Research Project: Ecology of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in North America

Location: Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Within-host fitness of vesicular stomatitis virus and Culicoides sonorensis midges - (Abstract Only)

Evaluation of endemic and epidemic strains of vesicular stomatitis virus infection in Culicoides sonorensis midges - (Abstract Only)

Detection of vesicular stomatitis virus Indiana from insects collected during the 2020 outbreak in Kansas, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
McGregor, B.L., Rozo-Lopez, P., Davis, T.M., Drolet, B.S. 2021. Detection of vesicular stomatitis virus Indiana from insects collected during the 2020 outbreak in Kansas, USA. Pathogens. 10(9):1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091126.

Identical viral genetic sequence found in black flies (Simulium bivittatum) and the equine index case of the 2006 U.S. vesicular stomatitis outbreak - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Drolet, B.S., Reeves, W.K., Bennett, K.E., Pauszek, S.J., Bertram, M.R., Rodriguez, L.L. 2021. Identical viral genetic sequence found in black flies (Simulium bivittatum) and the equine index case of the 2006 U.S. vesicular stomatitis outbreak. Pathogens. 10(8):929-938. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10080929.

Impacts of infectious dose, feeding behavior, and age of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges on infection dynamics of vesicular stomatitis virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rozo-Lopez, P., Londono, B., Drolet, B.S. 2021. Impacts of infectious dose, feeding behavior, and age of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges on infection dynamics of vesicular stomatitis virus. Pathogens. 10(7):816. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10070816.

High dose of vesicular stomatitis virus-vectored Ebola vaccine causes vesicular disease in swine without horizontal transmission - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Morozov, I., Monath, T.P., Meekins, D.A., Trujillo, J.D., Sunwoo, S., Urbaniak, K., Kim, I., Narayanan, S.K., Indran, S.V., Ma, W., Wilson, W.C., O'Connor, C., Dubey, S., Troth, S.P., Coller, B., Nichols, R., Richt, J. 2021. High dose of vesicular stomatitis virus-vectored Ebola vaccine causes vesicular disease in swine without horizontal transmission. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 10(1):651-663. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2021.1903343.

Arbovirus transmission mechanisms of the Culicoides biting midge - (Abstract Only)

The mighty midge: Research struggles and successes - (Abstract Only)

Emergence of arboviruses in the Americas: the boom and bust of funding, innovation, and capacity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kading, R.C., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Fall, K., Hamer, G.E. 2020. Emergence of arboviruses in the Americas: the boom and bust of funding, innovation, and capacity. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 5(2):96. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020096.

Venereal transmission of vesicular stomatitis virus by Culicoides sonorensis midges - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rozo-Lopez, P., Londono-Renteria, B., Drolet, B.S. 2020. Venereal transmission of vesicular stomatitis virus by Culicoides sonorensis midges. Pathogens. 9(4):316. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9040316.

Effects of infectious virus dose and multiple bloodmeals on susceptibility of culicoides sonorensis to vesicular stomatitis virus - (Abstract Only)
Rozo-Lopez, P., Londono-Renteria, B., Drolet, B.S. 2019. Effects of infectious virus dose and multiple bloodmeals on susceptibility of culicoides sonorensis to vesicular stomatitis virus. Meeting Abstract. Entomology 2019 paper number 0261.

Vesicular stomatitis virus transmission: A comparison of incriminated vectors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rozo-Lopez, P., Drolet, B.S., Londono-Renteria, B. 2018. Vesicular stomatitis virus transmission: A comparison of incriminated vectors. Insects. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9040190.