A5010034165- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Xenotransplantation and immune response
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Malaria Research and Control
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020-2025
United States Virgin Islands Department of Health
2021-2022
CDC Foundation
2022
Western Carolina University
2020
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
2020
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an allergy to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a carbohydrate found in most mammals. Evidence indicates that AGS develops after tick bite, and the United States, associated with bites from Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick); however, not all persons bitten by ticks develop clinical AGS.
Tickborne infections are challenging to diagnose, particularly among solid organ transplant recipients. We report a US case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis from living kidney donation that highlights how screening for donors may miss tickborne infections. Clinicians should consider the epidemiology donor when donations and evaluating recipients infection.
This case series investigates trends in time from onset of alpha-gal syndrome to diagnosis among patients with disease 1977 2019.
Abstract Leptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira . We sought to determine if rodents in U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) are carriers In total, 140 were sampled, including 112 Mus musculus and 28 Rattus rattus A positive carrier status was identified for 64/140 (45.7%); 49 (35.0%) dark-field microscopy, 60 (42.9%) culture, 63 (45.0%) fluorescent antibody testing, 61 (43.6%) real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR). Molecular typing...
Objectives: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, several outbreaks were linked with facilities employing essential workers, such as long-term care and meat poultry processing facilities. However, timely national data on which workplace settings experiencing unavailable through routine surveillance systems. We estimated number of US identified types they occurred during August–October 2021. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control Prevention collected from health departments August October 2021:...
Insect saliva induces significant antibody responses associated with the intensity of exposure to bites and risk disease in humans. Several salivary biomarkers have been characterized determine Old World Anopheles mosquito species. However, new tools are needed quantify human understand malaria low-transmission areas Americas. To address this need, we conducted proteomic bioinformatic analyses immunogenic candidate proteins present uninfected albimanus from two separate colonies-one...
During 2019–2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Health investigated potential animal reservoirs Leptospira spp., bacteria that cause leptospirosis. In this cross-sectional study, we spp. exposure and carriage in small Indian mongoose ( Urva auropunctata , syn: Herpestes auropunctatus ), an invasive species. This study was conducted across three main islands U.S. (USVI), which are St. Croix, Thomas, John. We used microscopic agglutination test (MAT), fluorescent antibody (FAT), real-time...
From 2019–2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) investigated potential animal reservoirs Leptospira spp., pathogenic bacteria that cause leptospirosis. We examined exposure and carriage in livestock on island St. Croix, United States (USVI). utilized microscopic agglutination test (MAT) to evaluate sera, fluorescent antibody (FAT), real time polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR), bacterial culture urine specimens from (n = 126): 28 cattle, 19 goats, 46 pigs, 33 sheep....
The vertical dimension constitutes an important niche axis along which mosquitoes may adjust their distribution. Here, we evaluated whether the distribution of container-inhabiting Aedes differs a gradient anthropogenic land-use intensity within urban landscape. Using pulley system, hung oviposition cups at three heights (ground level, 4.5, and 9 m) in habitats: forest, park, built environment. We hypothesized that mosquito abundance diversity would be highest least disturbed forest habitat,...
Mongooses, a nonnative species, are known reservoir of rabies virus in the Caribbean region. A cross-sectional study mongooses at 41 field sites on US Virgin Islands St. Croix, John, and Thomas captured 312 (32% capture rate). We determined absence by antigen testing exposure antibody mongoose populations all three islands. USVI is first state to determine freedom-from-rabies for its with scientifically-led robust study. Ongoing surveillance activities will if other domestic wildlife rabies-free.