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Erica Spackman is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on virology, epidemiology, and animal disease management, with a substantial contribution to the study of influenza viruses and related infectious diseases.

The main fields of study in which Erica Spackman has published include Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad categories, subfields of particular focus are Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Molecular Biology.

Key research topics covered by Erica Spackman involve Influenza Virus Research Studies, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Animal Virus Infections Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, and Respiratory viral infections research.

The scientist has published frequently in several academic venues. Notable publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Avian Diseases
  • Journal of Food Protection
  • Vaccine
  • Journal of Virology

Some of the recent and significant publications from Erica Spackman are:

  • Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Lack of Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Poultry, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • A Brief Introduction to Avian Influenza Virus, 2020, Methods in molecular biology
  • Characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in retail dairy products in the US, 2024, Journal of Virology
  • Influenza A viruses remain infectious for more than seven months in northern wetlands of North America, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of Erica Spackman's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • David L. Suarez
  • Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood
  • David E. Swayne
  • Scott Lee
  • Mary Lea Killian

Best Publications

  • Development of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Type A Influenza Virus and the Avian H5 and H7 Hemagglutinin Subtypes

    Erica Spackman;Dennis A. Senne;T. J. Myers;Leslie L. Bulaga

  • Development of a Real-Time Reverse-Transcription PCR for Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus RNA in Clinical Samples

    Mark G. Wise;David L. Suarez;Bruce S. Seal;Janice C. Pedersen

  • Recombination resulting in virulence shift in avian influenza outbreak, Chile.

    David L. Suarez;Dennis A. Senne;Jill Banks;Ian H. Brown

  • Evolution of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Asia

    Jean Thierry Aubin;Saliha Azebi;Amanda Balish;Jill Banks

  • Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza A Viruses Isolated from South Korea

    Chang-Won Lee;David L. Suarez;Terrence M. Tumpey;Haan-Woo Sung

  • Development of Real-Time RT-PCR for the Detection of Avian Influenza Virus

    E. Spackman;D. A. Senne;L. L. Bulaga;T. J. Myers

  • Enteric Viruses Detected by Molecular Methods in Commercial Chicken and Turkey Flocks in the United States Between 2005 and 2006

    Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood;J. Michael Day;Mark W. Jackwood;Erica Spackman

  • Avian influenza virus detection and quantitation by real-time RT-PCR.

    Erica Spackman

  • Domestic pigs have low susceptibility to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses.

    Aleksandr S. Lipatov;Yong Kuk Kwon;Luciana V. Sarmento;Kelly M. Lager

  • Removal of Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Inhibitors Associated with Cloacal Swab Samples and Tissues for Improved Diagnosis of Avian Influenza Virus by RT-PCR:

    Amaresh Das;Erica Spackman;Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood;David L. Suarez

  • Role of Poultry in the Spread of Novel H7N9 Influenza Virus in China

    Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood;Patti J. Miller;Erica Spackman;David E. Swayne

  • Evidence for a New Avian Paramyxovirus Serotype 10 Detected in Rockhopper Penguins from the Falkland Islands

    Patti J. Miller;Claudio L. Afonso;Erica Spackman;Melissa A. Scott

  • Age at infection affects the pathogenicity of Asian highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses in ducks.

    M.J. Pantin-Jackwood;D.L. Suarez;E. Spackman;D.E. Swayne

  • Real time reverse transcription (RRT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus and European swine influenza A virus infections in pigs.

    Marek J. Slomka;Anstice L. E. Densham;Vivien J. Coward;Steve Essen

  • Movements of birds and avian influenza from Asia into Alaska.

    Kevin Winker;Kevin G. McCracken;Daniel D. Gibson;Christin L. Pruett

  • Inactivated North American and European H5N2 avian influenza virus vaccines protect chickens from Asian H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus.

    David E Swayne;Chang-Won Lee;Erica Spackman

  • A Multiplex RT-PCR Test for the Differential Identification of Turkey Astrovirus Type 1, Turkey Astrovirus Type 2, Chicken Astrovirus, Avian Nephritis Virus, and Avian Rotavirus

    J. Michael Day;Erica Spackman;Mary Pantin-Jackwood

  • Development of an Internal Positive Control for Rapid Diagnosis of Avian Influenza Virus Infections by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR with Lyophilized Reagents

    Amaresh Das;Erica Spackman;Dennis Senne;Jan Pedersen

  • Virus interference between H7N2 low pathogenic avian influenza virus and lentogenic Newcastle disease virus in experimental co-infections in chickens and turkeys

    Mar Costa-Hurtado;Claudio L Afonso;Patti J Miller;Erica Spackman

  • PERIODIC MONITORING OF COMMERCIAL TURKEYS FOR ENTERIC VIRUSES INDICATES CONTINUOUS PRESENCE OF ASTROVIRUS AND ROTAVIRUS ON THE FARMS

    Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood;Erica Spackman;J. Michael Day;David Rives

Frequent Co-Authors

David E. Swayne
David E. Swayne United States Department of Agriculture
David L. Suarez
David L. Suarez United States Department of Agriculture
Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood
Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood United States Department of Agriculture
Dennis A. Senne
Dennis A. Senne Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Claudio L. Afonso
Claudio L. Afonso United States Department of Agriculture
Diann J. Prosser
Diann J. Prosser United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Hon S. Ip
Hon S. Ip United States Geological Survey
William B. Karesh
William B. Karesh EcoHealth Alliance
Kevin Winker
Kevin Winker University of Alaska Fairbanks
Derek J. Smith
Derek J. Smith University of Cambridge

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