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Overview

William K. Reisen is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersections of medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with specific attention to public health, infectious diseases, plant science, ecological modeling, and ecology.

The main topics explored in their body of work include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

William K. Reisen has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE
  • PLoS ONE

Recent notable scientific papers authored or co-authored by Reisen include:

  • "Translocation with targeted vaccination is the most effective strategy to protect an island endemic bird threatened by West Nile virus" (2020, Diversity and Distributions)
  • "West Nile virus in California, 2003-2018: A persistent threat" (2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • "Mosquito blood-feeding patterns and nesting behavior of American crows, an amplifying host of West Nile virus" (2021, Parasites & Vectors)
  • "Diagnostic applications of molecular and serological assays for bluetongue and African horse sickness" (2021, Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE)
  • "Epidemiologic and environmental characterization of the Re-emergence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in California, 2015-2020" (2022, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)

William K. Reisen collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Christopher M. Barker
  • Tina Feiszli
  • Kerry A. Padgett
  • Vicki L. Kramer
  • Robert E. Snyder

Best Publications

  • Present and future arboviral threats.

    Scott C. Weaver;William K. Reisen

  • Vector competence of California mosquitoes for West Nile virus

    Laura B. Goddard;Amy E. Roth;William K. Reisen;Thomas W. Scott

  • Effects of temperature on the transmission of west nile virus by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae).

    William K. Reisen;William K. Reisen;Ying Fang;Vincent M. Martinez

  • Landscape epidemiology of vector-borne diseases.

    William K. Reisen

  • A systematic review of mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission: 1970–2010

    Robert C Reiner;Robert C Reiner;T Alex Perkins;T Alex Perkins;Christopher M Barker;Christopher M Barker;Tianchan Niu;Tianchan Niu

  • Avian Host and Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Vector Competence Determine the Efficiency of West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Transmission

    William Reisen;Y. Fang;V. M. Martinez

  • West Nile virus in California.

    William Reisen;Hugh Lothrop;Robert Chiles;Minoo Madon

  • Potential effect of global warming on mosquito-borne arboviruses.

    William C. Reeves;James L. Hardy;William K. Reisen;Marilyn M. Milby

  • Overwintering of West Nile virus in Southern California.

    William K. Reisen;William K. Reisen;Ying Fang;Hugh D. Lothrop;Vincent M. Martinez

  • Epidemiology of St. Louis encephalitis virus.

    William K Reisen

  • Strategies for effective mosquito control in constructed treatment wetlands

    Robert L Knight;William E Walton;George F O’Meara;William K Reisen

  • Effect of Temperature on the Transmission of Western Equine Encephalomyelitis and St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae)

    W. K. Reisen;R. P. Meyer;S. B. Presser;J. L. Hardy

  • Recasting the theory of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission dynamics and control

    David L. Smith;T. Alex Perkins;T. Alex Perkins;Robert C. Reiner;Robert C. Reiner;Christopher M. Barker;Christopher M. Barker

  • Ecology of West Nile virus in North America

    William K. Reisen

  • Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Three California Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Species

    Laura B. Goddard;Amy E. Roth;William K. Reisen;Thomas W. Scott

  • A global assembly of adult female mosquito mark-release-recapture data to inform the control of mosquito-borne pathogens

    Carlos A Guerra;Carlos A Guerra;Robert C Reiner;Robert C Reiner;T Alex Perkins;T Alex Perkins;Steve W Lindsay;Steve W Lindsay;Steve W Lindsay

  • Effects of Temperature on Emergence and Seasonality of West Nile Virus in California

    David M. Hartley;Christopher M. Barker;Arnaud Le Menach;Arnaud Le Menach;Tianchan Niu;Tianchan Niu

  • Immunology, climate change and vector-borne diseases.

    Jonathan A Patz;William K Reisen

  • Repeated West Nile Virus Epidemic Transmission in Kern County, California, 2004–2007

    William K. Reisen;Brian D. Carroll;Richard Takahashi;Ying Fang

  • Differential Impact of West Nile Virus on California Birds

    Sarah S. Wheeler;Christopher M. Barker;Ying Fang;M. Veronica Armijos

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher M. Barker
Christopher M. Barker University of California, Davis
Aaron C. Brault
Aaron C. Brault Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Laura D. Kramer
Laura D. Kramer University at Albany, State University of New York
Harry M. Savage
Harry M. Savage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Richard A. Bowen
Richard A. Bowen Colorado State University
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Walter M. Boyce
Walter M. Boyce University of California, Davis
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Alun L. Lloyd
Alun L. Lloyd North Carolina State University

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