Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria striata (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) detected in wild carnivores from Texas, United States

Rafael A.N. Ramos, Hassan Hakimi, Jordan Salomon, Rachel E. Busselman, Rachel Curtis-Robles, Carolyn L. Hodo, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, vol. 24, 2024, p. 100954

Abundant triatomines in Texas dog kennel environments: Triatomine collections, infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, and blood feeding hosts

RE Busselman, R Curtis-Robles, AC Meyers, IB Zecca, LD Auckland, CL Hodo, D Christopher, AB Saunders, SA Hamer

Acta Tropica, vol. 250, 2024

Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States

Amanda Y Liew, Ann Carpenter, Taylor A Moore, Ryan M Wallace, Sarah A Hamer, Gabriel L Hamer, Rebecca SB Fischer, Italo B Zecca, Edward Davila, Lisa D Auckland, Jane A Rooney, Mary Lea Killian, Rachel M Tell, Steven I Rekant, Sierra D Burrell, Ria R Ghai, Casey Barton Behravesh, the Companion Animal Working Group*

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2023

Validation of a multiplex microsphere immunoassay for detection of antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi in dogs

Carlos A. Rodriguez, Rachel E. Busselman, Huifeng Shen, Ashley B. Saunders, Rick Tarleton, S. Hamer

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2023

Effectiveness of fluralaner treatment regimens for the control of canine Chagas disease: A mathematical modeling study

Edem Fiatsonu, Rachel E. Busselman, G. Hamer, S. Hamer, M. Ndeffo-Mbah

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023

A Scoping Review of Mathematical Models Used to Investigate the Role of Dogs in Chagas Disease Transmission

E Fiatsonu, RE Busselman, M Ndeffo-Mbah

Animals, 2023

Canine Systemic Insecticides Fluralaner and Lotilaner Induce Acute Mortality of Triatoma gerstaeckeri, North American Vector of the Chagas Disease Parasite

Rachel E. Busselman, Italo B Zecca, G. Hamer, S. Hamer

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023

Bloodmeal metabarcoding of the argasid tick (Ornithodoros turicata Dugès) reveals extensive vector-host associations

S. Balasubramanian, R.E. Busselman, N. Fernandez-Santos, A. Grunwald, N. Wolff, N. Hathaway, A. Hillhouse, J. Bailey, P. Teel, F. C. Ferreira, S.A. Hamer, G.L. Hamer

bioRxiv, 2023

Prophylactic low-dose, bi-weekly benznidazole treatment fails to prevent Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs under intense transmission pressure. Short title: Drug prophylaxis fails to prevent T. cruzi infection

J. Bustamante, A. Padilla, B. White, D. Auckland, Rachel E. Busselman, S. Collins, E. Malcolm, Briana Wilson, A. Saunders, S. Hamer, R. Tarleton

2022

High incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infections in dogs directly detected through longitudinal tracking at 10 multi-dog kennels, Texas, USA

Rachel E. Busselman, Alyssa C. Meyers, Italo B Zecca, L. Auckland, Andres H Castro, Rebecca E Dowd, R. Curtis-Robles, C. Hodo, A. Saunders, S. Hamer

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2021

Host Bloodmeal Identification in Cave-Dwelling Ornithodoros turicata Dugès (Ixodida: Argasidae), Texas, USA

Rachel E. Busselman, Mark F. Olson, Viridiana Martinez, Edward Davila, Cierra Briggs, Devon S. Eldridge, Bailee Higgins, Brittany Bass, T. Cropper, T. Casey, Theresa Edwards, P. Teel, S. Hamer, G. Hamer

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021

Chagas Disease Ecology in the United States: Recent Advances in Understanding Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Among Triatomines, Wildlife, and Domestic Animals and a Quantitative Synthesis of Vector-Host Interactions.

Rachel E. Busselman, S. Hamer

Annual review of animal biosciences, 2021

SARS‐CoV‐2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern detected in a pet dog and cat after exposure to a person with COVID‐19, USA

S. Hamer, R. Ghai, Italo B Zecca, L. Auckland, Christopher M. Roundy, Edward Davila, Rachel E. Busselman, Wendy Tang, A. Pauvolid-Corrêa, M. Killian, M. Jenkins‐Moore, M. Torchetti, Suelee Robbe Austerman, A. Lim, Yao Akpalu, R. Fischer, C. Barton Behravesh, G. Hamer

Transboundary and emerging diseases, 2021