Research Project: Japanese Encephalitis Virus Prevention and Mitigation Strategies

Location: Foreign Arthropod Borne Animal Disease Research

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

Harvesting insect pests for animal feed - (Research Notes)
Cohnstaedt, L.W., Lado, P., Ewing, R.D., Cherico, J.A., Wagner Iii, R.R., Brabec, D.L., Shults, P.T., Chaskopaoulu, A., Donoghue, A.M., Arsi, K. 2024. Harvesting insect pests for animal feed. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae131.

Conceptualization, design and construction of a novel insect mass trapping device: the USDA Biomass Harverst Trap (USDA-BHT) - (Research Notes)
Cohnstaedt, L.W., Lado, P., Ewing, R.D., Cherico, J.A., Wagner Iii, R.R., Brabec, D.L., Shults, P.T., Chaskopaoulu, A. 2024. Conceptualization, design and construction of a novel insect mass trapping device: the USDA Biomass Harverst Trap (USDA-BHT). Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae129.

Assessing dengue risk globally using non-Markovian models - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Assessment of the USDA biomass harvest trap device as an insect harvest and mosquito surveillance tool - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lado, P., Rogers, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Swistek, S., Van Nest, K., Shults, P.T., Ewing, R.D., Okeson, D., Brabec, D.L., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2024. Assessment of the USDA biomass harvest trap device as an insect harvest and mosquito surveillance tool. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae095.

Variable gut pH as a potential mechanism of tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis toxins in the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Osborne, C.J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Su, T., Silver, K.S. 2024. Variable gut pH as a potential mechanism of tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis toxins in the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8104.

WSV2023 - The second meeting of the world society for virology: One health - One world - One virology - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abdel-Moneim, A., Murovska, M., Söderlund-Venermo, M., Vakharia, V.N., Wilson, W.C., Gladue, D.P., Moore, M.D., Alonso, C., Abdelwahab, S.F., Venter, M., Malik, Y.S., Zhengli, S., Saxena, S.C., Varma, A., Kuhn, R.J. 2024. WSV2023 - The second meeting of the world society for virology: One health - One world - One virology. Virology. 594. Article 110049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.110049.

Experimental co-infection of calves with SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants of concern - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cool, K., Gaudreault, N.N., Trujillo, J.D., Morozoz, I., McDowell, C., Bold, D., Souza-Neto, J., Matias-Ferrerya, F., Retallick, J., Singh, G., Schotsaert, M., Carossino, M., Balasuriya, U.B., Wilson, W.C. 2023. Experimental co-infection of calves with SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants of concern. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 13(1). Article 2281356. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2281356.

Outlook on RNAi-based strategies for controlling Culicoides biting midges - (Literature Review)
Osborne, C.J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Silver, K.S. 2023. Outlook on RNAi-based strategies for controlling Culicoides biting midges. Pathogens. 12(10). Article 1251. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101251.

Japanese encephalitis virus and infection of feral phenotype swine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Park, S., Huang, Y.S., Lyons, A.C., Ayers, V.B., Hettenbach, S.M., Mcvey, D.S., Noronha, L.E., Burton, K.R., Higgs, S., Vanlandingham, D.L. 2023. Japanese encephalitis virus and infection of feral phenotype swine. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 25(12):605-669. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2023.0030.

Orbivirus epidemiology in a changing climate - (Review Article)
Hudson, A.R., McGregor, B.L., Shults, P.T., England, M., Silbernegal, C., Mayo, C., Carpenter, M., Sherman, T., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2023. Orbivirus epidemiology in a changing climate. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60(6):1221-1229. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad098.

PICTUREE—Aedes: A web application for dengue data visualization and case prediction - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yi, C., Vajdi, A., Ferdousi, T., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Scoglio, C. 2023. PICTUREE—Aedes: A web application for dengue data visualization and case prediction. Pathogens. 12(6):771. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12060771.

Evaluation of an open forecasting challenge to assess skill of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease prediction - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Holcomb, K.M., Mathis, S., Staples, J.E., Fischer, M., Barker, C.M., Beard, C.B., Nett, R.J., Keyel, A.C., Marcantonio, M., Childs, M.L., Gorris, M.E., Rochlin, I., Hamins-Puertolas, M., Ray, E.L., Uelmen, J.A., Defelice, N., Freedman, A.S., Hollingsworth, B.D., Das, P., Osthus, D., Humphreys Jr, J.M., Nova, N., Mordecai, E.A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Kirk, D., Kramer, L., Harris, M.J., Kain, M.P., Reed, E.M., Johansson, M.A. 2023. Evaluation of an open forecasting challenge to assess skill of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease prediction. Parasites & Vectors. 16(1):11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05630-y.

Are you still using 6-volt batteries for your insect traps? - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ewing, R.D., Brokesh, B., Shults, P.T., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2023. Are you still using 6-volt batteries for your insect traps? American Mosquito Control Association. 39(1):61-64. https://doi.org/10.2987/22-7061.

Laboratory evaluation of sugar alcohols for control of mosquitoes and other medically important flies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rochlin, I., White, G., Reissen, N., Swanson, D.A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Chura, M., Healy, K., Faraji, A. 2022. Laboratory evaluation of sugar alcohols for control of mosquitoes and other medically important flies. Scientific Reports. 12(1). Article 13763. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15825-z.