2023
Emerging and lesser-known arboviruses impacting animal and human health
Faraji A, Molaei G, Andreadis T. Emerging and lesser-known arboviruses impacting animal and human health. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2023, 60: 1139-1141. PMID: 37862089, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Ecology and Epidemiology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Northeastern United States: An Historical Perspective
Armstrong P, Andreadis T. Ecology and Epidemiology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Northeastern United States: An Historical Perspective. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2021, 59: 1-13. PMID: 34734628, PMCID: PMC8755988, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern equine encephalitis virusEquine encephalitis virusOpportunistic feeding behaviourBird speciesRecent disease outbreaksWood ThrushWild birdsSporadic disease outbreaksAmerican robinsDisease outbreaksNortheastern United StatesBridge vectorsEEEV transmissionMosquito speciesEnzootic vectorNorthward expansionSpeciesVector competenceHigh mosquito densitiesCuliseta melanuraFeeding behaviorVirus transmissionEcologyMajor driverMelanura
2020
Patterns of mosquito and arbovirus community composition and ecological indexes of arboviral risk in the northeast United States
McMillan J, Armstrong P, Andreadis T. Patterns of mosquito and arbovirus community composition and ecological indexes of arboviral risk in the northeast United States. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008066. PMID: 32092063, PMCID: PMC7058363, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity compositionLand cover classificationMosquito speciesNortheast United StatesCover classificationMosquito community compositionCommunity ecology approachSpecies-specific trendsPatterns of mosquitoesMosquito control effortsLong-term surveillance dataCover gradientEcological indicesMosquito communitiesDiscrete habitatsEcology approachArboviral riskLinear mixed effects modelsArbovirus surveillance programsDiverse mixMultiple mosquito speciesEastern equine encephalitisSpeciesHabitatsNumber of arboviruses
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 ResearchConceptsExotic 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 statesSeasonal temperatures and hydrological conditions improve the prediction of West Nile virus infection rates in Culex mosquitoes and human case counts in New York and Connecticut
Keyel A, Timm O, Backenson P, Prussing C, Quinones S, McDonough K, Vuille M, Conn J, Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Kramer L. Seasonal temperatures and hydrological conditions improve the prediction of West Nile virus infection rates in Culex mosquitoes and human case counts in New York and Connecticut. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0217854. PMID: 31158250, PMCID: PMC6546252, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217854.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2004
Outbreak of West Nile Virus in North America
Spielman A, Andreadis T, Apperson C, Cornel A, Day J, Edman J, Fish D, Harrington L, Kiszewski A, Lampman R, Lanzaro G, Matuschka F, Munstermann L, Nasci R, Norris D, Novak R, Pollack R, Reisen W, Reiter P, Savage H, Tabachnick W, Wesson D. Outbreak of West Nile Virus in North America. Science 2004, 306: 1473-1475. PMID: 15567836, DOI: 10.1126/science.306.5701.1473c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA
Andreadis T, Anderson J, Munstermann L, Wolfe R, Florin D. Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 774-779. PMID: 11761373, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRock pool habitatsArtificial container habitatsField-collected specimensTree holesHuman bait methodContainer habitatsRain poolsBait methodRock holesJaponicusSod grassBird bathsOchlerotatus japonicusHabitatsAdult femalesWest Nile virusLight trapsTire casingsAbundanceNile virusStream bedWide surveyAlgaeWestern HemisphereLarvaeWest 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 CountyPersons
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
1998
Ultrastructural differentiation of the genogroups in the genus Ehrlichia
Popov V, Han V, Chen S, Dumler J, Feng H, Andreadis T, Tesh R, Walker D. Ultrastructural differentiation of the genogroups in the genus Ehrlichia. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 1998, 47: 235-251. PMID: 9511829, DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-3-235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWolbachia pipientisClusters of speciesE. sennetsuGenus EhrlichiaDense-cored cellsHost cell mitochondriaFibrillar matrixMorula membraneCell culturesCell wallBinary fissionEndoplasmic reticulumCell mitochondriaHost cellsIndividual cellsE. canisIndividual vacuolesE. murisContinuous cell cultureE. chaffeensisUltrastructural differentiationMorulaeOrganismsSpeciesMost alterations
1991
Rickettsiae and Borrelia burgdorferi in ixodid ticks
Magnarelli L, Andreadis T, Stafford K, Holland C. Rickettsiae and Borrelia burgdorferi in ixodid ticks. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1991, 29: 2798-2804. PMID: 1757551, PMCID: PMC270436, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.29.12.2798-2804.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEtiologic agentRickettsialike organismsI. damminiEhrlichia canisB. burgdorferiIxodes dammini ticksPrevalence of infectionDermacentor variabilis ticksFluorescein-conjugated antiseraOvarian tissueCanine ehrlichiosisIndirect immunofluorescenceBorrelia burgdorferiBurgdorferiBodied ticksAdultsRickettsiaCanisTicksIxodid ticksAntiserumMultiple microorganismsHemocytesAgentsInfection
1981
Human cases of furuncular, traumatic, and nasal myiasis in Connecticut.
Magnarelli L, Andreadis T. Human cases of furuncular, traumatic, and nasal myiasis in Connecticut. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1981, 30: 894-6. PMID: 7258501, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.894.Peer-Reviewed Original Research