K. E. Langwig

Prior exposure to pathogens augments host heterogeneity in susceptibility and has key epidemiological consequences

The paper shows prior pathogen exposure increases susceptibility heterogeneity in songbirds and affects epidemic dynamics.

Drivers of population dynamics of at-risk populations change with pathogen arrival

The paper examines how factors affecting Indiana bat population dynamics shift with the arrival of white-nose syndrome, finding that colder and wetter hibernacula increase extirpation risk.

Shifting effects of host physiological condition following pathogen establishment

The paper examines how host body condition affects survival during and after pathogen invasion, finding initial benefits that diminish over time.

Widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities

The paper documents SARS-CoV-2 exposure in six wildlife species and finds higher seroprevalence in areas with high human activity, suggesting human-to-animal transmission events.

Host infection dynamics and disease induced mortality modify species contributions to the environmental reservoir

The paper examines how host infection dynamics and disease-induced mortality affect species contributions to an environmental pathogen reservoir over time.

Sex-biased infections scale to population impacts for an emerging wildlife disease

The paper examines sex-biased infections in bats with white-nose syndrome, finding females are more infected and have lower survival, leading to skewed sex ratios and potential population impacts.

Reducing environmentally mediated transmission to moderate impacts of an emerging wildlife disease

The paper tests the effectiveness of chlorine dioxide in reducing environmental transmission of white-nose syndrome in bats, finding it lowers fungal loads and improves bat survival.

Environmental transmission of Pseudogymnoascus destructans to hibernating little brown bats

This study shows that Pseudogymnoascus destructans can infect and kill naive bats in contaminated hibernacula, demonstrating environmental transmission of WNS.

Mobility and infectiousness in the spatial spread of an emerging fungal pathogen

This study investigates how the timing of fungal pathogen arrival affects disease spread in bat populations, finding that midwinter arrival correlates with higher infectiousness and severe declines in some species.

White-nose syndrome restructures bat skin microbiomes

This study examines how white-nose syndrome affects skin microbiomes in three bat species, finding species-specific changes in bacterial diversity but not fungal composition.

Field trial of a probiotic bacteria and a chemical, chitosan, to protect bats from white-nose syndrome

This study tests two treatments, a probiotic bacteria and chitosan, to reduce white-nose syndrome impacts in bats, finding that P. fluorescens increased survival while chitosan had mixed results.