Mission:
To solve major endemic, emerging, and exotic arthropod-borne diseases problems in U.S. livestock. Research emphasizes molecular biology of pathogens and vectors, vector biology and competence, epidemiology, and animal pathogenesis. Arboviruses are the major focus of concern because they are especially difficult to control. These include exotic and domestic strains of bluetongue virus (BTV), vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), as well as wild type and vaccine strains of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV).