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- West Nile virus (WNV) is the main cause of mosquito-borne diseases in the continental U.S., but predicting its spread is complicated due to varying factors like environment and ecology.
- Researchers developed 10 different models, including machine learning techniques, to predict annual cases of WNV neuroinvasive disease (WNND) from 2015 to 2021 across different climate regions.
- The study found that historical WNND cases and population density were key predictors, and while some machine learning models showed promise, none outperformed simpler models based on historical data.
Intracellular diversity of WNV within circulating avian peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveals host-dependent patterns of polyinfection.
bioRxiv
January 2023
Center for Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Unlabelled: Error-prone replication of RNA viruses generates the genetic diversity required for adaptation within rapidly changing environments. Thus, arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) populations exist in nature as mutant swarms that are maintained between arthropods and vertebrates. Previous studies have demonstrated that West Nile virus (WNV) population dynamics are host dependent: In American crows, which experience extremely high viremia, purifying selection is weak and population diversity is high compared to American robins, which have 100 to 1000-fold lower viremia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStability of Zika Virus Antibodies in Specimens from a Retrospective Serological Study.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
July 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado online July 26, 2021.
More is not automatically better. Generation and accumulation of information reflecting the complexity of zoonotic diseases as ecological systems do not necessarily lead to improved interpretation of the obtained information and understanding of these complex systems. The traditional conceptual framework for analysis of diseases ecology is neither designed for, nor adaptable enough, to absorb the mass of diverse sources of relevant information.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative review of Francisella tularensis and Francisella novicida.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
September 2014
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of the acute disease tularemia. Due to its extreme infectivity and ability to cause disease upon inhalation, F. tularensis has been classified as a biothreat agent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Surface Proteins as Determinants in Establishing Host Cell Interactions.
Front Microbiol
October 2012
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Borrelia burgdorferi infection causes Lyme borreliosis in humans, a condition which can involve a systemic spread of the organism to colonize various tissues and organs. If the infection is left untreated by antimicrobials, it can lead to manifestations including, arthritis, carditis, and/or neurological problems. Identification and characterization of B.
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