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Lane D. Foil is affiliated with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, with a particular focus on insect science, ecology, infectious diseases, and parasitology. Their work also engages topics such as vector-borne animal diseases, animal disease management and epidemiology, forensic entomology and diptera studies, viral infections and vectors, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, virus-based gene therapy research, and parvovirus B19 infection studies.

Foil has contributed to a range of publications across several respected journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Ecosphere
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lane D. Foil include:

  • "Tropism, pathology, and transmission of equine parvovirus-hepatitis" (2020), Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • "Prospective Study of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Transmission in Captive Ruminants" (2020), Journal of Medical Entomology
  • "Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Inward Rectifier Potassium (Kir) Channels Reduce Bloodmeal Feeding and Have Insecticidal Activity Against the Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae)" (2020), Journal of Medical Entomology
  • "Comparison of trapping methods for use in surveys for potential Culicoides vectors of orbiviruses" (2021), Parasites & Vectors
  • "Assigning Culicoides larvae to species using DNA barcoding of adult females and phylogenetic associations" (2022), Parasites & Vectors

Collaborations have included frequent coauthors such as:

  • Claudia Husseneder
  • Felix D. Guerrero
  • Michael E. Becker
  • G. T. Gentry
  • Kylie G. Bendele

Their research covers detailed studies on vector-borne viruses, insect biology, and ecological dynamics related to both animal health and environmental factors. Investigations into virus transmission, insecticidal activities targeting pest species, and the application of molecular techniques for species identification appear prominently in their work. This diverse focus aligns with the broader context of managing animal diseases and understanding vector dynamics in natural and agricultural ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Biology and control of tabanids, stable flies and horn flies.

    Foil Ld;Hogsette Ja

  • Tabanids as vectors of disease agents.

    L.D. Foil

  • Tabanids: Neglected subjects of research, but important vectors of disease agents!

    Frédéric Baldacchino;Marc Desquesnes;Steve Mihok;Lane D. Foil

  • Experimental infection of domestic cats with Bartonella henselae by inoculation of Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) feces.

    Lane Foil;Earl Andress;Rebecca L. Freeland;Alma F. Roy

  • Factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases.

    L.D. Foil;P. Coleman;M. Eisler;H. Fragoso-Sanchez

  • Rickettsia felis: molecular characterization of a new member of the spotted fever group.

    Donald H. Bouyer;John Stenos;Patricia Crocquet-Valdes;Cecilia G. Moron

  • Development of a mathematical model for mechanical transmission of trypanosomes and other pathogens of cattle transmitted by tabanids.

    Marc Desquesnes;Fabienne Biteau-Coroller;Jérémy Bouyer;Mamadou Lamine Dia

  • Transmission and Epidemiology of Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in North America: Current Perspectives, Research Gaps, and Future Directions.

    Mark G Ruder;Timothy J Lysyk;David E Stallknecht;Lane D Foil

  • Vertical transmission of Rickettsia felis in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis Bouché)

    Jimmy Wedincamp;Lane D. Foil

  • Studies on the Growth of Bartonella henselae in the Cat Flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

    Jessica L. Finkelstein;Tracy P. Brown;Kathy L. O’reilly;Jimmy Wedincamp

  • Acute clinical disease in cats following infection with a pathogenic strain of Bartonella henselae (LSU16).

    Kathy L. O’Reilly;Rudy W. Bauer;Rebecca L. Freeland;Lane D. Foil

  • Rickettsia felis from Cat Fleas: Isolation and Culture in a Tick-Derived Cell Line

    Walairat Pornwiroon;Susan S. Pourciau;Lane D. Foil;Kevin R. Macaluso

  • Studies on equine infectious anemia virus transmission by insects.

    C J Issel;L D Foil

  • Mechanical transmission of equine infectious anemia virus by deer flies (Chrysops flavidus) and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans).

    L D Foil;C L Meek;W V Adams;C J Issel

  • The influence of distance on movement of tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) between horses

    A.T.M. Barros;L.D. Foil

  • Infection and seroconversion of cats exposed to cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis Bouché) infected with Rickettsia felis.

    Jimmy Wedincamp;Lane D. Foil

  • Mechanical Transmission of Disease Agents by Arthropods

    Lane D. Foil;J. Richard Gorham

  • Bloodmeal residues on mouthparts of Tabanus fuscicostatus (Diptera: Tabanidae) and the potential for mechanical transmission of pathogens.

    L. D. Foil;W. V. Adams;J. M. McManus;C. J. Issel

  • Performance of the Nzi and other traps for biting flies in North America.

    S. Mihok;D. A. Carlson;E. S. Krafsur;L. D. Foil

  • Influence of permethrin, diazinon and ivermectin treatments on insecticide resistance in the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae).

    R.L. Byford;M.E. Craig;S.M. DeRouen;M.D. Kimball

  • Detection of West Nile virus RNA in mosquitoes and identification of mosquito blood meals collected at alligator farms in Louisiana.

    Isik Unlu;Wayne L. Kramer;Alma F. Roy;Lane D. Foil

  • A perspective on equine infectious anemia with an emphasis on vector transmission and genetic analysis.

    Charles J. Issel;Charles J. Issel;Keith Rushlow;Lane D. Foil;Ronald C. Montelaro

  • Isolation of a rickettsial pathogen from a non-hematophagous arthropod.

    Chutima Thepparit;Piyanate Sunyakumthorn;Mark L. Guillotte;Vsevolod L. Popov

  • Prevalence and Infection Load Dynamics of Rickettsia felis in Actively Feeding Cat Fleas

    Kathryn E. Reif;Rhett W. Stout;Gretchen C. Henry;Lane D. Foil

  • Comparative microbiota of Rickettsia felis-uninfected and -infected colonized cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis.

    Walairat Pornwiroon;Michael T Kearney;Claudia Husseneder;Lane D Foil

  • Identification of Rickettsia felis in the salivary glands of cat fleas

    Kevin R. Macaluso;Walairat Pornwiroon;Vsevolod L. Popov;Lane D. Foil

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles J. Issel
Charles J. Issel University of Kentucky
Felix D. Guerrero
Felix D. Guerrero United States Department of Agriculture
Dennis D. French
Dennis D. French University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Marc Desquesnes
Marc Desquesnes University of Montpellier
Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Adalberto A. Pérez de León Agricultural Research Service
Scot E. Dowd
Scot E. Dowd MR DNA (Molecular Research LP)
Vsevolod L. Popov
Vsevolod L. Popov The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Glen A. Scoles
Glen A. Scoles United States Department of Agriculture
Sathaporn Jittapalapong
Sathaporn Jittapalapong Kasetsart University
David A. Dargatz
David A. Dargatz Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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