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Overview

Tony L. Goldberg is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans diverse areas within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on infectious diseases, ecology, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and animal science and zoology.

Their subfields of study highlight expertise in infectious diseases, ecology, and epidemiology. The scientist's work addresses topics such as animal virus infection studies, viral infections and vectors, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, zoonotic diseases and public health, mosquito-borne diseases and control, and plant virus research studies.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Viruses
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Archives of Virology
  • Scientific Reports

Notable recent papers published by Tony L. Goldberg and colleagues include:

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Arteriviridae 2021 (2021, Journal of General Virology)
  • Relatives of rubella virus in diverse mammals (2020, Nature)
  • Dynamically evolving novel overlapping gene as a factor in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (2020, eLife)
  • 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales (2021, Archives of Virology)
  • Eating Bushmeat Improves Food Security in a Biodiversity and Infectious Disease "Hotspot" (2020, EcoHealth)

Collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Christopher D. Dunn
  • Eric Leis
  • L. Owens
  • Jens H. Kuhn
  • Jordan C. Richard

Tony L. Goldberg's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, integrating expertise across medicine, biological sciences, and ecological studies. The scientist's publication record illustrates contributions to understanding viral taxonomy, emerging infectious diseases, and the ecological aspects of zoonoses and food security.

Best Publications

  • Host Selection by Culex pipiens Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Amplification

    Gabriel L. Hamer;Uriel D. Kitron;Tony L. Goldberg;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos;Ashley C. Banyard;Christopher F. Basler

  • Biodiversity Loss Affects Global Disease Ecology

    Montira J. Pongsiri;Joe Roman;Vanessa O. Ezenwa;Tony L. Goldberg

  • Primates and the Ecology of their Infectious Diseases: How will Anthropogenic Change Affect Host-Parasite Interactions?

    Colin A. Chapman;Thomas R. Gillespie;Tony L. Goldberg

  • Reorganization and expansion of the nidoviral family Arteriviridae

    Jens H. Kuhn;Michael Lauck;Adam L. Bailey;Alexey M. Shchetinin

  • Evolutionary trends in host physiology outweigh dietary niche in structuring primate gut microbiomes.

    Katherine R. Amato;Jon G. Sanders;Se Jin Song;Michael Nute

  • Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae): a bridge vector of West Nile virus to humans.

    Gabriel L. Hamer;Uriel D. Kitron;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott R. Loss

  • Local impact of temperature and precipitation on West Nile virus infection in Culex species mosquitoes in northeast Illinois, USA

    Marilyn O Ruiz;Luis F Chaves;Gabriel L Hamer;Ting Sun

  • Characterization of the fecal microbiome from non-human wild primates reveals species specific microbial communities.

    Suleyman Yildirim;Carl J. Yeoman;Maksim Sipos;Manolito Torralba

  • Forest Fragmentation as Cause of Bacterial Transmission among Nonhuman Primates, Humans, and Livestock, Uganda

    Tony L. Goldberg;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Elizabeth L. Estoff

  • Gastrointestinal Bacterial Transmission among Humans, Mountain Gorillas, and Livestock in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    Innocent B. Rwego;Gilbert Isabirye-Basuta;Thomas R. Gillespie;Tony L. Goldberg;Tony L. Goldberg

  • Gene trees and hominoid phylogeny

    M Ruvolo;D Pan;S Zehr;T Goldberg

  • Genetic correlates of social behaviour in wild chimpanzees: evidence from mitochondrial DNA

    Tony L Goldberg;Richard W Wrangham

  • Patterns of gastrointestinal bacterial exchange between chimpanzees and humans involved in research and tourism in western Uganda

    Tony L. Goldberg;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Emily Wheeler

  • Effects of recreational angling on the post-release behavior and predation of bonefish (Albula vulpes): The role of equilibrium status at the time of release

    Sascha E. Danylchuk;Sascha E. Danylchuk;Sascha E. Danylchuk;Andy J. Danylchuk;Andy J. Danylchuk;Steven J. Cooke;Steven J. Cooke;Steven J. Cooke;Tony L. Goldberg;Tony L. Goldberg;Tony L. Goldberg

  • Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Giardia duodenalis transmission in western Uganda.

    Amanda R. Johnston;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Traci L. Tranby McLachlan

  • Increased Infectious Disease Susceptibility Resulting from Outbreeding Depression

    Tony L. Goldberg;Emily C. Grant;Kate R. Inendino;Todd W. Kassler

  • A Multicomponent Animal Virus Isolated from Mosquitoes

    Jason T. Ladner;Michael R. Wiley;Brett Beitzel;Albert J. Auguste

  • Physiological disturbance and recovery dynamics of bonefish (Albula vulpes), a tropical marine fish, in response to variable exercise and exposure to air

    Cory D. Suski;Steven J. Cooke;Steven J. Cooke;Andy J. Danylchuk;Andy J. Danylchuk;Constance M. O'Connor

  • Culex Flavivirus and West Nile Virus Mosquito Coinfection and Positive Ecological Association in Chicago, United States

    Christina M. Newman;Francesco Cerutti;Tavis K. Anderson;Gabriel L. Hamer

  • Quasispecies variation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus during natural infection

    Tony L Goldberg;James F Lowe;Suzanne M Milburn;Lawrence D Firkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
David H. O’Connor
David H. O’Connor University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andy J. Danylchuk
Andy J. Danylchuk University of Massachusetts Amherst
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Thomas C. Friedrich
Thomas C. Friedrich University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Jeffrey D. Brawn
Jeffrey D. Brawn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cory D. Suski
Cory D. Suski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David P. Philipp
David P. Philipp University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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