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Lee  Cohnstaedt
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                            ProjectsEnhanced Capacity for Cooperative Research Related to Insect Transmission of Pathogens
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 441111Predicting and Mitigating Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) Outbreaks in North America
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 441288Rift Valley Fever Pathogenesis and Epidemiology
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 441467Japanese Encephalitis Virus Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 441468Insecticidal Nanoparticles
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 441658The Impact of Insects as Animal Food
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 441978Evaluation of Transboundary Disease Mitigation Strategies in Kenya
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442376Investigation of Arboviral Infection Rates and Blood Meal Sources of Various Mosquito Species in Rift Valley Fever Endemic Areas in Kenya
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442633Pathogenesis and Wildlife Host Range of Japanese Encephalitis Virus
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442730A Scalable Vascularized Hydrogel System for Agricultural Vector-borne Disease Research
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442801Assessment of CCHV in Ugandan Cattle Corridor and Kenyan Arid North Tick Populations
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442808Detection and Characterization of Potential Emerging and Emergent Arboviruses in Mosquitoes in the Caribbean
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442817Exosomes as Mediators of Arbovirus Transmission by Insects
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442826Development of Lateral Flow Assays for Rift Valley Fever Virus Antigen and Antibody Detection
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442843Bio-hardened Environments: Integrating AI-based Biothreat Detection Networks into Situational Awareness and Rapid Response Systems
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442870The Impact of Viral Recombination on the Epidemiology of Viruses
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442874Epidemiological Fitness Assessment of Segmented RNA Viruses
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442875Mosquito Dome Particles
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442878Identifying Flavivirus Determinants of Entry and Replication and Design of Potential Vaccine Candidates
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442924Epidemiological Modeling of Vector-borne Diseases
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443641Southeastern USA Arbovirus Landscape
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443800CCHFV Prevalence Outside the Ugandan Cattle Corridor
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444535Characterization of Risk for Emerging High-consequence Zoonoses in Liberia
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444600Vector Surveillance at an Active Cache Valley Virus Focus
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444656Xenosurveillance Using Arthropod Vectors to Characterize Vector-borne Disease Epidemiology
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444667Southwestern USA Arbovirus Landscape
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444680Host and Vector Transcriptional Responses for Transboundary Arboviral Disease of Livestock
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444719Mid-infrared Spectra (MIRS) Paired with Visual Spectrum Images for Deep Learning Based Classification of Surveillance Variables
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444745Center for Tick Surveillance
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444758A Genetic Approach to Assess the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Disease Vectors
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444759Improved Vector-Borne Disease Response in South Asia
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444806Investigating the Dynamics of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Endemic and Incursion Ecological Zones
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444831Characterization and Diagnostic Detection of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Strains Causing Outbreaks in North America
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444909Smart Traps for Enhanced Disease Vector Surveillance
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437171Effects of Environmental Temperature on Arbovirus Vector Competence of Various Mosquito Species
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 440363Mosquito Vector Predictive Modeling in a Changing Climate
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 440426Detection and Characterization of Potential Emerging Arboviruses in Brazil
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 440427**Publications**
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Assessing the feasibility, safety, and nutritional quality of using wild-caught pest flies in animal feed

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Immigration and seasonal bottlenecks: High inbreeding despite high genetic diversity in an oscillating population of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Shults, P.T., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Zhang, X., Gerry, A., Eyer, P., Vargo, E. 2023. Immigration and seasonal bottlenecks: High inbreeding despite high genetic diversity in an oscillating population of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad068.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.Landscape dynamics of a vector-borne disease in the Western US: How vector-habitat relationships inform disease hotspots
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Elias, E.H., Savoy, H.M., Swanson, D.A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Peters, D.C., Derner, J.D., Pelzel-McClusky, A., Drolet, B.S., Rodriguez, L.L. 2022. Landscape dynamics of a vector-borne disease in the Western US: How vector-habitat relationships inform disease hotspots. Ecosphere. 13(11). Article e4267. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4267.The ensemble Kalman filter forecast of dengue incidence
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Yi, C., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Scoglio, C. 2021. The ensemble Kalman filter forecast of dengue incidence. IEEE Access. 9:156758-156767. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3129997.Perspectives on the changing landscape of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus control
                                                        

- (Literature Review)Noronha, L.E., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Richt, J.A., Wilson, W.C. 2021. Perspectives on the changing landscape of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus control. Viruses. 2021, 13(11), 2268. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112268.Predicting the geographic range of an invasive livestock disease across the contiguous USA under current and future climate conditions
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Burrus, D.N., Rodriguez, L.L., Drolet, B.S., Geil, K., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Derner, J.D., Peters, D.C. 2021. Predicting the geographic range of an invasive livestock disease across the contiguous USA under current and future climate conditions. Climate.  9(11):159. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9110159.A windowed correlation based feature selection method to improve time series prediction of dengue fever cases
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ferdousi, T., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Scoglio, C. 2021. A windowed correlation based feature selection method to improve time series prediction of dengue fever cases. IEEE Access. 9:141210-141222. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3120309.Host-environment interplay shapes fungal diversity in mosquitoes

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Integrating spatiotemporal epidemiology, eco-phylogenetics, and distributional ecology to assess West Nile disease risk in horses.
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Humphreys Jr, J.M., Pelzel-McCluskey, A.M., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McGregor, B.L., Haney, K.A., Young, K.I., Hudson, A.R., Peck, D.E., Rodriguez, L.L., Peters, D.C. 2021. Integrating spatiotemporal epidemiology, eco-phylogenetics, and distributional ecology to assess West Nile disease risk in horses Viruses. https://doi.org/10.3390/V13091811.Review of the 2019 and 2020 Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreaks in the United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Pelzel-McCluskey, A.M., Christensen, B., Humphreys Jr, J.M., Bertram, M.R., Keener, R., Ewing, R.D., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Tell, R., Peters, D.C., Rodriguez, L.L. 2021. Review of the 2019 and 2020 Vesicular stomatitis outbreaks in the United States. Pathogens. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10080993.Exposure of Culicoides sonorensis to enzootic strains of bluetongue virus demonstrates temperature- and virus-specific effects on virogenesis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kopanke, J., Lee, J., Stenglein, M., Carpenter, M., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Wilson, W.C., Mayo, C. 2021. Exposure of Culicoides sonorensis to enzootic strains of bluetongue virus demonstrates temperature- and virus-specific effects on virogenesis. Viruses. 13(6):1016. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061016.Epidemiology of infectious diseases
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Cernicchiaro, N., Oliveira, A., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2022. Epidemiology of infectious diseases. In: McVey, S., Kennedy, M., Chengappa, M.M., Wilkes, R., editors. Veterinary Microbiology. 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. p. 818-828. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119650836.ch72.Vector surveillance, host species richness, and demographic factors as neuroinvasive West Nile Disease risk factors
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Humphreys Jr, J.M., Young, K.M., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Haney, K., Peters, D.C. 2021. Vector surveillance, host species richness, and demographic factors as neuroinvasive West Nile Disease risk factors. Viruses and Bacteriophages. 13:5. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050934.Response of phosphine-resistant and -susceptible Lasioderma serricorne adults to different light spectra
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Baliota, G.V., Athanassiou, C.G., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2021. Response of phosphine-resistant and -susceptible Lasioderma serricorne adults to different light spectra. Journal of Stored Products Research. 92:101808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101808.Continuing the role of the citizen scientist: larval and pupal collections for National Mosquito Distribution Surveys

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)A cross-scale pattern-process interactions approach for predicting the spread of West Nile at regional and continental scales

- (Abstract Only)Hudson, A., Peters, D.C., Humphreys Jr, J.M., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Derner, J.D., Hanley, K., Rodriguez, L.L. 2021. A cross-scale pattern-process interactions approach for predicting the spread of West Nile at regional and continental scales. Ecological Society of America Abstracts. Abstract.Unbiased approaches for reviewing entomology literature: A systematized review
                                                        

- (Review Article)Oliveira, A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Cernicchiaro, N. 2021. Unbiased approaches for reviewing entomology literature: A systematized review. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114(2):229-246. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa058.Research Updates from the Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit

- (Proceedings)Short-term and long-term modeling of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Hubei Province
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Yang, Q., Yi, C., Vajdi, A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Wu, H., Guo, X., Scoglio, C. 2020. Short-term and long-term modeling of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Hubei Province. Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 5:563-574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2020.08.001.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.Management strategies for reducing the risk of equines contracting Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in the Western United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Peck, D.E., Reeves, W.K., Pelzel-McCluskey, A.M., Derner, J.D., Drolet, B.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Swanson, D.A., McVey, D.S., Rodriguez, L.L., Peters, D.C. 2020. Management strategies for reducing the risk of equines contracting Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in the Western United States. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 90:103026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103026.Fungus among us! The potential for biting midge control

- (Trade Journal)Effect of environmental temperature on the ability of Culex tarsalis and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) to transmit Rift Valley fever virus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Turell, M.J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Wilson, W.C. 2020. Effect of environmental temperature on the ability of Culex tarsalis and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) to transmit Rift Valley fever virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 20 (6). https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2019.2554.Perspectives regarding the risk of introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Oliveira, A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Noronha, L.E., Mitzel, D.N., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N. 2020. Perspectives regarding the risk of introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00048.Transinfection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midge cell lines with Wolbachia pipientis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ghosh, A., Jasperson, D.C., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Brelsfoard, C. 2019. Transinfection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midge cell lines with Wolbachia pipientis. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12:483. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3716-0.Understanding the survival of Zika virus in a vector interconnected sexual contact network
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ferdousi, T., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Scoglio, C.M. 2019. Understanding the survival of Zika virus in a vector interconnected sexual contact network. Scientific Reports. 9:7253. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43651-3.Introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States – a qualitative risk assessment
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Oliveira, A.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N. 2019. Introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States – a qualitative risk assessment. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 66:1558-1574. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13181.A spatio-temporal individual-based network framework for West Nile virus in the USA: Spreading pattern of West Nile virus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Moon, S.A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Scoglio, C.M. 2019. A spatio-temporal individual-based network framework for West Nile virus in the USA: Spreading pattern of West Nile virus. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(3):E1006875. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006875.A combined experimental-computational approach for spatial protection assesment of control release devices against mosquitoes (Anopheles)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bernier, U.R., Kline, D.L., Vazquez, A.A., Perry, M., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Gurman, P., D'Hers, S., Elman, N. 2019. A combined experimental-computational approach for spatial protection assesment of control release devices against mosquitoes (Anopheles). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 13(3):e0007188. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007188.Highlights of mosquito and vector biology and control in Latin America

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Alfonso Parra, C. 2019. Highlights of mosquito and vector biology and control in Latin America. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 35:40-46.Controlled release spatial repellent devices (CRDs) as novel tools against malaria transmission: a semi-field study in Macha, Zambia
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stevenson, J.C., Simubali, L., Mudenda, T., Cardol, E., Bernier, U.R., Vazquez, A.A., Thuma, P., Norris, D.E., Perry, M., Kline, D.L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Gurman, P., D'Hers, S., Elman, N. 2018. Controlled release spatial repellent devices (CRDs) as novel tools against malaria transmission: a semi-field study in Macha, Zambia. Malaria Journal. 17(1):437. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2558-0.A quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of the risk of introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States via infected mosquitoes transported in aircraft and cargo ships
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Oliveira, A.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N. 2018. A quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of the risk of introduction of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the United States via infected mosquitoes transported in aircraft and cargo ships. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 160(18)1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.09.020.Japanese encephalitis virus review: Placing disease vectors in the epidemiologic triad
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Oliveira, A., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Cernicciaro, N. 2018. Japanese encephalitis virus review: Placing disease vectors in the epidemiologic triad. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/say025.Key elements of photo attraction bioassays for insect studies or field monitoring programs
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Disberger, J.C., Paulsen, E., Duehl, A. 2018. Key elements of photo attraction bioassays for insect studies or field monitoring programs. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1:1.Mosquito-borne diseases in the livestock industry
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Pages, N., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2018. Mosquito-borne diseases in the livestock industry. In: Garros, C., Bouyer, J., Takken, W. and Smallegange, R.C., editors. Pests and vector-borne diseases in the livestock industry. Ecology and control of vector-borne diseases. 5th Edition. Wageningen Academic Publishers. Pages: 195-219. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-863-6_8.Quantification of vector and host competence for Japanese encephalitis virus: a systematic review of the literature
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Oliverira, A., Etcheverry Hernandez, L., Strathe, E., McVey, D.S., Piaggio, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Cernicchiaro, N. 2018. Quantification of vector and host competence for Japanese encephalitis virus: a systematic review of the literature. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.03.018.Quantification of vector and host competence for Japanese encephalitis virus: a systematic review of the literature

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Meta-analyses of Japanese encephalitis virus infection, dissemination, and transmission rates in vectors

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Essential oils: Will they kill biting midges?
                                                        

- (Trade Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2017. Essential oils: Will they kill biting midges?. North American Deer Farmer. |https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00743.x.Diversity and abundance of non-culicid biting flies (Diptera) in a zoo environment

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Swanson, D.A., Kapaldo, N., Maki, E.C., Carpenter, J., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2018. Diversity and abundance of non-culicid biting flies (Diptera) in a zoo environment. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 34:4.Meta-analyses of the proportion of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in vectors and vertebrate hosts.

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Estimation of parameters and basic reproduction ratio for Japanese encephalitis transmission in the Philippines using sequential Monte Carlo filter

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mosquito Vector Biology and Control in Latin America - A 27th Symposium
                                                        

- (Proceedings)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Alfonso-Parra, C., Fernando-Salas, I. 2017. Mosquito Vector Biology and Control in Latin America - A 27th Symposium. Meeting Abstract. http://doi.org/10.2987/17-6653.1.An individual-level network model for a hypothetical outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the USA

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Riad, M.H., Scoglio, C., McVey, D.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2017. An individual-level network model for a hypothetical outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the USA. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA). 31:2.Quantification of vector and host competence and abundance for Japanese Encephalitis Virus: a systematic review of the literature.

- (Abstract Only)Da Silva Oliveria, A., Strathe, E., Etcheverry, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Mcvey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N. 2016. Quantification of vector and host competence and abundance for Japanese Encephalitis Virus: a systematic review of the literature.. . 1.Biologically Informed Individual-based Network Model for Rift Valley Fever in the US and Evaluation of Mitigation Strategies

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Scoglio, C.M., Bosca, C., Riad, M.H., Sahneh, F.D., Britch, S.C., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Linthicum, K. 2016. Biologically Informed Individual-based Network Model for Rift Valley Fever in the US and Evaluation of Mitigation Strategies. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162759.A systematic review of the literature to identify and quantify host and vector competence and abundance of Japanese Encephalitis Virus

- (Abstract Only)Strathe, E., Da Silva Oliveira, A., Etcheverry Hernandez, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Mcvey, D.S., Cernicchiaro, N. 2016. A systematic review of the literature to identify and quantify host and vector competence and abundance of Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Annual Merck Merial Veterinary Scholars Symposium. Merial Student Scholars Symposium, KSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS – 27 July 2016.Review articles and the depreciation of scientific currency
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Schmelz, E., Poland, J. 2016. Review articles and the depreciation of scientific currency. Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saw061.Mosquito host choices on livestock amplifiers of Rift Valley fever virus in Kenya

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tchouassi, D.P., Okiro, R., Sang, R., Cohnstaedt, L.W., McVey, D.S., Torto, B. 2016. Mosquito host choices on livestock amplifiers of Rift Valley fever virus in Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 9:184-191.Crowdsourcing methodology: establishing the Cervid Disease Network and the North American Mosquito Project

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Snyder, D., Maki, E.C., Schafer, S. 2016. Crowdsourcing methodology: establishing the Cervid Disease Network and the North American Mosquito Project. Veterinaria Italiana. 52:195-200.Evaluation of light attraction for the stored-product psocid, Liposcelis bostrychophila
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Diaz-Montano, J., Campbell, J.F., Phillips, T.W., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Throne, J.E. 2016. Evaluation of light attraction for the stored-product psocid, Liposcelis bostrychophila. Journal of Pest Science. 89(4):923-930. doi:10.1007/s10340-015-0724-5.Susceptibility of a North American Culex quinquefasciatus to Japanese encephalitis virus

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Huang, Y.S., Harbin, J.N., Hettenbach, S.M., Maki, E.C., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Barrett, A.D., Higgs, S., Vanlandingham, D.L. 2015. Susceptibility of a North American Culex quinquefasciatus to Japanese encephalitis virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(11):709-711.Insecticidal sugar baits for adult biting midges

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, D., Cernicciaro, N., Allan, S.A., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2016. Insecticidal sugar baits for adult biting midges. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. doi: 10.1111/mve.12158.Sugar-feeding status alters biting midge photoattraction

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Snyder, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2015. Sugar-feeding status alters biting midge photoattraction. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30:31-38.Mosquito vector biology and control in Latin America - A 25th Symposium

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Fernandez-Salas, I., Clark, G.G. 2015. Mosquito vector biology and control in Latin America - A 25th Symposium. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 31(3):286-296.Two introductions of Lyme disease into Connecticut: A geo-spatial analysis of human cases from 1984 to 2012
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Xue, L., Scoglio, C., McVey, D.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2015. Two introductions of Lyme disease into Connecticut: A geo-spatial analysis of human cases from 1984 to 2012. Journal of the American Medical Association. http://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2015.1791.Potential for Psorophora columbiae and Psorophora ciliata mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to transmit Rift Valley fever virus

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Turell, M.J., Britch, S.C., Aldridge, R.L., Xue, R., Smith, M.L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Linthicum, K. 2015. Potential for Psorophora columbiae and Psorophora ciliata mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to transmit Rift Valley fever virus. Journal of Medical Entomology. 52(6):1111-1116.Determining mosquito distribution from egg data:  The role of the citizen scientist

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Ladner, J., Campbell, L.R., Busch, N., Barrera, R. 2016. Determining mosquito distribution from egg data:  The role of the citizen scientist. The American Biology Teacher. 78(4):317-322.Management of North American Culicoides biting midges: Current knowledge and research needs

- (Review Article)Pfannenstiel, R.S., Mullens, B.A., Ruder, M.G., Zurek, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Nayduch, D. 2015. Management of North American Culicoides biting midges: Current knowledge and research needs. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. June 2015, 15(6):374-384. DOI:10.1089/vbz.2014.1705Orbiviruses – A North American Perspective

- (Review Article)Mcvey, D.S., Drolet, B.S., Ruder, M.G., Wilson, W.C., Nayduch, D., Pfannenstiel, R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Maclachlan, N.J. 2015. Orbiviruses – A North American Perspective. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(6):335-338.Orbiviruses – A North American Perspective
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McVey, D.S., Drolet, B.S., Ruder, M.G., Wilson, W.C., Nayduch, D., Pfannenstiel, R.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Maclachlan, J.N., Gay, C.G. 2015. Orbiviruses – A North American Perspective. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(6):335-338. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2014.1699.Insecticidal sugar trap for biting midges
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Snyder, D. 2016. Insecticidal sugar trap for biting midges. Veterinaria Italiana. https://doi.org/10.12834/VetIt.572.2734.2.Infrared absorption characteristics of Culicoides sonorensis in relation to insect age

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Peiris, K.S., Drolet, B.S., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Dowell, F.E. 2014. Infrared absorption characteristics of Culicoides sonorensis in relation to insect age. American Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 2(2):49-61. DOI:10.7726/ajast.2014.1006.Crowdsourcing for large-scale mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) sampling

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Maki, E.C., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2014. Crowdsourcing for large-scale mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) sampling. The Canadian Entomologist. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2014.27. DOI:10.4039/tce.2014.27.Studying Culicoides vectors of BTV in the post-genomic era: resources, bottlenecks to progress and future directions

- (Review Article)Nayduch, D., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Saski, C., Lawson, D., Kersey, P., Fife, M., Carpenter, S. 2014. Studying Culicoides vectors of BTV in the post-genomic era: resources, bottlenecks to progress and future directions. Virus Research. 182(100):43-49. DOI.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2013.12.009.A hierarchical network approach for modeling Rift Valley fever epidemics with applications in North America

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Xue, L., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Scott, M.H., Scoglio, C. 2013. A hierarchical network approach for modeling Rift Valley fever epidemics with applications in North America. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8(5): e62049.Molecular entomology: analyzing tiny molecules to answer big questions about disease vectors and their biology

- (Abstract Only)Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using Light Emitting Diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tchouassi, D.P., Sang, R., Sole, C., Bastos, A.D., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Baldwyn, T. 2012. Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using Light Emitting Diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 5:94.A network-based meta-population approach to model Rift Valley fever epidemics

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Xue, L., Scott, M.H., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Scoglio, C. 2012. A network-based meta-population approach to model Rift Valley fever epidemics. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 306:129-144.Arthropod surveillance programs: Basic components, strategies, and analysis

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Rochon, K., Duehl, A.J., Anderson, J., Barrera, R., Su, N., Gerry, A., Obenauer, P., Campbell, J.F.,  Lysyk, T., Allan, S.A. 2012. Arthropod surveillance programs: Basic components, strategies, and analysis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 105:135-149.Natural carbon dioxide generation for the attraction of blood feeding arthropods

- (Abstract Only)Yarnell, W.E., Nayduch, D., Schacht, M., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2011. Natural carbon dioxide generation for the attraction of blood feeding arthropods. Meeting Abstract. 59477.Effects of sublethal pyrethroid exposure on host-seeking behavior of female mosquitoes

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cohnstaedt, L.W., Allan, S.A. 2011. Effects of sublethal pyrethroid exposure on host-seeking behavior of female mosquitoes. Journal of Vector Ecology. 36(2):395-403. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00180.x.Behavioral and physiological response of musca domestica to colored visual targets

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Diclaro, J.W., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Pereira, R.M., Allan, S.A., Koehler, P.G. 2012. Behavioral and physiological response of musca domestica to colored visual targets. Journal of Medical Entomology. 49(1):94-100.Evaluating light attraction to increase trap efficiency for Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Duehl, A.J., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Arbogast, R.T., Teal, P.E. 2011. Evaluating light attraction to increase trap efficiency for Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 104(4):1430-1435.Changes in host orientation behavior of female mosquitoes treated with a sublethal pyrethroid exposure

- (Abstract Only)Do I stay or do I go?  Predicting mosquito behavior in the presence of repellents, insecticides, and attractants

- (Abstract Only)Predicting mosquito behavior in the presence of repellents, insecticides, and attractants

- (Abstract Only)The sublethal affects of pyrethroid exposure on female mosquito behavior and sand fly behavior in the presence of spatial repellents.

- (Abstract Only)Changes in host orientation behavior of female mosquitoes treated with a sublethal pyrethroid exposure and sand fly behavior in the presence of novel compounds.

- (Abstract Only)Changes in host orientation behavior of female mosquitoes treated with a sublethal pyrethroid exposure

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