Departmental Affiliations
Research Interests
infectious disease epidemiology; emerging infections; zoonoses; One Health; surveillance
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Experiences & Accomplishments
I am an infectious disease ecologist interested in zoonotic pathogens and their dynamics within host populations and at the human-animal interface. Overall, my research sits firmly within One Health, seeking to understand disease emergence at the intersection between public health, animal ecology, and environmental change. I use a combination of statistical modeling, molecular genetics, and phylogenetics to investigate pathogen persistence in animal reservoirs, evolution of host specificity, and ecological drivers of pathogen spillover.
Select Publications
Selected publications from the last 4 years
Niu Y, McKee CD. Bat viral shedding: a review of seasonal patterns and risk factors. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2025; 25(4): 229–239. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2024.0091
McKee CD, Yu EX, Garcia A, Jackson J, Koyuncu A, Rose S, Azman AS, Lobner K, Sacks E, Van Kerkhove MD, Gurley ES. Superspreading of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of event attack rates and individual transmission patterns. Epidemiology & Infection. 2024; 152: e121. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824000955
McKee CD*, Islam A*, Rahman MZ, Khan SU, Rahman M, Satter SM, Islam A, Yinda CK, Epstein JH, Daszak P, Munster VJ. Nipah virus detection at bat roosts after spillover events, Bangladesh, 2012–2019. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2022; 28(7): 1384– 1392. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2807.212614
Ruiz-Aravena M*, McKee C*, Gamble A, Lunn T, Morris A, Snedden CE, Yinda CK, Port JR, Buchholz DW, Yeo YY, Faust C, Jax E, Dee L, Jones DN, Kessler MK, Falvo C, Crowley D, Bharti N, Brook CE, Aguilar HC, Peel AJ, Restif O, Schountz T, Parrish CR, Gurley ES, Lloyd-Smith JO, Hudson PJ, Munster VJ, Plowright RK. Ecology, evolution and spillover of coronaviruses from bats. *Shared first authorship. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2022; 20: 299–314. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-021-00652-2
McKee CD, Islam A, Luby SP, Salje H, Hudson PJ, Plowright RK, Gurley ES. The ecology of Nipah virus in Bangladesh: a nexus of land-use change and opportunistic feeding behavior in bats. Viruses. 2021; 13(2): 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020169