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Mark L. Eberhard is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focused concentration on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses several core topics, including:

  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology

Mark L. Eberhard has contributed to a range of publications across multiple journals. Their recent papers include:

  • "Population genomic evidence that human and animal infections in Africa come from the same populations of Dracunculus medinensis" (2020), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Certifying Guinea worm eradication: current challenges" (2020), published in The Lancet
  • "A rodent model for Dirofilaria immitis, canine heartworm: parasite growth, development, and drug sensitivity in NSG mice" (2023), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Dracunculus Species in Meso-Mammals from Georgia, United States, and Implications for the Guinea Worm Eradication Program in Chad, Africa" (2020), published in Journal of Parasitology
  • "Human Challenge Pilot Study with Cyclospora cayetanensis" (2020), published in UNC Libraries

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Christopher A. Cleveland
  • Michael J. Yabsley
  • Caroline Durrant
  • Elizabeth A. Thiele
  • Nancy Holroyd

Mark L. Eberhard's publications are regularly found in venues such as:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • The Lancet
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Parasitology
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Morphologic and molecular characterization of new Cyclospora species from Ethiopian monkeys: C. cercopitheci sp.n., C. colobi sp.n., and C. papionis sp.n.

    M L Eberhard;A J da Silva;B G Lilley;N J Pieniazek

  • Hookworms of dogs and cats as agents of cutaneous larva migrans

    Dwight D. Bowman;Susan P. Montgomery;Anne M. Zajac;Mark L. Eberhard

  • A Fatal Case of Babesiosis in Missouri: Identification of Another Piroplasm That Infects Humans

    Barbara L. Herwaldt;David H. Persing;Eric A. Precigout;W. L. Goff

  • Babesiosis in Washington State: A New Species of Babesia?

    Robert E. Quick;Barbara L. Herwaldt;John W. Thomford;Michael E. Garnett

  • Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye

    Domenico Otranto;Mark L Eberhard

  • Description of Babesia duncani n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Babesiidae) from humans and its differentiation from other piroplasms.

    Patricia A. Conrad;Anne M. Kjemtrup;Ramon A. Carreno;John Thomford

  • The Etiology of Severe Acute Gastroenteritis Among Adults Visiting Emergency Departments in the United States

    Joseph S. Bresee;Ruthanne Marcus;Richard A. Venezia;William E. Keene

  • Public health implications of cysticercosis acquired in the United States.

    Frank Sorvillo;Patricia Wilkins;Shira Shafir;Mark Eberhard

  • The peculiar epidemiology of dracunculiasis in Chad.

    Mark L. Eberhard;Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben;Donald R. Hopkins;Corey Farrell

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Cyclospora infections.

    M L Eberhard;N J Pieniazek;M J Arrowood

  • Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis in Washington State: First Reported Case Caused by a WA1-Type Parasite

    Barbara L. Herwaldt;Anne M. Kjemtrup;Patricia A. Conrad;Robert C. Barnes

  • Use of polymerase chain reaction to diagnose the fifth reported US case of autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, in Tennessee, 1998.

    Barbara L. Herwaldt;Mario J. Grijalva;Anthony L. Newsome;Charles R. McGhee

  • Age-specific prevalence of antigenemia in a Wuchereria bancrofti-exposed population.

    P J Lammie;A W Hightower;M L Eberhard

  • Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis Associated with Basil in Missouri in 1999

    Adriana S. Lopez;Douglas R. Dodson;Michael J. Arrowood;Palmer A. Orlandi

  • Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified safranin technique with microwave heating.

    G S Visvesvara;H Moura;E Kovacs-Nace;S Wallace

  • MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII ISOLATES FROM WILDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

    J. P. Dubey;D. H. Graham;R. W. De Young;E. Dahl

  • Public health issues concerning the widespread distribution of canine heartworm disease

    Alice C.Y. Lee;Susan P. Montgomery;Jerold H. Theis;Byron L. Blagburn

  • Mother-to-child transmission of Chagas' disease in North America: why don't we do more?

    Pierre Buekens;Olivia Almendares;Yves Carlier;Yves Carlier;Eric Dumonteil;Eric Dumonteil

  • Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails after an outbreak of human eosinophilic meningitis, Jamaica.

    John F. Lindo;Cecilia Waugh;John Hall;Colette Cunningham-Myrie

  • Attempts to establish experimental Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in laboratory animals.

    Mark L. Eberhard;Ynes R. Ortega;Ynes R. Ortega;Darcy E. Hanes;Darcy E. Hanes;Eva K. Nace

  • Malignant Transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host

    Atis Muehlenbachs;Julu Bhatnagar;Carlos A. Agudelo;Alicia Hidron

  • Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy

    Michele L. Pearson;Joseph V. Selby;Kenneth A. Katz;Virginia Cantrell

  • Cultivation and phylogenetic characterization of a newly recognized human pathogenic protozoan.

    John W. Thomford;Patricia A. Conrad;Sam R. Telford;Dane Mathiesen

  • A Cluster of Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis Cases Traced to a Single Asymptomatic Donor

    Joanna Dobroszycki;Barbara L. Herwaldt;Fouad Boctor;James R. Miller

  • Cyclospora cayetanensis infections in Haiti: a common occurrence in the absence of watery diarrhea.

    M L Eberhard;E K Nace;A R Freeman;T G Streit

  • Structural and immunologic cross-reactivity among filarial and mite tropomyosin: Implications for the hygiene hypothesis

    Helton C. Santiago;Sasisekhar Bennuru;Alexis Boyd;Alexis Boyd;Mark Eberhard

  • Lymphatic Filariasis: The Disease and Its Control

    Mark L. Eberhard

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. Lammie
Patrick J. Lammie The Task Force for Global Health
Allen W. Hightower
Allen W. Hightower Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David G. Addiss
David G. Addiss The Task Force for Global Health
Michael J. Yabsley
Michael J. Yabsley University of Georgia
Dwight D. Bowman
Dwight D. Bowman Cornell University
Michael J. Arrowood
Michael J. Arrowood Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia A. Conrad
Patricia A. Conrad University of California, Davis
Thomas R. Unnasch
Thomas R. Unnasch University of South Florida
Norman J. Pieniazek
Norman J. Pieniazek Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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