Eric C. Garges

The paper detects and genetically characterizes West Nile virus in Kenyan mosquitoes, identifies transovarial transmission in Aedes aegypti, and finds lineage-specific evolution and mutations.

This study isolates and characterizes the West Nile virus Koutango lineage from phlebotomine sandflies in Kenya, revealing genetic variations and replication efficiency in mammalian and mosquito cells.

This study uses metagenomics to detect pathogenic bacteria in ticks from Kenya, identifying Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii, and other bacteria with potential human health implications.