A5089913144- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Gut microbiota and health
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Study of Mite Species
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Malaria Research and Control
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2022-2025
Vector (United States)
2025
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
2022-2024
South Valley University
2013-2023
Hokkaido University
2015-2023
Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) have a widespread distribution in mountain landscapes, and are considered vulnerable globally, but low-priority species for conservation Nepal. Habitat fragmentation, illegal hunting, human-bear conflict the major threats to across their global range. Having an adequate level of genetic variation population helps with adapting rapidly changing environments, thus is important long-term health bear populations. Accordingly, we conducted non-invasive...
Abstract Human activities interfere with wild animals and lead to the loss of many animal populations. Therefore, efforts have been made understand how wildlife can rebound from anthropogenic disturbances. An essential mechanism adapt environmental social changes is fluctuations in host gut microbiome. Here we give a comprehensive description anthropogenically induced microbiome alterations Asian elephants (n = 30). We detected microbial due overseas translocation, captivity deworming. found...
Abstract Host–microbe interactions within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) play a pivotal role in shaping host physiology, ecology, and life history. However, these vary across gut regions due to changes physical environment or immune system activity, thereby altering microbial community. Each animal species may harbor their own unique community species-specific ecological traits such as dietary habits, micro-habitat preferences, mating behavior well physiological traits. While microbiota...
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) are widely distributed in Africa, the Middle East and northern India. In this study, we aimed to detect tick-borne pathogens through investigating prokaryotic eukaryotic microorganisms camel blood based on a metagenomic approach then characterize potentially pathogenic organisms using traditional molecular techniques. We showed that bacteria circulating of is dominated by Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes Actinobacteria. At genus level,...
Hoogstraal and Kim (1985) proposed from morphology, three groups of Haemaphysalis subgenera: (i) the "structurally advanced"; (ii) intermediate"; (iii) primitive" subgenera. Nuclear gene phylogenies, however, did not indicate monophyly these morphological but alas, only two mitochondrial (mt) genomes intermediate" subgenera had been sequenced. The phylogeny has yet resolved. We aimed to resolve genus Haemaphysalis, with respect subgenus Alloceraea. presented 15 newly sequenced annotated mt...
The ixodid tick Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, commonly referred to as the Asian longhorned tick, has expanded its range outside of East Asia into countries such Australia, New Zealand, and United States. Since first U.S. detection in 2017, H. spread 21 states District Columbia been implicated a vector various human animal pathogens including Theileria orientalis Ikeda genotype, causal agent bovine theileriosis. Facilitated part by parthenogenetic nature invasive populations, this become...
ABSTRACT The Asian longhorned tick (ALT), Haemaphysalis longicornis , is a three‐host hard native to East Asia. Its opportunistic feeding habits make it an acute agricultural and medical threat, capable of spreading various zoonotic pathogens. An affinity for livestock companion animals has allowed parthenogenetic populations ALT travel establish in overseas locations including the United States. To better understand population dynamics this rapidly expanding species, we sequenced complete...
Animal movement across regions owing to human activity can lead the introduction of pathogens, resulting in disease epidemics with medical and socioeconomic significance. Here, we validated hypothesis that activity, such as transportation infected animals, has played a significant role introducing zoonotic parasite Echinococcus multilocularis into Hokkaido, Japan, by synthesizing evaluating genetic data light historical records. Our analysis indicates major group Hokkaido originated from St....
Ticks are the second most important vector capable of transmitting diseases affecting health both humans and animals.
Cities are among the most extreme forms of anthropogenic ecosystem modification, and urbanization processes exert profound effects on animal populations through multiple ecological pathways. Increased access to human-associated food items may alter species' foraging behavior diet, in turn modifying normal microbial community gastrointestinal tract (GIT), ultimately impacting their health. It is crucial we understand role dietary niche breadth resulting shift gut microbiota as urban animals...
Tick-borne diseases have recently been considered a potential emerging public health threat in Malaysia; however, fundamental studies into tick-borne pathogens and microbiome appear limited. In this study, six tick species ( Ixodes granulatus, Haemaphysalis hystricis, shimoga , Dermacentor compactus steini atrosignatus ) collected from two primary forests an oil palm plantation Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, were used for analysis targeting bacterial 16S rDNA using next-generation sequencing...
Members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex are etiological agents Lyme disease (LD), and miyamotoi is one relapsing fever (RFB). Despite serological evidence LD in Malaysia, there has been no report from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Thus, this study aimed to detect characterize rodents Ixodes ticks primary forests an oil palm (OP) plantation Sarawak. yangtzensis (a member Bbsl complex) was detected 43.8% (14/32) granulatus; most positive were OP (13/14). Out 56 rodents, B....
Research on vector-associated microbiomes has been expanding due to increasing emergence of vector-borne pathogens and awareness the importance symbionts in vector physiology. However, little is known about argasid (or soft-bodied) ticks limited access specimens. We collected four species (Argas japonicus, Carios vespertilionis, Ornithodoros capensis, sawaii) from nests or burrows their vertebrate hosts. One laboratory-reared (Ornithodoros moubata) was also included. Attempts were then made...
East Coast fever (ECF) is an acute fatal tick-borne disease of cattle caused by Theileriaparva. It causes major losses in exotic and crossbreed cattle, but this could be prevented a vaccine T. parva if the selected properly based on information from molecular epidemiology studies. The Muguga cocktail (MC) (Muguga, Kiambu 5 Serengeti-transformed strains) has been used cattle. A total 254 samples vaccinated unvaccinated were to understand genetic diversity Malawi using partial sequences Tp1...
Autochthonous Sudanese cattle breeds, namely Baggara for beef and Butana Kenana dairy, are characterized by their adaptive characteristics high performance in hot dry agro-ecosystems. They thus used largely nomadic semi-nomadic pastoralists. We analyzed the diversity genetic structure of BoLA-DRB3 gene, a locus linked to immune response, indigenous Sudan context global repository. Blood samples (n = 225) were taken from three breeds (Baggara; n 113, Butana; 60 Kenana; 52) distributed across...
Abstract Ticks have a profound impact on public health. Haemaphysalis is one of the most widespread genera in Asia, including Japan. The taxonomy and genetic differentiation spp. challenging. For instance, previous studies struggled to distinguish japonica megaspinosa due dearth nucleotide sequence polymorphisms widely used barcoding genes. classification H. its related sub-species douglasi or jezoensis also confused their high morphological similarity lack molecular data that support...
This study was carried out to compare the analgesic effects and haematobiochemical changes produced by administration of lidocaine, detomidine lidocaine–detomidine combination in epidural space goats. All goats were assigned all three different treatments using a balanced crossover design with two-weeks washout period. Nociception investigated pinprick; times onset duration anti-nociception perineal region demonstrated. Incoordination, ataxia carefully observed recorded according scoring...
Abstract Any attempt to control a mosquito‐borne disease should primarily focus on controlling its vector. In Sudan, arboviral infections are major health problem where periodical outbreaks of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti have been reported. This preliminary study was performed uncover the population genetic diversity from Red Sea State, using mtDNA‐ COI gene. We morphological identification, PCR and DNA nucleotide sequencing analysed polymorphism, isolation distance four sites....