A5044715151- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
2022-2025
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine
2020
James Cook University
2020
Tick-borne diseases continue to threaten human health across the United States. Both active and passive tick surveillance can complement case surveillance, providing spatio-temporal information on when where humans are at risk for encounters with ticks tick-borne pathogens. However, little work has been done assess concordance of acarological metrics from each method. We used data Ixodes scapularis its associated pathogens Connecticut (2019–2021) collected through collections (drag sampling)...
Abstract Anaplasmosis is a vector-borne disease caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum and vectored Ixodes scapularis ticks primarily in northeastern United States. The Connecticut Department of Public Health designated anaplasmosis state-wide reportable 2008 large increase cases was witnessed between 2014 2019. This study used clinical reported to A. prevalence data questing I. understand emerging geographic hotspots evaluate potential association human infections. Human...
Abstract Background The incidence of tick-borne diseases is increasing across the USA, with cases concentrated in northeastern and midwestern regions country. Ixodes scapularis one most important disease vectors has spread throughout USA over past four decades, established populations all states region. Methods To better understand rapid expansion I. pathogens they transmit, we aggregated analyzed abundance pathogen prevalence data from including Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, York...
Abstract Diverse mammalian species display susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. Potential SARS-CoV-2 spillback into rodents is understudied despite their host role for numerous zoonoses and human proximity. We assessed exposure infection among white-footed mice ( Peromyscus leucopus ) in Connecticut, USA. observed 1% (6/540) wild-type neutralizing antibody seroprevalence 2020–2022 residential with no cross-neutralization of variants. detected infections via RT-qPCR, but identified non-SARS-CoV-2...
Abstract Diverse mammalian species display susceptibility to and infection with SARS-CoV-2. Potential SARS-CoV-2 spillback into rodents is understudied despite their host role for numerous zoonoses human proximity. We assessed exposure among white-footed mice ( Peromyscus leucopus ) in Connecticut, USA. observed 1% (6/540) wild-type neutralizing antibody seroprevalence 2020-2022 residential no cross-neutralization of variants. detected infections via RT-qPCR, but identified non-SARS-CoV-2...