2019
First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America.
Molaei G, Karpathy S, Andreadis T. First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America. Journal Of Parasitology 2019, 105: 571-575. PMID: 31393207, PMCID: PMC7053249, DOI: 10.1645/19-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsArachnid VectorsBackBase SequenceConnecticutCosta RicaDNADNA, MitochondrialHumansIxodidaeMalePanamaTick InfestationsTravelConceptsExotic ticksIntroduction of ticksIllegal animal tradeDisease-causing pathogensFever group rickettsiaeFirst-time introductionCentral AmericaNumber of pathogensCompanion animalsAmblyomma coelebsAnimal tradeVeterinary importancePet animalsPublic health riskNumerous pathogensTicksGroup rickettsiaeTime introductionHuman travelersSuch parasitesHabitat conditionsAmblyommaPathogensUnited StatesSouthern states
2009
Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A.
MOLAEI G, FARAJOLLAHI A, ARMSTRONG PM, OLIVER J, HOWARD JJ, ANDREADIS TG. Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 2009, 23: 350-356. PMID: 19941600, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00838.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern equine encephalitis virusMammalian hostsPolymerase chain reactionAnopheles punctipennisEquine encephalitis virusPotosi virusJamestown CanyonEncephalitis virusHost-feeding patternsAnopheles quadrimaculatus SayChain reactionEnzootic amplificationAnopheline mosquitoesCommon vertebrate hostBloodmealEngorged mosquitoesMosquitoesMixed bloodmealsVirusArbovirusesCache ValleySource of bloodmealsVertebrate hostsVirus fociNew Jersey
2008
Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Diuk-Wasser M. Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1143-51. PMID: 19058640, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1143:hpopmv]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-feeding patternsSpecies of AedesMosquito speciesMammalian hostsCytochrome b geneWhite-tailed deerBlood-feeding patternsClasses of vertebratesAedes cinereus MeigenMain vertebrate hostCulex territans WalkerPasseriformes birdsBlood-fed mosquitoesMitochondrial DNAB geneCervid hostsMammalian speciesAvian hostsAmerican robinsMajority of feedingsVertebrate hostsOccasional feedingTurdus migratoriusAedes cantatorViremic birds
2001
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae), a Newly Recognized Mosquito in the United States: Analyses of Genetic Variation in the United States and Putative Source Populations
Fonseca D, Campbell S, Crans W, Mogi M, Miyagi I, Toma T, Bullians M, Andreadis T, Berry R, Pagac B, Sardelis M, Wilkerson R. Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae), a Newly Recognized Mosquito in the United States: Analyses of Genetic Variation in the United States and Putative Source Populations. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 135-146. PMID: 11296814, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsDNA, MitochondrialGenetic VariationRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueUnited StatesConceptsGenetic diversityLimited gene flowSignificant genetic differentiationPutative source populationsDistinct genetic signaturesSmall spatial scalesGenetic differentiationGene flowNew geographic areasPopulation geneticsPotential disease vectorsGenetic variationAedes japonicus japonicusGenetic signaturesWildlife populationsDisease vectorsSource populationPolymorphic DNAAsian mosquitoAedes japonicusVectorial potentialSpatial scalesJaponicusWestern KyushuDiversity