2021
La Crosse Virus Shows Strain-Specific Differences in Pathogenesis
Wilson S, López K, Coutermash-Ott S, Auguste D, Porier D, Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Eastwood G, Auguste A. La Crosse Virus Shows Strain-Specific Differences in Pathogenesis. Pathogens 2021, 10: 400. PMID: 33805389, PMCID: PMC8066585, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10040400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLa Crosse virusPediatric viral encephalitisNeuroinvasive capacityPublic health pathogenViral encephalitisImportant public health pathogenMurine modelEndemic regionsStrain-specific differencesTherapeutic efficacyExcessive mortalityPathogenesisViral strainsMouse studiesVirusNeurovirulenceMortalityContemporaneous strainsLineage IEntomological riskEncephalitisVaccineDisease
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
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
2005
Isolations of Potosi Virus from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Connecticut
Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Anderson J, Main A. Isolations of Potosi Virus from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Connecticut. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2005, 51 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0875:iopvfm]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotosi virusTrivittatus virusRT-PCRStatewide surveillance programTranscription-polymerase chain reactionViral isolation rateEnzyme-linked immunosorbentJamestown CanyonIsolation rateViral isolatesSurveillance programEnvelope geneChain reactionMolecular assaysVirusMosquito speciesRestriction enzyme analysisAnopheles punctipennisArbovirusesUnited StatesCache ValleyMosquitoesIsolatesBunyavirusesEnzyme analysis
2001
West Nile Virus Surveillance in Connecticut in 2000: An Intense Epizootic without High Risk for Severe Human Disease - Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hadler J, Nelson R, McCarthy T, Andreadis T, Lis M, French R, Beckwith W, Mayo D, Archambault G, Cartter M. West Nile Virus Surveillance in Connecticut in 2000: An Intense Epizootic without High Risk for Severe Human Disease - Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001, 7: 636-642. PMID: 11585525, PMCID: PMC2631747, DOI: 10.3201/eid0704.017406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic illnessSeroprevalence surveyInfectious Diseases journal - CDCWN virusDead crowsWN virus infectionWest Nile virus surveillanceWest Nile virusProspective surveillanceSymptomatic personsVirus infectionHigh riskSurveillance findingsSevere human diseasesMosquito poolsNile virusVirus surveillanceIllnessVirusHospitalized humansAdult mosquito managementHuman diseasesSurveillanceFairfield CountyPersonsWest Nile virus surveillance in Connecticut in 2000: an intense epizootic without high risk for severe human disease.
Hadler J, Nelson R, McCarthy T, Andreadis T, Lis M, French R, Beckwith W, Mayo D, Archambault G, Cartter M. West Nile virus surveillance in Connecticut in 2000: an intense epizootic without high risk for severe human disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001, 7: 636-642. DOI: 10.3201/eid0704.010406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurologic illnessSeroprevalence surveySevere human diseasesWN virusDead crowsWN virus infectionWest Nile virus surveillanceWest Nile virusProspective surveillanceSymptomatic personsVirus infectionHigh riskHuman diseasesSurveillance findingsMosquito poolsNile virusVirus surveillanceIllnessVirusDiseaseHospitalized humansAdult mosquito managementSurveillanceFairfield CountyPersons
2000
Recovery and Identification of West Nile Virus from a Hawk in Winter
Garmendia A, Van Kruiningen H, French R, Anderson J, Andreadis T, Kumar A, West A. Recovery and Identification of West Nile Virus from a Hawk in Winter. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2000, 38: 3110-3111. PMID: 10921991, PMCID: PMC87202, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.8.3110-3111.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusNile virusWest Nile virus antigenVero cellsRoutes of transmissionDemonstration of infectionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentFluorescent antibody testingAntibody testingInfected Vero cellsGlial cellsVirus antigenBrain homogenatesCytopathic changesPyknotic nucleiMultiple fociVirusViral particlesNS3 geneBrainMosquito seasonCellsRed-tailed hawksWestchester CountyCell lysates
1999
Isolation of West Nile Virus from Mosquitoes, Crows, and a Cooper's Hawk in Connecticut
Anderson J, Andreadis T, Vossbrinck C, Tirrell S, Wakem E, French R, Garmendia A, Van Kruiningen H. Isolation of West Nile Virus from Mosquitoes, Crows, and a Cooper's Hawk in Connecticut. Science 1999, 286: 2331-2333. PMID: 10600741, DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5448.2331.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Serologic Evidence of Jamestown Canyon Virus Infection in White-Tailed Deer Populations from Connecticut
Zamparo J, Andreadis T, Shope R, Tirrell S. Serologic Evidence of Jamestown Canyon Virus Infection in White-Tailed Deer Populations from Connecticut. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1997, 33: 623-627. PMID: 9249710, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.3.623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayJC virusSerologic evidenceJamestown Canyon virus infectionPlaque reduction neutralization testingFirst serologic evidenceELISA-positive seraSnowshoe hare virusVirus antibodiesVirus infectionNeutralization testingTrivittatus virusHunter-killed deerDeer seraHare virusImmunosorbent assayCalifornia encephalitisSerumVirusWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populationsAntibodiesLa CrosseReservoir host populationsPopulationEncephalitis
1986
Characterization of a cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus affecting the mosquito Culex restuans
Andreadis T. Characterization of a cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus affecting the mosquito Culex restuans. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1986, 47: 194-202. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(86)90046-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research