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West Nile Virus in California
- W. Reisen, H. Lothrop, +6 authors J. Edman
- Geography, Medicine
- Emerging infectious diseases
- 1 August 2004
The spread of WNV in California is tracked.
Detection of the agents of human ehrlichioses in ixodid ticks from California.
- V. Kramer, M. P. Randolph, L. T. Hui, W. E. Irwin, A. Gutiérrez, D. Vugia
- Biology, Medicine
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1999
A study was conducted in northern California to estimate the prevalence and distribution in ixodid ticks of the rickettsial agents of human monocytic (HME) and human granulocytic (HGE) ehrlichioses.… Expand
Bartonella quintana in Body Lice and Head Lice from Homeless Persons, San Francisco, California, USA
- Denise L. Bonilla, H. Kabeya, J. Henn, V. Kramer, M. Kosoy
- Biology, Medicine
- Emerging infectious diseases
- 1 June 2009
Persons with lice may be at increased risk for infection with this bacterium.
Genetic Analysis of Invasive Aedes albopictus Populations in Los Angeles County, California and Its Potential Public Health Impact
- Daibin Zhong, Eugenia Lo, +11 authors G. Yan
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 5 July 2013
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is an anthropophilic aggressive daytime-biting nuisance and an efficient vector of certain arboviruses and filarial nematodes. Over the last 30 years, this… Expand
Ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), Rodents, and Birds in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Placer County, California
- S. Wright, M. A. Thompson, +5 authors V. Kramer
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of medical entomology
- 1 November 2000
Abstract This study examined the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner in host-seeking adult and nymphal Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls and estimated the I.… Expand
Global genetic diversity of Aedes aegypti
- A. Gloria-Soria, D. Ayala, +27 authors J. Powell
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular ecology
- 1 November 2016
Mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti, are becoming important models for studying invasion biology. We characterized genetic variation at 12 microsatellite loci in 79 populations of Ae. aegypti from… Expand
An evaluation of Gambusia affinis and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis as mosquito control agents in California wild rice fields.
- V. Kramer, R. García, A. E. Colwell
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of the American Mosquito Control…
- 1 December 1988
The mosquito control potential of the mosquitofish and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) were evaluated in experimental wild rice fields in Lake County, California. Fields were assigned… Expand
Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California
- W. Nicholson, M. B. Castro, V. Kramer, J. Sumner, J. Childs
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 1 October 1999
ABSTRACT Dusky-footed wood rats (Neotoma fuscipes) andPeromyscus sp. mice (P. maniculatus andP. truei) were collected from one site in Placer County, one site in Santa Cruz County, and two sites in… Expand
California state Mosquito-Borne Virus Surveillance and Response Plan: a retrospective evaluation using conditional simulations.
- C. Barker, W. Reisen, V. Kramer
- Biology, Medicine
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1 May 2003
The California Mosquito-Borne Virus Surveillance and Response Plan recently was developed to provide a semi-quantitative means for assessing risk for western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE) or St.… Expand
Comparison of the efficiency and cost of West Nile virus surveillance methods in California.
- J. M. Healy, W. Reisen, +8 authors C. Barker
- Biology, Medicine
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases
- 1 February 2015
Surveillance systems for West Nile virus (WNV) combine several methods to determine the location and timing of viral amplification. The value of each surveillance method must be measured against its… Expand