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Vector-borne infectious diseases

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Sara Gandy
University of Glasgow
2
Danilo Alves de França
Department of Animal Health
3
Melina Garcia Guizzo
Vector (United States)
4
Lucas G. Huggins
The University of Melbourne
5
Pulimi Mahesh
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
6
Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
7
Tsireledzo Goodwill Makwarela
Tshwane University of Technology
8
Julia Probst
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
9
Diana S. M. Ottoz
NatureServe
10
Rua Khogali
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Papers

1
Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens of animals and humans
BMC Microbiology|2024
29 cit.
2
Publication in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2024) [18 citations, W4392439312]
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases|2024
18 cit.
3
Publication in Microorganisms (2024) [16 citations, W4396694899]
Microorganisms|2024
16 cit.
4
Publication in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2024) [12 citations, W4394565707]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease|2024
12 cit.
5
Vector abundance and associated abiotic factors that influence the distribution of ticks in six provinces of South Africa
Veterinary World|2024
11 cit.
6
Publication in Microorganisms (2024) [10 citations, W4390510935]
Microorganisms|2024
10 cit.
7
Frequency of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia spp., and coinfections in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from dogs and cats in Germany
Parasites & Vectors|2024
10 cit.
8
The immune factors involved in the rapid clearance of bacteria from the midgut of the tick Ixodes ricinus
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology|2024
9 cit.
9
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Tick Species Infesting Cattle in South Africa
Veterinary Sciences|2024
9 cit.
10
Metabarcoding using nanopore sequencing enables identification of diverse and zoonotic vector-borne pathogens from neglected regions: A case study investigating dogs from Bhutan
One Health|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Marc Traeger
Indian Health Service
2
Ryo Nakao
Hokkaido University
3
Catherine A. Hill
Colorado State University
4
Andrea Egizi
Centre of Ticks and Tick-borne diseases
5
Yi‐Pin Lin
Tufts University
6
Charlotte L. Oskam
Murdoch University
7
Yang Yang
Chengdu Sport University
8
Jaclyn Williams
University of Southern Mississippi
9
Manisha A. Kulkarni
University of Ottawa
10
Peter Wilhelmsson
Region Jönköpings län

Papers

1
Metabolic and epigenetic dysfunctions underlie the arrest of in vitro fertilized human embryos in a senescent-like state
PLoS Biology|2022
30 cit.
2
Comorbid conditions as risk factors for West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study
Epidemiology and Infection|2022
26 cit.
3
Spatiotemporal trends and socioecological factors associated with Lyme disease in eastern Ontario, Canada from 2010–2017
BMC Public Health|2022
25 cit.
4
Comparative mitogenomics elucidates the population genetic structure of <i>Amblyomma testudinarium</i> in Japan and a closely related <i>Amblyomma</i> species in Myanmar
Evolutionary Applications|2022
24 cit.
5
Cellular and immunological mechanisms influence host-adapted phenotypes in a vector-borne microparasite
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2022
21 cit.
6
Structural evolution of an immune evasion determinant shapes pathogen host tropism
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2023
21 cit.
7
Age-varying relationships between family support and depressive symptoms in Chinese community-dwelling older adults
Journal of Affective Disorders|2023
19 cit.
8
Variability in transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in close contact settings: A contact tracing study in Shandong Province, China
Epidemics|2022
17 cit.
9
Interactions among acute respiratory viruses in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, China, 2009–2019
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses|2023
17 cit.
10
Personalized Sports Health Recommendation System Assisted by Q-Learning Algorithm
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction|2024
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Didier Raoult
Aix-Marseille Université
2
Allen C. Steere
Harvard University
3
Erol Fikrig
Yale University
4
Marcelo B. Labruna
Fundação de Estudo e Pesquisa em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
5
Alan G. Barbour
University of California, Irvine
6
Andrew Spielman
New York University
7
José de la Fuente
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos
8
David H. Walker
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
9
Edward B. Breitschwerdt
North Carolina State University
10
Patricia A. Rosa
National Institutes of Health

Papers

1
RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents|2020
5k cit.
2
Ongoing Revolution in Bacteriology: Routine Identification of Bacteria by Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time‐of‐Flight Mass Spectrometry
Clinical Infectious Diseases|2009
1.9k cit.
3
The Spirochetal Etiology of Lyme Disease
New England Journal of Medicine|1983
1.6k cit.
4
Isolation and cultivation of Lyme disease spirochetes.
PubMed|1985
1.6k cit.
5
An epidemic of oligoarticular arthritis in children and adults in three connecticut communities
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1977
1.2k cit.
6
New insights on the antiviral effects of chloroquine against coronavirus: what to expect for COVID-19?
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents|2020
1.1k cit.
7
Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study
Clinical Microbiology and Infection|2012
1.1k cit.
8
16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis of a Large Collection of Environmental and Clinical Unidentifiable Bacterial Isolates
Journal of Clinical Microbiology|2000
1.1k cit.
9
The 1.2-Megabase Genome Sequence of Mimivirus
Science|2004
1k cit.
10
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics
Nature Microbiology|2016
900 cit.

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