Publications by authors named "Gracie Fischer"
Article Synopsis
- Understanding the relationship between vectors (like mosquitoes) and animal reservoirs (including birds and crocodilians) is crucial in the context of emerging zoonotic diseases like West Nile Virus (WNV), which is primarily transmitted to humans through these vectors.
- Recent findings indicate that crocodilians can also serve as competent hosts for WNV, raising concerns about their role in the virus's transmission to mosquitoes.
- Climate change is projected to alter the distribution of both mosquito and crocodilian species in North America, increasing the risk of WNV outbreaks, particularly for people living near crocodilian habitats.
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is zoonotic and capable of infecting many mammal species. However, whether common companion animals are susceptible to MPXV infection is unclear. During July 2022-March 2023, we collected animal and environmental swab samples within homes of confirmed human mpox case-patients and tested for MPXV and human DNA by PCR.
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