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Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi

Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
29
Citations
2530
World Ranking
2633
National Ranking
740

Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 74 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 29 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on areas such as Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. The scope of their work also touches on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics as well as Endocrinology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi's publication record contains several papers contributing to these topics in various scientific venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • A systematic literature review of leptospirosis outbreaks worldwide, 1970-2012 (2020), Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
  • Estimating case fatality risk of severe Yellow Fever cases: systematic literature review and meta-analysis (2021), BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Tickborne disease awareness and protective practices among U.S. Forest Service employees from the upper Midwest, USA (2020), BMC Public Health
  • Eco-epidemiological scaling of Leptospirosis: Vulnerability mapping and early warning forecasts (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Leptospirosis-Improving Healthcare Outcomes for a Neglected Tropical Disease (2025), Open Forum Infectious Diseases

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Research Square (Research Square), and Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Matteo Convertino
  • Anna M. Schotthoefer
  • Joseph L. Servadio
  • Bożena M Morawski
  • Eric Bertherat

Best Publications

  • IDENTIFICATION OF A SPOROZOITE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FROM TOXOPLASMA GONDII

    Dolores Hill;Cathleen Coss;J. P. Dubey;Kristen Wroblewski

  • Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the stability of infectious porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in aerosols.

    Joseph R. Hermann;Steven J. Hoff;Claudia Munoz-Zanzi;Kyoung-Jin Yoon

  • Leptospira contamination in household and environmental water in rural communities in southern Chile.

    Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;Meghan R. Mason;Carolina Encina;Angel Astroza

  • Pooled-sample testing as a herd-screening tool for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus persistently infected cattle.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Wesley O. Johnson;Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Quantification, risk factors, and health impact of natural congenital infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus in dairy calves.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond;Wesley O. Johnson

  • A systematic literature review of leptospirosis outbreaks worldwide, 1970–2012

    Claudia Munoz-Zanzi;Emily Groene;Bozena M Morawski;Kimberly Bonner

  • Toxoplasma gondii Oocyst–specific Antibodies and Source of Infection

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Paulina Fry;Blaz Lesina;Dolores Hill

  • Probability of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus infection as a function of exposure route and dose.

    J.R. Hermann;C.A. Muñoz-Zanzi;M.B. Roof;K. Burkhart

  • Evaluation of the sensitivity of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction to detect porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on individual and pooled samples from boars.

    Albert Rovira;Travis Clement;Jane Christopher-Hennings;Bob Thompson

  • Predicted ages of dairy calves when colostrum-derived bovine viral diarrhea virus antibodies would no longer offer protection against disease or interfere with vaccination.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Mark C. Thurmond;Wesley O. Johnson;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Household Characteristics Associated with Rodent Presence and Leptospira Infection in Rural and Urban Communities from Southern Chile

    Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;Meghan Mason;Carolina Encina;Marcelo Gonzalez

  • A novel method of analyzing daily milk production and electrical conductivity to predict disease onset.

    J. M. Lukas;J. K. Reneau;R. Wallace;Douglas M Hawkins

  • Effect of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection on fertility of dairy heifers

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Factors affecting sensitivity and specificity of pooled-sample testing for diagnosis of low prevalence infections.

    Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi;Mark Thurmond;Sharon Hietala;Wesley Johnson

  • Leptospirosis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: An Ecosystem Approach in the Animal-Human Interface.

    Maria Cristina Schneider;Patricia Najera;Martha M. Pereira;Gustavo Machado

  • Seroepidemiology of leptospirosis in dogs from rural and slum communities of Los Rios Region, Chile.

    Maud Lelu;Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;Brooke Higgins;Renee Galloway

  • Distribution and Diversity of Pathogenic Leptospira Species in Peri-domestic Surface Waters from South Central Chile.

    Meghan R. Mason;Carolina Encina;Srinand Sreevatsan;Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi

  • Stability of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus at ambient temperatures.

    Anna C. Jacobs;Joseph R. Hermann;Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;John R. Prickett

  • The Use of Chemoprophylaxis after Floods to Reduce the Occurrence and Impact of Leptospirosis Outbreaks

    Maria Cristina Schneider;Jorge Velasco-Hernandez;Kyung-Duk Min;Deise Galan Leonel

  • A method to provide improved dose-response estimates for airborne pathogens in animals: an example using porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    J. R. Hermann;Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi;J. J. Zimmerman

  • A One Health Approach to Investigating Leptospira Serogroups and Their Spatial Distributions among Humans and Animals in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2013–2015

    Noemi Polo;Gustavo Machado;Rogerio Rodrigues;Patricia Nájera Hamrick

  • Detection of Oocyst-Associated Toxoplasmosis in Swine from Southern Chile

    C. Muñoz-Zanzi;C. Muñoz-Zanzi;R. Tamayo;J. Balboa;D. Hill

  • Toxoplasmosis, zoonosis parasitaria prevalente en Chile: recuento y desafíos

    Francisco Mimica;Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi;Marisa Torres;Oslando Padilla

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon K. Hietala
Sharon K. Hietala University of California, Davis
Mark C. Thurmond
Mark C. Thurmond University of California, Davis
Wesley O. Johnson
Wesley O. Johnson University of California, Irvine
Sagar M. Goyal
Sagar M. Goyal University of Minnesota
Dolores E. Hill
Dolores E. Hill United States Department of Agriculture
Srinand Sreevatsan
Srinand Sreevatsan Michigan State University
Peter R. Davies
Peter R. Davies University of Minnesota
Scott J. Wells
Scott J. Wells University of Minnesota
Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Kyoung-Jin Yoon Iowa State University
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman Iowa State University

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