Maria A. Diuk-Wasser

Department of Ecology, Columbia University

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JoVE Journal Publications

ArticleTotal : 1	Year
Publication title	2026

Other Publications

Article	Year
Borrelia burgdorferi promotes the establishment of Babesia microti in the northeastern United States. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 25545393	2014
Babesiosis. Infectious disease clinics of North America\| PubMed ID: 25999229	2015
Whole genome capture of vector-borne pathogens from mixed DNA samples: a case study of Borrelia burgdorferi. BMC genomics\| PubMed ID: 26048573	2015
Response to Esteve-Gassent et al.: flaB sequences obtained from Texas PCR products are identical to the positive control strain Borrelia burgdorferi B31. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 26050617	2015
Coinfection by Ixodes Tick-Borne Pathogens: Ecological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Consequences. Trends in parasitology\| PubMed ID: 26613664	2016
Human Social Behavior and Demography Drive Patterns of Fine-Scale Dengue Transmission in Endemic Areas of Colombia. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 26656072	2015
Invasion of two tick-borne diseases across New England: harnessing human surveillance data to capture underlying ecological invasion processes. Proceedings. Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 27252022	2016
Vectors as Epidemiological Sentinels: Patterns of Within-Tick Borrelia burgdorferi Diversity. PLoS pathogens\| PubMed ID: 27414806	2016
Babesia microti from humans and ticks hold a genomic signature of strong population structure in the United States. BMC genomics\| PubMed ID: 27821055	2016
Co-feeding transmission facilitates strain coexistence in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent. Epidemics\| PubMed ID: 28089780	2017
Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 28166814	2017
Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 28438910	2017
Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America. Nature ecology & evolution\| PubMed ID: 29185509	2017
Transplacental transmission of tick-borne Babesia microti in its natural host Peromyscus leucopus. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 29728129	2018
Reconciling the Entomological Hazard and Disease Risk in the Lyme Disease System. International journal of environmental research and public health\| PubMed ID: 29789489	2018
High burdens of Ixodes scapularis larval ticks on white-tailed deer may limit Lyme disease risk in a low biodiversity setting. Ticks and tick-borne diseases\| PubMed ID: 30446377	2019
Climate impacts on blacklegged tick host-seeking behavior. International journal for parasitology\| PubMed ID: 30447202	2019
Outer surface protein polymorphisms linked to host-spirochete association in Lyme borreliae. Molecular microbiology\| PubMed ID: 30666741	2019
Usability and Feasibility of a Smartphone App to Assess Human Behavioral Factors Associated with Tick Exposure (The Tick App): Quantitative and Qualitative Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth\| PubMed ID: 31651409	2019
Incorporating tick feeding behaviour into R for tick-borne pathogens. Theoretical population biology\| PubMed ID: 31730874	2020
Environmental Determinants of Abundance at a Northern Limit of Its Range in the United States. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene\| PubMed ID: 31833467	2020
A soft tick Ornithodoros moubata salivary protein OmCI is a potent inhibitor to prevent avian complement activation. Ticks and tick-borne diseases\| PubMed ID: 31866440	2020
Current and Future Spatiotemporal Patterns of Lyme Disease Reporting in the Northeastern United States. JAMA network open\| PubMed ID: 32125426	2020
Complement Evasion Contributes to Lyme Borreliae-Host Associations. Trends in parasitology\| PubMed ID: 32456964	2020
Vertical Transmission: A Vector-Independent Transmission Pathway of Babesia microti in the Natural Reservoir Host Peromyscus leucopus. The Journal of infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 32959880	2021
Context matters: Contrasting behavioral and residential risk factors for Lyme disease between high-incidence states in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Ticks and tick-borne diseases\| PubMed ID: 32993935	2020
A metagenomic examination of the pathobiome of the invasive tick species, Haemaphysalis longicornis, collected from a New York City borough, USA. Ticks and tick-borne diseases\| PubMed ID: 32993936	2020
Impact of Land Use Changes and Habitat Fragmentation on the Eco-epidemiology of Tick-Borne Diseases. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 33095859	2021
Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphal Survival and Host-Finding Success in the Eastern United States. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 33210721	2021
Comment on Eisen and Eisen (2020) 'Benefits and Drawbacks of Citizen Science to Complement Traditional Data Gathering Approaches for Medically Important Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the U... Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 33399210	2021
Host Specialisation, Immune Cross-Reaction and the Composition of Communities of Co-circulating Borrelia Strains. Bulletin of mathematical biology\| PubMed ID: 33939028	2021
Effect of Vegetation on the Abundance of Tick Vectors in the Northeastern United States: A Review of the Literature. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 34080018	2021
Host tropism determination by convergent evolution of immunological evasion in the Lyme disease system. PLoS pathogens\| PubMed ID: 34324600	2021
First hemispheric report of invasive tick species Haemaphysalis punctata, first state report of Haemaphysalis longicornis, and range expansion of native tick species in Rhode Island, USA. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 34376221	2021
Socio-ecological drivers of multiple zoonotic hazards in highly urbanized cities. Global change biology\| PubMed ID: 34889003	2022
Cellular and immunological mechanisms influence host-adapted phenotypes in a vector-borne microparasite. Proceedings. Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 35193398	2022
Outdoor Activity Associated with Higher Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19. EcoHealth\| PubMed ID: 35687197	2022
Phylogenomic Diversity Elucidates Mechanistic Insights into Lyme Borreliae-Host Association. mSystems\| PubMed ID: 35938719	2022
Bridging landscape ecology and urban science to respond to the rising threat of mosquito-borne diseases. Nature ecology & evolution\| PubMed ID: 36303000	2022
Evaluating spatial and temporal patterns of tick exposure in the United States using community science data submitted through a smartphone application. Ticks and tick-borne diseases\| PubMed ID: 37001417	2023
Ecological interactions driving population dynamics of two tick-borne pathogens, and . Proceedings. Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 37357860	2023
Host adaptation drives genetic diversity in a vector-borne disease system. PNAS nexus\| PubMed ID: 37559749	2023
Resource selection by New York City deer reveals the effective interface between wildlife, zoonotic hazards and humans. Ecology letters\| PubMed ID: 37882483	2023
Lizards and the enzootic cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Molecular microbiology\| PubMed ID: 38830767	2024
Modeling platform to assess the effectiveness of single and integrated Ixodes scapularis tick control methods. Parasites & vectors\| PubMed ID: 39135071	2024
Host-pathogen associations inferred from bloodmeal analyses of ticks in a low biodiversity setting. Applied and environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 39207157	2024
Urban tick exposure on Staten Island is higher in pet owners. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 39541318	2024
Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection methods for wild Cervidae. Preventive veterinary medicine\| PubMed ID: 40288233	2025
Expanding National-Scale Wildlife Disease Surveillance Systems With Research Networks. Ecology and evolution\| PubMed ID: 40510630	2025
Tick-Borne Diseases in Urban and Periurban Areas: A Blind Spot in Research and Public Health. Annual review of entomology\| PubMed ID: 41329959	2026
Are we asking the right questions? A dive into the knowledge, attitudes, and practices literature on behavior change in tick bite prevention. BMC public health\| PubMed ID: 41559621	2026