Rachel Busselman


Curriculum vitae



Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Texas A&M University

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences



Publications


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


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


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

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