A5083349819- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
National Wildlife Health Center
2004-2023
United States Geological Survey
2009-2021
St. Norbert College
2014
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2009
University of Wisconsin System
2009
White-nose syndrome (WNS) represents one of the most consequential wildlife diseases modern times. Since it was first documented in New York 2006, disease has killed millions bats and threatens several formerly abundant species with extirpation or extinction. The spread WNS eastern North America been relatively gradual, inducing optimism that mitigation strategies could be established time to conserve susceptible western America. recent detection fungus causes Pacific Northwest, far from its...
Fungal skin infections associated with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, a member of the Chrysosporium anamorph Nannizziopsis vriesii (CANV) complex, have been linked to an increasing number cases snake fungal disease (SFD) in captive snakes around world and wild populations eastern North America. The emergence SFD both situations has led increased need for tools better diagnose study disease. We developed two TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays rapidly detect O. ophiodiicola...
In Southeast Asia, swamp eels (Synbranchidae: Monopterus spp.) are a common source of human gnathostomiasis, foodborne zoonosis caused by advanced third-stage larvae (AL3) Gnathostoma spp. nematodes. Live Asian imported to US ethnic food markets, and wild populations exist in several states. To determine whether these infected, we examined 47 from markets 67 wild-caught specimens. Nematodes were identified morphologic features ribosomal intergenic transcribed spacer-2 gene sequencing....
Abstract We evaluated cloacal swab, vascular pulp of flight feather, and kidney spleen pool samples from carcasses members the family Corvidae as sources West Nile virus (WNV). The pool, feather pulp, respectively, were source WNV in 38%, 43%, 77% carcasses.
In summer 2020, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected on mink farms in Utah. An interagency One Health response initiated to assess the extent of outbreak and included sampling animals from or near affected testing them for SARS-CoV-2 non-SARS coronaviruses. Among 365 sampled, including domestic cats, mink, rodents, raccoons, skunks, 261 (72%) harbored at least one coronavirus. samples that could be further characterized, 127 alphacoronaviruses 88...
Abstract Twenty percent prevalence of West Nile virus antibody was found in free-ranging medium-sized Wisconsin mammals. No significant differences were noted with regard to sex, age, month collection, or species. Our results suggest a similar route infection these
After the 2001 occurrence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Wisconsin (WI), we collected sera, during 2003-2006, from south-central WI mesopredators. We tested these sera to determine WNV antibody prevalence and geometric mean titer (GMAT). Four-fold higher 2-fold GMAT 2003-2004 indicated greater exposure mesopredators apparent epizootic phase. The period 2005-2006 was likely enzootic phase because fell a level similar other flaviviruses. Our results suggest that, mesopredators, vector-borne...