• Detection of multiple novel viruses in argasid and ixodid ticks in Mexico 

      Garza Hernandez, Javier Alfonso; Rodríguez-Alarcón, Carlos Arturo; Beristain-Ruiz, Diana Marcela; Laredo Tiscareño, Stephanie Viridiana; S. Tangudu, Chandra; Dankaona, Wichan; Gonzalez-Peña, Rodolfo; Adame-Gallegos, Jaime R.; Barajas-López, Ignacio Netzahualcoyotl; Hargett, Alissa M.; Munderloh, Ulrike G.; Blitvich, Bradley J. (2025-02-12)
      We examined ticks from Mexico using viral metagenomics to increase our understanding of the composition and diversity of the tick virome. The analysis was performed using 3,127 ticks of four Ixodidae spp. and one ...
    • Discovery of Novel Viruses in Culicoides Biting Midges in Chihuahua, Mexico 

      Garza Hernandez, Javier Alfonso; Rodríguez-Alarcón, Carlos Arturo; Beristain-Ruiz, Diana Marcela; Rubio Tabarez, Ezequiel; Laredo Tiscareño, S. Viridiana; S. Tangudu, Chandra; Dankaona, Wichan; Adame Gallegos, Jaime R.; De Luna Santillana, Erick J.; Huerta, Herón; Gonzalez Peña, Rodolfo; Rivera Martínez, Alejandra; Blitvich, Bradley J. (2024-07-19)
      Biting midges (Culicoides) are vectors of many pathogens of medical and veterinary importance, but their viromes are poorly characterized compared to certain other hematophagous arthropods, e.g., mosquitoes and ticks. ...
    • Surveillance for arthropod-associated viruses in northwestern and southwestern Mexico using traditional virus detection techniques and metagenomics 

      Garza Hernandez, Javier Alfonso (astmh.org, 2020-10-15)
      The objectives of this study are to increase our understanding of the arthropod-associated viruses circulating in Mexico by serologically assaying domestic animals for evidence of flavivirus infection and testing mosquitoes ...

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