Gabriel L. Hamer

Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

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Publication title	2026

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Wild birds and urban ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2005-2010. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 23017244	2012
Terrestrial vegetation and aquatic chemistry influence larval mosquito abundance in catch basins, Chicago, USA. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 23311394	2013
Host compatibility rather than vector-host-encounter rate determines the host range of avian Plasmodium parasites. Proceedings. Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 23595266	2013
Prevalence of filarioid nematodes and trypanosomes in American robins and house sparrows, Chicago USA. International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife\| PubMed ID: 24533314	2013
Dispersal of adult culex mosquitoes in an urban west nile virus hotspot: a mark-capture study incorporating stable isotope enrichment of natural larval habitats. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 24676212	2014
An inverse association between West Nile virus serostatus and avian malaria infection status. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 25178911	2014
Predicting the mosquito species and vertebrate species involved in the theoretical transmission of Rift Valley fever virus in the United States. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 25211133	2014
Host group formation decreases exposure to vector-borne disease: a field experiment in a 'hotspot' of West Nile virus transmission. Proceedings. Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 25339722	2014
WEST NILE VIRUS ANTIBODY DECAY RATE IN FREE-RANGING BIRDS. Journal of wildlife diseases\| PubMed ID: 25919465	2015
Coccidian Parasites and Conservation Implications for the Endangered Whooping Crane (Grus americana). PloS one\| PubMed ID: 26061631	2015
Identification of Avian and Hemoparasite DNA in Blood-Engorged Abdomens of Culex pipiens (Diptera; Culicidae) from a West Nile Virus Epidemic region in Suburban Chicago, Illinois. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 26334822	2015
Comparison of DNA and Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope-based Techniques for Identification of Prior Vertebrate Hosts of Ticks. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 26336205	2015
Plasmodium prevalence across avian host species is positively associated with exposure to mosquito vectors. Parasitology\| PubMed ID: 26394656	2015
Combining Public Health Education and Disease Ecology Research: Using Citizen Science to Assess Chagas Disease Entomological Risk in Texas. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 26658425	2015
Heterogeneity of Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Control Community Size, Research Productivity, and Arboviral Diseases Across the United States. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 27026158	2016
Predicting West Nile Virus Infection Risk From the Synergistic Effects of Rainfall and Temperature. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 27113111	2016
Effect of Trapping Methods, Weather, and Landscape on Estimates of the Culex Vector Mosquito Abundance. Environmental health insights\| PubMed ID: 27375359	2016
Using Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Nitrogen to Mark Wild Populations of Anopheles and Aedes Mosquitoes in South-Eastern Tanzania. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 27392083	2016
Supersuppression: Reservoir Competency and Timing of Mosquito Host Shifts Combine to Reduce Spillover of West Nile Virus. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 27503511	2016
Overlap in the Seasonal Infection Patterns of Avian Malaria Parasites and West Nile Virus in Vectors and Hosts. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 27621305	2016
Decreased small mammal and on-host tick abundance in association with invasive red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). Biology letters\| PubMed ID: 27651533	2016
A quantitative synthesis of the role of birds in carrying ticks and tick-borne pathogens in North America. Oecologia\| PubMed ID: 27670413	2016
Salmonella Surveillance Among Great-Tailed Grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) and Other Urban Bird Species in Eastern Texas. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 27827557	2016
Haemosporida prevalence and diversity are similar in endangered wild whooping cranes (Grus americana) and sympatric sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis). Parasitology\| PubMed ID: 27938437	2017
A novel Haemosporida clade at the rank of genus in North American cranes (Aves: Gruiformes). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution\| PubMed ID: 28012954	2017
Dispersal of male and female Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes using stable isotope enrichment. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 28135281	2017
Avian species diversity and transmission of West Nile virus in Atlanta, Georgia. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 28159002	2017
Culex Flavivirus During West Nile Virus Epidemic and Interepidemic Years in Chicago, United States. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 28628366	2017
SURVEY OF GROSS AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS IN TWO WINTERING SUBPOPULATIONS OF SANDHILL CRANES ( ANTIGONE CANADENSIS). Journal of wildlife diseases\| PubMed ID: 29053431	2018
Bionomics and Spatial Distribution of Triatomine Vectors of in Texas and Other Southern States, USA. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 29141765	2018
Analysis of over 1500 triatomine vectors from across the US, predominantly Texas, for Trypanosoma cruzi infection and discrete typing units. Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 29269323	2018
Co-circulation of Flanders Virus and West Nile Virus in Culex Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chicago, Illinois. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 29659921	2018
Clear Resin Casting of Arthropods of Medical Importance for Use in Educational and Outreach Activities. Journal of insect science (Online)\| PubMed ID: 29718496	2018
Daily activity patterns of movement and refuge use in Triatoma gerstaeckeri and Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), vectors of the Chagas disease parasite. Acta tropica\| PubMed ID: 29908170	2018
Forage Ratio Analysis of the Southern House Mosquito in College Station, Texas. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 29920164	2018
Selective constraint and adaptive potential of West Nile virus within and among naturally infected avian hosts and mosquito vectors. Virus evolution\| PubMed ID: 29942654	2018
A Pilot Radio Telemetry Field Study of Triatomine Vectors (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of the Chagas Disease Parasite. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 29986045	2018
Advanced surveillance and preparedness to meet a new era of invasive vectors and emerging vector-borne diseases. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 30359392	2018
Contributions of citizen scientists to arthropod vector data in the age of digital epidemiology. Current opinion in insect science\| PubMed ID: 30551774	2018
Culicoides species community composition and infection status with parasites in an urban environment of east central Texas, USA. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 30651144	2019
Risk of African Swine Fever Virus Sylvatic Establishment and Spillover to Domestic Swine in the United States. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 30714881	2019
Surveillance of Aedes aegypti indoors and outdoors using Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps in South Texas during local transmission of Zika virus, 2016 to 2018. Acta tropica\| PubMed ID: 30763563	2019
Reviewing the Potential Vectors and Hosts of African Swine Fever Virus Transmission in the United States. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 30785371	2019
The influence of weather and weather variability on mosquito abundance and infection with West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas, USA. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 31030133	2019
Mosquito-Borne Viruses and Insect-Specific Viruses Revealed in Field-Collected Mosquitoes by a Monitoring Tool Adapted from a Microbial Detection Array. Applied and environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 31350319	2019
Laboratory evaluation of stable isotope labeling of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for adult dispersal studies. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 31439006	2019
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) aggression influences the behavior of three hard tick species. Experimental & applied acarology\| PubMed ID: 31552562	2019
From Surveillance To Control: Evaluation of A Larvicide Intervention Against In Brownsville, Texas. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association\| PubMed ID: 31647710	2019
Presence of diverse Rickettsia spp. and absence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks in an East Texas forest with reduced tick density associated with controlled burns. Ticks and tick-borne diseases\| PubMed ID: 31704208	2020
Stable Isotope Marking of Laboratory-Reared Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 31751467	2020
Rift Valley Fever Virus, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, and African Swine Fever Virus: Three Transboundary, Vector-Borne, Veterinary Biothreats With Diverse Surveillance, and Response Capacity... Frontiers in veterinary science\| PubMed ID: 31921916	2019
Sugar Feeding Patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in South Texas. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 32043525	2020
Influence of herd immunity in the cyclical nature of arboviruses. Current opinion in virology\| PubMed ID: 32193135	2020
High Rate of Non-Human Feeding by Reduces Zika Virus Transmission in South Texas. Viruses\| PubMed ID: 32316394	2020
Dispersal of female and male Aedes aegypti from discarded container habitats using a stable isotope mark-capture study design in South Texas. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 32321946	2020
Landscape and demographic determinants of Culex infection with West Nile virus during the 2012 epidemic in Dallas County, TX. Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology\| PubMed ID: 32370939	2020
Cell fusing agent virus (Flavivirus) infection in Aedes aegypti in Texas: seasonality, comparison by trap type, and individual viral loads. Archives of virology\| PubMed ID: 32440701	2020
Emergence of Arboviruses in the United States: The Boom and Bust of Funding, Innovation, and Capacity. Tropical medicine and infectious disease\| PubMed ID: 32517268	2020
Natural SARS-CoV-2 infections, including virus isolation, among serially tested cats and dogs in households with confirmed human COVID-19 cases in Texas, USA. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology\| PubMed ID: 33330861	2020
Vertebrate-Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera)-arbovirus transmission networks: Non-human feeding revealed by meta-barcoding and next-generation sequencing. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 33382725	2020
Host Bloodmeal Identification in Cave-Dwelling Dugès (Ixodida: Argasidae), Texas, USA. Frontiers in veterinary science\| PubMed ID: 33659288	2021
The Eco-Bio-Social Factors That Modulate Abundance in South Texas Border Communities. Insects\| PubMed ID: 33670064	2021
Vector-Borne Blood Parasites of the Great-Tailed Grackle ( in East-Central Texas, USA. Microorganisms\| PubMed ID: 33673608	2021
Identification of Host Bloodmeal Source in Dugès (Ixodida: Argasidae) Using DNA-Based and Stable Isotope-Based Techniques. Frontiers in veterinary science\| PubMed ID: 33681326	2021
Global patterns of aegyptism without arbovirus. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 33951038	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. Transboundary and emerging diseases\| PubMed ID: 33955193	2022
Susceptibility of South Texas to Pyriproxyfen. Insects\| PubMed ID: 34067509	2021
SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Viral Isolations among Serially Tested Cats and Dogs in Households with Infected Owners in Texas, USA. Viruses\| PubMed ID: 34069453	2021
Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) survivorship following the ingestion of bird blood infected with Haemoproteus sp. parasites. Parasitology research\| PubMed ID: 34110501	2021
A proposed framework for the development and qualitative evaluation of West Nile virus models and their application to local public health decision-making. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 34499656	2021
Variable coverage in an Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap intervention impacts efficacy of control. The Journal of applied ecology\| PubMed ID: 34690360	2021
Public Acceptance of and Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control, Texas, USA. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 35076377	2022
The effect of anticoagulants in artificial blood meals on the mortality, fecundity, and fertility of and (Culicidae). Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology\| PubMed ID: 35230017	2021
High Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at One of Three Captive Cervid Facilities in Texas. Microbiology spectrum\| PubMed ID: 35319276	2022
(Diptera: Culicidae) Ensemble Distribution Modeling: Applications for Malaria Elimination. Insects\| PubMed ID: 35323519	2022
Meta-Analysis of the Relative Abundance of Nuisance and Vector Mosquitoes in Urban and Blue-Green Spaces. Insects\| PubMed ID: 35323569	2022
Diel activity patterns of two distinct populations of Aedes aegypti in Miami, FL and Brownsville, TX. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 35351905	2022
Domestic Dogs as Sentinels for West Nile Virus but not Aedes-borne Flaviviruses, Mexico. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 35447062	2022
Brown Dog Tick ( Sensu Lato) Infection with Endosymbiont and Human Pathogenic spp., in Northeastern México. International journal of environmental research and public health\| PubMed ID: 35627785	2022
No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Flies or Cockroaches in Households Where COVID-19 Positive Cases Resided. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 35640635	2022
The unreachable doorbells of South Texas: community engagement in colonias on the US-Mexico border for mosquito control. BMC public health\| PubMed ID: 35698216	2022
Characterization of triatomine bloodmeal sources using direct Sanger sequencing and amplicon deep sequencing methods. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 35715521	2022
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies longer than 13 months in naturally infected, captive white-tailed deer (), Texas. Emerging microbes & infections\| PubMed ID: 35950943	2022
Plasmodium relictum infection in Culex quinquefasciatus (Culicidae) decreases diel flight activity but increases peak dusk flight activity. Malaria journal\| PubMed ID: 35996189	2022
Novel Regioselective Approach to Cyclize Phage-Displayed Peptides in Combination with Epitope-Directed Selection to Identify a Potent Neutralizing Macrocyclic Peptide for SARS-CoV-2. ACS chemical biology\| PubMed ID: 36174018	2022
Texas professionals are employing a one health approach to protect the United States against biosecurity threats. One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)\| PubMed ID: 36277085	2022
SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a High-Risk Migratory Population Arriving to a Migrant House along the US-Mexico Border. Tropical medicine and infectious disease\| PubMed ID: 36288002	2022
Spatio-temporal dynamics of three diseases caused by -borne arboviruses in Mexico. Communications medicine\| PubMed ID: 36317054	2022
High prevalence of canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in pet dogs in south Texas, USA, with evidence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes contributing to transmission. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 36329477	2022
Domestic spp. Infections with , Household Infestations, and Molecular Identification in Oaxaca, México. Insects\| PubMed ID: 36555044	2022
Multi-Year Comparison of Community- and Species-Level West Nile Virus Antibody Prevalence in Birds from Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois, 2005-2016. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 36572005	2023
Human biting mosquitoes and implications for West Nile virus transmission. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 36593496	2023
Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association\| PubMed ID: 36595371	2023
Effectiveness of fluralaner treatment regimens for the control of canine Chagas disease: A mathematical modeling study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 36693084	2023
Diel activity patterns of vector mosquito species in the urban environment: Implications for vector control strategies. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 36701264	2023
Phenology and environmental predictors of Triatoma sanguisuga dispersal in east-central Texas, United States. Acta tropica\| PubMed ID: 36787862	2023
Collection of triatomines from sylvatic habitats by a Trypanosoma cruzi-infected scent detection dog in Texas, USA. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 36940217	2023
Ensemble species distribution modeling of Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the continental United States. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 37061834	2023
Exclusion of Horizontal and Vertical Transmission as Major Sources of Infections in a Breeding Colony of Rhesus Macaques (). Comparative medicine\| PubMed ID: 37268411	2023
Fluralaner systemic treatment of chickens results in mortality in Triatoma gerstaeckeri, vector of the agent of Chagas disease. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 37268980	2023
Montelukast and Telmisartan as Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant. Pharmaceutics\| PubMed ID: 37514075	2023
A Bayesian spatiotemporal approach to modelling arboviral diseases in Mexico. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene\| PubMed ID: 37681342	2023
Canine Systemic Insecticides Fluralaner and Lotilaner Induce Acute Mortality of Triatoma gerstaeckeri, North American Vector of the Chagas Disease Parasite. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 37748769	2023
Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs along the US-Mexico border: R changes with vector species composition. Epidemics\| PubMed ID: 37935075	2023
A scoping review of triatomine control for Chagas disease prevention: current and developing tools in Latin America and the United States. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 38564417	2024
Uncertainties Surrounding Madariaga Virus, a Member of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Complex. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 38717063	2024
Trapped between food, heat, and insects: Movement of moose () and exposure to flies in the boreal forest of Alaska. Ecology and evolution\| PubMed ID: 38911494	2024
Domestic Dog Infection with from Northern and Southern Regions of Mexico. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 38949980	2024
Development of an operational trap for collection, killing, and preservation of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): the kissing bug kill trap. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 39024462	2024
Dog ectoparasites as sentinels for pathogenic Rickettsia and Bartonella in rural Guatemala. Research square\| PubMed ID: 39108490	2024
Effectiveness of mass trapping interventions using autocidal gravid ovitraps (AGO) for the control of the dengue vector, Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti, in Northern Mexico. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 39154005	2024
Dog ectoparasites as sentinels for pathogenic Rickettsia and Bartonella in rural Guatemala. Acta tropica\| PubMed ID: 39277155	2024
Climate change and Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in North and central America. The Lancet. Microbe\| PubMed ID: 39284331	2024
On-host flea phenology and flea-borne pathogen surveillance among mammalian wildlife of the pineywoods of East Texas. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology\| PubMed ID: 39315960	2024
Little disease but lots of bites: social, urbanistic, and entomological risk factors of human exposure to Aedes aegypti in South Texas, U.S. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 39432539	2024
Wounded but unstressed: Moose tolerate injurious flies in the boreal forest. Journal of mammalogy\| PubMed ID: 39474311	2024
Fluralaner treatment of chickens kills the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. Medical and veterinary entomology\| PubMed ID: 39579029	2025
Correction: Fluralaner systemic treatment of chickens results in mortality in Triatoma gerstaeckeri, vector of the agent of Chagas disease. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 39838472	2025
Respiratory Shedding of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.41.1 Lineage among Captive White-Tailed Deer, Texas, USA. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 39983708	2025
Comparative Feeding and Defecation Behaviors of -Infected and Uninfected Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Americas. Insects\| PubMed ID: 40003818	2025
, domestic animals and acute Chagas disease: A 10 year follow-up after an eco-bio-social intervention. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences\| PubMed ID: 40162261	2025
High SARS-CoV-2 Exposure in Feline Residents of a Cat Café in Texas, United States, 2021-2022. Veterinary sciences\| PubMed ID: 40284891	2025
Advancing the design of the kissing bug kill trap for surveillance of triatomines. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology\| PubMed ID: 40463053	2025
Household clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants contemporaneously sequenced from dogs and their owners. mSphere\| PubMed ID: 40600703	2025
Triatoma dimidiata, domestic animals and acute Chagas disease: a 10-year follow-up after an eco-bio-social intervention. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 40616155	2025
Field evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, diverse host use and invasion of human dwellings by the Chagas disease vector in Florida, USA. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 40623053	2025
Proceedings from the Fourth Mesoamerican Symposium "Dr. Roberto Navarro López" on Emerging Zoonotic Disease and Arboviruses: Commenting Insights and Research Findings. Research and reports in tropical medicine\| PubMed ID: 40771869	2025
Tick phenology, tick-host associations, and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in a recreational forest of East Texas, USA. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 40839627	2025
Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 40866797	2025
ForumA systematic review of the associations between mosquito- and tick-borne diseases and vector research in the United States. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 40886710	2025
Survival of Trypanosoma cruzi in Dead Triatoma gerstaeckeri Under Laboratory Conditions. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 41151087	2025
SARS-CoV-2 exposure in dogs before and after the largest COVID-19 wave in rural Guatemala, 2022. One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)\| PubMed ID: 41234415	2025
Traps baited with dry ice outperform cloth drags for capturing ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in 3 widely separated geographic regions. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 41363992	2025
Systematic review of Aedes aegypti control trials suggests publication bias related to author disclosure of conflicts of interest. PLoS neglected tropical diseases\| PubMed ID: 41533739	2026