S Davis

Summary

Affiliation: University of Antwerp
Country: Belgium

Publications

  1. ncbi Fluctuating rodent populations and risk to humans from rodent-borne zoonoses
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 5:305-14. 2005
  2. ncbi Empirical assessment of a threshold model for sylvatic plague
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
    J R Soc Interface 4:649-57. 2007
  3. ncbi Plague metapopulation dynamics in a natural reservoir: the burrow system as the unit of study
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    Epidemiol Infect 135:740-8. 2007
  4. ncbi Implications of increased susceptibility to predation for managing the sylvatic cycle of Echinococcus multilocularis
    M Vervaeke
    University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Evolutionary Biology Group, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
    Parasitology 132:893-901. 2006
  5. ncbi Demographic and spatio-temporal variation in human plague at a persistent focus in Tanzania
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
    Acta Trop 100:133-41. 2006
  6. ncbi The abundance threshold for plague as a critical percolation phenomenon
    S Davis
    Theoretical Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Nature 454:634-7. 2008
  7. ncbi A model of Leptospirosis infection in an African rodent to determine risk to humans: seasonal fluctuations and the impact of rodent control
    J Holt
    Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
    Acta Trop 99:218-25. 2006
  8. ncbi Airway hyperresponsiveness and body mass index: the Child Health and Environment Cohort Study in Hesse, Germany
    I U Eneli
    Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:530-7. 2006
  9. ncbi Enhancing earwig populations in Belgian orchards
    B Gobin
    PCfruit, Zoology Department De Brede Akker 13, BE-3800 Gorsem, Belgium
    Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 71:269-73. 2006
  10. ncbi Feeding difficulties and growth delay in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome versus d-transposition of the great arteries
    D Davis
    Division of Pediatrics, The Children s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S20, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Pediatr Cardiol 29:328-33. 2008

Collaborators

  • H Leirs
  • Johnson Holt
  • D Davis
  • B Gobin
  • M Vervaeke
  • I U Eneli
  • R S Ferri
  • D Kenny
  • K Cotman
  • D Londrico
  • A M Harrison
  • S Worley
  • A Marien
  • W K Karmaus
  • J Kuehr
  • R Verhagen
  • A Adinolfi
  • D J Sterken
  • R C MacIntyre
  • A J Orsi
  • J C Keruly

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Fluctuating rodent populations and risk to humans from rodent-borne zoonoses
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 5:305-14. 2005
    ..The few longer field studies (>5 years) show a positive but delayed relationship between reservoir abundance and reservoir prevalence...
  2. ncbi Empirical assessment of a threshold model for sylvatic plague
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
    J R Soc Interface 4:649-57. 2007
    ..Small sample size and local extinction received strong support and can account for most of the false positives. Host resistance received no support here but should be subject to more direct experimental testing...
  3. ncbi Plague metapopulation dynamics in a natural reservoir: the burrow system as the unit of study
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    Epidemiol Infect 135:740-8. 2007
    ..At one site, infection increased the chances of burrow-system extinction. Overall, it is useful to consider the burrow system as the unit of study within a much larger metapopulation...
  4. ncbi Implications of increased susceptibility to predation for managing the sylvatic cycle of Echinococcus multilocularis
    M Vervaeke
    University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Evolutionary Biology Group, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
    Parasitology 132:893-901. 2006
    ..We suggest that increased susceptibility to predation is a plausible explanation for the observed resilience of E. multilocularis during and following field trials of praziquantel baiting...
  5. ncbi Demographic and spatio-temporal variation in human plague at a persistent focus in Tanzania
    S Davis
    Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
    Acta Trop 100:133-41. 2006
    ..2 times higher than for adults aged 30-34, and among adults aged 30-34, the risk was 2.4 times higher for women than men...
  6. ncbi The abundance threshold for plague as a critical percolation phenomenon
    S Davis
    Theoretical Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Nature 454:634-7. 2008
    ....
  7. ncbi A model of Leptospirosis infection in an African rodent to determine risk to humans: seasonal fluctuations and the impact of rodent control
    J Holt
    Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
    Acta Trop 99:218-25. 2006
    ..Our results indicate that removal of animals by trapping rather than reducing the suitability of the environment for rodents will have the greater impact on reducing human cases of leptospirosis...
  8. ncbi Airway hyperresponsiveness and body mass index: the Child Health and Environment Cohort Study in Hesse, Germany
    I U Eneli
    Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:530-7. 2006
    ..Although there was no association between BMI and AHR, our finding of an interactive effect of high BMI and short breastfeeding on AHR suggests a complex etiological pathway that needs to be further explored...
  9. ncbi Enhancing earwig populations in Belgian orchards
    B Gobin
    PCfruit, Zoology Department De Brede Akker 13, BE-3800 Gorsem, Belgium
    Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 71:269-73. 2006
    ..As a first step, detailed knowledge of earwig phenology in orchards is necessary to identify vulnerable stages in the life cycle. Here we describe the first results from organic apple orchards...
  10. ncbi Feeding difficulties and growth delay in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome versus d-transposition of the great arteries
    D Davis
    Division of Pediatrics, The Children s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S20, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    Pediatr Cardiol 29:328-33. 2008
    ..001). Compared to the d-TGA group, infants with HLHS weighed less at follow-up, took longer to reach nutritional goals, and had a much higher incidence of feeding-related complications...
  11. ncbi Treatment of anemia in patients with HIV infection, Part 1: The need for adequate guidelines
    R S Ferri
    Duke University Medical Center, USA
    J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 12:39-51. 2001
    ..Another goal is to encourage screening for anemia and the adaptation of a proposed classification system of anemia based on a graded decrease in hemoglobin levels...