A5070139129- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
Texas A&M University
2024
Public Health Department
2019
Abstract Molecular methods to understand host feeding patterns of arthropod vectors are critical assess exposure risk vector‐borne disease and unveil complex ecological interactions. We build on our prior work discovering the utility PCR‐Sanger sequencing blood meal analysis that well for soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae), unlike hard Ixodidae), thanks their unique physiology retains meals years. Here, we apply metabarcoding using amplicon deep identify multiple species in individual...
Flea-borne diseases are endemic in Texas, U.S.A., with an increasing incidence of flea-borne typhus and cat scratch disease. Knowledge flea natural history could provide information to protect public health, yet many knowledge gaps remain outside plague-endemic regions. Our objective was characterize seasonal activity patterns fleas on common mammalian wildlife species test for