Carter T Atkinson
Specialty: Wildlife disease with a focus on vector borne parasitic diseases of birds
Research Interests: Ecology and pathogenicity of blood parasites of vertebrates
Personal Interests: Hiking and family life
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 1985 Veterinary Parasitology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
M.S. 1981 Medical Parasitology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
B.S. 1976 Biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Science and Products
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Avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in native Hawaiian forest birds: epizootiology and demographic impacts on ‵apapane Himatione sanguinea
The role of introduced avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in the decline and extinction of native Hawaiian forest birds has become a classic example of the potential effect of invasive diseases on biological diversity of naïve populations. However, empirical evidence describing the impact of avian malaria on fitness of Hawai‵i's endemic forest birds is limited, making it difficult to...
Authors
Carter T. Atkinson, Michael Samuel
Can lowland dry forests represent a refuge from avian malaria for native Hawaiian birds?
Hawaii's native birds have become increasingly threatened over the past century. Introduced mosquito borne diseases such as avian malaria may be responsible for the near absence of endemic Hawaiian forest birds in low-elevation habitats. The recent recognition that some native Hawaiian forest birds may be repopulating moist lowland habitats as a result of evolved resistance to this...
Authors
Katherine Tucker-Mohl, Patrick E. Hart, Carter T. Atkinson
Experimental infection of Hawai'i 'Amakihi (hemignathus virens) with West Nile virus and competence of a co-occurring vector, culex quinquefasciatus: potential impacts on endemic Hawaiian avifauna.
Introduced mosquito-borne avian disease is a major limiting factor in the recovery and restoration of native Hawaiian forest birds. Annual epizootics of avian pox (Avipoxvirus) and avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) likely led to the extinction of some species and continue to impact populations of susceptible Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae). The introduction of a novel pathogen...
Authors
Dennis Lapointe, Erik K. Hofmeister, C. T. Atkinson, R.E. Porter, Robert J. Dusek
Introduced avian diseases, climate change, and the future of Hawaiian honeycreepers
[No abstract available]
Authors
C. T. Atkinson, D.A. Lapointe
Diversity, origins and virulence of Avipoxviruses in Hawaiian Forest Birds
We cultured avian pox (Avipoxvirus spp.) from lesions collected on Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, and 'Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands from 15 native or non-native birds representing three avian orders. Phylogenetic analysis of a 538 bp fragment of the gene encoding the virus 4b core polypeptide revealed two distinct variant clusters, with sequences from chickens (fowlpox) forming a third...
Authors
Susan I. Jarvi, Dennis Triglia, A. Giannoulis, M. Farias, K. Bianchi, C. T. Atkinson
Genetic characterization of Hawaiian isolates of Plasmodium relictum reveals mixed-genotype infections
Background: The relatively recent introduction of a highly efficient mosquito vector and an avian pathogen (Plasmodium relictum) to an isolated island ecosystem with nai??ve, highly susceptible avian hosts provides a unique opportunity to investigate evolution of virulence in a natural system. Mixed infections can significantly contribute to the uncertainty in host-pathogen dynamics with...
Authors
Susan I. Jarvi, M.E.M. Farias, C. T. Atkinson
Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum, and Serratospiculoides
No abstract available.
Authors
Mauritz C. Sterner, Rebecca A. Cole
Avian cholera
This chapter contains section titled:IntroductionSynonymsHistoryDistributionHost RangeEtiologyEpizootiologyClinical SignsPathogenesisPathologyDiagnosisImmunityPublic Health ConcernsDomestic Animal Health ConcernsWildlife Population ImpactsTreatment and ControlManagement ImplicationsUnpublished DataLiterature Cited
Authors
Michael Samuel, R. G. Botzler, Gary Wobeser
Orthoreoviruses
This chapter contains section titled:IntroductionHistoryDistributionHost RangeEtiologyEpizootiologyClinical Signs and PathologyDiagnosisImmunityPublic Health ConcernsDomestic Animal Health ConcernsTreatment and ControlManagement ImplicationsLiterature Cited
Authors
Tuula E. Hollmen, Douglas E. Docherty
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Filter Total Items: 95
Avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in native Hawaiian forest birds: epizootiology and demographic impacts on ‵apapane Himatione sanguinea
The role of introduced avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in the decline and extinction of native Hawaiian forest birds has become a classic example of the potential effect of invasive diseases on biological diversity of naïve populations. However, empirical evidence describing the impact of avian malaria on fitness of Hawai‵i's endemic forest birds is limited, making it difficult to...
Authors
Carter T. Atkinson, Michael Samuel
Can lowland dry forests represent a refuge from avian malaria for native Hawaiian birds?
Hawaii's native birds have become increasingly threatened over the past century. Introduced mosquito borne diseases such as avian malaria may be responsible for the near absence of endemic Hawaiian forest birds in low-elevation habitats. The recent recognition that some native Hawaiian forest birds may be repopulating moist lowland habitats as a result of evolved resistance to this...
Authors
Katherine Tucker-Mohl, Patrick E. Hart, Carter T. Atkinson
Experimental infection of Hawai'i 'Amakihi (hemignathus virens) with West Nile virus and competence of a co-occurring vector, culex quinquefasciatus: potential impacts on endemic Hawaiian avifauna.
Introduced mosquito-borne avian disease is a major limiting factor in the recovery and restoration of native Hawaiian forest birds. Annual epizootics of avian pox (Avipoxvirus) and avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) likely led to the extinction of some species and continue to impact populations of susceptible Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae). The introduction of a novel pathogen...
Authors
Dennis Lapointe, Erik K. Hofmeister, C. T. Atkinson, R.E. Porter, Robert J. Dusek
Introduced avian diseases, climate change, and the future of Hawaiian honeycreepers
[No abstract available]
Authors
C. T. Atkinson, D.A. Lapointe
Diversity, origins and virulence of Avipoxviruses in Hawaiian Forest Birds
We cultured avian pox (Avipoxvirus spp.) from lesions collected on Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, and 'Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands from 15 native or non-native birds representing three avian orders. Phylogenetic analysis of a 538 bp fragment of the gene encoding the virus 4b core polypeptide revealed two distinct variant clusters, with sequences from chickens (fowlpox) forming a third...
Authors
Susan I. Jarvi, Dennis Triglia, A. Giannoulis, M. Farias, K. Bianchi, C. T. Atkinson
Genetic characterization of Hawaiian isolates of Plasmodium relictum reveals mixed-genotype infections
Background: The relatively recent introduction of a highly efficient mosquito vector and an avian pathogen (Plasmodium relictum) to an isolated island ecosystem with nai??ve, highly susceptible avian hosts provides a unique opportunity to investigate evolution of virulence in a natural system. Mixed infections can significantly contribute to the uncertainty in host-pathogen dynamics with...
Authors
Susan I. Jarvi, M.E.M. Farias, C. T. Atkinson
Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum, and Serratospiculoides
No abstract available.
Authors
Mauritz C. Sterner, Rebecca A. Cole
Avian cholera
This chapter contains section titled:IntroductionSynonymsHistoryDistributionHost RangeEtiologyEpizootiologyClinical SignsPathogenesisPathologyDiagnosisImmunityPublic Health ConcernsDomestic Animal Health ConcernsWildlife Population ImpactsTreatment and ControlManagement ImplicationsUnpublished DataLiterature Cited
Authors
Michael Samuel, R. G. Botzler, Gary Wobeser
Orthoreoviruses
This chapter contains section titled:IntroductionHistoryDistributionHost RangeEtiologyEpizootiologyClinical Signs and PathologyDiagnosisImmunityPublic Health ConcernsDomestic Animal Health ConcernsTreatment and ControlManagement ImplicationsLiterature Cited
Authors
Tuula E. Hollmen, Douglas E. Docherty