Published in Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis on January 01, 2006
Increased avian diversity is associated with lower incidence of human West Nile infection: observation of the dilution effect. PLoS One (2008) 1.81
Local impact of temperature and precipitation on West Nile virus infection in Culex species mosquitoes in northeast Illinois, USA. Parasit Vectors (2010) 1.58
Ecological factors associated with West Nile virus transmission, northeastern United States. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.47
Humoral immunity to West Nile virus is long-lasting and protective in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.18
Avian host community structure and prevalence of West Nile virus in Chicago, Illinois. Oecologia (2008) 1.08
Vector-host interactions in avian nests: do mosquitoes prefer nestlings over adults? Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 0.99
Envelope and pre-membrane protein structural amino acid mutations mediate diminished avian growth and virulence of a Mexican West Nile virus isolate. J Gen Virol (2011) 0.91
Prevalence and pathology of West Nile virus in naturally infected house sparrows, western Nebraska, 2008. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 0.91
West Nile virus state of the art report of MALWEST Project. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2013) 0.87
Evidence for co-evolution of West Nile Virus and house sparrows in North America. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 0.84
Does reservoir host mortality enhance transmission of West Nile virus? Theor Biol Med Model (2007) 0.80
Limited spillover to humans from West Nile Virus viremic birds in Atlanta, Georgia. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2013) 0.80
The effect of exogenous corticosterone on West Nile virus infection in Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). Vet Res (2012) 0.79
Supersuppression: Reservoir Competency and Timing of Mosquito Host Shifts Combine to Reduce Spillover of West Nile Virus. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2016) 0.76
Vector contact rates on Eastern bluebird nestlings do not indicate West Nile virus transmission in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2013) 0.75
Avian species diversity and transmission of West Nile virus in Atlanta, Georgia. Parasit Vectors (2017) 0.75
Widespread Detection of Antibodies to Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile, St. Louis Encephalitis, and Turlock Viruses in Various Species of Wild Birds from Across the United States. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2016) 0.75
Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas' Disease in the United States. Clin Microbiol Rev (2011) 3.80
Susceptibility of North American ducks and gulls to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 3.36
Persistence of H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses in water. Avian Dis (2007) 3.17
Avian influenza virus in water: infectivity is dependent on pH, salinity and temperature. Vet Microbiol (2008) 2.59
Phylogenetic diversity among low-virulence newcastle disease viruses from waterfowl and shorebirds and comparison of genotype distributions to those of poultry-origin isolates. J Virol (2007) 2.47
Environmental transmission of low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses and its implications for pathogen invasion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 2.38
Global surveillance of emerging Influenza virus genotypes by mass spectrometry. PLoS One (2007) 2.29
Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 2.23
Experimental infection of swans and geese with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) of Asian lineage. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 2.12
Phylogenetic analyses of type A influenza genes in natural reservoir species in North America reveals genetic variation. Virus Res (2005) 2.06
Tick-borne diseases in North Carolina: is "Rickettsia amblyommii" a possible cause of rickettsiosis reported as Rocky Mountain spotted fever? Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2008) 2.05
The role of environmental transmission in recurrent avian influenza epidemics. PLoS Comput Biol (2009) 1.94
Factors affecting the geographic distribution of West Nile virus in Georgia, USA: 2002-2004. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2006) 1.67
Coincident ruddy turnstone migration and horseshoe crab spawning creates an ecological 'hot spot' for influenza viruses. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 1.53
Molecular typing of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates, United States. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.49
Influenza-A viruses in ducks in northwestern Minnesota: fine scale spatial and temporal variation in prevalence and subtype diversity. PLoS One (2011) 1.47
Susceptibility of wood ducks to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. J Wildl Dis (2007) 1.39
Avian influenza viruses and paramyxoviruses in wintering and resident ducks in Texas. J Wildl Dis (2005) 1.35
Persistence of antibodies to West Nile virus in naturally infected rock pigeons (Columba livia). Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2005) 1.34
Avian influenza virus in aquatic habitats: what do we need to learn? Avian Dis (2010) 1.32
Wild bird mortality and West Nile virus surveillance: biases associated with detection, reporting, and carcass persistence. J Wildl Dis (2006) 1.31
Ehrlichia ewingii infection in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.28
Seroprevalence of Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in dogs in North America. Parasit Vectors (2012) 1.21
Experimental infections of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses by intranasal inoculation of virus and ingestion of virus-infected chicken meat. Avian Pathol (2008) 1.17
Identification of bloodmeal sources and Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from residential settings in Texas, the United States. J Med Entomol (2013) 1.16
Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma americanum ticks, Tennessee and Georgia, USA. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 1.14
Absence of Rickettsia rickettsii and occurrence of other spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Tennessee. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.14
Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi among eleven potential reservoir species from six states across the southern United States. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2009) 1.13
Viral replication, persistence in water and genetic characterization of two influenza A viruses isolated from surface lake water. PLoS One (2011) 1.13
Avian influenza virus isolates from wild birds replicate and cause disease in a mouse model of infection. Virology (2010) 1.10
Variation in viral shedding patterns between different wild bird species infected experimentally with low-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses that originated from wild birds. Avian Pathol (2011) 1.10
Prevalence of antibodies to type a influenza virus in wild avian species using two serologic assays. J Wildl Dis (2010) 1.07
Host shifts and molecular evolution of H7 avian influenza virus hemagglutinin. Virol J (2011) 1.07
Infectious and lethal doses of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus for house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and rock pigeons (Columbia livia). J Vet Diagn Invest (2009) 1.07
Trypanosoma cruzi prevalence and epidemiologic trends in lemurs on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. J Parasitol (2007) 1.07
Characterization of recent H5 subtype avian influenza viruses from US poultry. Avian Pathol (2004) 1.07
Enhanced spatial models for predicting the geographic distributions of tick-borne pathogens. Int J Health Geogr (2008) 1.06
Geographic expansion of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, Florida, USA. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.06
Effect of a prior exposure to a low pathogenic avian influenza virus in the outcome of a heterosubtypic low pathogenic avian influenza infection in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Avian Dis (2010) 1.06
Detection of Ehrlichia spp. in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Georgia. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2005) 1.05
Evolutionary reconstructions of the transferrin receptor of Caniforms supports canine parvovirus being a re-emerged and not a novel pathogen in dogs. PLoS Pathog (2012) 1.05
Evaluation of a commercial blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect avian influenza virus antibodies in multiple experimentally infected avian species. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 1.05
Evidence for seasonal patterns in the relative abundance of avian influenza virus subtypes in blue-winged teal (Anas discors). J Wildl Dis (2014) 1.04
Antiviral susceptibility of avian and swine influenza virus of the N1 neuraminidase subtype. J Virol (2010) 1.04
Evaluation and attempted optimization of avian embryos and cell culture methods for efficient isolation and propagation of low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses. Avian Dis (2010) 1.04
Chlorine inactivation of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.04
Molecular epidemiologic studies on North American H9 avian influenza virus isolates from waterfowl and shorebirds. Avian Dis (2007) 1.04
Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from North Carolina and current status of the parasite in the USA. Parasitol Res (2012) 1.03
Molecular characterization of the Trichomonas gallinae morphologic complex in the United States. J Parasitol (2008) 1.02
Characterization of 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia lotoris' (family Anaplasmataceae) from raccoons (Procyon lotor). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol (2008) 1.02
A case of transplacental transmission of Theileria equi in a foal in Trinidad. Vet Parasitol (2010) 1.01
West Nile virus viremia in wild rock pigeons. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.01
Distribution, prevalence, and genetic characterization of Baylisascaris procyonis in selected areas of Georgia. J Parasitol (2010) 1.01
Reassortant influenza A viruses in wild duck populations: effects on viral shedding and persistence in water. Proc Biol Sci (2012) 1.01
First culture isolation of Borrelia lonestari, putative agent of southern tick-associated rash illness. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.01
RT-PCR assays for seven serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus & their use to type strains from the Mediterranean region and North America. PLoS One (2010) 1.01
Evidence of tick-borne organisms in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from the western United States. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2005) 1.01
Possible Role of Fish and Frogs as Paratenic Hosts of Dracunculus medinensis, Chad. Emerg Infect Dis (2016) 1.00
The potential of avian H1N1 influenza A viruses to replicate and cause disease in mammalian models. PLoS One (2012) 0.99
West Nile virus detection in the organs of naturally infected blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata). J Wildl Dis (2005) 0.99
Evaluation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) as natural sentinels for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2006) 0.99
Comparison of two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detection of Influenza A virus antibodies. J Vet Diagn Invest (2011) 0.98
Spatial analysis of the distribution of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, causative agent of human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, across a multi-state region. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 0.98
Evaluation of a prototype Ehrlichia chaffeensis surveillance system using white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) as natural sentinels. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2003) 0.97
Southern plains woodrats (Neotoma micropus) from southern Texas are important reservoirs of two genotypes of Trypanosoma cruzi and host of a putative novel Trypanosoma species. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2012) 0.97
New findings from an old pathogen: intraerythrocytic bacteria (family Anaplasmatacea) in red-backed salamanders Plethodon cinereus. Ecohealth (2009) 0.97
Genetic variation and exchange in Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from the United States. PLoS One (2013) 0.96
Detection of Borrelia lonestari, putative agent of southern tick-associated rash illness, in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from the southeastern United States. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.96
Raccoons (Procyon lotor), but not rodents, are natural and experimental hosts for an ehrlichial organism related to "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis". Vet Microbiol (2008) 0.96
Genetically different isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi elicit different infection dynamics in raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Int J Parasitol (2009) 0.95
Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi with opposing evidence for the theory of carnivory. J Parasitol (2009) 0.95
Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in raccoons from Tennessee. J Parasitol (2010) 0.95
The risk of West Nile Virus infection is associated with combined sewer overflow streams in urban Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Environ Health Perspect (2010) 0.95
Infection prevalences of common tick-borne pathogens in adult lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) and American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) in Kentucky. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2011) 0.94
Intestinal excretion of a wild bird-origin H3N8 low pathogenic avian influenza virus in mallards (Anas Platyrhynchos). J Wildl Dis (2012) 0.94
Analytical validation of a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test for Pan-American lineage H7 subtype Avian influenza viruses. J Vet Diagn Invest (2008) 0.94
Homo- and heterosubtypic low pathogenic avian influenza exposure on H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in wood ducks (Aix sponsa). PLoS One (2011) 0.93
Comparison of immunohistochemistry and virus isolation for diagnosis of west nile virus. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 0.93
Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of the Ehrlichia sp. from Panola Mountain in Amblyomma americanum. BMC Infect Dis (2008) 0.93
Mechanical transmission of vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus by Simulium vittatum (Diptera: Simuliidae) to domestic swine (Sus scrofa). J Med Entomol (2009) 0.93
Persistence of pseudorabies virus in feral swine populations. J Wildl Dis (2004) 0.92
Eastern equine encephalitis in a free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). J Wildl Dis (2005) 0.92