Felicia Keesing

Prevalence of Human-Active and Variant 1 Strains of the Tick-Borne Pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Hosts and Forests of Eastern North America
Keesing, Felicia, Diana J. McHenry, Michelle H. Hersh, Michael Tibbetts, Jesse L. Brunner, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2014. “Prevalence Of Human-Active And Variant 1 Strains Of The Tick-Borne Pathogen Anaplasma Phagocytophilum In Hosts And Forests Of Eastern North America”. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 91 (2): 302 - 309. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0525.
Interdisciplinarity and Infectious Diseases: An Ebola Case Study
Ezenwa, V.O., A.H. Prieur-Richard, Benjamin Roche, Xavier Bailly, Pierre Becquart, Gabriel E. García-Peña, Parviez R. Hosseini, et al. 2014. “Interdisciplinarity And Infectious Diseases: An Ebola Case Study”. Plos Pathogens 11 (8): e1004992. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.100499210.1371/journal.ppat.1004992.g00110.1371/journal.ppat.1004992.t001.
Life History and Demographic Drivers of Reservoir Competence for Three Tick-Borne Zoonotic Pathogens
Ostfeld, Richard S., Taal Levi, Anna E. Jolles, Lynn B. Martin, Parviez R. Hosseini, and Felicia Keesing. 2014. “Life History And Demographic Drivers Of Reservoir Competence For Three Tick-Borne Zoonotic Pathogens”. Plos One 9 (9): e107387. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107387.
Cascading Consequences of the Loss of Large Mammals in an African Savanna
Keesing, Felicia, and T.P. Young. 2014. “Cascading Consequences Of The Loss Of Large Mammals In An African Savanna”. Bioscience 64 (6): 487 - 495. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu059.
Co-Infection of Blacklegged Ticks with Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi Is Higher than Expected and Acquired from Small Mammal Hosts
Hersh, Michelle H., Richard S. Ostfeld, Diana J. McHenry, Michael Tibbetts, Jesse L. Brunner, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, and Felicia Keesing. 2014. “Co-Infection Of Blacklegged Ticks With Babesia Microti And Borrelia Burgdorferi Is Higher Than Expected And Acquired From Small Mammal Hosts”. Plos One 9 (6): e99348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099348.
Biodiversity and Human Health
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2013. “Biodiversity And Human Health”. In S. Levin, Encyclopedia Of Biodiversity, 2nd ed.. Academic Press.
Landscape epidemiology
Keesing, Felicia. 2013. “Landscape Epidemiology”. In S. Levin, Encyclopedia Of Biodiversity, 2nd ed.. Academic Press.
Straw men don’t get Lyme disease: response to Wood and Lafferty
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2013. “Straw Men Don’t Get Lyme Disease: Response To Wood And Lafferty”. Trends In Ecology & Evolution. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.009.
Novel Organisms: Comparing Invasive Species, GMOs, and Emerging Pathogens
Jeschke, Jonathan M., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2013. “Novel Organisms: Comparing Invasive Species, Gmos, And Emerging Pathogens”. Ambio. doi:10.1007/s13280-013-0387-5.
Effects of wildlife and cattle on tick abundance in central Kenya
Keesing, Felicia, B. F. Allan, T.P. Young, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2013. “Effects Of Wildlife And Cattle On Tick Abundance In Central Kenya”. Ecological Applications 23 (6): 1410 - 1418. doi:10.1890/12-1607.1.