Goudarz Molaei
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Associate Professor Adjunct
Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
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Goudarz Molaei is a research scientist conducting studies on the ecology and biology of mosquito and tick vectors of human pathogens, and on their respective roles in enzootic and epidemic transmission of arboviruses, as well as tick-associated diseases at the Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). He is director of the CAES Tick Testing Program for Lyme and Allied Diseases. At the Yale School of Public Health, Dr. Molaei, as an associate clinical professor, co-teaches a course in Biology of Insect Disease Vectors, is collaborating on research on the ecology and biology of mosquito and tick vectors of human pathogens, and advises students.
Last Updated on April 28, 2025.
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Frequent collaborators of Goudarz Molaei's published research.
John Anderson, PhD
Philip Armstrong
Theodore Andreadis, PhD
Durland Fish, PhD
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2025
A Case of Illness Following a Bite by a Male Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) Infected With Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis in Connecticut, United States
Khalil N, Chang A, Sandland L, Feder H, Molaei G. A Case of Illness Following a Bite by a Male Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) Infected With Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis in Connecticut, United States. Clinical Case Reports 2025, 13: e70825. PMID: 40904341, PMCID: PMC12401713, DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.70825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-continental hitchhiking of exotic ticks on human travelers and ensuing public health challenges in the USA
Khalil N, Sandland L, Molaei G. Cross-continental hitchhiking of exotic ticks on human travelers and ensuing public health challenges in the USA. IScience 2025, 28: 113223. PMID: 40948550, PMCID: PMC12432458, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricEarly Release - Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA in Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks, Connecticut, USA - Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Molaei G, Mohapatra A, Khalil N, Cozens D, Bonilla D. Early Release - Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA in Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks, Connecticut, USA - Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2025, 31: 1260-1262. PMID: 40439594, PMCID: PMC12123906, DOI: 10.3201/eid3106.250034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsHost-feeding behavior of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Dakota, 2003 to 2006
Anderson J, Bransfield A, Misencik M, Jones S, Main A, Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Molaei G. Host-feeding behavior of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Dakota, 2003 to 2006. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2025, 62: 621-632. PMID: 39982739, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMitochondrial cytochrome b geneWest Nile virusDiverse group of vertebratesSpecies of mosquitoesCytochrome b geneGroup of vertebratesBlood mealNorth DakotaFeeding behavior patternsB genePasserine birdsAmerican robinsIsolation of West Nile virusWestern equine encephalitis virusVertebrate speciesTransmission of arbovirusesSnowshoe hare virusBehavior of mosquitoesPCR assayCache Valley virusPermanent waterFeeding habitsTransmission of West Nile virusSeasonal shiftsVertebrate hostsPublic health significance of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and its role in the eco-epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in North America
Rochlin I, Kenney J, Little E, Molaei G. Public health significance of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and its role in the eco-epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in North America. Parasites & Vectors 2025, 18: 43. PMID: 39915849, PMCID: PMC11803971, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-06674-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusMosquito-borne diseasesEco-epidemiologyNorth AmericaMosquito-borne pathogensPopulation dynamicsPathogensEffective disease managementDeerPathogen transmissionEastern United StatesReproductive potentialPublic health significanceTick-borneVector-borne diseasesOdocoileusBiological adaptationTicksMosquito vectorsBiological characteristicsSoutheastern CanadaTransmission cycleHealth significanceMosquitoes
2024
Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum Ticks and Rickettsia parkeri the Northeastern United States - Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Molaei G, Khalil N, Ramos C, Paddock C. Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum Ticks and Rickettsia parkeri the Northeastern United States - Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2024, 30: 2208-2211. PMID: 39320216, PMCID: PMC11431899, DOI: 10.3201/eid3010.240821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsHost-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades
Anderson J, Molaei G, Fish D, Armstrong P, Khalil N, Brudner S, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Olson M, Andreadis T. Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2024, 24: 520-531. PMID: 38648543, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2023.0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHispid cotton ratsWest Nile virusWading birdsAmerican alligatorMosquito speciesSusceptibility to WNVCulex nigripalpus,Blood meals of mosquitoesFlorida EvergladesBlood mealMarsh rabbitWhite-tailed deerIndustrial sitesBlood-fed specimensEverglades virusSpecies of rodentsHost speciesBlood-fed mosquitoesAvian hostsTransmit West Nile virusBehavior of mosquitoesFrequent hostsPCR assayTensaw virusHost feeding behavior
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- October 21, 2025
Lone star ticks, nitrogen dioxide pollution, and a dementia care study highlight this month's research roundup
- August 12, 2025
Rare exotic tick species identified in Connecticut
- May 27, 2025
Invasive Longhorned Tick Found to be Carrier of Ehrlichiosis Pathogen
- September 30, 2024
First human case of emerging tick-borne disease reported in Northeast