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James Will

Maricopa County Department of Public Health

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Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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John Townsend· 2 shared Alden S. EstepiD· 1 shared Breezy N. Brock· 1 shared Brittani A. Ciomperlik· 1 shared Chase L. RidenouriD· 1 shared Crystal M. HeppiD· 1 shared Darrin LemmeriD· 1 shared Daryn E. EricksoniD· 1 shared

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John Townsend

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Host usage in Aedes aegypti collected from Houston, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona using whole mosquito third-generation sequencing blood meal analysis

Brittani A. Ciomperlik, Edwin R. Burgess, Neil D. Sanscrainte, Mba-Tihssommah Mosore, John Townsend, James Will, Nicole Busser, Alden S. Estep

This study uses third-generation sequencing to analyze blood meal sources of Aedes aegypti in Houston and Phoenix, finding frequent multiple host feeding and a broad host range beyond humans.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2025 · PreprintEcology

Phylogenetic Analysis of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus within Two Southwestern United State Counties: a case for a bulk introduction event into the southwest United States

Chase L. Ridenour, Jill Hager Cocking, Samuel Poidmore, Daryn E. Erickson, Breezy N. Brock, Michael Valentine, Steven J Young, Jennifer A. Henke, Kim Y Hung, Jeremy Wittie, Heidie Hornstra, Krystal Lee Sheridan, Heather Centner, Darrin Lemmer, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov, , Crystal M. Hepp

The paper uses phylogenetic analysis to determine if St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV) in Arizona and California originated from local cycling or new imports, finding evidence of annual imports in California and local cycling in Arizona.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2020 · PreprintBioinformatics