Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2008 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Wildlife fleas and ticks in Wisconsin, USA: unrecognized vectors of bacterial pathogens.
Journal article Int J Parasitol · February 2026 Small wildlife species host flea and tick species that can also infest or transmit pathogens to domestic animals and humans, including Anaplasma, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia species. Despite their zoonotic potential, little is ... Full text Link to item CiteBabesia and Bartonella Species DNA in Blood and Enrichment Blood Cultures from People with Chronic Fatigue and Concurrent Neurological Symptoms.
Journal article Pathogens · December 19, 2025 Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a medical condition characterized by extreme fatigue lasting at least 6 months. Based upon case reports, patients infected with Babesia or Bartonella spp. have reported a history of chronic fat ... Full text Link to item CiteDevelopment and validation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the serodiagnosis of canine bartonelloses.
Journal article J Clin Microbiol · December 17, 2025 Bartonella species, emerging vector-borne pathogens of dogs, are increasingly associated with severe, chronic sequelae, as well as potentially life-threatening diseases, such as endocarditis and myocarditis. Diagnosis of bartonelloses is mainly based on PC ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
University of Georgia ·
1974
D.V.M.