2007
Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Bueno R, Dennett J, Real S, Sargent C, Bala A, Randle Y, Guzman H, da Rosa A, Wuithiranyagool T, Tesh R. Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 73-81. PMID: 17620633, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate hostsCytochrome b geneHost feeding patternsMammalian blood mealsOpportunistic feedersGray CatbirdsB geneAmerican robinsHouse finchesBlue jaysHouse sparrowsMosquito speciesAmerican crowsWNV infection ratesBlood mealPrincipal mosquito vectorCulex quinquefasciatus SayMosquito vectorsWest Nile virusPCR productsCulex quinquefasciatusMode of infectionQuinquefasciatus SayDomestic catsFeeding patterns
1993
Isolation of Leptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosa from the skin of a dog.
Anderson J, Miller D, Post J, Johnson R, Magnarelli L, Andreadis T. Isolation of Leptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosa from the skin of a dog. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1993, 203: 1550-1. PMID: 8288477, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1993.203.11.1550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenic Leptospira infectionLeptospira interrogans serovar grippotyphosaAcute hepatitisLeptospira infectionAged dogsMale dogsSerovar grippotyphosaNumerous lesionsLeptospira interrogansKelly mediumDog serumDogsRestriction endonuclease analysisBarbour-StoennerMicroagglutinationGrippotyphosaSerumSkinEndonuclease analysisHepatitisNephritisLesionsNecropsyInfectionAntibodies