Kristy O. Murray, D.V.M., Ph.D.
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Kristy O. Murray, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Positions
- Professor
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Pediatrics-Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Vice-Chair for Research
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Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Assistant Dean for Faculty and Academic Development
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National School of Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Education
- Epidemic Intelligence Service from Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
- 01/2001 - Atlanta, GA United States
- Ph.D. from University Of Texas Medical School At Galveston
- 01/2006 - Galveston, TX United States
- D.V.M. from Texas AandM University
- 01/1998 - College Station, TX United States
- B.S. from Texas AandM University
- 01/1995 - College Station, TX United States
Honors & Awards
- Bailey K. Ashford Medal in Tropical Medicine, 2013
- Innovation in Health Science Education Award, 2009
- Dean's Teaching Award, 2008
Websites
Videos
Selected Publications
- Valentine GC, Seferovic MD, Fowler SW, Major AM, Gorchakov R, Berry R, Swennes AG, Murray KO, Suter MA, Aagaard KM. "Timing of Gestational Exposure to Zika Virus is Associated with Postnatal Growth Restriction in a Murine Model." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29902449
- Gunter SM, Cordray C, Gorchakov R, Du I, Dittmar B, Brown EL, Murray KO, Nolan MS "Identification of White-Tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) as a Novel Reservoir Species for Trypanosoma cruzi in Texas." J Wildl Dis. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29889005
- Sahni LC, Fischer RSB, Gorchakov R, Berry RM, Payne DC, Murray KO, Boom JA. "Arboviral Surveillance among Pediatric Patients with Acute Febrile Illness in Houston, Texas." Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29869599
- Sheppard DP, Woods SP, Hasbun R, Salazar L, Nolan MS, Murray KO "Does intra-individual neurocognitive variability relate to neuroinvasive disease and quality of life in West Nile Virus?." J Neurovirol. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29696579
- Murray KO, Nolan MS, Ronca SE, Datta S, Govindarajan K, Narayana PA, Salazar L, Woods SP, Hasbun R "The Neurocognitive and MRI Outcomes of West Nile Virus Infection: Preliminary Analysis Using an External Control Group.." Front Neurol. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29636722
- Thomas VA, Crouse HL, Murray KO, Hsu DC, Camp EA, Cruz AT "Emergency Medicine Providers' Knowledge and Management of Pediatric Tropical Diseases: A Needs Assessment." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29538263
- Thomas VA, Murray KO, Crouse HL "Chikungunya in a Pediatric Traveler." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29596281
- Nolan MS, Podoll AS, Hause AM, Akers KM, Finkel KW, Murray KO "Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Progression of Disease Over Time among Patients Enrolled in the Houston West Nile Virus Cohort." PLoS ONE. 2012;7(7):e40374. Pubmed PMID: 22792293
- Resnick MP, Grunenwald P, Blackmar D, Hailey C, Bueno R, Murray KO "Juvenile dogs as potential sentinels for West Nile virus surveillance." Zoonoses Public Health. 2008 Oct;55(41496):443-7. Pubmed PMID: 18399945
- Wertheimer AM, Uhrlaub JL, Hirsch A, Medigeshi G, Sprague J, Legasse A, Wilk J, Wiley CA, Didier P, Tesh RB, Murray KO, Axthelm MK, Wong SW, Nikolich-Žugich J "Immune response to the West Nile virus in aged non-human primates." PLoS ONE. 2010;5(12):e15514. Pubmed PMID: 21151986
- Bigham AW, Buckingham KJ, Husain S, Emond MJ, Bofferding KM, Gildersleeve H, Rutherford A, Astakhova NM, Perelygin AA, Busch MP, Murray KO, Sejvar JJ, Green S, Kriesel J, Brinton MA, Bamshad M "Host genetic risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease progression." PLoS ONE. 2011;6(9):e24745. Pubmed PMID: 21935451
- Koers EM, Montealegre JR, Bryson RS, Murray KO "Experiences of the Student Epidemic Intelligence Society in strengthening public health response and epidemiologic capacity." Public Health Rep.;125(6):922-8. Pubmed PMID: 21121239
- Murray KO, Kilborn C, DesVignes-Kendrick M, Koers E, Page V, Selwyn BJ, Shah UA, Palacio H "Emerging disease syndromic surveillance for Hurricane Katrina evacuees seeking shelter in Houston's Astrodome and Reliant Park Complex." Public Health Rep.;124(3):364-71. Pubmed PMID: 19445411
- Murray KO, Resnick M, Miller V "Depression after infection with West Nile virus." Emerging Infect. Dis.. 2007 Mar;13(3):479-81. Pubmed PMID: 17552106
- Murray KO, Arguin PM "Decision-based evaluation of recommendations for preexposure rabies vaccination." J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc.. 2000 Jan 15;216(2):188-91. Pubmed PMID: 10649751
- Murray KO, Baraniuk S, Resnick M, Arafat R, Kilborn C, Shallenberger R, York TL, Martinez D, Malkoff M, Elgawley N, McNeely W, Khuwaja SA "Clinical investigation of hospitalized human cases of West Nile virus infection in Houston, Texas, 2002-2004." Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis.. 2008 Apr;8(2):167-74. Pubmed PMID: 18399781
- Ward MP, Schuermann JA, Highfield LD, Murray KO "Characteristics of an outbreak of West Nile virus encephalomyelitis in a previously uninfected population of horses." Vet. Microbiol.. 2006 Dec 20;118(41337):255-9. Pubmed PMID: 16971067
- Montealegre JR, Koers EM, Bryson RS, Murray KO "An innovative public health preparedness training program for graduate students." Public Health Rep.;126(3):441-6. Pubmed PMID: 21553674
- Murray KO, Mertens E, Despres P "West Nile virus and its emergence in the United States of America." Vet. Res..;41(6):67. Pubmed PMID: 21188801
- Meyer TE, Bull LM, Cain Holmes K, Pascua RF, Travassos da Rosa A, Gutierrez CR, Corbin T, Woodward JL, Taylor JP, Tesh RB, Murray KO "West Nile virus infection among the homeless, Houston, Texas." Emerging Infect. Dis.. 2007 Oct;13(10):1500-3. Pubmed PMID: 18257995
- Nolan MS, Schuermann J, Murray KO "West Nile Virus Infection among Humans, Texas, USA, 2002-2011." Emerging Infect. Dis.. 2013 Jan;19(1):137-9. Pubmed PMID: 23260575
- Brown JE, McBride CS, Johnson P, Ritchie S, Paupy C, Bossin H, Lutomiah J, Fernandez-Salas I, Ponlawat A, Cornel AJ, Black WC, Gorrochotegui-Escalante N, Urdaneta-Marquez L, Sylla M, Slotman M, Murray KO, Walker C, Powell JR "Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple 'domestications' of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases." Proc. Biol. Sci.. 2011 Aug 22;278(1717):2446-54. Pubmed PMID: 21227970
- Nolan MS, Zangeneh A, Khuwaja SA, Martinez D, Rossmann SN, Cardenas V, Murray KO "Proximity of residence to bodies of water and risk for West Nile virus infection: a case-control study in Houston, Texas." J. Biomed. Biotechnol.. 2012;2012:159578. Pubmed PMID: 22315511
- Murray KO, Holmes KC, Hanlon CA "Rabies in vaccinated dogs and cats in the United States, 1997-2001." J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc.. 2009 Sep 15;235(6):691-5. Pubmed PMID: 19751164
- Murray KO, Koers E, Baraniuk S, Herrington E, Carter H, Sierra M, Kilborn C, Arafat R "Risk factors for encephalitis from West Nile Virus: a matched case-control study using hospitalized controls." Zoonoses Public Health. 2009 Aug;56(41432):370-5. Pubmed PMID: 19175570
- Boston KM, Baraniuk S, O'Heron S, Murray KO "Risk factors for spinal surgical site infection, Houston, Texas." Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Sep;30(9):884-9. Pubmed PMID: 19642902
- Reeves WK, Murray KO, Meyer TE, Bull LM, Pascua RF, Holmes KC, Loftis AD "Serological evidence of typhus group rickettsia in a homeless population in Houston, Texas." J. Vector Ecol.. 2008 Jun;33(1):205-7. Pubmed PMID: 18697325
- Phipps LP, Duff JP, Holmes JP, Gough RE, McCracken F, McElhinney LM, Johnson N, Hughes L, Chantrey J, Pennycott T, Murray KO, Brown IH, Fooks AR "Surveillance for West Nile virus in British birds (2001 to 2006)." Vet. Rec.. 2008 Mar 29;162(13):413-5. Pubmed PMID: 18375986
- Murray KO, Walker C, Gould E "The virology, epidemiology, and clinical impact of West Nile virus: a decade of advancements in research since its introduction into the Western Hemisphere." Epidemiol. Infect.. 2011 Jun;139(6):807-17. Pubmed PMID: 21342610
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