List of works by Thomas R Unnasch

A Comparison of Two Surface Sample Collection Devices for Use in Polymerase Chain Reaction Based Detection of Pneumocystis carinii in House Dust

article by Nancy Maher et al published June 2002 in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

A Recombinant Positive Control for Serology Diagnostic Tests Supporting Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus

scientific article published on 8 January 2016

A dynamic transmission model of eastern equine encephalitis virus

scientific article

A multi-year study of mosquito feeding patterns on avian hosts in a southeastern focus of eastern equine encephalitis virus

scientific article

A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Brugia malayi glycolytic enzymes and cytoskeleton in maintenance of endosymbiosis

scientific article

A risk index model for predicting eastern equine encephalitis virus transmission to horses in Florida

scientific article published on March 2014

Accelerating river blindness elimination by supplementing MDA with a vegetation "slash and clear" vector control strategy: a data-driven modeling analysis

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

After 70 years of fighting an age-old scourge, onchocerciasis in Uganda, the end is in sight

scientific article published in March 2018

Analysis of genetic variation in ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer and the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 mitochondrial genes of the onchocerciasis vector Simulium ochraceum.

scientific article published in July 2006

Analysis of the Brugia malayi HSP70 promoter using a homologous transient transfection system ⬇️

scientific article published on April 25, 2003

Analysis of transcriptional regulation of tetracycline responsive genes in Brugia malayi

scientific article

Angiogenic activity of an Onchocerca volvulus Ancylostoma secreted protein homologue

scientific article published on June 2003

Application of an mRNA-based molecular viability assay to oropharyngeal washes for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. A pilot study

scientific article

Assessing mosquito feeding patterns on nestling and brooding adult birds using microsatellite markers.

scientific article published in September 2009

Assessment and monitoring of onchocerciasis in Latin America

scientific article published on January 2011

Associations between two mosquito populations and West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas, 2003-06

scientific article (publication date: September 2007)

Author Correction: Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Avian host preference by vectors of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus.

scientific article published in December 2003

Biolistic transformation of Brugia malayi

scientific article published in January 2013

Blood feeding patterns of potential arbovirus vectors of the genus culex targeting ectothermic hosts

scientific article

Brugia malayi gene expression in response to the targeting of the Wolbachia endosymbiont by tetracycline treatment

scientific article

CRISPR-mediated Transfection of Brugia malayi

scientific article published on 31 August 2020

Carbon dioxide generated from carbonates and acids for sampling blood-feeding arthropods

scientific article published on 20 June 2015

Characterization of five unclassified orthobunyaviruses (Bunyaviridae) from Africa and the Americas

scientific article published on September 2017

Characterization of the promoter of the Brugia malayi 12kDa small subunit ribosomal protein (RPS12) gene

scientific article published on 21 February 2008

Cis and trans factors involved in apicoplast targeting in Toxoplasma gondii

scientific article published on August 1, 2003

Community-directed vector control to supplement mass drug distribution for onchocerciasis elimination in the Madi mid-North focus of Northern Uganda

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

Competency of reptiles and amphibians for eastern equine encephalitis virus

scientific article

Crepuscular flight activity of Culex erraticus (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published in March 2011

Defining Brugia malayi and Wolbachia symbiosis by stage-specific dual RNA-seq

scientific article

Detection of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus RNA in North American snakes

scientific article

Developing GIS-based eastern equine encephalitis vector-host models in Tuskegee, Alabama

scientific article

Developing models for the forage ratios of Culiseta melanura and Culex erraticus using species characteristics for avian hosts

scientific article published in March 2012

Development and transfection of short-term primary cell cultures from Brugia malayi

scientific article published in October 2004

Development of a novel trap for the collection of black flies of the Simulium ochraceum complex

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Development of a toolkit for piggyBac-mediated integrative transfection of the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi.

scientific article

Diagnostics for onchocerciasis in the era of elimination.

scientific article published in March 2018

Draft genome of the filarial nematode parasite Brugia malayi

scientific article

Ecology of Culiseta Melanura and Other Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Walton County, FL, During Winter Period 2013-2014.

scientific article

Ecology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Southeastern United States: Incriminating Vector and Host Species Responsible for Virus Amplification, Persistence, and Dispersal

scientific article published in 2021

Elimination of Onchocercia volvulus transmission in the Santa Rosa focus of Guatemala.

scientific article published in August 2007

Elimination of Onchocerciasis from Mexico

scientific article

Elimination of Simulium neavei-Transmitted Onchocerciasis in Wambabya-Rwamarongo Focus of Western Uganda

scientific article published on 22 June 2020

Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: the need for a broad perspective

scientific article published on 15 July 2019

Elimination of onchocerciasis in Ecuador: findings of post-treatment surveillance.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Ensemble ecological niche modeling of West Nile virus probability in Florida

scientific article published on 08 October 2021

Entomological evaluation by pool screen polymerase chain reaction of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in Ecuador following mass Mectizan distribution

scientific article published in February 2003

Environmental Drivers of Seasonal Patterns of Host Utilization by Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) in Florida

scientific article published on September 2017

Establishing quality assured (QA) laboratory support for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa.

scientific article

Estimation of dispersal distances of Culex erraticus in a focus of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the southeastern United States

scientific article

Evaluation of Community-Directed Operation of Black Fly Traps for Entomological Surveillance of Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the Madi-Mid North Focus of Onchocerciasis in Northern Uganda

scientific article published on 31 July 2017

Evaluation of Community-Directed Operation of Black Fly Traps for Entomological Surveillance of Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the Madi-Mid North Focus of Onchocerciasis in Northern Uganda

scientific article published in October 2017

Evaluation of a community-based trapping program to collect Simulium ochraceum sensu lato for verification of onchocerciasis elimination

scientific article

Evaluation of the Honey-Card Technique for Detection of Transmission of Arboviruses in Florida and Comparison With Sentinel Chicken Seroconversion

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

Evidence for suppression of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Oaxaca focus in Mexico.

scientific article published in January 2008

Evidence of suppression of onchocerciasis transmission in the Venezuelan Amazonian focus

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Extended result reading window in lateral flow tests detecting exposure to Onchocerca volvulus: a new technology to improve epidemiological surveillance tools

scientific article

Field investigations of winter transmission of eastern equine encephalitis virus in Florida

scientific article

First Complete Genome Sequences of Two Keystone Viruses from Florida

scientific article

Functional analysis of microRNA activity in Brugia malayi

scientific article published on 22 May 2015

Functional analysis of putative operons in Brugia malayi

scientific article

Fundamental issues in mosquito surveillance for arboviral transmission

scientific article

Genetic Variation among Temporally and Geographically Distinct West Nile Virus Isolates, United States, 2001, 2002

scientific article (publication date: November 2003)

Genetic heterogeneity in Loa loa parasites from southern Cameroon: A preliminary study

scientific article

Glucose and Glycogen Metabolism in Brugia malayi Is Associated with Wolbachia Symbiont Fitness

scientific article

Habitat associations of eastern equine encephalitis transmission in Walton County Florida

scientific article published on May 2012

Historical Elimination of Onchocerciasis from Victoria Nile Focus in Central Uganda Verified Using WHO Criteria

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Host Feeding Patterns of Established and Potential Mosquito Vectors of West Nile Virus in the Eastern United States

scientific article (publication date: 2004)

Host choice and West Nile virus infection rates in blood-fed mosquitoes, including members of the Culex pipiens complex, from Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee, 2002-2003

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Host reproductive phenology drives seasonal patterns of host use in mosquitoes

scientific article

Host stress hormones alter vector feeding preferences, success, and productivity.

scientific article published in August 2016

Host-feeding habits of Culex and other mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Borough of Queens in New York City, with characters and techniques for identification of Culex mosquitoes

scientific article published in September 2002

Host-feeding patterns of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to availability of human and domestic animals in suburban landscapes of central North Carolina

scientific article

Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in relation to trap habitat

scientific article

Identification of communal oviposition pheromones from the black fly Simulium vittatum

scientific article

Identification of elements essential for transcription in Brugia malayi promoters

scientific article published on October 2005

Identification of genes containing ecdysone response elements in the genome of Brugia malayi

scientific article

Identification of human semiochemicals attractive to the major vectors of onchocerciasis

scientific article

Identification of mosquito avian-derived blood meals by polymerase chain reaction-heteroduplex analysis

scientific article published on May 2002

Identification of reptilian and amphibian blood meals from mosquitoes in an eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus focus in central Alabama

scientific article

Important experimental parameters for determining infection rates in arthropod vectors using pool screening approaches.

scientific article published in May 2006

In vivo transfection of developmentally competent Brugia malayi infective larvae

scientific article

In vivo imaging of transgenic Brugia malayi

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Innate preference or opportunism: mosquitoes feeding on birds of prey at the Southeastern Raptor Center

scientific article published on June 2014

Interaction of a Wolbachia WSP-like protein with a nuclear-encoded protein of Brugia malayi

scientific article

Interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Abu Hamed focus, Sudan

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Interruption of infection transmission in the onchocerciasis focus of Ecuador leading to the cessation of ivermectin distribution

scientific article (publication date: May 2014)

Interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Oaxaca focus, Mexico

scientific article

Interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Southern Chiapas Focus, México

scientific article

Isolation of Genotype V St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in Florida

scientific article

Isolation of Onchocerca lupi in Dogs and Black Flies, California, USA.

scientific article published on May 2015

Lack of active Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the northern Chiapas focus of Mexico

scientific article

Large scale complete genome sequencing and phylodynamic analysis of eastern equine encephalitis virus reveal source-sink transmission dynamics in the United States.

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Large-scale entomologic assessment of Onchocerca volvulus transmission by poolscreen PCR in Mexico.

scientific article published in June 2006

Mapping eastern equine encephalitis virus risk for white-tailed deer in Michigan

scientific article

Molecular Identification of Onchocerca spp. Larvae in Simulium damnosum sensu lato Collected in Northern Uganda

scientific article

Molecular evidence for a functional ecdysone signaling system in Brugia malayi

scientific article

Molecular studies of Onchocerca volvulus isolates from Mexico.

scientific article published in May 2006

Nestedness of Ectoparasite-Vertebrate Host Networks

scientific article (publication date: 18 November 2009)

Oligonucleotide based magnetic bead capture of Onchocerca volvulus DNA for PCR pool screening of vector black flies

scientific article

Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in Africa: it's about time

scientific article

One Hundred Years After Its Discovery in Guatemala by Rodolfo Robles, Onchocerca volvulus Transmission Has Been Eliminated from the Central Endemic Zone

scientific article

Operational Performance of the "OEPA" Ov16 ELISA Serological Assay in Mapping, Guiding Decisions to Stop Mass Drug Administration, and Posttreatment Surveillance Surveys

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Optimization of the Esperanza window trap for the collection of the African onchocerciasis vector Simulium damnosum sensu lato

scientific article published on 2 May 2014

Performance of a molecular viability assay for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected patients.

scientific article

Phylogenetic analysis of eastern equine encephalitis virus isolates from Florida

scientific article

Polymerase chain reaction monitoring of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in two endemic states in Mexico.

scientific article published in January 2004

Polymerase chain reaction pool screening used to compare prevalence of infective black flies in two onchocerciasis foci in northern Sudan

scientific article published on May 2011

Potential involvement of Brugia malayi cysteine proteases in the maintenance of the endosymbiotic relationship with Wolbachia

scientific article

Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning

scientific article published on 28 July 2021

Preference of female mosquitoes for natural and artificial resting sites

scientific article published on June 2008

Pyruvate produced by Brugia spp. via glycolysis is essential for maintaining the mutualistic association between the parasite and its endosymbiont, Wolbachia

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

Quasi-Likelihood Techniques in a Logistic Regression Equation for Identifying Simulium damnosum s.l. Larval Habitats Intra-cluster Covariates in Togo

scientific article published on 24 September 2012

Rapid suppression of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in two communities of the Southern Chiapas focus, Mexico, achieved by quarterly treatments with Mectizan

scientific article published on August 2008

Risk of exposure to eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus increases with the density of northern cardinals

scientific article

River blindness.

scientific article published in July 2002

Sequences necessary for trans-splicing in transiently transfected Brugia malayi

scientific article

Serosurveillance of eastern equine encephalitis virus in amphibians and reptiles from Alabama, USA.

scientific article published on March 2012

Serosurveillance to monitor onchocerciasis elimination: the Ugandan experience

scientific article published on 16 December 2013

Sex-biased avian host use by arbovirus vectors

scientific article

Simultaneous detection of three mosquito-borne encephalitis viruses (eastern equine, La Crosse, and St. Louis) with a single-tube multiplex reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay ⬇️

scientific article published in March 2002

Skin snips have no role in programmatic evaluations for onchocerciasis elimination: a reply to Bottomley et al.

scientific article published on 23 March 2017

Spatial epidemiology of eastern equine encephalitis in Florida

scientific article

Stage-Specific Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses of the Filarial Parasite Onchocerca volvulus and Its Wolbachia Endosymbiont

scientific article

Strain typing methods and molecular epidemiology of Pneumocystis pneumonia

scientific article published in October 2004

Stress hormones predict a host superspreader phenotype in the West Nile virus system.

scientific article

Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Taking a bite out of vector-transmitted infectious diseases

scientific article published on June 2007

Temporal analysis of feeding patterns of Culex erraticus in central Alabama

scientific article

The Current Status of Molecular Xenomonitoring for Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

The First Confirmed Elimination of an Onchocerciasis Focus in Africa: Abu Hamed, Sudan

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

The Galabat-Metema cross-border onchocerciasis focus: The first coordinated interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Africa

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

The Imaramagambo Onchocerciasis Focus in Southwestern Uganda: Interruption of Transmission After Disappearance of the Vector Simulium neavei and Its Associated Freshwater Crabs

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

The effects of West Nile virus on the reproductive success and overwinter survival of eastern bluebirds in Alabama

scientific article

The genome of Onchocerca volvulus, agent of river blindness

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

The role of local secondary structure in the function of the trans-splicing motif of Brugia malayi

scientific article published on 21 October 2009

The role of national committees in eliminating onchocerciasis

scientific article published in March 2018

The role of polymorphisms in the spliced leader addition domain in determining promoter activity in Brugia malayi ⬇️

scientific article published on November 25, 2010

The splice leader addition domain represents an essential conserved motif for heterologous gene expression in B. malayi

scientific article published on 24 February 2009

Theoretical potential of passerine filariasis to enhance the enzootic transmission of West Nile virus

scientific article

Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus by Simulium neavei in Mount Elgon focus of Eastern Uganda has been interrupted

scientific article

Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus continues in Nyagak-Bondo focus of northwestern Uganda after 18 years of a single dose of annual treatment with ivermectin

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Transmission of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in central Alabama

scientific article (publication date: April 2003)

Transmission of onchocerciasis in wadelai focus of northwestern Uganda has been interrupted and the disease eliminated

scientific article

Validation of a Risk Index Model for Predicting Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Transmission to Horses in Florida.

scientific article

Validation of a remote sensing model to identify Simulium damnosum s.l. breeding sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Vector Competence and Capacity of Culex erraticus (Diptera: Culicidae) for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Southeastern United States

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Vector-host interactions in avian nests: do mosquitoes prefer nestlings over adults?

scientific article

Vertebrate hosts of Aedes aegypti and Aedes mediovittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in rural Puerto Rico

scientific article

West Nile virus activity in mosquitoes and domestic animals in Chiapas, México

scientific article published on October 2009

West Nile virus infection in mosquitoes in the mid-south USA, 2002-2005

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Winter biology of wetland mosquitoes at a focus of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus transmission in Alabama, USA.

scientific article

Winter severity predicts the timing of host shifts in the mosquito Culex erraticus

scientific article

Wolbachia endosymbiont levels in severe and mild strains of Onchocerca volvulus

scientific article

Zika Virus: An Emerging Infectious Disease with Serious Perinatal and Neurologic Complications

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

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