The last two decades have seen the rise of viromics, the study of viral communities through
the detection and characterization of virus genome sequences. Here we systematically …

serosim is an open-source R package designed to aid inference from serological studies, by
simulating data arising from user-specified vaccine and antibody kinetics processes using a …

Infectious diseases can cause considerable mortality in vertebrate populations, especially
when a new pathogen emerges. Quantifying the impact of diseases on wild populations and …

Background California has reported the largest number of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) cases of any US state, with more than 3.5 million confirmed as of March 2021 …

Rodents are maintenance hosts of numerous pathogens, and both their density and the
pathogen prevalence determine the risk they pose to other animals or humans. However …

Abstract Changes in the risk of exposure to infectious disease agents can be tracked
through variations in antibody prevalence in vertebrate host populations. However …

The alpine ecosystems and communities of central Asia are currently undergoing large-
scale ecological and socio-ecological changes likely to affect wildlife-livestock-human …

Recolonizing species exhibit unique population dynamics, namely dispersal to and
colonization of new areas, that have important implications for management. A resulting …

Bats are the second most diverse order of mammals and key species for ecosystem
functioning, providing a wide range of ecosystem services, from pest control to seed …

In wildlife, epidemiological data are often collected using cross-sectional surveys and
antibody tests, and seroprevalence is the most common measure used to monitor the …