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Carmel Witte, Ph.D.

Boddy, A.M., L.M. Abegglen, A.P. Pessier, A. Aktipis, J.D. Schiffman, C.C. Maley, C. Witte. 2020. Lifetime cancer prevalence and life history traits in mammals. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health 2020(1). 187-195.

Boddy, A.M., L.M. Abegglen, A. Aktipis, J.D. Schiffman, C.C. Maley, C. Witte. 2020. Does placental invasiveness lead to higher rates of malignant transformation in mammals? Response to: ‘Available data suggests positive relationship between placental invasion and malignancy’. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health 2020(1). 215-216.

Dwyer, R.A., C. Witte, P. Buss, W.J. Goosen, M. Miller. 2020. Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Multi-Host Wildlife Systems: Implications for Black (Diceros bicornis) and White (Ceratotherium simum) Rhinoceros. Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Watsa, M., G. Erkenswick, S. Prost, E.O. Davis, C. Moore, S. Kubiski, C. Witte, R. Ogden, A. Meredith, O.A. Ryder, C.C. Steiner, J.A. Phillips, M.A. Owen. 2020. Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance. Science 369 (6500). 145-147.

Witte, C., L.L. Hungerford, B.A. Rideout, R. Papendick, J.H. Fowler. 2020. Spatiotemporal network structure among “friends of friends” reveals contagious disease process. PLoS One. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237168.

Burgess, T.L., C.L. Witte, B.A. Rideout. 2017. Early-life exposures and Johne’s disease risk in zoo ruminants. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. DOI: 10.1177/1040638717735350.

Pfeiffer, W., J. Braun, J. Burchell, C.L. Witte, B. Rideout. 2017. Whole-genome analysis of mycobacteria from birds at the San Diego Zoo. Plos One. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173464.

Witte, C.L., N. Lamberski, B.A. Rideout, F. Vaida, S.B. Citino, M.T. Barrie, H.J. Haefele, R.E. Junge, S. Murray, L.L. Hungerford. 2017. Epidemiology of clinical feline herpesvirus infection in zoo-housed cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 251. 946-956.

Gaffney, P.M., C. Witte, D.L. Clifford, D.M. Imai, T.D. O'Brian, M. Trejo, F. Liberta, K. Annamalai, M. Fandrich, E. Masliah, L. Munson, C.J. Sigurdson. 2016. Systemic Amyloid A Amyloidosis in Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis): Severity and Risk Factors. Veterinary Pathology 53(3). 637-647.

Pessier, A.P., J. Stern, C.W. Witte. 2016. Comment and response: TP53 gene and cancer resistance in elephants. Journal of the American Medical Association 315. 1789.

Braun, J., M. Schrenzel, C. Witte, L. Gokool, J. Burchell, B.A. Rideout. 2014. Molecular methods to detect Mycoplasma spp. and Testudinid herpesvirus 2 in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and implications for disease management. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 50. 757–766.

Witte, C.L. 2014. Establishing priorities for research on the epidemiology of koala retrovirus (KoRV) in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). Technical Reports of the Australian Museum, Online 24. 61-63.

Bueno, M.G., F. Rohe, K. Kirchgatter, S.M.F. Di Santi, L.O. Guimaraes, C.L. Witte, M.J. Costa-Nascimento, C.R.C. Toniolo, J.L. Catao-Dias. 2013. Survey of Plasmodium spp. In free-ranging Neotropical primates from the Brazilian Amazon region impacted anthropogenic actions. Eco Health: International Association for Ecology and Health 10. 48-53.

Witte, C.L., N. Lamberski, B.A. Rideout, V. Fields, C.S. Teare, M. Barrie, H. Haefele, R. Junge, S. Murray, L.L. Hungerford. 2013. Development of a case definition for clinical feline herpesvirus infection in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) housed in zoos. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44. 634-644.

Rideout, B.A., I. Stalis, R. Papendick, A. Pessier, B. Puschner, M.E. Finkelstein, D.R. Smith, M. Johnson, M. Mace, R. Stroud, J. Brandt, J. Burnett, C. Parish, J. Petterson, C. Witte, C. Stringfield, K. Orr, J. Zuba, M. Wallace, J. Grantham. 2012. Patterns of mortality in free-ranging California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48. 95–112.

Schrenzel, M.D., C.L. Witte, T.A. Tucker, N. Fabian, H. Greger, C. Hollis, G. Hsia, E. Siltamaki, B.A. Rideout. 2010. Genetic characterization and epidemiology of Helicobacters in non-domestic animals. Helicobacter 15. 126-142.

Witte, C.L., L.L. Hungerford, R. Papendick, I.H. Stalis, B.A. Rideout. 2010. Investigation of factors predicting disease among zoo birds exposed to avian mycobacteriosis . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 236. 211–218.

Witte, C.L., L.L. Hungerford, B.A. Rideout. 2009. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection among offspring and their dams in nondomestic ruminant species housed in a zoo . Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 21. 40-47.

Schrenzel, M., M. Nicolas, C. Witte, R. Papendick, T. Tucker, L. Keener, M. Sutherland-Smith, N. Lamberski, D. Orndorff, D. Heckard, P. Witman, M. Mace, D. Rimlinger, S. Reed, B. Rideout. 2008. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare in captive birds . Veterinary Microbiology 126. 122–131.

Witte, C.L., M.J. Sredl, A.S. Kane, L.L. Hungerford. 2008. Epidemiologic analysis of factors associated with local disappearances of native ranid frogs in Arizona. Conservation Biology 22. 375-383.

Witte, C.L., L.L. Hungerford, R. Papendick, I.H. Stalis, B.A. Rideout. 2008. Investigation of characteristics and factors associated with avian mycobacteriosis in zoo birds . Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 20. 186–196.

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