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A biosafety level-2 dose-dependent lethal mouse model of spotted fever rickettsiosis: Rickettsia parkeri atlantic rainforest strain

Londoño, A. F., Mendell, N. L., Walker, D. H. & Bouyer, D. H., Jun 2019, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13, 6, e0007054.

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

Open Access

2 Scopus citations

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.

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2 Scopus citations

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.

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14 Scopus citations

An Intradermal Inoculation Mouse Model for Immunological Investigations of Acute Scrub Typhus and Persistent Infection

Soong, L., Mendell, N. L., Olano, J. P., Rockx-Brouwer, D., Xu, G., Goez-Rivillas, Y., Drom, C., Shelite, T. R., Valbuena, G., Walker, D. H. & Bouyer, D. H., Aug 1 2016, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10, 8, e0004884.

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15 Scopus citations

Anthrax

Rao, G. R. & Walker, D. H., Dec 1 2011, Tropical Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Inc., p. 261-264 4 p.

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

Approaches to vaccines against Orientia tsutsugamushi

Valbuena, G. & Walker, D. H., 2013, In: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 4, JAN, Article 170.

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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

A review of the global epidemiology of scrub typhus

Xu, G., Walker, D. H., Jupiter, D., Melby, P. C. & Arcari, C. M., Nov 3 2017, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11, 11, e0006062.

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73 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.

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9 Scopus citations

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.

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13 Scopus citations

Bartonelloses

Dehio, C., Maguiña, C. & Walker, D. H., Dec 1 2011, Tropical Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Inc., p. 265-270 6 p.

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

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.

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10 Scopus citations

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.

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96 Scopus citations

Case report: An unusual cutaneous manifestation in a patient with murine typhus

Blanton, L. S., Lea, A. S., Kelly, B. C. & Walker, D. H., Dec 2015, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93, 6, p. 1164-1167 4 p.

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9 Scopus citations

CD8⁺T cells provide immune protection against murine disseminated endotheliotropic Orientia tsutsugamushi infection

Xu, G., Mendell, N. L., Liang, Y., Shelite, T. R., Goez-Rivillas, Y., Soong, L., Bouyer, D. H. & Walker, D. H., Jul 19 2017, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11, 7, e0005763.

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15 Scopus citations

Compartmentalized, functional role of angiogenin during spotted fever group rickettsia-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction: Evidence of possible mediation by host tRNA-derived small noncoding RNAs

Gong, B., Lee, Y. S., Lee, I., Shelite, T. R., Kunkeaw, N., Xu, G., Lee, K., Jeon, S. H., Johnson, B. H., Chang, Q., Ha, T., Mendell, N. L., Cheng, X., Bouyer, D. H., Boor, P. J., Ksiazek, T. G. & Walker, D. H., Jun 23 2013, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 13, 1, 285.

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25 Scopus citations

Contribution of NK cells to the innate phase of host protection against an intracellular bacterium targeting systemic endothelium

Fang, R., Ismail, N. & Walker, D. H., Jul 2012, In: American Journal of Pathology. 181, 1, p. 185-195 11 p.

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20 Scopus citations

Diagnosing emerging and reemerging infectious diseases: The pivotal role of the pathologist

Olano, J. P. & Walker, D. H., Jan 1 2011, In: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 135, 1, p. 83-91 9 p.

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15 Scopus citations

Distinguishing Tropical Infectious Diseases from Bioterrorism

Olano, J. P., Peters, C. J. & Walker, D. H., Dec 1 2011, Tropical Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Inc., p. 879-886 8 p.

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

Editorial: Changing dynamics of human-rickettsial interactions

Walker, D. H., Jan 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94, 1, p. 3-4 2 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Ehrlichia chaffeensis outer membrane protein 1-specific human antibody-mediated immunity is defined by intracellular TRIM21-dependent innate immune activation and extracellular neutralization

Velayutham, T. S., Kumar, S., Zhang, X., Kose, N., Walker, D. H., Winslow, G., Crowe, J. E. & McBride, J. W., Dec 1 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 12, e00383-19.

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Open Access

3 Scopus citations

Ehrlichioses: An important one health opportunity

Saito, T. B. & Walker, D. H., Sep 1 2016, In: Veterinary Sciences. 3, 3, 20.

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11 Scopus citations

Endothelial Activation and Injury: The Mechanisms of Rickettsial Vasculiti

Sahni, A., Narra, H. P., Walker, D. H. & Sahni, S. K., Jan 1 2016, Vascular Responses to Pathogens. Elsevier Inc., p. 111-122 12 p.

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

5 Scopus citations

Endothelial cell proteomic response to Rickettsia conorii infection reveals activation of the Janus Kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-inferferon stimulated gene (ISG)15 pathway and reprogramming plasma membrane integrin/cadherin signaling

Zhao, Y., Valbuena, G., Walker, D. H., Gazi, M., Hidalgo, M., DeSousa, R., Oteo, J. A., Goez, Y. & Brasier, A. R., Jan 2016, In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 15, 1, p. 289-304 16 p.

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10 Scopus citations

Epidemiology, molecular biology, and pathogenic mechanisms of Ehrlichia infections

Yu, X. J. & Walker, D., Jan 1 2016, Rickettsiales: Biology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Vaccine Development. Springer International Publishing, p. 225-240 16 p.

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

1 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.

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Open Access

3 Scopus citations

Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP plays a critical role in bacterial invasion during fatal rickettsioses

Gong, B., Shelite, T., Mei, F. C., Ha, T., Hu, Y., Xu, G., Chang, Q., Wakamiya, M., Ksiazek, T. G., Boor, P. J., Bouyer, D. H., Popov, V. L., Chen, J., Walker, D. H. & Cheng, X., Nov 26 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 48, p. 19615-19620 6 p.

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48 Scopus citations

Fatal monocytic ehrlichiosis in woman, Mexico, 2013

Sosa-Gutierrez, C. G., Solorzano-Santos, F., Walker, D. H., Torres, J., Serrano, C. A. & Gordillo-Perez, G., May 2016, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 22, 5, p. 871-874 4 p.

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8 Scopus citations

Fatal rocky mountain spotted fever in a 2-year-old child

Walker, D. H. & Paddock, C. D., Nov 1 2011, In: Pathology Case Reviews. 16, 6, p. 238-241 4 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Fever and rash after a safari

Damavandy, A. A., Rojek, N. W., Dugan, E. M., Walker, D. & Norton, S. A., Jan 1 2015, In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 72, 1, p. e5-e6

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Fever with thrombocytopenia associated with a novel bunyavirus in China

Yu, X. J., Liang, M. F., Zhang, S. Y., Liu, Y., Li, J. D., Sun, Y. L., Zhang, L., Zhang, Q. F., Popov, V. L., Li, C., Qu, J., Li, Q., Zhang, Y. P., Hai, R., Wu, W., Wang, Q., Zhan, F. X., Wang, X. J., Kan, B., Wang, S. W. & 26 others, Wan, K. L., Jing, H. Q., Lu, J. X., Yin, W. W., Zhou, H., Guan, X. H., Liu, J. F., Bi, Z. Q., Liu, G. H., Ren, J., Wang, H., Zhao, Z., Song, J. D., He, J. R., Wan, T., Zhang, J. S., Fu, X. P., Sun, L. N., Dong, X. P., Feng, Z. J., Yang, W. Z., Hong, T., Zhang, Y., Walker, D. H., Wang, Y. & Li, D. X., Apr 21 2011, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 364, 16, p. 1523-1532 10 p.

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756 Scopus citations

Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 mediates internalization of pathogenic spotted fever rickettsiae into host endothelium

Sahni, A., Patel, J., Narra, H. P., Schroeder, C. L. C., Walker, D. H. & Sahni, S. K., Aug 2017, In: PloS one. 12, 8, e0183181.

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9 Scopus citations

Flea-Borne Rickettsioses and Rickettsiae

Blanton, L. S. & Walker, D. H., Jan 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96, 1, p. 53-56 4 p.

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32 Scopus citations

Genotypic characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi from patients in two geographical locations in Sri Lanka

Premaratna, R., Blanton, L. S., Samaraweera, D. N., de Silva, G. N. N., Chandrasena, N. T. G. A., Walker, D. H. & de Silva, H. J., Jan 13 2017, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 17, 1, 67.

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7 Scopus citations

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

Immune Mediators of protective and pathogenic immune responses in patients with mild and fatal human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis

Ismail, N., Walker, D. H., Ghose, P. & Tang, Y. W., May 21 2012, In: BMC Immunology. 13, 26.

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11 Scopus citations

Immunization with Ehrlichia P28 outer membrane proteins confers protection in a mouse model of ehrlichiosis

Crocquet-Valdes, P. A., Thirumalapura, N. R., Ismail, N., Yu, X., Saito, T. B., Stevenson, H. L., Pietzsch, C. A., Thomas, S. & Walker, D. H., Dec 2011, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 18, 12, p. 2018-2025 8 p.

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17 Scopus citations

Immunohistology of Infectious Diseases

Ezyaguirre, E. J., Walker, D. H. & Zaki, S., Jan 1 2011, Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry. Elsevier Inc., p. 58-82 25 p.

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

4 Scopus citations

Yun, N. E., Seregin, A. V., Walker, D. H., Popov, V. L., Walker, A. G., Smith, J. N., Miller, M., de la Torre, J. C., Smith, J. K., Borisevich, V., Fair, J. N., Wauquier, N., Grant, D. S., Bockarie, B., Bente, D. & Paessler, S., 2013, In: Journal of virology. 87, 19, p. 10908-10911 4 p.

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33 Scopus citations

Molecular and cellular pathobiology of Ehrlichia infection: Targets for new therapeutics and immunomodulation strategies

McBride, J. W. & Walker, D. H., Jan 2011, In: Expert reviews in molecular medicine. 13, e3.

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37 Scopus citations

Murine models of scrub typhus associated with host control of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection

Mendell, N. L., Bouyer, D. H. & Walker, D. H., Mar 10 2017, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11, 3, e0005453.

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10 Scopus citations

MyD88 mediates instructive signaling in dendritic cells and protective inflammatory response during rickettsial infection

Bechelli, J., Smalley, C., Zhao, X., Judy, B., Valdes, P., Walker, D. H. & Fang, R., Apr 1 2016, In: Infection and immunity. 84, 4, p. 883-893 11 p.

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12 Scopus citations

New insight into immunity and immunopathology of Rickettsial diseases

Mansueto, P., Vitale, G., Cascio, A., Seidita, A., Pepe, I., Carroccio, A., Di Rosa, S., Rini, G. B., Cillari, E. & Walker, D. H., 2012, In: Clinical and Developmental Immunology. 2012, 967852.

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83 Scopus citations

Obligate intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia inhibiting mitochondrial activity

Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., Jiang, Y., Zhang, L., Popov, V. L., Zhang, J., Walker, D. H. & Yu, X. J., Mar 2011, In: Microbes and Infection. 13, 3, p. 232-238 7 p.

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