Danielle M. Tufts

University of Pittsburgh — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

21h-index1.3kcitations59works1.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Vector-borne infectious diseases(39), Viral Infections and Vectors(28), Insect and Pesticide Research(11), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases(11), Mosquito-borne diseases and control(7)

Publications59 total

Acquired motility of <i>Babesia microti</i> –infected red blood cells
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2026Open Access
Using participatory epidemiology to understand differences in tick-borne disease perceptions from homeowners in the Ohio River valley
One Health·2025Open Access
Contrasting epigenetics of Ixodes scapularis populations
2025Open Access
In Vitro Monitoring of <i>Babesia microti</i> Infection Dynamics in Whole Blood Microenvironments
Advanced Science·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
<i>In vitro</i> monitoring of <i>Babesia microti</i> infection dynamics in whole blood microenvironments
2025Open Access
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Clade‐Specific Genetic Variation in Blacklegged Ticks
Ecology and Evolution·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Host-pathogen associations inferred from bloodmeal analyses of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> ticks in a low biodiversity setting
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
A set of diagnostic tests for detection of active Babesia duncani infection
International Journal of Infectious Diseases·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A Set of Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Active <i>Babesia duncani</i> Infection
2024Open Access
An integrative framework for tick management: the need to connect wildlife science, One Health, and interdisciplinary perspectives
Current Opinion in Insect Science·2023· 21 citedOpen Access
Host adaptation drives genetic diversity in a vector-borne disease system
PNAS Nexus·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Ecological interactions driving population dynamics of two tick-borne pathogens,<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>and<i>Babesia microti</i>
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
Host adaptation drives genetic diversity in a vector-borne disease system
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Cellular and immunological mechanisms influence host-adapted phenotypes in a vector-borne microparasite
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2022· 21 citedOpen Access
Socio‐ecological drivers of multiple zoonotic hazards in highly urbanized cities
Global Change Biology·2021· 63 citedOpen Access
First hemispheric report of invasive tick species Haemaphysalis punctata, first state report of Haemaphysalis longicornis, and range expansion of native tick species in Rhode Island, USA
Parasites & Vectors·2021· 22 citedOpen Access
Host tropism determination by convergent evolution of immunological evasion in the Lyme disease system
PLoS Pathogens·2021· 26 citedOpen Access
Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Mechanisms of B. burgdorferi Infection of the Nervous System
Brain Sciences·2021· 29 citedOpen Access
First Hemispheric Report of Invasive Tick Species Haemaphysalis Punctata Canestrini Et Fanzago, 1878, First State Report of Haemaphysalis Longicornis Neumann, and Range Expansion of Native Tick Species in Rhode Island, USA
Research Square (Research Square)·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Host tropism determination by convergent evolution of immunological evasion in the Lyme disease system
2021· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Maria A. Diuk‐Wasser(29), Yi‐Pin Lin(8), Meredith C. VanAcker(6), Sergios‐Orestis Kolokotronis(6), Matthew Combs(5), Anna M. Blom(5), Blake Bextine(5), April Davis(4), Thomas Hart(4), Alan P. Dupuis(4), Laura D. Kramer(4), Inge Grønvall Revsbech(3), Angela Fago(3), Jay F. Storz(3), Ching-I Huang(3), Sanjay Ram(3), Peter Kraiczy(3), Ben Adams(3), Wayne B. Hunter(3), Joana Projecto-Garcia(2)