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William L. Nicholson is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a specific focus on Infectious Diseases and Parasitology. Additional areas of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, and Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control. Other notable themes include Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Insect and Pesticide Research, Malaria Research and Control, and Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies.

William L. Nicholson has contributed to multiple publications across a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include the Journal of Medical Entomology, Emerging infectious diseases, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicholson include:

  • First detection of human pathogenic variant of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in field-collected Haemaphysalis longicornis, Pennsylvania, USA (2021), published in Zoonoses and Public Health
  • Established Population of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticut (2021), published in Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Investigating the etiology of acute febrile illness: a prospective clinic-based study in Uganda (2023), published in BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Incidence Estimates of Acute Q Fever and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 2007 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014 (2021), published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • A mutation associated with resistance to synthetic pyrethroids is widespread in US populations of the tropical lineage of Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l (2024), published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Nicholson frequently collaborates with researchers including Bryan N. Ayres, Matthew P. Rubach, John A. Crump, Gilbert J. Kersh, and Jamie L. Perniciaro. These collaborations reflect active engagement in multidisciplinary teams focused on infectious and vector-borne disease research.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis - United States.

    Holly M. Biggs;Casey Barton Behravesh;Kristy K. Bradley;F. Scott Dahlgren

  • Nested PCR Assay for Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae

    Robert F. Massung;Kim Slater;Jessica H. Owens;William L. Nicholson

  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever from an unexpected tick vector in Arizona.

    Linda J. Demma;Marc S. Traeger;William L. Nicholson;Christopher D. Paddock

  • Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis--United States: a practical guide for physicians and other health-care and public health professionals.

    Alice S. Chapman;Johan S. Bakken;Scott M. Folk;Christopher D. Paddock

  • Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in Northern Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

    John A. Crump;Anne B. Morrissey;William L. Nicholson;Robert F. Massung

  • PCR amplification and comparison of nucleotide sequences from the groESL heat shock operon of Ehrlichia species.

    John W. Sumner;William L. Nicholson;Robert F. Massung

  • The increasing recognition of rickettsial pathogens in dogs and people

    William L. Nicholson;Kelly E. Allen;Jennifer H. McQuiston;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Emergence of a New Pathogenic Ehrlichia Species, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2009

    Bobbi S. Pritt;Lynne M. Sloan;Diep K. Hoang Johnson;Ulrike G. Munderloh

  • Bacteremia, fever, and splenomegaly caused by a newly recognized bartonella species.

    Marina E. Eremeeva;Helen L. Gerns;Shari L. Lydy;Jeanna S. Goo

  • Bartonella species in blood of immunocompetent persons with animal and arthropod contact.

    Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Ricardo G. Maggi;Ashlee W. Duncan;William L. Nicholson

  • Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks: Evidence of an Enzootic Cycle of Dual Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in Northern Colorado

    Nordin S. Zeidner;Thomas R. Burkot;Robert Massung;William L. Nicholson

  • Comparison of the reservoir competence of medium-sized mammals and Peromyscus leucopus for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Connecticut.

    Michael L. Levin;William L. Nicholson;Robert F. Massung;John W. Sumner

  • An indirect immunofluorescence assay using a cell culture-derived antigen for detection of antibodies to the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.

    William L. Nicholson;James A. Comer;John W. Sumner;Cindy Gingrich-Baker

  • Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California

    William L. Nicholson;William L. Nicholson;Martin B. Castro;Vicki L. Kramer;John W. Sumner

  • Rickettsia 364D: a newly recognized cause of eschar-associated illness in California

    Marc R. Shapiro;Curtis L. Fritz;Karen Tait;Christopher D. Paddock

  • Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Europe: Clinical and Laboratory Findings for Four Patients from Slovenia

    Stanka Lotrič-Furlan;Miroslav Petrovec;Tatjana Avsic Zupanc;William L. Nicholson

  • Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction

    E. B. Breitschwerdt;R. G. Maggi;W. L. Nicholson;N. A. Cherry

  • Q Fever, Spotted Fever Group, and Typhus Group Rickettsioses Among Hospitalized Febrile Patients in Northern Tanzania

    Malavika Prabhu;William L. Nicholson;Aubree J. Roche;Gilbert J. Kersh

  • Primary Isolation of Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Patients with Febrile Illnesses: Clinical and Molecular Characteristics

    Steven M. Standaert;Tina Yu;Margie A. Scott;James E. Childs

  • Seroprevalence of Q fever in the United States, 2003-2004.

    Alicia D. Anderson;Deanna Kruszon-Moran;Amanda D. Loftis;Geraldine McQuillan

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher D. Paddock
Christopher D. Paddock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James E. Childs
James E. Childs Yale University
John W. Sumner
John W. Sumner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert F. Massung
Robert F. Massung Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James A. Comer
James A. Comer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Edward B. Breitschwerdt North Carolina State University
David L. Swerdlow
David L. Swerdlow Pfizer (United States)
Franc Strle
Franc Strle University of Ljubljana
Gregory A. Dasch
Gregory A. Dasch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Cynthia S. Goldsmith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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