A5039444837- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Malaria Research and Control
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
University of East Anglia
2014-2025
Norwich Research Park
2020-2024
Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
2024
Miriam (Norway)
2022
Pacific Research Institute
2021
Vitalant
2021
Natural Environment Research Council
2007-2020
University of North Texas Health Science Center
2003-2016
University of North Texas
2003-2016
University of Utah
2016
The Paris agreement target of limiting global surface warming to 1.5-2°C compared pre-industrial levels by 2100 will heavily impact the ocean. While ambitious mitigation and adaptation are both needed, ocean provides major opportunities for action reduce climate change globally its impacts on vital ecosystems ecosystem services. A comprehensive systematic assessment 13 global- local-scale, ocean-based measures was performed help steer development implementation technologies actions towards a...
People who have been infected with or vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 reduced risk of subsequent infection, but the proportion people in US antibodies from infection vaccination is uncertain.To estimate trends seroprevalence related to and population.In a repeated cross-sectional study conducted each month during July 2020 through May 2021, 17 blood collection organizations donations all 50 states; Washington, DC; Puerto Rico were organized into 66 study-specific regions, representing...
Abstract The role of coastal wetlands as natural ‘blue carbon’ sinks may be counter‐acted by emissions methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Site‐specific fluxes these two potent greenhouse gases from show high spatial temporal variability , making global estimates sensitive to statistical assumptions uncertainties. Here, we review the magnitude CH N O mangroves, saltmarshes seagrasses identify direct indirect drivers that can control production consumption pathways. Significant...
The effectiveness, feasibility, duration of effects, co-benefits, disbenefits, cost effectiveness and governability four ocean-based negative emissions technologies (NETs) are assessed in comparison to eight other measures. Their role revising UNFCCC Parties' future Nationally Determined Contributions is discussed the broad context actions for both mitigation ecological adaptation. All measures clustered three policy-relevant categories (Decisive, Low Regret, Concept Stage). None NETs...
Mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal saltmarshes are vegetated coastal ecosystems that accumulate store large quantities of carbon in their sediments. Many recent studies reviews have favorably identified the potential for such “blue carbon” to provide a natural climate solution two ways: by conservation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions arising from loss degradation habitats, restoration, increase dioxide drawdown its long-term storage. The focus here is on latter, assessing...
The true climate mitigation challenge is revealed by considering sustainability impacts.
A carbon budget for the northwest European continental shelf seas (NWES) was synthesised using available estimates coastal, pelagic and benthic stocks flows. Key uncertainties were identified effect of future impacts on assessed. The water contains between 210 230 Tmol absorbs 1.3 3.3 from atmosphere annually. Off-shelf transport burial in sediments account 60-100% 0-40% outputs NWES, respectively. Both these fluxes remain poorly constrained by observations resolving their magnitudes...
Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato, a relapsing fever sp., is transmitted by the same ticks that transmit B. burgdorferi (the Lyme disease pathogen) and occurs in all disease–endemic areas of United States. To determine seroprevalence IgG against lato northeastern States assess whether serum from lato–infected persons reactive to antigens, we tested archived samples area residents during 1991–2012. Of 639 healthy persons, 25 were positive for 60 burgdorferi. Samples ≈10%...
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused large epidemics throughout the Caribbean in 2014. We conducted nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) for CHIKV RNA (n = 29,695) and serologic IgG against 1,232) archived blood donor samples collected during after an epidemic Puerto Rico NAAT yields peaked October with 2.1% of donations positive RNA. A total 14% NAAT-reactive posed a high risk transmission by transfusion because copy numbers (10 (4) -10 (9) copies/mL) lack specific IgM responses. Testing...
Scant scientific attention has been given to the abundance and distribution of marine biota in face lower sea level, steeper latitudinal gradient climate, during ice-age conditions that have dominated past million years. Here we examine glacial persistence Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) populations using two ecological-niche-models (ENM) first broad synthesis multi-locus gene sequence data for this species. One ENM uses a maximum entropy approach Maxent ); other is new cod, ecophysiological...
The physiology of ticks supports a diverse community non-pathogenic and pathogenic organisms. This study aims to initially characterize the microbial present within colony-reared Amblyomma americanum using PCR variable region 5 16S rRNA gene followed by semiconductor sequencing classification sequence data Ribosomal Database Project MG-RAST analysis tools. Comparison amplicon library datasets revealed changes in microbiomes newly engorged nymphs, newly-molted adults, aged as well exposed...
Abstract Data regarding the type, frequency, and distribution of tick-borne pathogens bacterial agents are not widely available for many tick species that parasitize persons in southern United States. We therefore analyzed frequency identity ticks removed from humans subsequently submitted to Texas Department State Health Services, Zoonosis Control Program, October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008. The data showed associations potential vectors. Tick-related illnesses may pose...
Transfusion-transmitted infections have been documented for several arboviruses, including West Nile and dengue viruses (1). Zika virus, a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that has identified as cause of congenital microcephaly other serious brain defects (2), became recognized potential threat to blood safety after reports from 2013-2014 outbreak in French Polynesia. Blood concerns were based on very high infection incidence the population at large during...
Zika virus (ZIKV) is transmitted by Aedes mosquitos and can result in severe congenital adult neurologic abnormalities. ZIKV has rapidly spread northward through Central America the Caribbean autochthonous cases have been identified continental United States. High rates of ZIKA RNA positivity were detected blood donors during previous epidemics. transmission transfused from healthy donor components a growing concern.Individual-donation aliquots plasma volunteer tested individually with an...
BACKGROUND Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread in the Americas, including parts of southern United States, and infection can be associated with serious complications, congenital brain abnormalities. Probable transfusion transmission ZIKV been documented Brazil. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Preemptive testing blood donations for RNA was implemented US states at risk local using a test approved under Food Drug Administration (FDA) investigational new drug application, cobas Zika. Screening expanded after...