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Metagenomic profile of the bacterial communities associated with Ixodes ricinus ticks by Carpi, Giovanna, Cagnacci, Francesca, Wittekindt, Nicola E, Zhao, Fangqing, Qi, Ji, Tomsho, Lynn P, Drautz, Daniela I, Rizzoli, Annapaola, Schuster, Stephan C

“…Assessment of the microbial diversity residing in arthropod vectors of medical importance is crucial for monitoring endemic infections, for surveillance of…”
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High Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and temporal stability despite control efforts in high transmission settings along the international border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Pringle, Julia C, Wesolowski, Amy, Berube, Sophie, Kobayashi, Tamaki, Gebhardt, Mary E, Mulenga, Modest, Chaponda, Mike, Bobanga, Thierry, Juliano, Jonathan J, Meshnick, Steven, Moss, William J, Carpi, Giovanna, Norris, Douglas E

“…While the utility of parasite genotyping for malaria elimination has been extensively documented in low to moderate transmission settings, it has been less…”
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Performance evaluation of RDT, light microscopy, and PET-PCR for detecting Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in the 2018 Zambia National Malaria Indicator Survey by Mwenda, Mulenga C, Fola, Abebe A, Ciubotariu, Ilinca I, Mulube, Conceptor, Mambwe, Brenda, Kasaro, Rachael, Hawela, Moonga B, Hamainza, Busiku, Miller, John M, Carpi, Giovanna, Bridges, Daniel J

“…Abstract Background Zambia continues to advance on the path to elimination with significant reductions in malaria morbidity and mortality. Crucial components…”
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Identification of Novel Viruses in Amblyomma americanum , Dermacentor variabilis , and Ixodes scapularis Ticks by Tokarz, Rafal, Sameroff, Stephen, Tagliafierro, Teresa, Jain, Komal, Williams, Simon H, Cucura, D Moses, Rochlin, Ilia, Monzon, Javier, Carpi, Giovanna, Tufts, Danielle, Diuk-Wasser, Maria, Brinkerhoff, Jory, Lipkin, W Ian

“…Ticks carry a wide range of known human and animal pathogens and are postulated to carry others with the potential to cause disease. Here we report a discovery…”
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Vectors as Epidemiological Sentinels: Patterns of Within-Tick Borrelia burgdorferi Diversity by Walter, Katharine S, Carpi, Giovanna, Evans, Benjamin R, Caccone, Adalgisa, Diuk-Wasser, Maria A

“…Hosts including humans, other vertebrates, and arthropods, are frequently infected with heterogeneous populations of pathogens. Within-host pathogen diversity…”
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A genotyping assay to determine geographic origin and transmission potential of Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases by Molina-Cruz, Alvaro, Raytselis, Nadia, Withers, Roxanne, Dwivedi, Ankit, Crompton, Peter D., Traore, Boubacar, Carpi, Giovanna, Silva, Joana C., Barillas-Mury, Carolina

“…As countries work towards malaria elimination, it is important to monitor imported cases to prevent reestablishment of local transmission. The Plasmodium…”
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Stability and detection of nucleic acid from viruses and hosts in controlled mosquito blood feeds by Drummond, Coyne, Gebhardt, Mary E, Sáenz Robles, Maria Teresa, Carpi, Giovanna, Hoyer, Isaiah, Pastusiak, Andrzej, Reddy, Michael R, Norris, Douglas E, Pipas, James M, Jackson, Ethan K

“…Monitoring the presence and spread of pathogens in the environment is of critical importance. Rapid detection of infectious disease outbreaks and prediction of…”
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Genetic and ecologic variability among Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains, northern Italy by Baráková, Ivana, Derdáková, Markéta, Carpi, Giovanna, Rosso, Fausta, Collini, Margherita, Tagliapietra, Valentina, Ramponi, Claudio, Hauffe, Heidi C, Rizzoli, Annapaola

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Mitogenomes reveal diversity of the European Lyme borreliosis vector Ixodes ricinus in Italy by Carpi, Giovanna, Kitchen, Andrew, Kim, Hie Lim, Ratan, Aakrosh, Drautz-Moses, Daniela I., McGraw, John J., Kazimirova, Maria, Rizzoli, Annapaola, Schuster, Stephan C.

“…[Display omitted] •We sequenced complete mitogenomes from I. ricinus populations in northern Italy.•Mitogenome phylogenies show 4 I. ricinus lineages that…”
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Evolutionary Dynamics of Bluetongue Virus by Carpi, Giovanna, Holmes, Edward C, Kitchen, Andrew

“…Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a midge-borne member of the genus Orbivirus that causes an eponymous debilitating livestock disease of great agricultural impact and…”
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Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America by Walter, Katharine S., Carpi, Giovanna, Caccone, Adalgisa, Diuk-Wasser, Maria A.

“…Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in North America and continues to spread. The disease was first clinically described in the 1970s in…”
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A metagenomic analysis of the phase 2 Anopheles gambiae 1000 genomes dataset reveals a wide diversity of cobionts associated with field collected mosquitoes by Pastusiak, Andrzej, Reddy, Michael R., Chen, Xiaoji, Hoyer, Isaiah, Dorman, Jack, Gebhardt, Mary E., Carpi, Giovanna, Norris, Douglas E., Pipas, James M., Jackson, Ethan K.

“…The Anopheles gambiae 1000 Genomes (Ag1000G) Consortium previously utilized deep sequencing methods to catalogue genetic diversity across African An. gambiae…”
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The Babesia observational antibody (BAOBAB) study: A cross-sectional evaluation of Babesia in two communities in Kilosa district, Tanzania by Bloch, Evan M, Mrango, Zakayo, Kasubi, Mabula, Weaver, Jerusha, Mihailovic, Aleksandra, Munoz, Beatriz, Weimer, Anna, Levin, Andrew, Tonnetti, Laura, Linnen, Jeffrey M, Brès, Vanessa, Norris, Douglas E, Carpi, Giovanna, West, Sheila K

“…Babesia, a tick-borne genus of intraerythrocytic parasites, is understudied in humans outside of established high-endemic areas. There is a paucity of data on…”
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Genomics reveals heterogeneous Plasmodium falciparum transmission and selection signals in Zambia by Fola, Abebe A., He, Qixin, Xie, Shaojun, Thimmapuram, Jyothi, Bhide, Ketaki P., Dorman, Jack, Ciubotariu, Ilinca I., Mwenda, Mulenga C., Mambwe, Brenda, Mulube, Conceptor, Hawela, Moonga, Norris, Douglas E., Moss, William J., Bridges, Daniel J., Carpi, Giovanna

“…Background Genomic surveillance is crucial for monitoring malaria transmission and understanding parasite adaptation to interventions. Zambia lacks prior…”
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Distinct parasite populations infect individuals identified through passive and active case detection in a region of declining malaria transmission in southern Zambia by Searle, Kelly M, Katowa, Ben, Kobayashi, Tamaki, Siame, Mwiche N S, Mharakurwa, Sungano, Carpi, Giovanna, Norris, Douglas E, Stevenson, Jennifer C, Thuma, Philip E, Moss, William J

“…Substantial reductions in the burden of malaria have been documented in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, with elimination strategies and goals being formulated in…”
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Phylogenetic Complexity of Morphologically Identified Anopheles squamosus in Southern Zambia by Hoffman, Jordan E, Ciubotariu, Ilinca I, Simubali, Limonty, Mudenda, Twig, Moss, William J, Carpi, Giovanna, Norris, Douglas E, Stevenson, Jennifer C, On Behalf Of Southern And Central Africa International Centers Of Excellence For Malaria Research

“…Despite dramatic reductions in malaria cases in the catchment area of Macha Hospital, Choma District, Southern Province in Zambia, prevalence has remained near…”
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A GPU-accelerated compute framework for pathogen genomic variant identification to aid genomic epidemiology of infectious disease: a malaria case study by Carpi, Giovanna, Gorenstein, Lev, Harkins, Timothy T, Samadi, Mehrzad, Vats, Pankaj

“…Abstract As recently demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, large-scale pathogen genomic data are crucial to characterize transmission patterns of human…”
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Genetic Diversity of Anopheles coustani (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malaria Transmission Foci in Southern and Central Africa by Ciubotariu, Ilinca I., Jones, Christine M., Kobayashi, Tamaki, Bobanga, Thierry, Muleba, Mbanga, Pringle, Julia C., Stevenson, Jennifer C., Carpi, Giovanna, Norris, Douglas E.

“…Despite ongoing malaria control efforts implemented throughout sub-Saharan Africa, malaria remains an enormous public health concern. Current interventions…”
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RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine mismatch observed among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from southern and central Africa and globally by Pringle, Julia C., Carpi, Giovanna, Almagro-Garcia, Jacob, Zhu, Sha Joe, Kobayashi, Tamaki, Mulenga, Modest, Bobanga, Thierry, Chaponda, Mike, Moss, William J., Norris, Douglas E.

“…The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine encompasses the central repeats and C-terminal of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP). Although no Phase II…”
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Whole genome capture of vector-borne pathogens from mixed DNA samples: a case study of Borrelia burgdorferi by Carpi, Giovanna, Walter, Katharine S, Bent, Stephen J, Hoen, Anne Gatewood, Diuk-Wasser, Maria, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…Rapid and accurate retrieval of whole genome sequences of human pathogens from disease vectors or animal reservoirs will enable fine-resolution studies of…”
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