The other rabies viruses: The emergence and importance of lyssaviruses from bats and other vertebratesCharles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 1690, USA
Travel Med Infect Dis 10:69-79. 2012
..This paper reviews what is known of these fascinating viruses and the complexity of prevention and treatment of the disease they cause...
Cloning and characterization of deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) cytokine and chemokine cDNAsTony Schountz
Department of Biological Sciences, Mesa State College, 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501, USA
BMC Immunol 5:1. 2004
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- The relative abundance of deer mice with antibody to Sin Nombre virus corresponds to the occurrence of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in nearby humans
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 11:577-82. 2011
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Epizootiology of Sin Nombre and El Moro Canyon hantaviruses, southeastern Colorado, 1995-2000Charles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Foothills Campus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
J Wildl Dis 41:1-11. 2005
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- Demographic factors associated with prevalence of antibody to Sin Nombre virus in deer mice in the western United States
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Foothills Campus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
J Wildl Dis 43:1-11. 2007
..Many of these patterns, which will be useful in the development of predictive models of disease risk to humans, were only detected through the application of data collected over a long (10-yr) period and with abundant replication...
- Population dynamics of a diverse rodent assemblage in mixed grass-shrub habitat, southeastern Colorado, 1995-2000
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Foothills Campus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
J Wildl Dis 41:12-28. 2005
..These results have important implications for those attempting to model population dynamics of rodent populations for purposes of predicting disease risk...
- Temporal and geographic evidence for evolution of Sin Nombre virus using molecular analyses of viral RNA from Colorado, New Mexico and Montana
William C Black
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Virol J 6:102. 2009
..We investigated the prevalence of intramolecular changes and of genomic reassortment among Sin Nombre viruses detected in deer mice in three western states...
- Analyses of gene flow among populations of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) at sites near hantavirus pulmonary syndrome case-patient residences
J Jeffrey Root
Department of Microbiology AIDL, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
J Wildl Dis 39:287-98. 2003
..Overall, these data indicate that SNV trafficking is more likely at the local level, but some long-distance trafficking may be possible, especially where select habitat variables favor long-distance movements...
- Genetic relatedness of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) infected with Sin Nombre virus
J Jeffrey Root
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 4:149-57. 2004
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- Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in horses, Yucatan State, Mexico
Maria A Lorono-Pino
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:857-9. 2003
..2%) horses and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test. We report the first West Nile virus activity in the State of Yucatan...
- Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in horses, Coahuila State, Mexico
Bradley J Blitvich
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:853-6. 2003
..5%) horses. We report the first West Nile virus activity in northern Mexico...
- Persistent infection or successive reinfection of deer mice with Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis
Ying Bai
Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 77:1728-31. 2011
..Genetic analysis demonstrated that deer mouse-borne bartonella isolates at this site belong to the same species, B. vinsonii subsp. arupensis, demonstrating a specific relationship between B. vinsonii subsp. arupensis and deer mice...
- Hantaviruses: etiologic agents of rare, but potentially life-threatening zoonotic diseases
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 222:163-6. 2003
- Bats: important reservoir hosts of emerging viruses
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Clin Microbiol Rev 19:531-45. 2006
..From these summaries, it is clear that we do not know enough about bat biology; we are doing too little in terms of bat conservation; and there remain a multitude of questions regarding the role of bats in disease emergence...
- Not waiting for godot: proactive efforts to find potential zoonotic agents
Charles H Calisher
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA
Croat Med J 49:564-9. 2008
- Assessment of ecologic and biologic factors leading to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Colorado, U.S.A
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Croat Med J 43:330-7. 2002
..This may help us understand the antecedents of human risk for developing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) as a consequence of SNV infection...
- Persistent emergence of dengue
Charles H Calisher
Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:738-9. 2005
- Epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of serum antibodies to west nile virus in multiple avian species
Bradley J Blitvich
Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Equine Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
J Clin Microbiol 41:1041-7. 2003
..The blocking assays reported here provide a rapid, reliable, and inexpensive diagnostic and surveillance technique to monitor WNV activity in multiple avian species...
- Investigator profile. Interview with Charles H. Calisher, Ph.d. Interview by Vicki Glaser
Charles H Calisher
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 5:212-7. 2005
