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Evidence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Exposure in Nonnative Ruminant Species in Northern Florida

BLACKBURN, DINH, ORANGE – Evidence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Exposure in Nonnative Ruminant Species in Northern Florida Jeremy P. Orange, Emily T.N. Dinh, Olivia Goodfriend, Scott B. Citino, Samantha M. Wisely, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 12 JAN 2021 Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine DOI: 10.1638/2019-0174 ABSTRACT: Epizootic […]

Near-term climate change impacts on sub-national malaria transmission

HAQUE – Near-term climate change impacts on sub-national malaria transmission Jailos Lubinda, Ubydul Haque, Yaxin Bi, Busiku Hamainza, & Adrian J. Moore Article first published online: 12 JAN 2021 Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80432-9 ABSTRACT: The role of climate change on global malaria is often highlighted in World Health Organisation reports. We modelled a Zambian socio-environmental […]

Setting a research agenda to improve community health: An inclusive mixed-methods approach in Northern Uganda

DOWHANIUK – Setting a research agenda to improve community health: An inclusive mixed-methods approach in Northern Uganda Nicholas Dowhaniuk, Susan Ojok, Sarah L. McKune Article first published online: 7 JAN 2021 PLOS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244249 ABSTRACT: Background The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stress the importance of equitable partnerships in research and practice that integrate […]

Implications of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net Fishing in Lower Income Countries

RYAN – Implications of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net Fishing in Lower Income Countries David A. Larsen, Joseph Makaure, Sadie J. Ryan, Donald Stewart, Adrianne Traub, Rick Welsh, Deirdre H. Love, and Joseph H. Bisesi Jr Article first published online: 8 JAN 2021 Environmental Health Perspectives DOI: 10.1289/EHP7001 ABSTRACT: Introduction: Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) are highly effective […]

Modeling and Analysis of Excess Commuting with Trip Chains

HU – Modeling and Analysis of Excess Commuting with Trip Chains Yujie Hu, Xiaopeng Li Article first published online: 04 JAN 2021 Annals of the American Association of Geographers DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2020.1835461 ABSTRACT: Commuting, like other types of human travel, is complex in nature, such as trip-chaining behavior involving making stops of multiple purposes between two […]

Spatiotemporal changes in vegetation greenness across continental Ecuador: a Pacific-Andean-Amazonian gradient, 1982–2010

HARO-CARRIÓN, SOUTHWORTH, WAYLEN – Spatiotemporal changes in vegetation greenness across continental Ecuador: a Pacific-Andean-Amazonian gradient, 1982–2010 Xavier Haro-Carrión, Peter Waylen, & Jane Southworth Article first published online: 30 DEC 2020 Journal of Land Use Science DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2020.1866705 ABSTRACT: The tropics are greening, but little is known about greening patterns in the tropical Andes. Using Normalized […]

Understanding the relationship between land use and land cover and malaria in Nepal

BHATTARAI – Understanding the relationship between land use and land cover and malaria in Nepal Shreejana Bhattarai, Korine N. Kolivras, Kabita Ghimire, Yang Shao Article first published online: 29 DEC 2020 Geospatial Health DOI: 10.4081/gh.2020.855 ABSTRACT: Malaria is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change have been found to affect […]

Convergent evolution of diverse Bacillus anthracis outbreak strains toward altered surface oligosaccharides that modulate anthrax pathogenesis

BLACKBURN, NORRIS – Convergent evolution of diverse Bacillus anthracis outbreak strains toward altered surface oligosaccharides that modulate anthrax pathogenesis Michael H. Norris, Alexander Kirpich, Andrew P. Bluhm, Diansy Zincke, Ted Hadfield, Jose Miguel Ponciano, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 28 DEC 2021 PLOS Biology DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001052 ABSTRACT: Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming gram-positive bacterium, […]

Collision Course: Development Pushes Amazonia Toward Its Tipping Point

WALKER – Collision Course: Development Pushes Amazonia Toward Its Tipping Point Robert Toovey Walker Article first published online: 23 DEC 2020 Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2021.1842711 ABSTRACT: Shortly after the turn of the millennium, effective envir­onmental policies in Brazil reduced deforestation rates in the Amazon Basin. Unfor­tunately, these policies began to […]

Human-Dog Relationships across Communities Surrounding Ranomafana and Andasibe-Mantadia National Parks, Madagascar

KSHIRSAGAR – Human-Dog Relationships across Communities Surrounding Ranomafana and Andasibe-Mantadia National Parks, Madagascar Akhil R. Kshirsagar, Jennifer W. Applebaum, Zoavina Randriana, Tsiky Rajaonarivelo, Radoniaina R. Rafaliarison, Zach J. Farris, Kim Valenta Article first published online: 18 DEC 2020 Journal of Ethnobiology DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-40.4.483 ABSTRACT: Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are estimated to be one of […]