Canine Spotted Fever Group Rickettsial Seroprevalence as an Indicator for Human Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Case Rates in Arizona, <scp>USA</scp>
Canine SFGR seroprevalence correlates with human RMSF case rates, with RMSF risk rising exponentially as canine SFGR seroprevalence increases. This lends support to the potential use of canine SFGR serology as an epidemiological tool for forecasting RMSF.
Authors
- Christopher Maag
- Alec Oliva
- Michael Quinlan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7877-1188)
- José‐Ángel Hernández‐Rivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-757X)
- Jung Keun Lee
- Rachael Kreisler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-5521)
- Haley Furman
- John M. VandenBrooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6357-1415)
- Søren Flemming Madsen
- Charles Schaefer
- Andrea Romkema
Institutions
- Midwestern University (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Maricopa Community Colleges - Glendale Community College (US)
- Engineering Arts (United States) (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoonoses and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.70009
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arizona Biomedical Research Commission