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Colella, J. P., S. E. Greiman, S. Kutz, H. L. Lutz, J. A. Cook. 2023. Genomic identification and surveillance of infectious diseases in natural systems. Pp. 299-318 in Berry, O. F., C. E. Holleley, S. N. Jarman (eds.) Applied Environmental Genomics, CSIRO, Australia

Salazar-Hamm, P. S., W. L. Johnson, R. A. Nofchissey, J. R. Salazar, P. Gonzalez, S. M. Goodfellow, J. L. Dunnum, S. B. Bradfute, B. Armién, J. A. Cook, D. B. Domman, D. L. Dinwiddie. 2024. Choclo virus (CHOV) recovered from deep metatranscriptomics of archived frozen tissues in natural history biorepositories. PLoS Neglected Diseases

Goodfellow, S., R. Nofchissey, K. Coan, K. Schwalm, J. Cook, J. Dunnum, D. Hanfelt-Goade, D.Dinwiddie, D. Domman, J. Dragoo, V.Morley, and S. Bradfute. 2024. Full genome sequencing identifies Limestone Canyon virus as an isolate of Montano virus (Orthohantavirus montanoense). Journal of Virology.

Gonzalez, P., T. P. Salinas, J. R. Salazar, M. Avila, J. P. Colella, J. L. Dunnum, G. E. Glass, G. Gonzalez, E. Juarez, K. Lindblade, E. Pile, Y. Mendoza, J. M. Pascale, A. G. Armien , J. A. Cook, B. Armien. 2023. Two decades of wildlife pathogen surveillance: case study of Choclo orthohantavirus and its wild reservoir Oligoryzomys costaricensis. Viruses 15 (6), 139.

Armién, B., C. Muñoz, H. Cedeño, J. R.Salazar, T. P. Salinas, P. González, J. Trujillo, D. Sánchez, J. Mariñas, A. Hernández, H. Cruz, L. Yovany Villarreal, E. Grimaldo, S. González, H. Nuñez, S. Hesse, F. Rivera, G. Edwards, R. Chong, O. Mendoza, M. Meza,M. Herrera, R. Kant, R. Esquivel, D. Estripeaut, D. Serracín, B. Denis, E. Robles, Y. Mendoza, G. Gonzalez, F. Tulloch, J. M. Pascale, J. L. Dunnum, J. A. Cook, A. G. Armién, F. Gracia, G. A Guerrero, I. De Mosca. 2023. Hantavirus in Panama: twenty years of epidemiological surveillance experience. Viruses 15 (6), 1395.

Colella, J. P., L. Silvestri, G. Súzan, M. Weksler, J. A. Cook, E. P. Lessa. 2023. Engaging with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: recommendations for non-commercial biodiversity researchers. Journal of Mammalogy

Colella, J., M. E. Cobos, I. Salinas, J. A. Cook, and the PICANTE Consortium. 2023. Advancing the central role of non-model biorepositories in predictive modeling of emerging pathogens. PLoS Pathogens Pearls, in press.

Gonzalez, P., T. P. Salinas, Ja. R. Salazar, M. Avila, Jo. P. Colella, J. L. Dunnum, G. Glass, G. Gonzalez, E. Juarez, Ki. Lindblade, E. Pile, Y.Mendoza, J. M.l Pascale, A. G. Armien, J. A. Cook and B. Armien. Submitted. Two decades of wildlife pathogen surveillance: case study of Choclo orthohantavirus and its wild reservoir Oligoryzomys costaricensis. Viruses

BioBlog 10 May 2023. The Silent Spreaders: What you need to know about fungal pandemics. Sarah Shrum and Don Natvig

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Workshops and Summits

Ecuador Planning Workshop

WHEN: December 4, 2022

WHERE: Center for Research on Health in Latin America (CISeAL), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

PARTICIPANTS: Sofia Ocana Mayoraga, Jaime Costales Cordero, Alejandra Camacho, Santiago Burneo, Daryl Domman, Sarah Shrum, Jocelyn Colella, Jon Dunnum, Joe Cook.

AGENDA: Discussed options for moving inter-institutional collaboration forward. Identifying need to secure funds for cryogenic facility (possibly Gates Foundation), bi-lateral exchanges for training, and potential pathogen angles in the near future (Chagas, fungal pathogens, leptospirosis, hantavirus (still undetected, by surely present in Ecuador). In Quito we also met with Drs. Carlos Carrion (PUCE).

   

   

All Hands Workshop

WHEN: Feb 3-5, 2023

WHERE: Sevilleta LTER Field Station, New Mexico

PARTICIPANTS: Andrew Skidmore, Robert Nofchisey, Judy Cannon, Melanie Moses, Steven Brafute, Daryl Domman, Don Natvig, Emma Goldberg, Ethan Severson-Romero, Jonathan Dunnum, Blas Armien, Folashade Agusto, Jocelyn Colella, Marlon Cobos, Sarah Shrum Davis, Akil Andrews, Antonia Androski, Irene Salinas, Rob Miller, Luis Escobar, Yan Lin, Loretta Esquibel, Sam Goodfellow & Via Zoom: Mario Grijalva (Ohio), Santiago Burneo (Ecuador), Liping Yang (UNM), Rob Miller (UNM), Eric Hoberg (Wisconsin), Publio Gonzalez (Panama), Greg Glass (Florida) 

GOALS: Connect team; Identify needs, potential bottlenecks, & missing components (disciplines, personnel, technology, infrastructure), and initiate solutions; Outline papers and products; Identify next steps; Refine proposal timeline.

OUTCOMES:

• • • Synthesis Center-what is it?
    • Holistic Biorepositories
      • Linking Samples to Global Informatics and Policy
    • Conceptual realignment of OneHealth
      • Integrating the complexity of biosphere and evolution
        • Testing the Stockholm Paradigm
      • Challenging the prevailing EID paradigm
      • Establishing a global context and framework for pathogens in the biosphere --DAMA
      • Realizing that success is not about research programs only.
      • Community Engagement
        • Building on successful models in Panama and Ecuador
    • Proof of Concept
      • Two Decades of Hantavirus Research and Clinical Studies in New Mexico (SNV), Panama (CHOV), and Chile (ANDV) will serve as models for broader and deeper exploration and expansion to other pathogen (e.g., fungal, bacterial) systems and wildlife (e.g., bats, marsupials, shrews)
    • Interdisciplinary and transboundary team science establishes new hubs:
      • Activity,
      • Training and Outreach
      • Flow, interoperability, and translation of information
      • Feedback loops (e.g., from fieldwork to lab to modeling to clinical and back).
      • New informatics resources will inform policy and mitigation.

AGENDA:

Feb 3, 2023—Friday
Introduction, General Info, and Discussion of Agenda Topics/Structure -Joe
Hantaviruses: where have we been, where do we go?—Greg Glass
Overview of Panamanian Hanta Project—Blas Armien
New Mexico Hantavirus Overview—Steven Bradfute and team
Hantavirus SW US and Colombia—Luis Escobar
Wrap-up Discussions—Extending to Other Pathogens I (Don, Daryl)

Feb 4, 2023—Saturday
Presentation/Discussion: Lessons from Community Level Engagement in Panama and Ecuador—Mario and Blas
SubGroup Discussions:
Targeting/Screening Pathogens (Fungal, Bacteria, Viral, and Other)—Lead (Don)
EcoEvoEpi Modeling—Lead (Jocelyn)
Lung Modeling—Lead (Melanie)
Connecting to Communities—Lead (Yan)
Reporting from Subgroup Discussions
What are Environmental/Human Interfaces? How do we target them?
How do we attack the ANTE of Picante?
Analyses (and data), Networking, Translation, Education (and outreach)

Feb 5, 2023—Sunday
Extending to Other Pathogens II (Don, Daryl, Mario)
Key Emergent Issues from Discussions-Emma
Blue Skying—What should Picante! look like in 10 years?—Ethan
Next Steps

Holistic Bat Field Sampling Workshop

WHEN: March 8-17, 2023

WHERE: Meteti, Darien Province amd Panama City, Panama

PARTICIPANTS Don Natvig, Jonathan Dunnum, Blas Armien, Jocelyn Colella, Sarah Shrum Davis, Antonia Androski, Danielle Land, Ben Wiens, Stephen Greiman

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