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An Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Typhimurium Illnesses in the United States Linked to Packaged Leafy Greens Produced at a Controlled Environment Agriculture Indoor Hydroponic Operation – 2021 by McClure, Monica, Whitney, Brooke, Gardenhire, Ifueko, Crosby, Alvin, Wellman, Allison, Patel, Kane, McCormic, Zachary D., Gieraltowski, Laura, Gollarza, Lauren, Low, Mabel S.F., Adams, Jennifer, Pightling, Arthur, Bell, Rebecca L., Nolte, Kurt, Tijerina, Mary, Frost, Joseph T., Beix, James A., Boegler, Karen A., Dow, Julie, Altman, Shana, Wise, Matthew E., Bazaco, Michael C., Viazis, Stelios

“…•Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak investigation linked to packaged leafy greens.•Investigated a controlled environment agriculture indoor hydroponic…”
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Mosquito Control Activities during Local Transmission of Zika Virus, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, 2016 by McAllister, Janet C, Porcelli, Mario, Medina, Johana M, Delorey, Mark J, Connelly, C Roxanne, Godsey, Marvin S, Panella, Nicholas A, Dzuris, Nicole, Boegler, Karen A, Kenney, Joan L, Kothera, Linda, Vizcaino, Lucrecia, Lenhart, Audrey E, Mutebi, John-Paul, Vasquez, Chalmers

“…In 2016, four clusters of local mosquitoborne Zika virus transmission were identified in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, generating "red zones" (areas into…”
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Flea diversity as an element for persistence of plague bacteria in an East African plague focus by Eisen, Rebecca J, Borchert, Jeff N, Mpanga, Joseph T, Atiku, Linda A, MacMillan, Katherine, Boegler, Karen A, Montenieri, John A, Monaghan, Andrew, Gage, Kenneth L

“…Plague is a flea-borne rodent-associated zoonotic disease that is caused by Yersinia pestis and characterized by long quiescent periods punctuated by rapidly…”
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Seasonal fluctuations of small mammal and flea communities in a Ugandan plague focus: evidence to implicate Arvicanthis niloticus and Crocidura spp. as key hosts in Yersinia pestis transmission by Moore, Sean M, Monaghan, Andrew, Borchert, Jeff N, Mpanga, Joseph T, Atiku, Linda A, Boegler, Karen A, Montenieri, John, MacMillan, Katherine, Gage, Kenneth L, Eisen, Rebecca J

“…BACKGROUND: The distribution of human plague risk is strongly associated with rainfall in the tropical plague foci of East Africa, but little is known about…”
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Comparison of Zoonotic Bacterial Agents in Fleas Collected from Small Mammals or Host-Seeking Fleas from a Ugandan Region Where Plague Is Endemic by Bai, Ying, Osikowicz, Lynn M, Kosoy, Michael Y, Eisen, Rebecca J, Atiku, Linda A, Mpanga, Joseph T, Boegler, Karen A, Enscore, Russell E, Gage, Kenneth L

“…Fleas ( = 407) were collected from small mammals trapped inside huts and surroundings of homesteads in five villages within the Arua and Zombo districts of…”
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Reported Distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the United States, 1995-2016 (Diptera: Culicidae) by Hahn, Micah B., Eisen, Rebecca J., Eisen, Lars, Boegler, Karen A., Moore, Chester G., McAllister, Janet, Savage, Harry M., Mutebi, John-Paul

“…Abstract Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) transmit arboviruses that are increasing threats to human health in the…”
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Prevalence and Diversity of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Eastern National Parks by Johnson, Tammi L., Graham, Christine B., Boegler, Karen A., Cherry, Cara C., Maes, Sarah E., Pilgard, Mark A., Hojgaard, Andrias, Buttke, Danielle E., Eisen, Rebecca J.

“…Tick-borne pathogens transmitted by Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae), also known as the deer tick or blacklegged tick, are increasing in incidence and…”
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Isolation of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia mayonii From Naturally Infected Rodents in Minnesota by Johnson, Tammi L., Graham, Christine B., Hojgaard, Andrias, Breuner, Nicole E., Maes, Sarah E., Boegler, Karen A., Replogle, Adam J., Kingry, Luke C., Petersen, Jeannine M., Eisen, Lars, Eisen, Rebecca J.

“…Borrelia mayonii is a newly described member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex that is vectored by the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis Say)…”
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Transmission of the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, by single transovarially-infected larval Ixodes scapularis ticks by Breuner, Nicole E., Hojgaard, Andrias, Replogle, Adam J., Boegler, Karen A., Eisen, Lars

“…The relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, is increasingly recognized as a cause of human illness (hard tick-borne relapsing fever) in the United…”
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Transmission of Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato relapsing fever group spirochetes in relation to duration of attachment by Ixodes scapularis nymphs by Breuner, Nicole E, Dolan, Marc C, Replogle, Adam J, Sexton, Christopher, Hojgaard, Andrias, Boegler, Karen A, Clark, Rebecca J, Eisen, Lars

“…Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato relapsing fever group spirochetes are emerging as causative agents of human illness (Borrelia miyamotoi disease) in the United…”
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An Acarological Risk Model Predicting the Density and Distribution of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs in Minnesota by Johnson, Tammi L, Boegler, Karen A, Clark, Rebecca J, Delorey, Mark J, Bjork, Jenna K H, Dorr, Frances M, Schiffman, Elizabeth K, Neitzel, David F, Monaghan, Andrew J, Eisen, Rebecca J

“…is the vector of at least seven human pathogens in Minnesota, two of which are known to cause Lyme disease ( sensu stricto and ). In Minnesota, the statewide…”
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Prevalence and distribution of seven human pathogens in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in Minnesota, USA by Johnson, Tammi L., Graham, Christine B., Maes, Sarah E., Hojgaard, Andrias, Fleshman, Amy, Boegler, Karen A., Delory, Mark J., Slater, Kimetha S., Karpathy, Sandor E., Bjork, Jenna K., Neitzel, David F., Schiffman, Elizabeth K., Eisen, Rebecca J.

“…In the north-central United States, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is currently known to vector seven human pathogens. These include five bacteria…”
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Transmission of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia mayonii in Relation to Duration of Attachment by Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) by Dolan, Marc C., Breuner, Nicole E., Hojgaard, Andrias, Boegler, Karen A., Hoxmeier, J. Charles, Replogle, Adam J., Eisen, Lars

“…The recently recognized Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia mayonii, has been detected in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis Say ticks and is associated with human…”
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An Evaluation of Removal Trapping to Control Rodents Inside Homes in a Plague-Endemic Region of Rural Northwestern Uganda by Eisen, Rebecca J, Atiku, Linda A, Boegler, Karen A, Mpanga, Joseph T, Enscore, Russell E, MacMillan, Katherine, Gage, Kenneth L

“…Rodents pose a significant threat to human health, particularly in rural subsistence farming communities in Africa, where rodents threaten food security and…”
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Rat Fall Surveillance Coupled with Vector Control and Community Education as a Plague Prevention Strategy in the West Nile Region, Uganda by Boegler, Karen A, Atiku, Linda A, Enscore, Russell E, Apangu, Titus, Mpanga, Joseph Tendo, Acayo, Sarah, Kaggwa, John, Mead, Paul S, Yockey, Brook M, Kugeler, Kiersten J, Schriefer, Martin E, Horiuchi, Kalanthe, Gage, Kenneth L, Eisen, Rebecca J

“…Plague, primarily a disease of rodents, is most frequently transmitted by fleas and causes potentially fatal infections in humans. In Uganda, plague is endemic…”
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Evaluating acarological risk for exposure to Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes scapularis-borne pathogens in recreational and residential settings in Washington County, Minnesota by Hahn, Micah B, Bjork, Jenna K H, Neitzel, David F, Dorr, Frances M, Whitemarsh, Tessa, Boegler, Karen A, Graham, Christine B, Johnson, Tammi L, Maes, Sarah E, Eisen, Rebecca J

“…The distribution of I. scapularis, the tick vector of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, has been expanding over the last two decades in the north-central…”
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Infection Prevalence, Bacterial Loads, and Transmission Efficiency in Oropsylla montana (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) One Day After Exposure to Varying Concentrations of Yersinia pestis in Blood by Boegler, Karen A., Graham, Christine B., Johnson, Tammi L., Montenieri, John A., Eisen, Rebecca J.

“…Unblocked fleas can transmit Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, shortly (≤4 d) after taking an infectious bloodmeal. Investigators have…”
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Yersinia murine toxin is not required for early-phase transmission of Yersinia pestis by Oropsylla montana (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) or Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Johnson, Tammi L, Hinnebusch, B Joseph, Boegler, Karen A, Graham, Christine B, MacMillan, Katherine, Montenieri, John A, Bearden, Scott W, Gage, Kenneth L, Eisen, Rebecca J

“…Plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, is characterized by quiescent periods punctuated by rapidly spreading epizootics. The classical 'blocked flea' paradigm, by…”
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Identification of risk factors for plague in the West Nile Region of Uganda by Eisen, Rebecca J, MacMillan, Katherine, Atiku, Linda A, Mpanga, Joseph T, Zielinski-Gutierrez, Emily, Graham, Christine B, Boegler, Karen A, Enscore, Russell E, Gage, Kenneth L

“…Plague is an often fatal, primarily flea-borne rodent-associated zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis. We sought to identify risk factors for plague by comparing…”
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Use of Insecticide Delivery Tubes for Controlling Rodent-Associated Fleas in a Plague Endemic Region of West Nile, Uganda by Boegler, Karen A., Atiku, Linda A., Mpanga, Joseph Tendo, Clark, Rebecca J., Delorey, Mark J., Gage, Kenneth L., Eisen, Rebecca J.

“…Plague is a primarily flea-borne rodent-associated zoonosis that is often fatal in humans. Our study focused on the plague-endemic West Nile region of Uganda…”
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