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Manoj Fonville is affiliated with the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on vector-borne infectious diseases, with significant contributions in immunology and microbiology as well as agricultural and biological sciences and medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these domains, their research covers subfields such as parasitology, infectious diseases, insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Insect Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The main topics addressed in Manoj Fonville's work involve vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, insect and pesticide research, vector-borne animal diseases, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, zoonotic diseases and public health, and animal ecology and behavior studies.

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Manoj Fonville's recent published papers include:

  • Effect of rodent density on tick and tick-borne pathogen populations: consequences for infectious disease risk (2020) in Parasites & Vectors
  • Circulation of Babesia Species and Their Exposure to Humans through Ixodes ricinus (2021) in Pathogens
  • Quantitative microbial population study reveals geographical differences in bacterial symbionts of Ixodes ricinus (2022) in Microbiome
  • Hedgehogs, Squirrels, and Blackbirds as Sentinel Hosts for Active Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Complex in Urban and Rural Environments (2020) in Microorganisms
  • A single dose of doxycycline after an ixodes ricinus tick bite to prevent Lyme borreliosis: An open-label randomized controlled trial (2020) in Journal of Infection

Their frequent co-authors reflect a collaborative research environment and include:

  • Hein Sprong
  • Aleksandra I. Krawczyk
  • Dieter Heylen
  • Willem Takken
  • Erik Matthysen

Manoj Fonville publishes commonly in specialized venues such as Parasites & Vectors, Pathogens, Microbial Ecology, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, and The Science of The Total Environment.

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Pathogens
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Circulation of four Anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotypes in Europe

    Setareh Jahfari;E Claudia Coipan;Manoj Fonville;Arieke Docters van Leeuwen

  • Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia species

    Hein Sprong;Peter R Wielinga;Manoj Fonville;Chantal Reusken

  • Longitudinal analysis of tick densities and Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia infections of Ixodes ricinus ticks in different habitat areas in The Netherlands.

    Peter R. Wielinga;Cor Gaasenbeek;Manoj Fonville;Albert de Boer

  • Seroprevalence of Trichinella spiralis and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs from different housing systems in The Netherlands.

    Joke van der Giessen;Manoj Fonville;Martijn Bouwknegt;Merel Langelaar

  • Prevalence of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in ticks and rodents from North-west Europe.

    Setareh Jahfari;Manoj Fonville;Paul Hengeveld;Chantal Reusken

  • Transmission dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in a bird tick community.

    Dieter Heylen;Ellen Tijsse;Manoj Fonville;Erik Matthysen

  • Spatiotemporal dynamics of emerging pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus

    Elena Claudia Coipan;Setareh Jahfari;Manoj Fonville;Catharina B. Maassen

  • Larvae of Ixodes ricinus transmit Borrelia afzelii and B. miyamotoi to vertebrate hosts

    Gilian van Duijvendijk;Claudia Coipan;Alex Wagemakers;Manoj Fonville

  • Ticks and tick-borne diseases in the city: Role of landscape connectivity and green space characteristics in a metropolitan area

    Dieter Heylen;Dieter Heylen;R. Lasters;F. Adriaensen;M. Fonville

  • Ticks and Borrelia in urban and peri-urban green space habitats in a city in southern England.

    Kayleigh M. Hansford;Manoj Fonville;Emma L. Gillingham;Elena Claudia Coipan

  • Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Humans with Tick Bites and Erythema Migrans, in the Netherlands.

    Setareh Jahfari;Agnetha Hofhuis;Manoj Fonville;Joke van der Giessen

  • Cascading effects of predator activity on tick-borne disease risk.

    Tim R. Hofmeester;Patrick A. Jansen;Patrick A. Jansen;Hendrikus J. Wijnen;Elena C. Coipan

  • Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in ticks after a large outbreak of Q fever.

    H. Sprong;E. Tijsse-Klasen;M. Langelaar;A. de Bruin

  • A Prospective Study among Patients Presenting at the General Practitioner with a Tick Bite or Erythema Migrans in the Netherlands

    Agnetha Hofhuis;Tineke Herremans;Daan W. Notermans;Hein Sprong

  • Effect of rodent density on tick and tick-borne pathogen populations: consequences for infectious disease risk

    Aleksandra I. Krawczyk;Gilian L. A. van Duijvendijk;Arno Swart;Dieter Heylen;Dieter Heylen

  • Imbalanced presence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. multilocus sequence types in clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis

    E. Claudia Coipan;Setareh Jahfari;Manoj Fonville;G. Anneke Oei

  • Small risk of developing symptomatic tick-borne diseases following a tick bite in the Netherlands

    Ellen Tijsse-Klasen;Jac J Jacobs;Arno Swart;Manoj Fonville

  • Borrelia miyamotoi in host-seeking Ixodes ricinus ticks in England

    K. M. Hansford;M. Fonville;S. Jahfari;H. Sprong

  • Persistent airway hyper-responsiveness and inflammation in Toxocara canis- infected BALB/c mice

    E. Pinelli;C. Withagen;M. Fonville;A. Verlaan

  • Prevalence of pathogens in ticks collected from humans through citizen science in Belgium.

    Tinne Lernout;Nick De Regge;Katrien Tersago;Manoj Fonville

  • Persistent detection of Babesia EU1 and Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus in The Netherlands during a 5-year surveillance: 2003-2007

    Peter R. Wielinga;Manoj Fonville;Hein Sprong;Cor Gaasenbeek

  • Role of sand lizards in the ecology of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in the Netherlands.

    Ellen Tijsse-Klasen;Manoj Fonville;Johan Hj Reimerink;Annemarieke Spitzen van der Sluijs

  • Data from: Cascading effects of predator activity on tick-borne disease risk

    T.R. Hofmeester;P.A. Jansen;H.J. Wijnen;E.C. Coipan

  • Short communication Seroprevalence of Trichinella spiralis and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs from different housing systems in The Netherlands

    Joke van der Giessen;Manoj Fonville;Martijn Bouwknegt;Merel Langelaar

Frequent Co-Authors

Hein Sprong
Hein Sprong Wageningen University & Research
Joke van der Giessen
Joke van der Giessen National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Willem Takken
Willem Takken Wageningen University & Research
Jan Votýpka
Jan Votýpka Charles University
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Joppe W. Hovius
Joppe W. Hovius University of Amsterdam
Gábor Földvári
Gábor Földvári University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Erik Matthysen
Erik Matthysen University of Antwerp
Ard M. Nijhof
Ard M. Nijhof Freie Universität Berlin
Patrick A. Jansen
Patrick A. Jansen Wageningen University & Research

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