A., Kosoy, M. Y.

“…Primer sets for PCR detection of four housekeeping genes of Bartonella spp. isolated from clinical material were developed and tested. We tested a strategy of…”
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ISOLATION OF BARTONELLA SPP. FROM EMBRYOS AND NEONATES OF NATURALLY INFECTED RODENTS by Kosoy, Michael Y., Regnery, Russell L., Kosaya, Olga I., Jones, Dana C., Marston, Eric L., Childs, James E.

“…Embryos and neonatal offspring of wild-captured cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) were tested for the presence of…”
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EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF COTTON RATS WITH THREE NATURALLY OCCURRING BARTONELLA SPECIES by Kosoy, Michael Y, Regnery, Russell L, Kosaya, Olga I, Childs, James E

“…The kinetics of infection and humoral immune response of laboratory-bred cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) challenged with three Bartonella spp. recovered from…”
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Natural history of plague: perspectives from more than a century of research by Gage, K.L, Kosoy, M.Y

“…For more than a century, scientists have investigated the natural history of plague, a highly fatal disease caused by infection with the gram-negative…”
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Bartonella quintana in body lice and head lice from homeless persons, San Francisco, California, USA by Bonilla, Denise L, Kabeya, Hidenori, Henn, Jennifer, Kramer, Vicki L, Kosoy, Michael Y

“…Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San…”
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Prevalence and Diversity of Bartonella spp. in Bats in Peru by YING BAI, RECUENCO, Sergio, TURMELLE GILBERT, Amy, OSIKOWICZ, Lynn M, GOMEZ, Jorge, RUPPRECHT, Charles, KOSOY, Michael Y

“…Bartonella infections were investigated in bats in the Amazon part of Peru. A total of 112 bats belonging to 19 species were surveyed. Bartonella bacteria were…”
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Prevalence and Genetic Heterogeneity of Bartonella Strains Cultured from Rodents from 17 Provinces in Thailand by Bai, Ying, Kosoy, Michael Y, Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai, Peruski, Leonard F, Richardson, Jason H

“…To study the distribution and diversity of Bartonella in rodents from Thailand, 330 rodents belonging to 13 species were tested. The majority (80.6%) of…”
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Identification of Diverse Bartonella Genotypes among Small Mammals from Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania by GUNDI, Vijay A. K. B, KOSOY, Michael Y, MAKUNDI, Rhodes H, LAUDISOIT, Anne

“…Small mammals from the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo and Tanzania were tested to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella species…”
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Detection of Bartonella tamiae DNA in ectoparasites from rodents in Thailand and their sequence similarity with bacterial cultures from Thai patients by Kabeya, Hidenori, Colborn, James M, Bai, Ying, Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai, Richardson, Jason H, Maruyama, Soichi, Kosoy, Michael Y

“…Ectoparasites, including chigger mites (genera Leptotrombidium, Schoengastia, and Blankarrtia) and one tick (genus Haemaphysalis) collected from wild-caught…”
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