Kristian M. Forbes
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: University of Nairobi (2019); Pennsylvania State University (2017–2018); Public Health Agency of Sweden (2019); Swedish Veterinary Agency (2019); Karolinska University Hospital (2019); University of Helsinki (2016–2023); The University of Melbourne (2010–2012); University of Arkansas System (2025–2026); Helsinki University Hospital (2019–2025); United States Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH (2023); Natural Resources Institute Finland (2015); Maasai Mara University (2019); Department of Biological Sciences (2021); Murdoch Children's Research Institute (2010); University of Jyväskylä (2013–2015)
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Kristian M. Forbes studies zoonotic diseases, focusing on the interactions between wildlife and humans that can lead to disease transmission. His research investigates host predictions for orthohantaviruses, pathogen spillover risk from bats, and the role of host immunity in viral pathogenesis. Forbes has examined roost selection by bats in rural Kenya and human-bat interactions in the same region, seeking to understand how these behaviors influence the potential for zoonotic disease emergence.
His work also includes serological evidence of zoonotic viral infections in wild rodents in Barbados and in rodents and humans in Kenya. Forbes maintains an active laboratory and has published 97 papers, accumulating 1,608 citations and an h-index of 24. He is a principal investigator on a $695,305 NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases grant examining bat behavior and virus shedding as drivers of spillover risk.
Forbes collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Janine Mistrick, Shannon M. Kitchen, and Katherine E. Wearing, as well as Amy Schexnayder at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Metrics
- h-index: 24
- Publications: 96
- Citations: 1,661
Positions
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Associate Professor 2023–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Biological Sciences ORCID
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University of Arkansas Fayetteville publications 2019–2026Department of Biological Sciences ORCID
Selected Publications
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Egyptian rousette bat humoral immunity to H9 influenza hemagglutinin (2026)
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Bartonella and hemotropic Mycoplasma species in synanthropic bats in Kenya (2026)
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Rat hepatitis E virus and novel paramyxoviruses in synanthropic rodents and shrews in Kenya (2026)
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Age-dependent effects of infection on survival of a wild rodent reservoir host (2026)
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Food Subsidy Effects on Host Foraging Behavior Shape Host–Macroparasite Infection Dynamics (2026)
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Food Supplementation Reduces Nematode Super-Shedding in a Wild Mammal (2026)
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New parajeilongviruses detected in bats but not in humans: assays for screening and diagnostic purposes (2026)
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Dengue virus serotype 4 in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Kenya (2025)
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Detection and genetic characterization of alphacoronaviruses in co-roosting bat species, southeastern Kenya (2025)
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Discovery and characterization of Sager Creek virus, a new orthohantavirus in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) (2025)
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Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Animal dsRNA and ssRNA(−) Viruses Subcommittee, 2025 (2025)
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Detection and genetic characterization of alphacoronaviruses in co-roosting bat species, southeastern Kenya (2024)
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Modern building structures are a landscape‐level driver of bat–human exposure risk in Kenya (2024)
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Bat humoral immunity and its role in viral pathogenesis, transmission, and zoonosis (2024)
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Ecological factors alter how spatial overlap predicts viral infection dynamics in wild rodent populations (2024)
Federal Grants 1 $695,305 total
Beyond discovery: bat behavior and virus shedding as drivers of spillover risk
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- The future of zoonotic risk prediction
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- Roost selection by synanthropic bats in rural Kenya: implications for human–wildlife conflict and zoonotic pathogen spillover
- Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya
- Seroevidence of Zoonotic Viruses in Rodents and Humans in Kibera Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
Showing 5 of 17 shared publications
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- Ecology of Neglected Rodent-Borne American Orthohantaviruses
- First Report of Coronaviruses in Northern European Bats
- Orthohantavirus Isolated in Reservoir Host Cells Displays Minimal Genetic Changes and Retains Wild-Type Infection Properties
- Bat humoral immunity and its role in viral pathogenesis, transmission, and zoonosis
Showing 5 of 17 shared publications
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- Roost selection by synanthropic bats in rural Kenya: implications for human–wildlife conflict and zoonotic pathogen spillover
- Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya
- Towards a coordinated strategy for intercepting human disease emergence in Africa
- Current and future environmental suitability for bats hosting potential zoonotic pathogens in rural Kenya
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- First Report of Coronaviruses in Northern European Bats
- Orthohantavirus Isolated in Reservoir Host Cells Displays Minimal Genetic Changes and Retains Wild-Type Infection Properties
- Serological Evidence of Multiple Zoonotic Viral Infections among Wild Rodents in Barbados
- Seroevidence of Zoonotic Viruses in Rodents and Humans in Kibera Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
- Ecology of Neglected Rodent-Borne American Orthohantaviruses
- Virus isolation data improve host predictions for New World rodent orthohantaviruses
- A framework for understanding and predicting orthohantavirus functional traits
- Effects of habitat management on rodent diversity, abundance, and virus infection dynamics
- Global patterns of reported human-wildlife interactions in areas of land-use change
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Ecology of Neglected Rodent-Borne American Orthohantaviruses
- Roost selection by synanthropic bats in rural Kenya: implications for human–wildlife conflict and zoonotic pathogen spillover
- Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya
- Global patterns of reported human-wildlife interactions in areas of land-use change
- Current and future environmental suitability for bats hosting potential zoonotic pathogens in rural Kenya
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Roost selection by synanthropic bats in rural Kenya: implications for human–wildlife conflict and zoonotic pathogen spillover
- Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya
- Bat humoral immunity and its role in viral pathogenesis, transmission, and zoonosis
- Global patterns of reported human-wildlife interactions in areas of land-use change
- Current and future environmental suitability for bats hosting potential zoonotic pathogens in rural Kenya
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- Orthohantavirus Isolated in Reservoir Host Cells Displays Minimal Genetic Changes and Retains Wild-Type Infection Properties
- Novel Ozark Orthohantavirus in Hispid Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus), Arkansas, USA
- Detection and genetic characterization of alphacoronaviruses in co-roosting bat species, southeastern Kenya
- A novel experimental system reveals immunoregulatory responses as mediators of persistent orthohantavirus infections in a rodent reservoir host
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- Seroevidence of Zoonotic Viruses in Rodents and Humans in Kibera Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
- Towards a coordinated strategy for intercepting human disease emergence in Africa
- Detection and genetic characterization of alphacoronaviruses in co-roosting bat species, southeastern Kenya
- New parajeilongviruses detected in bats but not in humans: assays for screening and diagnostic purposes
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
- Seroevidence of Zoonotic Viruses in Rodents and Humans in Kibera Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
- Current and future environmental suitability for bats hosting potential zoonotic pathogens in rural Kenya
- Detection and genetic characterization of alphacoronaviruses in co-roosting bat species, southeastern Kenya
- New parajeilongviruses detected in bats but not in humans: assays for screening and diagnostic purposes
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- The future of zoonotic risk prediction
- Virus isolation data improve host predictions for New World rodent orthohantaviruses
- Zoonotic Risk Technology Enters the Viral Emergence Toolkit
- Towards a coordinated strategy for intercepting human disease emergence in Africa
- Viral competence data improves rodent reservoir predictions for American orthohantaviruses
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations
- Do Some Super-Spreaders Spread Better? Effects of individual heterogeneity in epidemiological traits
- Food Supplementation Reduces Nematode Super-Shedding in a Wild Mammal
- Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations
- Ecological factors alter how spatial overlap predicts viral infection dynamics in wild rodent populations
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations
- Do Some Super-Spreaders Spread Better? Effects of individual heterogeneity in epidemiological traits
- Food Supplementation Reduces Nematode Super-Shedding in a Wild Mammal
- Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations
- Ecological factors alter how spatial overlap predicts viral infection dynamics in wild rodent populations
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Virus isolation data improve host predictions for New World rodent orthohantaviruses
- Demography, education, and research trends in the interdisciplinary field of disease ecology
- Demography, education, and research trends in the interdisciplinary field of disease ecology
- Viral competence data improves rodent reservoir predictions for American orthohantaviruses
- Virus isolation data improve host predictions for New World rodent orthohantaviruses
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations
- Food Supplementation Reduces Nematode Super-Shedding in a Wild Mammal
- Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations
- Ecological factors alter how spatial overlap predicts viral infection dynamics in wild rodent populations
- Age-dependent effects of infection on survival of a wild rodent reservoir host
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