Projects

VECTOR COMPETENCE AND PROTECTION OF U.S. LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE FROM ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 409139

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS OF ARBOVIRUSES Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 411933

COUNTERMEASURES TO CONTROL AND ERADICATE RIFT VALLEY FEVER (RFV) Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 411726

RESEARCH ON ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE AND THEIR VECTORS Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 408960

VECTOR COMPETENCE OF NORTH AMERICAN MOSQUITOES FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 411446

EVALUATION OF NEW MOLECULAR TARGETS TO CONTROL ARBOVIRUS TRANSMISSION Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 408152

RESEARCH ON ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 408108

DEVELOPMENT OF SERS ASSAYS FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 410023

RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 412654

EVALUATION OF OPERATOR SAFE DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 410045

EXPANSION OF THE KENYAN RIFT VALLEY FEVER (RVF) VETERINARY SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WILDLIFE SPECIES Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 412497

EVALUATION OF RIFT VALLEY FEVER (RVF) VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 412498

RESEARCH ON ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 413170

DEVELOPMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER COMPATIBLE WITH A DIVA VACCINE CONTROL APPROACH Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 414349

Publications

Report of the Bluetongue and Bovine Retroviruses Committee. - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (25-Oct-08)

Report of the Bluetongue and Bovine Retroviruses Committee - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C., Drolet, B.S., Kato, C.Y., Harpster, M.H., Bennett, K.E., O Hearn, E.S., Reeves, W.K., Mecham, J.O., Miller, M.M. 2008. Report of the Bluetongue and Bovine Retroviruses Committee. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings,Reno, NV, October 18-24, 2007, 111:207-208.

New Diagnostic Tools for Detecting Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and other Arboviruses - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C., Drolet, B.S., Kato, C.Y., Harpster, M.H., Bennett, K.E., O Hearn, E.S., Reeves, W.K., Mecham, J.O., Miller, M.M., Stalknecht, D. 2008. New Diagnostic Tools for Detecting Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and other Arboviruses. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings, Reno, NV, October 18-24, 2007, 111:798-799.

Nucleic Acid Diagnostic Tools for Early Detection of Arthropod-Borne Animal Viruses - (Abstract)

Wilson, W.C., Lenhoff, R., Hindson, B., Torres, C., Stalknecht, D., Mead, D., O Hearn, E.S., Drolet, B.S., Mecham, J.O. 2007. Nucleic Acid Diagnostic Tools for Early Detection of Arthropod-Borne Animal Viruses. American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

Bluetongue virus serotype 17 sequence variation associated with neutralization - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wilson, W.C., Bernard, K., Isreal, B.A., Mecham, J.O. 2008. Bluetongue virus serotype 17 sequence variation associated with neutralization. Virus Research. DNA Sequence 2008 Jun;19(3):237-240

The NS3 Proteins of Global Strains of Bluetongue Virus evolve into Regional Topotypes Through Negative (purifying) Selection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Balasuriya, U., Nadler, S.A., Wilson, W.C., Pritchard, L., Smythe, A.B., De Santis, P., Nianzu, Z., Tabachnick, W.J., Maclachlan, N. 2008. The NS3 Proteins of Global Strains of Bluetongue Virus evolve into Regional Topotypes Through Negative (purifying) Selection. Veterinary Microbiology.2008 Jan 1;126(1-3):91-100

A Rift Valley fever risk surveillance system for Africa using remotely sensed data: Potential for use on other continents - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Linthicum, K., Anyamba, A., Britch, S.C., Chretien, J., Erickson, R.L., Small, J., Tucker, C.J., Bennett, K.E., Mayer, R.T., Schmidtmann, E.T., Andreadis, T.G., Anderson, J.F., Wilson, W.C., Freier, J., James, A., Miller, R., Drolet, B.S., Miller, S., Tedrow, C., Bailey, C., Strickman, D.A., Barnard, D.R., Clark, G.G., Zou, L. 2007. A Rift Valley fever Risk Surveillance System for Africa Using Remotely Sensed Data: Potential for use on Other Continents. Veterinaria Italiana 43(3): 663-674.

Genetic analysis of the NS1 and NS3 genes from the prototype serotype of Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C., O Hearn, E.S., Roth, C., Lenhoff, R. 2007. Genetic analysis of the NS1 and NS3 genes from the prototype serotype of Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses. American Society for Virology Meeting. Corvallis, OR. July 14-18, 2007.

A Rift Valley Fever Risk Surveillance System in Africa Using Remotely Sensed Data in a GIS: Potential for Use on Other Continents - (Abstract)

Linthicum, K., Anyamba, A., Chretien, J., Erickson, R.L., Small, J., Tucker, C.J., Britch, S.C., Bennett, K.E., Mayer, R.T., Schmidtmann, E.T., Andreadis, T.G., Anderson, J.F., Wilson, W.C., Freier, J., James, A., Miller, R., Drolet, B.S., Miller, S., Tedrow, C., Strickman, D.A., Barnard, D.R., Clark, G.G., Zou, L. 2006. A rift valley fever risk surveillance system in africa using remotely sensed data in a gis: potential for use on other continents. International Conference on Use of GIS in Veterinary Activities in Silvi Marina, Abruzzo, Italy on October 8-11, 2006.

Preliminary development of a real-time PCR for all serotypes of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus - (Abstract)

Wilson, W.C., O Hearn, E.S. 2006. Preliminary development of a real-time PCR for all serotypes of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus. American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

Preliminary development of a real-time PCR for all serotypes of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus - (Abstract)

Wilson, W.C., O Hearn, E.S. 2006. Preliminary development of a real-time PCR for all serotypes of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus [abstract]. American Association for Veterinary Diagnosticians' Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 2006.

Report of the Committee on Bluetongue and Bovine Retroviruses - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Pearson, J.O., Wilson, W.C. 2006. Report of the Committee on Bluetongue and Bovine Retroviruses-2005. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings. 110:161-169. 2006.

Potential for Bluetongue Virus persistence in insect cells - (Abstract)

Wilson, W.C., Drolet, B.S., Bennett, K.E., O Hearn, E.S., Brown, P.L., Stuart, M.A., Mecham, J.O. 2006. Potential for Bluetongue Virus persistence in insect cells. American Society for Virology Meeting. Madison, WI. W22-9. 2006. Abstract.

Potential for bluetongue virus persistence in insect cells. - (Abstract)

Wilson, W.C., Drolet, B.S., Bennett, K.E., O Hearn, E.S., Brown, P.L., Stuart, M.A., Mecham, J.O. 2006. Potential for bluetongue virus persistence in insect cells.. American Society for Virology Meeting. 25th Annual Meeting, W22-9.

UPDATE ON BTV PERSISTENCE IN CULICOIDES SONORENSIS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C. 2006. Update on btv persistence in culicoides sonorensis. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings.

SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF BTV-1 ISOLATED FROM A DEER IN LOUISIANA - (Abstract)

Mecham, J.O., Johnson, D.J., Wilson, W.C. 2006. Sequence analysis of btv-1 isolated from a deer in louisiana. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings.

UPDATE ON BLUETONGUE VIRUS PERSISTENCE IN CULICOIDES SONORENSIS - (Abstract)

Wilson, W.C., Drolet, B.S., Mecham, J.O. 2005. Update on bluetongue virus persistence in Culicoides sonorensis. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings, 109th Annual Meeting.

Current status of BTV in the Americas - (Book/Chapter) - (22-Apr-05)

Characterization of differentially expressed midge genes in susceptible and resistant Orbivirus vector populations - (Abstract)

Campbell, C.L., Manninen, K.M., Drolet, B.S., Wilson, W.C. 2005. Characterization of differentially expressed midge genes in susceptible and resistant Orbivirus vector populations. American Society for Virology Meeting. Paper No. 12-7.

FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF VECTOR COMPETENCE IN THE ARBOVIRUS VECTOR, CULICOIDES SPP. - (Abstract)

Campbell, C.L., Vandyke, K.A., Mummey, D.L., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Functional genomics of vector competence in the arbovirus vector, culicoides spp.. Keystone Symposia.

EARLY WARNING DEVICES FOR BLUETONGUE - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C. 2006. Early warning devices for bluetongue. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings.

PERSISTENCE OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS IN THE INSECT VECTOR AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE CONTROL - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Mecham, J.O., White, D.M., Drolet, B.S., Wilson, W.C. 2005. Persistence of bluetongue virus in the insect vector and its implications for disease control. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings. 108:100-107.

STUDIES ON OVERWINTERING OF BLUETONGUE VIRUSES IN INSECTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, D.M., Wilson, W.C., Blair, C.D., Beaty, B.J. Studies on overwintering of bluetongue viruses in insects. Journal of General Virology. (2005)86,453-462

VECTOR COMPETENCE OF CULICOIDES SONORENSIS (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) FOR VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Drolet, B.S., Campbell, C.L., Stuart, M.A., Wilson, W.C. 2005. Vector competence of culicoides sonorensis (diptera: ceratopogonidae) for vesicular stomatitis virus. Journal of Medical Entomology. 42(3): 409-418 (2005)

MIDGUT AND SALIVARY GLAND TRANSCRIPTOMES OF THE ARBOVIRUS VECTOR CULICOIDES SONORENSIS (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Campbell, C.L., Vandyke, K., Letchworth III, G.J., Drolet, B.S., Hanekamp, T., Wilson, W.C. 2005. Midgut and salivary gland transcriptomes of the arbovirus vector culicoides sonorensis (diptera: ceratopogonidae). Insect Molecular Biology. 14(2):121-136.

Validation of a real-time RT-PCR for vesicular stomatitis virus - (Abstract)

Letchworth, G., Jimenez, C., Herrero, M., Cornish, T., Wilson, W.C., Smoliga, G.R., Pauszek, S.J., Dornak, C., George, M., Rodriguez, L.L. 2004. Validation of a real-time RT-PCR for vesicular stomatitis virus. Proc. Am. Assoc. of Vet. Lab. Diagn. 47:121. 2004.

VALIDATION OF A REAL-TIME RT-PCR FOR VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Rodriguez, L.L., Jimenez, C., Herrero, M., Cornish, T.E., Wilson, W.C., Letchworth, G.J., Pauszek, S.J., George, M., Smoliga, G.R. 2004. Validation of a real-time rt-pcr for vesicular stomatitis virus. American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. P. 40

CULICOIDES GENE DISCOVERY PROJECT REVEALS PUTATIVE PHARMACOLOGICAL FACTORS IN MIDGE SALIVA - (Abstract)

Campbell, C.L., Vandyke, K., Letchworth, G., Drolet, B.S., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Culicoides gene discovery project reveals putative pharmacological factors in midge saliva [abstract]. Entomological Society of America.

REPLICATION SITES AND INFECTION PATHWAYS OF AN ARTHROPOD-BORNE RHABDOVIRUS IN THE BITING MIDGE, CULICOIDES SONORENSIS - (Abstract)

Drolet, B.S., Campbell, C.L., Stuart, M.A., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Replication sites and infection pathways of an arthropod-borne rhabdovirus in the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis [abstract]. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Microbial Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease. Paper No. 2-4.

REPLICATION OF VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS IN THE BITING MIDGE, CULICOIDES SONORENSIS - (Abstract)

Drolet, B.S., Campbell, C.L., Stuart, M.A., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Replication of vesicular stomatitis virus in the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis [abstract]. American Society for Virology Meeting. Paper No. 13-13.

CULTURE-INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF MIDGUT MICROBIOTA IN THE ARBOVIRUS VECTOR CULICOIDES SONORENSIS (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Campbell, C.L., Mummey, D.L., Schmidtmann, E.T., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Culture-independent analysis of midgut microbiota in the arbovirus vector Culicoides sonorensis (diptera: ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 41:340-348

ANTIGEN CAPTURE COMPETITIVE ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAYS USING BACULOVIRUS-EXPRESSED ANTIGENS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS AND EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Mecham, J.O., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Antigen capture competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using baculovirus-expressed antigens for diagnosis of bluetongue virus and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42(2):518-523.

FIELD-DEPLOYABLE REAL-TIME PCR DETECTION OF BLUETONGUE AND EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRAL RNA. - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C., Stallknecht, D.E., Mecham, J.O. 2003. Field-deployable real-time PCR detection of bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease viral RNA [abstract]. OIE Symposium on Bluetongue Virus. Taormina, Italy. Paper No. D14, P. 117.

FIELD-DEPLOYABLE REAL-TIME PCR DETECTION OF BLUETONGUE AND EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRAL RNA. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wilson, W.C., Stallknecht, D.E., Mecham, J.O., 2005. Field-deployable real-time pcr detection of bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease viral rna.. Veterinaria Italiana. 40(4), 587-593.

GRASSHOPPERS CAN SERVE AS RESERVOIRS AND VECTORS OF VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Nunamaker, R.A., Lockwood, J.A., Stith, C.E., Campbell, C.L., Drolet, B.S., Wilson, W.C., White, D.M., Letchworth III, G.J. 2003. Grasshoppers can serve as reservoirs and vectors of vesicular stomatitis virus. Journal of Medical Entomology. 40:957-963.

POSSIBLE OVERWINTERING MECHANISM OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS IN VECTORS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

White, D.M., Wilson, W.C., Blair, C.D., Beaty, B.J. 2003. Possible overwintering mechanism of bluetongue virus in vectors. [abstract]. OIE Symposium on Bluetongue Virus, Taormina, Italy. p. 40.

MOLECULAR INVESTIGATIONS OF ORBIVIRUS/VECTOR INTERACTIONS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Campbell, C.L., McNulty, M.J., Letchworth III, G.J., Wilson, W.C. 2003. Molecular investigations of virus/vector interactions [abstract]. OIE Symposium on Bluetongue Virus. Taormina, Italy. B37 p.77.

MOLECULAR INVESTIGATIONS OF VIRUS/VECTOR INTERACTIONS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Campbell, C.L., Mcnulty, M.J., Letchworth III, G.J., Wilson, W.C. 2004. Molecular investigations of virus/vector interactions. Veterinaria Italiana. 40:390-395.

GLOBAL ISOLATES OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS SEGREGATE INTO REGION-SPECIFIC TOPOTYPES BASED ON PHYLOGENEIC ANALYSIS OF THEIR NS3 GENE - (Abstract)

Balasuriya, U.B., Nadler, S.A., Wilson, W.C., Pritchard, L., Smythe, A.B., De Santis, P., Nianzu, Z., Tabachnick, W.J., Maclachlan, N. 2003. Global isolates of bluetongue virus segregate into region-specific topotypes based on phylogeneic analysis of their NS3 gene [abstract]. OIE Symposium on Bluetongue Virus, Taormina, Italy. Paper No C1, p. 88.

THE S7 GENE AND VP7 PROTEIN ARE HIGHLY CONSERVED AMONG TEMPORALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTINCT AMERICAN ISOLATES OF EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Mecham, J.O., Stallknecht, D., Wilson, W.C. 2003. The s7 gene and vp7 protein are highly conserved among temporally and geographically distinct american isolates of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus. Virus Research 94:129-133.

GENETIC APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING ORBIVIRUS INFECTION IN THE INVERTEBRATE VECTOR - (Abstract)

Campbell, Corey, Wilson, William C. 2003. Genetic approaches to understanding orbivirus. American Society for Virology Meeting. July 12-16, 2003, University of California, Davis.

Possible overwintering mechanixm of bluetongue virus in the arthropod vector - (Abstract)

White, D.M., Wilson, W.C., Blair, C.D., Beaty, B.J. 2003. Possible overwintering mechanixm of bluetongue virus in the arthropod vector. Am. Soc. Virol. W49-1. 2003. Abstract.

BLUETONGUE AND EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS INFECTIONS OF PULMONARY ARTERY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS FROM CATTLE, SHEEP AND DEER: COMPARISON OF REPLICATION KINETICS AND CELLULAR INJURY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Mclaughlin, B.E., DeMaula, C.D., Wilson, W.C., Boyce, W.M., McLachlan, N.J. 2003. Bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus infections of pulmonary artery endothelial cells from cattle, sheep and deer: comparison of replication kinetics and cellular injury. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 64(7):860-865.

DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED MIDGUT TRANSCRIPTS IN CULICOIDES SONORENSIS (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) FOLLOWING ORBIVIRUS (REOVIRIDAE) ORAL FEEDING - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Campbell, C.L., Wilson, W.C. 2002. Differentially expressed midgut transcripts in culicoides sonorensis (diptera: ceratopogonidae) following orbivirus (reoviridae) oral feeding. Insect Molecular Biology. 11:595-604.

POSSIBLE OVERWINTERING MECHANISM OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS - (Abstract)

White, D.M., Wilson, W.C., Blair, C.D., Beaty, B.J. 2002. Possible overwintering mechanism of bluetongue virus. American Society for Virology Meeting. P11-1

Validation of a reverse transcriptase multiplex PCR test for the serotype determination of U.S. isolated of bluetongue virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Johnson, D.J., Wilson, W.C., Paul, P.S. 2000. Validation of a reverse transcriptase multiplex PCR test for the serotype determination of U.S. isolated of bluetongue virus. Veterinary Microbiology. 76:105-115. 2000.

MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF ORBIVIRUSES - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C., Mecham, J.O. 2000. Molecular evolution of orbiviruses. United States Animal Health Association Proceedings. 104:169-180.

PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE S7 GENE DOES NOT SEGREGATE CHINESE STRAINS OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS INTO A SINGLE TOPOTYPE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Bonneau, K.R., Zhang, N.Z., Wilson, W.C., Zhu, J.B., Zhang, F.Q., Li, K.L., Zhang, K.L., Xiao, L., Xiang, W.B., Maclachlan, N.J. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of the s7 gene does not segregate chinese strains of bluetongue virus into a single topotype. Archives of Virology. (2000) 145:1163-1171

Molecular evolution of orbiviruses - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Wilson, W.C., Mecham, J.O. 2000. Molecular evolution of orbiviruses. Proc. U.S. Animal Health Assoc. 104:169-180. 2000.

PRELIMINARY DESCRIPTION OF A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TEST FOR BLUETONGUE AND EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRAL RNA IN BOVINE SEMEN - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wilson, W.C. 1999. Preliminary description of a polymerase chain reaction test for bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease viral RNA in bovine semen. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 11:377-379.

PCR DETECTION OF NORTH AMERICAN AND CENTRAL AFRICAN ISOLATES OF EPIXOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS (EHDV) BASED ON GENOME SEGMENT 10 OF EHDV SEROTYPE 1 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Aradaib, I.E., Wilson, W.C., Schore, C.E., Mohammed, M.H., Yilma, T.D., Cullor, J.S., Osburn, B.I., 1998. Pcr detection of north american and central african isolates of epixootic hemorrhagic disease virus (ehdv) based on genome segment 10 of ehdv serotype 1. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36:2604-2608.

THE EFFECTS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AND LENTIVIRUS-INDUCED IMMUNE SUPPRESSION ON ORBIVIRUS PATHOGENESIS: ASSESSMENT OF VIRUS BURDEN IN BLOOD MONOCYTES AND TISSUES BY REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-IN SITU PCR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Brodie, S.J., Wilson, W.C., O' Hearn, P.M., Muthui, D., Diem, K. 1998. The effects of pharmacological and lentivirus-induced immune suppression on orbivirus pathogenesis: assessment of virus burden in blood monocytes and tissues by reverse transcription-in situ pcr. J. of Virology. 72:5599-5609.

EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE: ANALYSIS OF TISSUES BY AMPLIFICATION AND IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION REVEALS WIDESPREAD ORBIVIRUS INFECTION AT LOW COPY NUMBERS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Brodie, S.J., Mecham, J.O., Norelius, S.E., Diem, K., Wilson, W.C. 1998. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease: analysis of tissues by amplification and in situ hybridization reveals widespread orbivirus infection at low copy numbers. Journal of Virology. 72:3863-71.

VP7: AN ATTACHMENT PROTEIN OF BLUETONGUE VIRUS FOR CELLULAR RECEPTORS IN CULICOIDES VARIIPENNIS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Xu, G., Wilson, W.C., Mecham, J.O., Murphy, K., Tabachnick, W.J. 1997. Vp7: an attachment protein of bluetongue virus for cellular receptors in culicoides variipennis. Journal of General Virology. 78:1617-1623.