Goudarz Molaei

Goudarz Molaei , Amrita Ray Mohapatra, Noelle Khalil, Duncan Cozens, and Denise Bonilla Author affiliation: The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (G. Molaei, A.R. Mohapatra, N. Khalil, D. Cozens); US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (D.

Goudarz Molaei , Noelle Khalil, Carmen J. Ramos, and Christopher D. Paddock Author affiliations: Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (G. Molaei); Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven (G. Molaei, N. Khalil); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.J. Ramos, C.D. Paddock) Cite This Article Native and invasive tick species pose serious public health concerns in the United States, particularly in northeastern states.

Arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) are a class of viral pathogens that are transmitted by arthropod vectors in nature. They are responsible for many vector-borne diseases that continue to plague humans and animals and impact the health of ecosystems globally. The biological transmission of arboviruses generally occurs in nature between susceptible vertebrate hosts and hematophagous insects such as biting midges, mosquitoes, and ticks.