The paper assesses the vector competence of several mosquito species for Madariaga virus, finding that some species can transmit it while others cannot.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · May 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States

Alex Pauvolid‐Corrêa, Edward Davila, Lisa D. Auckland, Italo B. Zecca, Rachel E. Busselman, Wendy Tang, Christopher M. Roundy, Mary Lea Killian, Mia Kim Torchetti, Melinda Jenkins-Moore, Suelee Robbe‐Austerman, Kristina Lantz, Katherine Mozingo, Rachel M. Tell, Ailam Lim, , Sarah A. Hamer

The paper surveys pets in households with human COVID-19 cases and finds 29% of pets tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, with cats more frequently infected than dogs.

One Health · Mar 3, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Respiratory shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.41.1 lineage with increased evolutionary rate among captive white-tailed deer

Francisco Carlos Ferreira Junior, Tahmina Pervin, Wendy Tang, Joseph Hediger, Logan F. Thomas, Walter E. Cook, Michael J. Cherry, Benjamin W. Neuman, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer

The study investigates SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.41.1 lineage shedding in captive white-tailed deer, finding higher mutation rates compared to human isolates.

Emerging infectious diseases · Jan 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A gene-based capture assay for surveying patterns of genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in a worldwide group of invasive mosquitoes

Matthew L. Aardema, Michael G. Campana, Nicole Wagner, Francisco Carlos Ferreira Junior, Dina M. Fonseca

The paper develops a gene-based capture assay to study genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in invasive mosquitoes, showing its effectiveness in analyzing taxonomic clustering and resistance alleles.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Aug 8, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics