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30
Citations
2697
World Ranking
2507
National Ranking
705

Overview

Mason V. Reichard is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research intersects several fields with an emphasis on parasitology and infectious diseases, particularly related to vector-borne illnesses affecting animals.

The scientist's main fields of study include immunology and microbiology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broader fields, they concentrate heavily on subfields such as parasitology, infectious diseases, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, and epidemiology.

Their scholarly work often centers on topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases and viral infections and vectors. Other main topics include vector-borne animal diseases, research on Toxoplasma gondii, herpesvirus infections and treatments, insect and pesticide research, and the study of mite species.

Reichard has contributed multiple recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Babesiosis and Theileriosis in North America," 2022, Pathogens
  • "Three new species of Cytauxzoon in European wild felids," 2021, Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Ticks infesting dogs and cats in North America: Biology, geographic distribution, and pathogen transmission," 2021, Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Cytauxzoonosis in North America," 2021, Pathogens
  • "A probe-based droplet digital polymerase chain reaction assay for early detection of feline acute cytauxzoonosis," 2021, Veterinary Parasitology

The main publication venues where Reichard has frequently published include:

  • Pathogens
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Journal of Wildlife Diseases
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Parasites & Vectors

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ruth C. Scimeca, Craig Miller, Jennifer E. Thomas, Adam J. Birkenheuer, and Pabasara Weerarathne.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Ehrlichia, Borrelia, and Rickettsial Agents in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected from Nine States

    Tonya R. Mixson;Scott R. Campbell;James S. Gill;Howard S. Ginsberg

  • Phylogeny and evolution of the Piroplasmida as inferred from 18S rRNA sequences.

    Justin B. Lack;Mason V. Reichard;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche

  • Detection of Babesia gibsoni and the canine small Babesia 'Spanish isolate' in blood samples obtained from dogs confiscated from dogfighting operations.

    Todd J. Yeagley;Mason V. Reichard;Julie E. Hempstead;Kelly E. Allen

  • Confirmation of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) as a Vector for Cytauxzoon felis (Piroplasmorida: Theileriidae) to Domestic Cats

    Mason V. Reichard;Amy C. Edwards;James H. Meinkoth;Timothy A. Snider

  • A NEW SPECIES OF CYTAUXZOON FROM PALLAS' CATS CAUGHT IN MONGOLIA AND COMMENTS ON THE SYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY OF PIROPLASMIDS

    Mason V. Reichard;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;James H. Meinkoth;John P. Hoover

  • Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis to a domestic cat by Amblyomma americanum.

    Mason V. Reichard;James H. Meinkoth;Amy C. Edwards;Timothy A. Snider

  • Diversity of Hepatozoon species in naturally infected dogs in the southern United States

    Kelly E. Allen;Yihang Li;Bernhard Kaltenboeck;Eileen M. Johnson

  • Novel Hepatozoon in Vertebrates From the Southern United States

    Kelly E. Allen;Michael J. Yabsley;Eileen M. Johnson;Mason V. Reichard

  • Prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis infection in healthy cats from enzootic areas in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma

    Theresa E Rizzi;Mason V Reichard;Leah A Cohn;Adam J Birkenheuer

  • New developments in canine hepatozoonosis in North America: a review

    Susan E Little;Kelly E Allen;Eileen M Johnson;Roger J Panciera

  • Three new species of Cytauxzoon in European wild felids.

    Luciana Cătălina Panait;Andrei Daniel Mihalca;David Modrý;David Modrý;Jana Juránková

  • Ticks infesting dogs and cats in North America: Biology, geographic distribution, and pathogen transmission.

    Meriam N. Saleh;Kelly E. Allen;Megan W. Lineberry;Susan E. Little

  • Pre-treatment with heat facilitates detection of antigen of Dirofilaria immitis in canine samples

    Susan E. Little;Candace Munzing;Steph R. Heise;Kelly E. Allen

  • Ectoparasites of free-roaming domestic cats in the central United States

    Jennifer E. Thomas;Lesa Staubus;Jaime L. Goolsby;Mason V. Reichard

  • An Intraerythrocytic Small Piroplasm In Wild-caught Pallas's Cats (Otocolobus manul) from Mongolia

    Cornelia J. Ketz-Riley;Mason V. Reichard;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;John P. Hoover

  • Efficacy of an Imidacloprid 10 % / Flumethrin 4.5 % Collar (Seresto ® , Bayer) for Preventing the Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis to Domestic Cats by Amblyomma americanum

    Mason V. Reichard;Jennifer E. Thomas;Robert G. Arther;Joseph A. Hostetler

  • Ehrlichia ewingii infection and exposure rates in dogs from the southcentral United States.

    Susan E. Little;Thomas P. O’Connor;Julie Hempstead;Jill Saucier

  • Field survey of rodents for Hepatozoon infections in an endemic focus of American canine hepatozoonosis.

    Eileen M. Johnson;Kelly E. Allen;Roger J. Panciera;Sidney A. Ewing

  • Clarifying Prehistoric Parasitism from a Complementary Morphological and Molecular Approach.

    Lauren M. Cleeland;Mason V. Reichard;Raul Y. Tito;Karl J. Reinhard

  • Temporal occurrence and environmental risk factors associated with cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats

    Mason V. Reichard;Kristen A. Baum;Steven C. Cadenhead;Timothy A. Snider

  • High Prevalence of Covert Infection With Gastrointestinal Helminths in Cats.

    Susan Little;Chris Adolph;Kathryn Downie;Tim Snider

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Little
Susan E. Little Oklahoma State University
Roger J. Panciera
Roger J. Panciera Oklahoma State University
Sidney A. Ewing
Sidney A. Ewing Oklahoma State University
Edoardo Pozio
Edoardo Pozio Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Adam J. Birkenheuer
Adam J. Birkenheuer North Carolina State University
Gianluca Marucci
Gianluca Marucci Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Mark E. Payton
Mark E. Payton Oklahoma State University
Michael G. Levy
Michael G. Levy North Carolina State University
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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