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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, GA, US

Biologist (NCEZID)
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Sarah Maes

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Colorado State University: Fort Collins, Colorado, US

2004-08 to 2008-05 | Zoology (Natural Sciences)
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Sarah Maes

Works (30)

A next generation sequencing assay combining Ixodes species identification with pathogen detection to support tick surveillance efforts in the United States

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85190273304

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Osikowicz, L.M.; Maes, S.E.; Eisen, R.J.; Hojgaard, A.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Bartonella infections are rare in blood-fed Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks collected from rodents in the United States

Parasites and Vectors
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85208165279

Part of ISSN: 17563305
Contributors: Bai, Y.; Osikowicz, L.M.; Clark, J.; Foster, E.; Parise, C.; Maes, S.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in host-seeking Ixodes species ticks in the United States

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85173171407

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Osikowicz, L.M.; Rizzo, M.R.; Hojgaard, A.; Maes, S.E.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
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Geographic variation in the distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs and adults in the eastern United States elucidated using next generation sequencing

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85194374727

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Hojgaard, A.; Foster, E.; Maes, S.E.; Osikowicz, L.M.; Parise, C.M.; Villalpando, J.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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No evidence of Bartonella infections in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and I. pacificus ticks in the United States

Research Square
2024 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85198332061

Contributors: Bai, Y.; McClung, K.L.; Osikowicz, L.M.; Maes, S.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

No evidence of Bartonella infections in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks in the United States

Parasites and Vectors
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85201405833

Part of ISSN: 17563305
Contributors: Bai, Y.; McClung, K.L.; Osikowicz, L.M.; Maes, S.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

A bioinformatics pipeline for a tick pathogen surveillance multiplex amplicon sequencing assay

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85160540144

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Osikowicz, L.M.; Hojgaard, A.; Maes, S.; Eisen, R.J.; Stenglein, M.D.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
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A serological assay to detect and differentiate rodent exposure to soft tick and hard tick relapsing fever infections in the United States

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85151409107

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Parise, C.M.; Bai, Y.; Brandt, K.S.; Ford, S.L.; Maes, S.; Replogle, A.J.; Kneubehl, A.R.; Lopez, J.E.; Eisen, R.J.; Hojgaard, A.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Deer management generally reduces densities of nymphal Ixodes scapularis, but not prevalence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85160276362

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Martin, A.M.; Buttke, D.; Raphael, J.; Taylor, K.; Maes, S.; Parise, C.M.; Ginsberg, H.S.; Cross, P.C.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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Prevalence of five human pathogens in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus by region, state, and county in the contiguous United States generated through national tick surveillance

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85171182426

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Foster, E.; Maes, S.A.; Holcomb, K.M.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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Yersinia pestis Dail Mutants Are Not Susceptible to Human Complement Bactericidal Activity in the Flea

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85149153798

Part of ISSN: 10985336 00992240
Contributors: Kolodziejek, A.M.; Bearden, S.W.; Maes, S.; Montenieri, J.M.; Gage, K.L.; Hovde, C.J.; Minnich, S.A.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

A Novel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Yersinia pestis

Frontiers in Microbiology
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85128585699

Part of ISSN: 1664302X
Contributors: Bai, Y.; Rizzo, M.R.; Parise, C.; Maes, S.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

First detection of human pathogenic variant of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in field-collected Haemaphysalis longicornis, Pennsylvania, USA

Zoonoses and Public Health
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85121717871

Part of ISSN: 18632378 18631959
Contributors: Price, K.J.; Ayres, B.N.; Maes, S.E.; Witmier, B.J.; Chapman, H.; Coder, B.L.; Boyer, C.N.; Eisen, R.J.; Nicholson, W.L.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
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Predicting distributions of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto) and human Lyme disease cases in the eastern United States

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85133299607

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Burtis, J.C.; Foster, E.; Schwartz, A.M.; Kugeler, K.J.; Maes, S.E.; Fleshman, A.C.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Reported County-Level Distribution of Seven Human Pathogens Detected in Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Contiguous United States

Journal of Medical Entomology
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85133281564

Part of ISSN: 19382928 00222585
Contributors: Fleshman, A.C.; Foster, E.; Maes, S.E.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto DNA in field-collected haemaphysalis longicornis ticks, Pennsylvania, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85099934848

Part of ISSN: 10806059 10806040
Contributors: Price, K.J.; Graham, C.B.; Witmier, B.J.; Chapman, H.A.; Coder, B.L.; Boyer, C.N.; Foster, E.; Maes, S.E.; Bai, Y.; Eisen, R.J. et al.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Corrigendum to “Prevalence of single and coinfections of human pathogens in Ixodes ticks from five geographical regions in the United States, 2013-2019” (Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2021) 12(2), (S1877959X20305070), (10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101637))

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85100234055

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Lehane, A.; Maes, S.E.; Graham, C.B.; Jones, E.; Delorey, M.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Detection of Genetic Variability in Borrelia miyamotoi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) between and within the Eastern and Western United States

Journal of Medical Entomology
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85121243509

Part of ISSN: 19382928 00222585
Contributors: Hojgaard, A.; Osikowicz, L.M.; Maes, S.; Eisen, L.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Prevalence of single and coinfections of human pathogens in Ixodes ticks from five geographical regions in the United States, 2013–2019

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85098225416

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Lehane, A.; Maes, S.E.; Graham, C.B.; Jones, E.; Delorey, M.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier
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Reported County-Level Distribution of Lyme Disease Spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia mayonii (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), in Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Contiguous United States

Journal of Medical Entomology
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85107083172

Part of ISSN: 19382928 00222585
Contributors: Fleshman, A.C.; Graham, C.B.; Maes, S.E.; Foster, E.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Symptom profiles and progression in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with coronavirus disease, Colorado, USA, 2020

Emerging Infectious Diseases
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85099749324

Part of ISSN: 10806059 10806040
Contributors: Vahey, G.M.; Marshall, K.E.; McDonald, E.; Martin, S.W.; Tate, J.E.; Midgley, C.M.; Killerby, M.E.; Kawasaki, B.; Herlihy, R.K.; Alden, N.B. et al.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Exposures before issuance of stay-at-home orders among persons with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 — Colorado, March 2020

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85087532531

Part of ISSN: 1545861X 01492195
Contributors: Marshall, K.; Vahey, G.M.; McDonald, E.; Tate, J.E.; Herlihy, R.; Midgley, C.M.; Kawasaki, B.; Killerby, M.E.; Alden, N.B.; Erin Staples, J. et al.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

A molecular algorithm to detect and differentiate human pathogens infecting Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85039454227

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Graham, C.B.; Maes, S.E.; Hojgaard, A.; Fleshman, A.C.; Sheldon, S.W.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Acquisition of Bartonella elizabethae by Experimentally Exposed Oriental Rat Fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis; Siphonaptera, Pulicidae) and Excretion of Bartonella DNA in Flea Feces

Journal of Medical Entomology
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85065450381

Part of ISSN: 19382928 00222585
Contributors: Mckee, C.D.; Osikowicz, L.M.; Schwedhelm, T.R.; Maes, S.E.; Enscore, R.E.; Gage, K.L.; Kosoy, M.Y.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluating acarological risk for exposure to Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes scapularis-borne pathogens in recreational and residential settings in Washington County, Minnesota

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85036584975

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Hahn, M.B.; Bjork, J.K.H.; Neitzel, D.F.; Dorr, F.M.; Whitemarsh, T.; Boegler, K.A.; Graham, C.B.; Johnson, T.L.; Maes, S.E.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Prevalence and distribution of seven human pathogens in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in Minnesota, USA

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85050354149

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Johnson, T.L.; Graham, C.B.; Maes, S.E.; Hojgaard, A.; Fleshman, A.; Boegler, K.A.; Delory, M.J.; Slater, K.S.; Karpathy, S.E.; Bjork, J.K. et al.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Isolation of the lyme disease spirochete borrelia mayonii from naturally infected rodents in Minnesota

Journal of Medical Entomology
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85023208967

Part of ISSN: 19382928 00222585
Contributors: Johnson, T.L.; Graham, C.B.; Hojgaard, A.; Breuner, N.E.; Maes, S.E.; Boegler, K.A.; Replogle, A.J.; Kingry, L.C.; Petersen, J.M.; Eisen, L. et al.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Prevalence and diversity of tick-borne pathogens in Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Eastern National Parks

Journal of Medical Entomology
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85020531464

Part of ISSN: 19382928 00222585
Contributors: Johnson, T.L.; Graham, C.B.; Boegler, K.A.; Cherry, C.C.; Maes, S.E.; Pilgard, M.A.; Hojgaard, A.; Buttke, D.E.; Eisen, R.J.; Macaluso, K.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Paired real-time PCR assays for detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in North American Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84992225503

Part of ISSN: 18779603 1877959X
Contributors: Graham, C.B.; Pilgard, M.A.; Maes, S.E.; Hojgaard, A.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of the effect of host immune status on short-term yersinia pestis infection in fleas with implications for the enzootic host model for maintenance of Y. pestis during interepizootic periods

Journal of Medical Entomology
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84907372746

Part of ISSN: 00222585
Contributors: Graham, C.B.; Woods, M.E.; Vetter, S.M.; Petersen, J.M.; Montenieri, J.A.; Holmes, J.L.; Maes, S.E.; Bearden, S.W.; Gage, K.L.; Eisen, R.J.
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Sarah Maes via Scopus - Elsevier