Invasion and Spread of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ticks and their diseases are expanding their geographical range. Research in my lab works to identify factors that facilitate tick expansion and disease establishment in new environments.
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Role of Birds in Lyme Disease Ecology in Onondaga County NY
Birds remain an understudied player in the ecology of Lyme disease and its ticks vector. The Leydet Lab and collaborators are investigating their role in human disease risk in both urban and non-urban environments
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Borrelia miyamotoi ecology and emergence
Borrelia miyamotoi is a recently described human pathogen closely related to the Lyme disease spirochete. Research in the lab focuses on identifying disease "hot-spots" in New York and identifying the most probable animal reservoirs.
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The pathogenic potential of different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species The similarities between different Borrelia spirochetes are striking. Can they all cause disease?
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Disrupting essential steps in tick-borne pathogen transmissionEven if we develop a human vaccine, many vector-borne diseases are more than happy in nature without humans. Can we disrupt the pathogen's enzootic cycle to control disease in nature?
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Understanding the importance of gut microbe and host interactions in Aquaculture and Fisheries
The bacterial that make up an animals gastrointestinal tract can have major influence on host development, immune system, and behavior. We are working to understand how environmental factors such as habitat and diet influence microbial communities in apex predator fish species in the Upper St. Lawrence River.
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