Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology @AuburnU College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment | College of Veterinary Medicine | Wildlife Veterinarian | He/Him.
Auburn AL USA
Joined August 2009
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Scan the QR code to access ZeroRabies App - a step-by-step guide to post-bite prophylaxis for preventing rabies, a 100% fatal disease. #ZeroRabiesIndia
I recently had the opportunity to present a talk “The Perception of Rarity: Wildlife Rabies and Other One Health Challenges.” at the 37th Rabies in The Americas RITA conference in Tempe, Arizona. Great opportunity to connect with some of the leading minds in rabies research.
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Read my article on Substack: A tiny ectoparasite, a serious public health threat: Why ticks deserve our attention. anyadoc.substack.com/p/a-tin…
@AuburnVetMed @aucfwe
Pathogens | Interview with One of the Authors of the Editor’s Choice Article—Dr. Charles E. Rupprecht mdpi.com/about/announcements… # via @MDPIOpenAccess
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Demystifying Zoonoses: How understanding One Health can help prevent future outbreaks and pandemics. anyadoc.substack.com/p/demys…
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Published in PLOS One: Our paper describing the development & application of CapOvCWD, an agent-based simulation model, to quantify the likelihood of undetected CWD in captive facilities & prioritize surveillance. journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to assist with development of a novel white-tailed deer population modeling and management framework. The position will begin in the fall of 2026 & is fully funded for up to 2.5 years ($60,000 per year+benefits).
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
🧵Updating the list of human health threats posed by free-roaming dogs (FRDs):
Dog-transmitted rabies (kills 1 human somewhere in the developing world, every 15 minutes) is not the only public health threat posed by FRDs. Add Lymphatic filariasis to this list.... 1/6
Thrilled to contribute to this review paper led by Dr. Charles Rupprecht! The goal is to update our understanding of this complex and fundamental disease of nature, and clarify some misconceptions in the process. mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/6/586
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Our latest article presenting the interactive web application 'ZerpRabiesAPP' has been published in Public Health Challenges! tinyurl.com/2rpff54v
ZeroRabiesAPP empowers communities by providing accessible info and support for post-bite treatment. anyadoc.shinyapps.io/ZeroRab…
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Book Review: Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens: Disease Ecology, Epidemiology and Conservation. By Dan Salked, Skylar Hopkins, David Hayman.
meridian.allenpress.com/jwd/…
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#ConservationEthics A thread... Technological advances have revolutionized wildlife monitoring, offering tools that seemed unimaginable just a few decades ago, e.g. drones and camera traps. @trishantsimlai (1/13)
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An article describing an innovative solution to prevent human rabies deaths in canine rabies endemic countries was submitted to Wiley's journal Public Health Challenges. Five months of 'Under review' status, Wiley staff confirmed it hasn’t been assigned to reviewers.@WileyGlobal
#CWD ongoing spread: 18 Missouri counties report Chronic Wasting Disease detection in white-tailed deer for the first time in 2024. CWD foci in Linn-Macon counties expanding despite post-harvest targeted culling? @Jason_Sumners @peter_a_larsen @atle_my
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Tools & challenges for the modern scientist: @JonathonValente and I teach this discussion-based graduate-level class @aucfwe exploring contemporary issues encountered by scientists in today's world. Students vote on topics using this ShinyApp: anyadoc.shinyapps.io/Tools_W… 1/5
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In our first class this semester, we discussed the paper by Park et al. published in Nature (Jan 2023) doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-0…
"Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time" The authors use a metric - CD index - as a measure of disruptiveness...2/5
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Understanding stray dog menace in India: great twittorial for the clueless!
Stray Dog Menace in India and their saviours in SM.
1/ Lately, we've noticed an increase in posts where people, claiming to be champions of animal love, demonize those who take a stand against stray animals. #StrayDogs #UrbanMenace
Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in a female white-tailed deer in Spokane County, Washington. wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-re…
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ABC (Animal Birth Control) to manage free-roaming dog populations in the developing world….@abi_vanak @Humanetoanimals @TruConserve @KalyaninagarR
#ZeroRabiesNigeria: A total of 74 rabies biologics availability locations mapped across Nigeria! Thanks to the efforts of @ifeoluwapoakanb. Availability map freely accessible in the ZeroRabiesApp-Nigeria anyadoc.shinyapps.io/ZeroRab… Unavailability of RIG is a serious issue in Nigeria.
