2020
Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA
Eastwood G, Shepard J, Misencik M, Andreadis T, Armstrong P. Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA. Parasites & Vectors 2020, 13: 569. PMID: 33176861, PMCID: PMC7659055, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04440-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman casesMosquito-borne virusLa Crosse virusPediatric encephalitisField-collected mosquitoesLACV infectionConclusionOur analysisLocal mosquito populationsVirusPublic healthVirus lineagesLACVNew York StateMosquito populationsMosquitoesEncephalitisIsolatesLong-term persistenceInfectionPrevalenceCases
2018
Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011
Anderson J, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Andreadis T, Molaei G. Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 2018, 34: 1-10. PMID: 31442119, DOI: 10.2987/17-6707.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies of mosquitoesBlood-feeding habitMammalian hostsCommon mammalian hostSpecies of birdsDifferent mammalian hostsBlood-fed mosquitoesSource of bloodUnique habitatAbundant speciesSeasonal abundanceMosquito speciesSpeciesMosquito-borne virusJamestown Canyon virusCache Valley virusWest Nile virusMosquitoesBirdsMid-JuneHostNile virusSeasonal distributionVirusPasseriformes