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William B. Karesh

William B. Karesh

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Biology and Biochemistry

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66
Citations
18231
World Ranking
8556
National Ranking
3846

Overview

William B. Karesh is affiliated with EcoHealth Alliance in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and public health as well as environmental and occupational health. They have also contributed to fields such as agronomy and crop science, global and planetary change, and ecology.

The scientist's work primarily concentrates on zoonotic diseases and public health, viral infections and vectors, animal disease management and epidemiology, viral infections and outbreaks research, fire effects on ecosystems, vector-borne animal diseases, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'OIE
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • One Health Outlook
  • The Lancet Planetary Health

Some recent papers authored by William B. Karesh and their publication details are:

  • "Sustainable development must account for pandemic risk", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19", 2020, The Lancet
  • "Ranking the risk of animal-to-human spillover for newly discovered viruses", 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats", 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Implementing One Health approaches to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats: lessons from PREDICT", 2020, One Health Outlook

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Catherine Machalaba
  • Melinda K. Rostal
  • Marcela Uhart
  • Peter Daszak
  • Janusz T. Pawęska

Best Publications

  • Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis

    Stephen S Morse;Stephen S Morse;Jonna A K Mazet;Mark Woolhouse;Colin R Parrish

  • Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories

    William B Karesh;William B Karesh;William B Karesh;Andy P. Dobson;Andy P. Dobson;James O Lloyd-Smith;James O Lloyd-Smith;Juan Lubroth

  • Multiple Ebola Virus Transmission Events and Rapid Decline of Central African Wildlife

    Eric M. Leroy;Pierre Rouquet;Pierre Formenty;Sandrine Souquière

  • Wildlife trade and global disease emergence.

    William B. Karesh;Robert A. Cook;Elizabeth L. Bennett;James Newcomb

  • Putting Theory into Practice: Wildlife Health in Conservation

    Sharon L. Deem;William B. Karesh;Wendy Weisman

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Dromedary Camels in Saudi Arabia

    Abdulaziz N. Alagaili;Thomas Briese;Nischay Mishra;Vishal Kapoor

  • Global patterns in coronavirus diversity

    Simon J Anthony;Simon J Anthony;Christine K Johnson;Denise J Greig;Sarah Kramer

  • Wild animal mortality monitoring and human Ebola outbreaks, Gabon and Republic of Congo, 2001-2003.

    Pierre Rouquet;Jean-Marc Froment;Magdalena Bermejo;Annelisa Kilbourn

  • A Strategy To Estimate Unknown Viral Diversity in Mammals

    Simon John Anthony;Simon John Anthony;Jonathan H. Epstein;Kris A. Murray;Isamara Navarrete-Macias

  • Spillover and pandemic properties of zoonotic viruses with high host plasticity

    Christine Kreuder Johnson;Peta L Hitchens;Tierra Smiley Evans;Tracey Goldstein

  • Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a state of knowledge review.

    C. Romanelli;D. Cooper;D. Campbell-Lendrum;M. Maiero

  • Opinion: Sustainable development must account for pandemic risk.

    Moreno Di Marco;Moreno Di Marco;Michelle L. Baker;Peter Daszak;Paul De Barro

  • Wild primate populations in emerging infectious disease research: the missing link?

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Ananias A. Escalante;William B. Karesh;Annelisa Kilbourn

  • Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19.

    Charles Calisher;Dennis Carroll;Rita Colwell;Ronald B. Corley

  • Habituating the great apes: The disease risks

    Michael H. Woodford;Thomas M. Butynski;William B. Karesh

  • Sylvatic transmission of arboviruses among Bornean orangutans.

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Annelisa M. Kilbourn;William B. Karesh;Hasan A. Rahman

  • Roadless wilderness area determines forest elephant movements in the Congo Basin.

    Stephen Blake;Sharon L. Deem;Samantha Strindberg;Fiona Maisels

  • COMPARISON OF BLOOD VALUES IN FORAGING, NESTING, AND STRANDED LOGGERHEAD TURTLES (CARETTA CARETTA) ALONG THE COAST OF GEORGIA, USA

    Sharon L. Deem;Terry M. Norton;Mark Mitchell;Al Segars

  • Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products

    Kristine M. Smith;Kristine M. Smith;Simon J. Anthony;Simon J. Anthony;William M. Switzer;Jonathan H. Epstein

  • Gut microbiomes of wild great apes fluctuate seasonally in response to diet

    Allison L. Hicks;Kerry Jo Lee;Mara Couto-Rodriguez;Juber Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Daszak
Peter Daszak Columbia University
Sharon L. Deem
Sharon L. Deem University of Missouri–St. Louis
Jonna A. K. Mazet
Jonna A. K. Mazet University of California, Davis
Nathan D. Wolfe
Nathan D. Wolfe Global Viral
Assaf Anyamba
Assaf Anyamba Oak Ridge National Laboratory
W. Ian Lipkin
W. Ian Lipkin Columbia University
Jonathan H. Epstein
Jonathan H. Epstein EcoHealth Alliance
Janusz T. Paweska
Janusz T. Paweska National Health Laboratory Service
Stephen Morse
Stephen Morse University of Surrey
David E. Swayne
David E. Swayne United States Department of Agriculture

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