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2014

After malaria is controlled, what's next?

Walker, D. H., Jul 2014, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91, 1, p. 7-10 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

2015

A Tick Vector Transmission Model of Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis

Saito, T. B. & Walker, D. H., Sep 15 2015, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 212, 6, p. 968-977 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

13 Scopus citations

2019

A cluster of cases of rocky mountain spotted fever in an area of Colombia not known to be endemic for this disease

Londoño, A. F., Arango-Ferreira, C., Acevedo-Gutiérrez, L. Y., Paternina, L. E., Montes, C., Ruiz, I., Labruna, M. B., Díaz, F. J., Walker, D. H. & Rodas, J. D., 2019, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101, 2, p. 336-342 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

2014

Interactions of Pathogens with the Host

Walker, D., Jan 1 2014, Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms. Elsevier Inc., p. 214-216 3 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2012

Person-to-person transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus

Liu, Y., Li, Q., Hu, W., Wu, J., Weng, Y., Mei, L., Walker, D. H., Ren, J., Wang, Y. & Yu, X. J., Feb 1 2012, In: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12, 2, p. 156-160 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

154 Scopus citations

2018

Analysis of health-Care charges in murine typhus: Need for improved clinical recognition and diagnostics for acute disease

Vohra, R. F., Walker, D. H. & Blanton, L. S., 2018, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 98, 6, p. 1594-1598 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

2015

The role of CD8 T lymphocytes in rickettsial infections

Walker, D. H. & Dumler, J. S., May 26 2015, In: Seminars in Immunopathology. 37, 3, p. 289-299 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

2013

Simple method to differentiate among Rickettsia species

Peniche-Lara, G., Zavala-Velazquez, J., Dzul-Rosado, K., Walker, D. H. & Zavala-Castro, J., Apr 1 2013, In: Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. 23, 3, p. 203-208 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

2019

Pathogenesis of Rickettsial Diseases: Pathogenic and Immune Mechanisms of an Endotheliotropic Infection

Sahni, A., Fang, R., Sahni, S. K. & Walker, D. H., 2019, In: Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease. 14, p. 127-152 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

11 Scopus citations

2014

Omplete genome sequence of Ehrlichia muris strain AS145^T, a model monocytotropic Ehrlichia strain

Thirumalapura, N. R., Qin, X., Kuriakose, J. A. & Walker, D., 2014, In: Genome Announcements. 2, 1, e01234-13.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

2013

Rocky mountain spotted fever and other rickettsioses

Walker, D., Jul 8 2013, Schaechter's Mechanisms of Microbial Disease: Fifth Edition. Wolters Kluwer Health Adis (ESP), p. 301-307 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2014

The pathogenesis of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection in alpha/beta interferon knockout mice: Insights into the pathologic mechanisms of a new viral hemorrhagic fever

Liu, Y., Wu, B., Paessler, S., Walker, D. H., Tesh, R. B. & Yu, X. J., Feb 2014, In: Journal of virology. 88, 3, p. 1781-1786 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

66 Scopus citations

2019

Sequelae of Lassa fever: Postviral cerebellar ataxia

Ezeomah, C., Adoga, A., Ihekweazu, C., Paessler, S., Cisneros, I., Tomori, O. & Walker, D., Dec 1 2019, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6, 12

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Atg5 supports Rickettsia australis infection in macrophages in vitro and in vivo

Bechelli, J., Vergara, L., Smalley, C., Buzhdygan, T. P., Bender, S., Zhang, W., Liu, Y., Popov, V. L., Wang, J., Garg, N., Hwang, S., Walker, D. H. & Fang, R., Jan 1 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 1, e00651.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Evaluation of Burkholderia mallei ΔtonB Δhcp1 (CLH001) as a live attenuated vaccine in murine models of glanders and melioidosis

Khakhum, N., Bharaj, P., Myers, J. N., Tapia, D., Walker, D. H., Endsley, J. J. & Torres, A. G., Jul 2019, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13, 7, e0007578.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

3 Scopus citations

Whole-genome sequence of rickettsia parkeri strain atlantic rainforest, isolated from a colombian tick

Londoño, A. F., Mendell, N. L., Valbuena, G. A., Routh, A. L., Wood, T. G., Widen, S. G., Rodas, J. D., Walker, D. H. & Bouyer, D. H., Sep 26 2019, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8, 39, e00684-19.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2015

Rickettsia massiliae and rickettsia conorii israeli spotted fever strain differentially regulate endothelial cell responses

Bechelli, J., Smalley, C., Milhano, N., Walker, D. H. & Fang, R., Sep 22 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 9, e0138830.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

The role of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato saliva in the dissemination of Rickettsia conorii in C3H/HeJ mice

Milhano, N., Saito, T. B., Bechelli, J., Fang, R., Vilhena, M., De Sousa, R. & Walker, D. H., Sep 1 2015, In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 29, 3, p. 225-229 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Reemergence of murine typhus in galveston, texas, usa, 2013

Blanton, L. S., Vohra, R. F., Bouyer, D. H. & Walker, D. H., 2015, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 21, 3, p. 484-486 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

24 Scopus citations

2014

Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic or Louse-Borne Typhus)

Blanton, L. S. & Walker, D. H., Aug 28 2014, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Inc., Vol. 2. p. 2217-2220.e1

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Ehrlichia

Thirumalapura, N. R. & Walker, D., Nov 26 2014, Molecular Medical Microbiology: Second Edition. Elsevier Ltd, Vol. 3. p. 2011-2032 22 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Rickettsiae and ehrlichiae within a city park: Is the urban dweller at risk?

Blanton, L. S., Walker, D. H. & Bouyer, D. H., Feb 1 2014, In: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14, 2, p. 168-170 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

13 Scopus citations

2013

Case-Fatality ratio and effectiveness of ribavirin therapy among hospitalized patients in china who had severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

Liu, W., Lu, Q. B., Cui, N., Li, H., Wang, L. Y., Liu, K., Yang, Z. D., Wang, B. J., Wang, H. Y., Zhang, Y. Y., Zhuang, L., Hu, C. Y., Yuan, C., Fan, X. J., Wang, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, X. A., Walker, D. H. & Cao, W. C., Nov 1 2013, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57, 9, p. 1292-1299 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

96 Scopus citations

2012

Human ehrlichioses and rickettsioses in Cameroon

Ndip, LN., Ndip, R., Walker, D. H. & McBride, J. W., 2012, Current Topics in Tropical Medicine. p. 25-42

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2014

Quantitative study of Rickettsia massiliae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus organs

Milhano, N., Popov, V., Vilhena, M., Bouyer, D. H., de Sousa, R. & Walker, D. H., Oct 1 2014, In: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 5, 6, p. 709-714 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Rickettsia felis and changing paradigms about pathogenic rickettsiae

Labruna, M. B. & Walker, D. H., Oct 1 2014, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 20, 10, p. 1768-1769 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

2019

Burkholderia pseudomallei ΔtonB Δhcp1 live attenuated vaccine strain elicits full protective immunity against aerosolized melioidosis infection

Khakhum, N., Bharaj, P., Myers, J. N., Tapia, D., Kilgore, P. B., Ross, B. N., Walker, D. H., Endsley, J. J. & Torresa, A. G., Jan 1 2019, In: mSphere. 4, 1, e00570-18.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

2014

Principles of Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Walker, D., Jan 1 2014, Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms. Elsevier Inc., p. 222-225 4 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2019

Rickettsiae Within the Fleas of Feral Cats in Galveston, Texas

Blanton, L. S., Vohra, R. F., Fistein, L., Quade, B., Walker, D. H. & Bouyer, D. H., Sep 2019, In: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 19, 9, p. 647-651 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

2012

Letters to the editor

Walker, D., Mar 2012, In: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 136, 3, p. 235-236 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

2013

Approaches to vaccines against Orientia tsutsugamushi

Valbuena, G. & Walker, D. H., 2013, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 4, JAN, Article 170.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

43 Scopus citations

2014

Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases and Mechanisms of Immunity

McBride, J. & Walker, D., Dec 9 2014, Vaccinology: An Essential Guide. Wiley Blackwell, p. 59-72 14 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2013

Review article: Unresolved problems related to scrub typhus: A seriously neglected life-threatening disease

Paris, D. H., Shelite, T. R., Day, N. P. & Walker, D. H., Aug 2013, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 89, 2, p. 301-307 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

133 Scopus citations

2014

Strong Type 1, but Impaired Type 2, Immune Responses Contribute to Orientia tsutsugamushi-Induced Pathology in Mice

Soong, L., Wang, H., Shelite, T. R., Liang, Y., Mendell, N. L., Sun, J., Gong, B., Valbuena, G. A., Bouyer, D. H. & Walker, D. H., Sep 1 2014, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8, 9

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

22 Scopus citations

"rickettsia amblyommii" Induces cross protection against lethal rocky mountain spotted fever in a guinea pig model

Blanton, L. S., Mendell, N. L., Walker, D. H. & Bouyer, D. H., Aug 1 2014, In: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14, 8, p. 557-562 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

18 Scopus citations

2013

Pathogenesis of the viral hemorrhagic fevers

Paessler, S. & Walker, D. H., Jan 2013, In: Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease. 8, p. 411-440 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

152 Scopus citations

2014

Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis), and Other Anaplasmataceae

Dumler, J. S. & Walker, D. H., Aug 28 2014, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Inc., Vol. 2. p. 2227-2233.e3

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

9 Scopus citations

2019

Seek and you shall find — Unknown pathogens?

Vasilakis, N. & Walker, D. H., May 30 2019, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 380, 22, p. 2174-2175 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

2012

Pathogenesis of lassa fever

Yun, N. E. & Walker, D. H., Oct 2012, In: Viruses. 4, 10, p. 2031-2048 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

86 Scopus citations

2015

An animal model of a newly emerging human ehrlichiosis

Saito, T. B., Thirumalapura, N. R., Shelite, T. R., Rockx-Brouwer, D., Popov, V. L. & Walker, D. H., Feb 1 2015, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211, 3, p. 452-461 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

14 Scopus citations

2014

Rickettsia rickettsii and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fevers)

Walker, D. H. & Blanton, L. S., Aug 28 2014, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Inc., Vol. 2. p. 2198-2205 8 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

4 Scopus citations

A Hematogenously Disseminated Orientia tsutsugamsushi-Infected Murine Model of Scrub Typhus

Shelite, T. R., Saito, T. B., Mendell, N. L., Gong, B., Xu, G., Soong, L., Valbuena, G., Bouyer, D. H. & Walker, D. H., Jul 2014, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8, 7, e2966.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

25 Scopus citations

2019

Vector Tick Transmission Model of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis

Saito, T. B., Bechelli, J., Smalley, C., Karim, S. & Walker, D. H., Jan 2019, In: American Journal of Pathology. 189, 1, p. 115-123 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

2014

Diseases Caused by Fungi

Walker, D. H. & McGinnis, M. R., Jan 1 2014, Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms. Elsevier Inc., p. 217-221 5 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter