Publications by authors named "Jahnavi R Bhaskar"
A community engaged passive surveillance program was utilized to acquire ticks and associated information throughout New York state. Ticks were speciated and screened for several tick-borne pathogens. Of these ticks, only I.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTicks transmit several arthropod-borne pathogens in New York State. The primary human-biting ticks in this region are Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum, and Dermacentor variabilis. Body regions where tick bites human vary depending on the tick species and life stage, and clothing worn by the host.
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- Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a disease spread by mosquitoes, mainly affecting regions in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, causing significant outbreaks in both humans and livestock.
- Single-dose vaccinations with a modified RVF virus, known as RVax-1, show promise in preventing the spread of the virus without allowing it to mutate into a harmful strain.
- RVax-1 has been found to be safe and effective in a mouse model, providing strong immune protection while being unable to replicate in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, making it a strong candidate for future vaccination efforts against RVF.
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne flavivirus that encompasses two genetic lineages, POWV (Lineage I) and deer tick virus (DTV, Lineage II). In recent years, the incidence of reported POWV disease cases has increased, coupled with an expanded geographic range of the DTV tick vector, Ixodes scapularis. POWV and DTV are serologically indistinguishable, and it is not known whether clinical manifestations, pathology, or disease outcome differ between the two viruses.
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