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C. Himsworth

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C. Himsworth — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 23
Works: 92
Citations: 2,684

Most-cited papers

Rats, Cities, People, and Pathogens: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Literature Regarding the Ecology of Rat-Associated Zoonoses in Urban Centers
C. Himsworth, Kirbee L. Parsons, C. Jardine, D. Patrick
2013Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases369 citations
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The secret life of the city rat: a review of the ecology of urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus)
Alice Y. T. Feng, C. Himsworth
2014Urban Ecosystems310 citations
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Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Emily E. Puckett, Jane Park, M. Combs, M. Blum +17 more
2016bioRxiv165 citations Open access
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Ecology of Leptospira interrogans in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in an Inner-City Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada
C. Himsworth, J. Bidulka, Kirbee L. Parsons, Alice Y. T. Feng +6 more
2013PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases117 citations Open access
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Rats About Town: A Systematic Review of Rat Movement in Urban Ecosystems
Kaylee A. Byers, Michael J. Lee, D. Patrick, C. Himsworth
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution116 citations Open access
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The Characteristics of Wild Rat (Rattus spp.) Populations from an Inner-City Neighborhood with a Focus on Factors Critical to the Understanding of Rat-Associated Zoonoses
C. Himsworth, C. Jardine, Kirbee L. Parsons, Alice Y. T. Feng +1 more
2014PLoS ONE106 citations Open access
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A threat from both sides: Multiple introductions of genetically distinct H5 HPAI viruses into Canada via both East Asia-Australasia/Pacific and Atlantic flyways.
T. Alkie, Sara Lopes, T. Hisanaga, Wanhong Xu +11 more
2022Virus Evolution93 citations Open access
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Development of cpn60-Based Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assays for the Detection of 14 Campylobacter Species and Application to Screening of Canine Fecal Samples
B. Chaban, K. Musil, C. Himsworth, J. Hill
2009Applied and Environmental Microbiology86 citations Open access
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Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) compared across multiple cities
M. Combs, Kaylee A. Byers, B. Ghersi, M. Blum +5 more
2018Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences67 citations Open access
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Emergence of sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada.
C. Himsworth, E. Jenkins, J. Hill, M. Nsungu +8 more
2010American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene60 citations Open access
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Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Wild Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
C. Himsworth, Ruth Miller, V. Montoya, L. Hoang +7 more
2014PLoS ONE59 citations Open access
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Multiple zoonotic pathogens identified in canine feces collected from a remote Canadian indigenous community.
C. Himsworth, S. Skinner, B. Chaban, E. Jenkins +5 more
2010American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene58 citations Open access
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Carriage of Clostridium difficile by Wild Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus)
C. Himsworth, D. M. Patrick, S. Mak, C. Jardine +2 more
2013Applied and Environmental Microbiology57 citations Open access
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PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI AND SALMONELLA SPP. IN THE FECES OF WILD URBAN NORWAY AND BLACK RATS (RATTUS NORVEGICUS AND RATTUS RATTUS) FROM AN INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF VANCOUVER, CANADA
C. Himsworth, E. Zabek, A. Desruisseau, E. J. Parmley +4 more
2015Journal of Wildlife Diseases55 citations
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An Investigation of Bartonella spp., Rickettsia typhi, and Seoul Hantavirus in Rats (Rattus spp.) from an Inner-City Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada: Is Pathogen Presence a Reflection of Global and Local Rat Population Structure?
C. Himsworth, Ying Bai, M. Kosoy, H. Wood +6 more
2015Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases49 citations
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Using experiential knowledge to understand urban rat ecology: A survey of Canadian pest control professionals
C. Himsworth, Alice Y. T. Feng, Kirbee L. Parsons, T. Kerr +1 more
2013Urban Ecosystems48 citations
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“They’re always there”: resident experiences of living with rats in a disadvantaged urban neighbourhood
Kaylee A. Byers, S. Cox, R. Lam, C. Himsworth
2019BMC Public Health46 citations Open access
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Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats
Michael J. Lee, Kaylee A. Byers, Christina M. Donovan, J. Bidulka +3 more
2018Emerging Infectious Diseases43 citations Open access
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A Mixed Methods Approach to Exploring the Relationship between Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Abundance and Features of the Urban Environment in an Inner-City Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada
C. Himsworth, Kirbee L. Parsons, Alice Y. T. Feng, T. Kerr +2 more
2014PLoS ONE39 citations Open access
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Pet Ownership, Other Domestic Relationships, and Satisfaction with Life among Seniors: Results from a Canadian National Survey
C. Himsworth, M. Rock
201334 citations
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The danger of lime use in agricultural anthrax disinfection procedures: the potential role of calcium in the preservation of anthrax spores.
C. Himsworth
2008The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne34 citations
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Beyond Zoonosis: The Mental Health Impacts of Rat Exposure on Impoverished Urban Neighborhoods
R. Lam, Kaylee A. Byers, C. Himsworth
201825 citations
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COMPARISON OF TEST PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL IMMUNOASSAYS FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN A CAPTIVE HERD OF WOOD BISON NATURALLY INFECTED WITH MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS
C. Himsworth, B. Elkin, J. Nishi, T. Epp +6 more
2010Journal of Wildlife Diseases25 citations
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Rat in a Cage: Trappability of Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Kaylee A. Byers, Michael J. Lee, J. Bidulka, D. Patrick +1 more
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution23 citations Open access
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Respiratory Pathology and Pathogens in Wild Urban Rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus)
Jamie L. Rothenburger, C. Himsworth, C. Clifford, John A. Ellis +2 more
2015Veterinary Pathology-Supplement23 citations
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Reconsidering the “War on Rats”: What We Know From Over a Century of Research Into Municipal Rat Management
Michael J. Lee, Kaylee A. Byers, C. Stephen, D. M. Patrick +3 more
2022Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution22 citations Open access
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Tails of Two Cities: Age and Wounding Are Associated With Carriage of Leptospira interrogans by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Ecologically Distinct Urban Environments
Amanda Minter, C. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers, J. Childs +2 more
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution22 citations Open access
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Capillaria hepatica in Wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada
Jamie L. Rothenburger, C. Himsworth, Victoria Chang, M. Lejeune +1 more
2014Journal of Wildlife Diseases21 citations
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An Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection in Captive Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Ducklings
C. Himsworth, K. Gurney, A. Neimanis, G. Wobeser +1 more
2009Avian diseases20 citations
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The secret life of the city rat: a review of the ecology of urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus)
Alice Y. T. Feng, C. Himsworth
2013Urban Ecosystems19 citations
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Using genetic relatedness to understand heterogeneous distributions of urban rat‐associated pathogens
Kaylee A. Byers, Tom R. Booker, M. Combs, C. Himsworth +3 more
2020Evolutionary Applications18 citations Open access
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NARRATIVE SYNTHESIS OF THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FOR THE SURVEILLANCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN WILD WATERBIRDS
M. Coombe, S. Iwasawa, Kaylee A. Byers, Natalie A. Prystajecky +3 more
2021Journal of Wildlife Diseases17 citations Open access
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Pathology of wild Norway rats in Vancouver, Canada
Jamie L. Rothenburger, C. Himsworth, K. L. La Perle, F. Leighton +3 more
2019Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation17 citations Open access
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Rats
C. Himsworth, David M. Patrick, Kirbee L. Parsons, Alice Y. T. Feng +1 more
2013Emerging Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Southern Ontario
S. J. Robinson, Jonathon D. Kotwa, Simon P. Jeeves, C. Himsworth +14 more
2023Transboundary and Emerging Diseases16 citations Open access
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Environmental Factors Associated with the Carriage of Bacterial Pathogens in Norway Rats
Jamie L. Rothenburger, C. Himsworth, N. Nemeth, D. Pearl +1 more
2018EcoHealth16 citations
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Polioencephalomalacia in a llama.
C. Himsworth
2008The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne16 citations
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TARGETED RESEQUENCING OF WETLAND SEDIMENT AS A TOOL FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS SURVEILLANCE
C. Himsworth, J. Duan, Natalie A. Prystajecky, M. Coombe +5 more
2019Journal of Wildlife Diseases15 citations Open access
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Harnessing Population Genetics for Pest Management: Theory and Application for Urban Rats
M. Combs, J. Munshi-South, Kaylee A. Byers, C. Himsworth
201815 citations Open access
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A novel method for affixing Global Positioning System (GPS) tags to urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus): feasibility, health impacts and potential for tracking movement
Kaylee A. Byers, Michael J. Lee, Christina M. Donovan, D. Patrick +1 more
201715 citations Open access
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Bacteria Isolated from Conspecific Bite Wounds in Norway and Black Rats: Implications for Rat Bite–Associated Infections In People
C. Himsworth, E. Zabek, P. Tang, Kirbee L. Parsons +3 more
2014Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases15 citations Open access
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Anthrax in Saskatchewan 2006: an outbreak overview.
C. Himsworth, C. Argue
2008The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne15 citations
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Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018–2021
S. J. Robinson, J. Borlang, C. Himsworth, D. Pearl +5 more
2023Emerging Infectious Diseases14 citations Open access
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Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus in urban Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) populations: Epidemiology and the impacts of kill‐trapping
Michael J. Lee, Kaylee A. Byers, Christina M. Donovan, E. Zabek +3 more
2018Zoonoses and Public Health14 citations
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Ear Mange Mites (Notoedres muris) in Black and Norway Rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) from Inner-City Vancouver, Canada
H. Anholt, C. Himsworth, Jamie L. Rothenburger, H. Proctor +1 more
2014Journal of Wildlife Diseases14 citations Open access
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When the Sum of the Parts Tells You More Than the Whole: The Advantage of Using Metagenomics to Characterize Bartonella spp. Infections in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) and Their Fleas
C. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers, C. Fernando, Laura Speerin +2 more
2020Frontiers in Veterinary Science13 citations Open access
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Avian Pathogenicity Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in British Columbia, Canada
C. Himsworth, E. Zabek, A. Desruisseau, E. J. Parmley +5 more
2016Journal of Wildlife Diseases13 citations
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Lesions associated with Eucoleus sp. in the non-glandular stomach of wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Jamie L. Rothenburger, C. Himsworth, M. Lejeune, P. Treuting +1 more
2014International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife13 citations Open access
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An outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in an intensively managed conservation herd of wild bison in the Northwest Territories.
C. Himsworth, B. Elkin, J. Nishi, A. Neimanis +3 more
2010The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne12 citations
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Bilateral Perirenal Hemorrhage in two Stone's Sheep (Ovis Dalli Stonei): A Possible Manifestation of Malignant Catarrhal Fever
C. Himsworth, Jane N. Harms, G. Wobeser, J. Hill
2008Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation12 citations
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