Publications

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Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses

Pandit PS, Anthony SJ, Goldstein T, Olival KJ, et al., Johnson CK. Communications Biology. 2022 Aug 19; 5:844.

Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk

Johnson CK, Hitchens PL, Pandit PS, Rushmore J, Evans TS, Young CC, Doyle MM. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2020 Apr 8; 287(1924): 20192736.

Recent Publications

A fresh look at the SarcoFluor antibody test for the detection of specific antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona, for the diagnosis of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. Pandit PS, Smith WA, Finno CJ, Aleman M, Conrad PA, Packham A, Plancarte M, Woolard K, Marsh A, Pusterla N. Veterinary Parasitology. 2024 Jun;110219.
Conventional and frugal methods of estimating COVID-19-related excess deaths and undercount factors. Dedhe AM, Chowkase AA, Gogate NV, Kshirsagar MM, Naphade R, Naphade A, Kulkarni P, Naik M, Dharm A, Raste S, Patankar S, Jogdeo CM, Sathe A, Kulkarni S, Bapat V, Joshi R, Deshmukh K, Lele S, Manke-Miller KJ, Cantlon JF, Pandit PS. Sci Rep. 2024 May 6;14(1):10378.
Confirmation of Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) in Myanmar Extends Known Geographic Range of an Endangered Primate. Aung PP, Lwin N, Aung TH, Htike TSM, Thompson C, Roos C, Zaw SM, Lum LZ, Oo WN, Sau Z, Turvey ST, Thein WZ, Maw MT, Win YT, Oo ZM, Van Rompay KKA, Gilardi KV, Tremeu-Bravard A, Momberg F, Fan PF, Cheyne SM, Smiley Evans T. International Journal of Primatology. 2024 Feb 14.
The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar. Thompson C, Lwin N, Aung PP, Aung TH, Htike TSM, San AM, Thant NML, Roos C, Fan PF, Van Rompay K, Grindley M, Tin PP, Wai NN, Lwin HHA, Gilardi KV, Momberg F, Cheyne SM, Evans TS. Global Ecology and Conservation. 2023 Nov;47:e02662.
Ecological characterization of 175 low‐pathogenicity avian influenza viruses isolated from wild birds in Mongolia, 2009–2013 and 2016–2018. Barkhasbaatar A, Gilbert M, Fine AE, Shiilegdamba E, Damdinjav B, Buuveibaatar B, Khishgee B, Johnson CK, Leung CYH, Ankhanbaatar U, Purevtseren D, Tuttle JM, Mazet JAK, Peiris JSM, Jambal L, Shatar M, Sukhbaatar T, Olson SH. Veterinary Medicine & Sci. 2023 Sep 28;vms3.1281.
Chapter 25. Emerging Coronaviruses: A One Health Harbinger. Johnson CK, Freeman JME, Smiley Evans T, Montecino-Latorre D, Uhart MM. In: Jessup DA, Radcliffe RW, editors. Wildlife Disease and Health in Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press; 2023 Sep 15.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) in marine mammals and seabirds in Peru. Leguia M, Garcia-Glaessner A, Muñoz-Saavedra B, Juarez D, Barrera P, Calvo-Mac C, Jara J, Silva W, Ploog K, Amaro L, Colchao-Claux P, Johnson CK, Uhart MM, Nelson MI, Lescano J. Nature Communications. 2023 Sep 7;14(1):5489.
Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas. Zimmerman DM, Hardgrove E, Sullivan S, Mitchell S, Kambale E, Nziza J, Ssebide B, Shalukoma C, Cranfield M, Pandit PS, Troth SP, Callicrate T, Miller P, Gilardi K, Lacy RC. Scientific Reports. 2023 Apr 7;13(1):5675.
Rapid genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a dense urban community of Kathmandu Valley using sewage samples. Napit R, Manandhar P, Chaudhary A, Shrestha B, Poudel A, Raut R, Pradhan S, Raut S, Rajbhandari PG, Gurung A, Rajbhandari RM, Dixit SM, Schwind JS, Johnson CK, Mazet JK, Karmacharya DB. PLoS ONE. 2023 Mar 30;18(3):e0283664.
One Health Surveillance Highlights Circulation of Viruses with Zoonotic Potential in Bats, Pigs, and Humans in Viet Nam. Latinne A, Nga NTT, Long NV, Ngoc PTB, Thuy HB, PREDICT Consortium, Long NV, Long PT, Phuong NT, Quang LTV, Tung N, Nam VS, Duoc VT, Thinh ND, Schoepp R, Ricks K, Inui K, Padungtod P, Johnson CK, Mazet JAK, Walzer C, Olson SH, Fine AE. Viruses. 2023 Mar 20;15(3):790.
Exposure to diverse sarbecoviruses indicates frequent zoonotic spillover in human communities interacting with wildlife. Evans TS, Tan CW, Aung O, Phyu S, Lin H, Coffey LL, Toe AT, Aung P, Aung TH, Aung NT, Weiss CM, Thant KZ, Htun ZT, Murray S, Wang LF, Johnson CK, Thu HM. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2023 Jun 1;131:57-64.
Novel strains of Campylobacter cause diarrheal outbreak in Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) of Kathmandu Valley. Napit R, Manandhar P, Poudel A, Rajbhandari PG, Watson S, Shakya S, Pradhan SM, Sharma AN, Chaudhary A, Johnson CK, Mazet JK, Karmacharya D. Novel strains of Campylobacter cause diarrheal outbreak in Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) of Kathmandu Valley. Bhatta DR, editor. PLoS ONE. 2023 Mar 1;18(3):e0270778.

More Publications

2022

Sylvatic Transmission of Chikungunya Virus among Nonhuman Primates in Myanmar. Evans TS, Aung O, Cords O, Coffey LL, Wong T, Weiss CM, Maw MT, Yee J, Venkateswaran K, Venkateswaran N, Nham P, Van Rompay KKA, Morris MK, Oceguera L, Werthimer W, Hanson C, Valitutto M, Tun KYN, Win YT, Thein WZ, Murray S, Thu HM, Johnson CK. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2022 Dec 1;28(12):2548–51.
Simian homologues of human herpesviruses and implications for novel viral introduction to free‐living mountain gorillas. Smiley Evans T, Lowenstine LJ, Ssebide B, Barry PA, Kinani JF, Nizeyimana F, Noheli JB, Okello R, Mudakikwa A, Cranfield MR, Mazet JAK, Johnson CK, Gilardi KV. American Journal of Primatology. 2022 Oct 19;e23439.
Pathogen surveillance and epidemiology in endangered peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni). Sanchez JN, Munk BA, Colby J, Torres SG, Gonzales BJ, DeForge JR, Byard AJ, Konde L, Shirkey NJ, Pandit PS, Botta RA, Roug A, Ziccardi MH, Johnson CK. Conservation Science and Practice. 2022 Oct 14;e12820.
Seasonal shedding of coronavirus by straw-colored fruit bats at urban roosts in Africa. Montecino-Latorre D, Goldstein T, Kelly TR, Wolking DJ, Kindunda A, Kongo G, Bel-Nono SO, Kazwala RR, Suu-Ire RD, Barker CM, Johnson CK, Mazet JAK. PLOS ONE. 2022 Sep 15;17(9):1–15.
Evaluation of minimally invasive sampling methods for detecting Avipoxvirus: Hummingbirds as a case example. Galvin AN, Pandit PS, English SG, Quock RC, Bandivadekar RR, Colwell RR, Robinson BW, Ernest HB, Brown MH, Sehgal RNM, Tell LA. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2022 Aug 24;9:924854.
Predicting the potential for zoonotic transmission and host associations for novel viruses. Pandit PS, Anthony SJ, Goldstein T, Olival KJ, Doyle MM, Gardner NR, Bird B, Smith WA, Wolking D, Gilardi K, Monagin C, Kelly T, Uhart M, Epstein JH, Machalaba C, Rostal MK, Dawson P, Hagan E, Sullivan A, Li H, Chmura AA, Latinne A, Lange C, O’Rourke T, Olson SH, Keatts L, Mendoza AP, Perez A, de Paula CD, Zimmerman D, Valitutto M, LeBreton M, McIver D, Islam A, Duong V, Mouiche M, Shi Z, Mulembakani P, Kumakamba C, Ali M, Kebede N, Tamoufe U, Bel-Nono S, Camara A, Pamungkas J, Coulibaly K, Abu-Basha E, Kamau J, Silithammavong S, Desmond J, Hughes T, Shiilegdamba E, Aung O, Karmacharya D, Nziza J, Ndiaye D, Gbakima A, Sijali Z, Wacharapluesadee S, Robles EA, Ssebide B, Suzán G, Aguirre LF, Solorio MR, Dhole TN, Nga NTT, Hitchens PL, Joly DO, Saylors K, Fine A, Murray S, Karesh W, Daszak P, Mazet JAK, PREDICT Consortium, de Paula CD, Johnson CK. Communications Biology. 2022 Aug 19;5(1):844.
Antibiotic resistance genes of public health importance in livestock and humans in an informal urban community in Nepal. Young CCW, Karmacharya D, Bista M, Sharma AN, Goldstein T, Mazet JAK, Johnson CK. Scientific Reports. 2022 Aug 15;12(1):13808.
A novel trophic cascade between cougars and feral donkeys shapes desert wetlands. Lundgren EJ, Ramp D, Middleton OS, Wooster EIF, Kusch E, Balisi M, Ripple WJ, Hasselerharm CD, Sanchez JN, Mills M, Wallach AD. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2022 Jul 24;1365-2656.13766.
Rapid genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a dense urban community using environmental (sewage) samples. Napit R, Manandhar P, Chaudhary A, Shrestha B, Poudel A, Raut R, Pradhan S, Raut S, Mathema S, Rajbhandari R, Dixit S, Schwind JS, Johnson CK, Mazet JK, Karmacharya D. medRxiv Preprint. 2022
Characterization of low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses isolated from wild birds in Mongolia from 2009 to 2018. Barkhasbaatar A, Gilbert M, Fine AE, Shiilegdamba E, Damdinjav B, Buuveibaatar B, Khishgee B, Johnson CK, Leung CYH, Ankhanbaatar U, Purevtseren D, Tuttle JM, Mazet JAK, Peiris JSM, Jambal L, Shatar M, Sukhbaatar T, Olson SH. Research Square Preprint. 2022
Novel Diagnostic And Therapeutic Approaches To Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 1a Hemorrhagic Disease In A Captive Juvenile Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus). Iyer ML, Molter CM, Flanagan JP, Bauer KL, Bernardy R, Hoffman D, Parkinson L, Brainard BM, Evans TS, Pursell T, Ling PD. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 2022 Mar 11; 53(1).
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses Circulating in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) Confiscated From the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Viet Nam. Nga NTT, Latinne A, Thuy HB, Long NV, Ngoc PTB, Anh NTL, Thai NV, Phuong TQ, Thai HV, Hai LK, Long PT, Phuong NT, Hung VV, Quang LTV, Lan NT, Hoa NT, Johnson CK, Mazet JAK, Roberton SI, Walzer C, Olson SH, Fine AE. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022 Mar 9; 10(826116).
Surveillance for potentially zoonotic viruses in rodent and bat populations and behavioral risk in an agricultural settlement in Ghana. Suu-Ire R, Obodai E, Bel-Nono SO, Ampofo WK, Mazet JAK, Goldstein T, Johnson CK, Smith B, Boaatema L, Asigbee TW, Awuni J, Opoku E, PREDICT Consortium, Kelly TR. One Health Outlook. 2022 Mar 8; 4(1):6.
Impact of social distancing on early SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission in the United States. Sanchez JN, Reyes GA, Martínez‐López B, Johnson CK. Zoonoses and Public Health. 2022 Jan 19; 69(1):zph.12909.
Investigating Associations Among Relatedness, Genetic Diversity, and Causes of Mortality in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Carter NH, Miller MA, Moriarty ME, Tinker MT, Gagne RB, Johnson CK, Murray MJ, Staedler MM, Bangoura B, Larson S, Ernest HB. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2022 Jan 4; 58(1):63–75.

2021

A novel SARS-CoV-2 related coronavirus in bats from Cambodia. Delaune D, Hul V, Karlsson EA, Hassanin A, Ou TP, Baidaliuk A, Gámbaro F, Prot M, Tu VT, Chea S, Keatts L, Mazet J, Johnson CK, Buchy P, Dussart P, Goldstein T, Simon-Lorière E, Duong V. Nature Communications. 2021 Nov 9; 12(1):6563.
Improving the probability that small-scale science will benefit conservation. LeFlore M, Bunn D, Sebastian P, Gaydos JK. Conservation Science and Practice. 2021 Oct 26; 4(1):e571.
Evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants. Singh J, Pandit P, McArthur AG, Banerjee A, Mossman K. Virology Journal. 2021 Aug 13; 18:166.
Dairy management practices associated with multi-drug resistant fecal commensals and Salmonella in cull cows: a machine learning approach. Pandit PS, Williams DR, Rossitto P, Adaska JM, Pereira R, Lehenbauer TW, Byrne BA, Li X, Atwill ER, Aly SS. PeerJ. 2021 Jul 16; 9:e11732.
Early detection of wildlife morbidity and mortality through an event-based surveillance system. Kelly TR, Pandit PS, Carion N, Dombrowski DF, Rogers KH, McMillin SC, Clifford DL, Riberi A, Ziccardi MH, Donnelly-Greenan EL, Johnson CK. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021 Jul 14; 288(1954):20210974.
Seroepidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Logging Communities, Myanmar. Evans TS, Myat TW, Hom NS, Ricks KM, Maw MT, Oo ZM, Toe AT, Aung NT, Aung P, Aung TH, Kuehnert P, Thant KZ, Win YT, Thein WZ, Gardner NR, Schoepp RJ, Johnson CK, Thu HM. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2021 Jun 1; 27(6):1709–13.
Retrospective study on admission trends of Californian hummingbirds found in urban habitats (1991–2016). Pandit PS, Bandivadekar RR, Johnson CK, Mikoni N, Mah M, Purdin G, Ibarra E, Tom D, Daugherty A, Lipman MW, Woo K, Tell LA. PeerJ. 2021 Apr 13; 9:e11131.
Preventing the next pandemic: the power of a global viral surveillance network. Carroll D, Morzaria S, Briand S, Johnson CK, Morens D, Sumption K, Tomori O, Wacharphaueasadee S. BMJ. 2021 Mar 12; 372:n485.
The evolutionary history of ACE2 usage within the coronavirus subgenus Sarbecovirus. Wells HL, Letko M, Lasso G, Ssebide B, Nziza J, Byarugaba DK, Navarrete-Macias I, Liang E, Cranfield M, Han BA, Tingley MW, Diuk-Wasser M, Goldstein T, Johnson CK, Mazet JAK, Chandran K, Munster VJ, Gilardi K, Anthony SJ. Virus Evolution. 2021 Jan 20; 7(1):veab007.
Beyond COVID-19: Conserving nature to prevent the next pandemic. Smiley Evans T, Grange Z, Belkhiria J, Lane J, Genovese B, Togami E, Mazet J. Parks Stewardship Forum. 2021 Jan 15; 37(1).
Exposure to domoic acid is an ecological driver of cardiac disease in southern sea otters. Moriarty ME, Tinker MT, Miller MA, Tomoleoni JA, Staedler MM, Fujii JA, Batac FI, Dodd EM, Kudela RM, Zubkousky-White V, Johnson CK. Harmful Algae. 2021 Jan 12; 101:101973.

2020

Predators, Disease, and Environmental Change in the Nearshore Ecosystem: Mortality in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) From 1998–2012. Miller MA, Moriarty ME, Henkel L, Tinker MT, Burgess TL, Batac FI, Dodd E, Young C, Harris MD, Jessup DA, Ames J, Conrad PA, Packham AE, Johnson CK. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2020 Nov 19; 7:582.
Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats. Olival KJ, Cryan PM, Amman BR, Baric RS, Blehert DS, Brook CE, Calisher CH, Castle KT, Coleman JTH, Daszak P, Epstein JH, Field H, Frick WF, Gilbert AT, Hayman DTS, Ip HS, Karesh WB, Johnson CK, Kading RC, Kingston T, Lorch JM, Mendenhall IH, Peel AJ, Phelps KL, Plowright RK, Reeder DM, Reichard JD, Sleeman JM, Streicker DG, Towner JS, Wang LF. PLOS Pathogen. 2020 Sep 3; 16(9):e1008758.
Coronavirus testing indicates transmission risk increases along wildlife supply chains for human consumption in Viet Nam, 2013-2014. Huong NQ, Nga NTT, Long NV, Luu BD, Latinne A, Pruvot M, Phuong NT, Quang LTV, Hung VV, Lan NT, Hoa NT, Minh PQ, Diep NT, Tung N, Ky VD, Roberton SI, Thuy HB, Long NV, Gilbert M, Wicker L, Mazet JAK, Johnson CK, Goldstein T, Tremeau-Bravard A, Ontiveros V, Joly DO, Walzer C, Fine AE, Olson SH. PLOS ONE. 2020 Aug 10; 15(8):e0237129.
TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR for detecting Avipoxvirus DNA in various sample types from hummingbirds. Baek HE, Bandivadekar RR, Pandit P, Mah M, Sehgal RN, Tell LA. PLOS ONE. 2020 Jun 11; 15(6):e0230701.
Bushmeat hunting and trade in Myanmar’s central teak forests: Threats to biodiversity and human livelihoods. Evans TS, Myat TW, Aung P, Oo ZM, Maw MT, Toe AT, Aung TH, Hom NS, Shein KT, Thant KZ, Win YT, Thein WZ, Gilardi K, Thu HM, Johnson CK. Global Ecology and Conservation. 2020 Jun 1; 22:e00889.
Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar. Valitutto MT, Aung O, Tun KY, Vodzak ME, Zimmerman D, Yu JH, Win YT, Maw MT, Thein WZ, Win HH, Dhanota J., Ontiveros V, Smith B, Tremeau-Brevard A, Goldstein T, Johnson CK, Murray S, Mazet J. PLOS ONE. 2020 Apr 9; 15(4):e0230802.
Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk. Johnson CK, Hitchens PL, Pandit PS, Rushmore J, Evans TS, Young CC, Doyle MM. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2020 Apr 8; 287(1924):20192736.
Synergistic China–US ecological research is essential for global emerging infectious disease preparedness. Evans TS, Shi Z, Boots M, Liu W, Olival KJ, Xiao X, Vandewoude S, Brown H, Chen J-L, Civitello DJ, Escobar L, Grohn Y, Li H, Lips K, Liu Q, Lu J, Martínez-López B, Shi J, Shi X, Xu B, Yuan L, Zhu G, Getz WM. EcoHealth. 2020 Mar 1; 17:160-73.
Spatial epidemiological patterns suggest mechanisms of land-sea transmission for Sarcocystis neurona in a coastal marine mammal. Burgess TL, Tinker MT, Miller MA, Smith WA, Bodkin JL, Murray MJ, Nichol LM, Saarinen JA, Larson S, Tomoleoni JA, Conrad PA, Johnson CK. Scientific Reports. 2020 Feb 28; 10:3683.

2018

Predicting wildlife reservoirs and global vulnerability to zoonotic Flaviviruses. Pandit PS, Doyle MM, Smart KM, Young CC, Drape GW, Johnson CK. Nature Communications. 2018 Dec 21; 9:5425.
Suspected exposure to filoviruses among people contacting wildlife in southwestern Uganda. Smiley Evans T, Tutaryebwa L, Gilardi KV, Barry PA, Marzi A, Eberhardt M, Ssebide B, Cranfield MR, Mugisha O, Mugisha E, Kellermann S., Mazet JAK, Johnson CK. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2018 Nov 22; 218(suppl_5):S277-86.
Defining the risk landscape in the context of pathogen pollution: Toxoplasma gondii in sea otters along the Pacific Rim. Burgess TL, Tinker MT, Miller MA, Bodkin JL, Murray MJ, Saarinen JA, Nichol LM, Larson S, Conrad PA, Johnson CK. Royal Society Open Science. 2018 Jul 4; 5(7):171178.