Bradley Blitvich
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Bradley Blitvich
B.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Vet Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
(515) 294-9861
2116 Vet Med
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Expertise / Research Area
Dr Blitvich specializes in arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) and their mosquito vectors. His primary research focus is to define the vector, host and viral determinants of the epidemic potential of West Nile virus in Mexico. Another research focus is to delineate the genetic basis of apoptotic regulation in mosquito vectors.
Teaching
Molecular Viology (VMPM 608)
Education
1991: B.Sc., The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
1996: Ph.D., The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
1997-1998: Post-doc, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Center, Perth, Australia
1999-2006: Post-doc, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
2006-present: Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed publications in the last 4 years:
§ Blitvich BJ, Ibarra-Juarez L, Tucker BJ, Rowley WA, Platt KB. Antibodies to West Nile virus in raccoons and other wild peridomestic mammals in Iowa. J. Wildlife Dis. (In press).
§ Loroño-Pino MA, Farfan-Ale JA, Garcia-Rejon JE, Lin M, Rosado-Paredes E, Puerto FI, Bates A, Root JJ,Franklin AB, Sullivan HJ, Blitvich BJ. Antibodies to Influenza A and West Nile viruses in domestic vertebrates in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Vet. Record. (In press).
§ Blitvich BJ, Ibarra-Juarez LA, Cortes-Guzman AJ, Root JJ, Franklin AB, Sullivan HJ, Fernandez-Salas I. Seroprevalence for equine influenza virus in northeast and southern Mexico. (In press). Vet. Record.
§ Garza-Rodríguez ML, Rodríguez-Rodriguez DR, Blitvich BJ, Reyes MA, Fernández-Salas I, Jimenez JR, Farfán-Ale JA, Tamez RC, Martinez-Longoria C, Tavitas-Aguilar MI, Rivas-Estilla AM. Serologic surveillance for West Nile virus and other flaviviruses in febrile patients, encephalitic patients and asymptomatic blood donors in northern Mexico. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. (In press).
§ Dunphy BM, Tucker BJ, Petersen M, Blitvich BJ, Bartholomay LC. The arrival and establishment of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iowa, USA. J. Med. Ent. (In press).
§ Tiawsirisup S, Blitvich BJ, Tucker BJ, Halbur HG, Bartholomay LC, Rowley WA, Platt KB. Susceptibility of fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) to West Nile virus by oral exposure. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. (In press).
§ Garcia-Rejon JE. Blitvich BJ, Farfan-Ale JA, Loroño-Pino MA, Chi Chim WA, Flores-Flores LF, Rosado-Paredes E, Baak-Baak C, Perez-Mutul J, Suarez-Solis V, Fernandez-Salas I, Beaty BJ. Host-feeding preference of Culex quinquefasciatus in Yucatan State, Mexico. J. Insect Sci. (In press).
§ Soto V, Dorman KS, Farfan-Ale JA, Loroño-Pino MA, Garcia-Rejon JE, Blitvich BJ. Complete nucleotide sequence of the small and medium RNA genome segments of Kairi virus (family Bunyaviridae). Arch. Virol. 2009. 154(9): 1555-8.
§ Blitvich BJ, Lin M, Dorman KS, Soto V, Hovav E, Tucker BJ, Staley M, Platt KB, Bartholomay LC. Genomic sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Culex flavivirus, an insect-specific flavivirus, isolated from Culex pipiens in Iowa. J. Med Ent. 2009. 46(4): 934-41.
§ Sullivan HJ, Blitvich BJ, VanDalen K, Bentler KT, Franklin AB, Root JJ. Evaluation of an epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies to Influenza A virus in domestic and wild avian and mammalian species. J. Virol Methods. 2009. 161:141-6.
§ Farfan-Ale JA, Loroño-Pino MA, Garcia-Rejon JE, Hovav E, Powers AM, Lin M, Dorman KS, Platt KB, Bartholomay LC, Soto V, Beaty BJ, Lanciotti RS, Blitvich BJ. Detection of RNA from a novel West Nile-like virus and high prevalence of an insect-specific flavivirus in mosquitoes in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009. 80(1):85-95.
§ Loroño-Pino MA, Farfan-Ale JA, Blitvich BJ, Beebe JL, Jarman RG, Beaty BJ. Evaluation of the epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of West Nile virus infections in humans. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Mar 25.
§ Blitvich BJ. Transmission dynamics and changing epidemiology of West Nile virus. Anim Health Res Rev. 2008 9(1):71-86.
§ Platt KB, Tucker BJ, Halbur PG, Blitvich BJ, Fabiosa FG, Mullin K, Parikh GR, Kitikoon P, Bartholomay LC, Rowley WA. Fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) develop West Nile virus viremias sufficient for infecting select mosquito species. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 8(2):225-33.
§ Reese SM, Blitvich BJ, Blair CD, Geske D, Beaty BJ, Black WC. Potential for La Crosse virus segment reassortment in nature. Virol. J. 2008 5(1):164.
§ Beck ET, Blair CD, Black WC, Beaty BJ, Blitvich BJ. Alternative splicing generates multiple transcripts of the Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 1 in Aedes and Culex sp. mosquitoes. Insect Mol Biol. 2007 37(11):1222-33.
§ Platt KB, Tucker BJ, Halbur PG, Tiawsirisup S, Blitvich BJ, Fabiosa FG, Bartholomay LC, Rowley WA. West Nile virus viremia in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) sufficient for infecting different mosquitoes. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007. 13(6):831-7.
§ Sondgeroth K, Blitvich BJ, Blair CD, Terwee J, Junge R, Sauther M, VandeWoude S. Assessing Flavivirus, Lentivirus, and Herpesvirus Exposure in wild Lemur catta in southwestern Madagascar. J. Wildlife Dis. 2007. 43(1):40-7.
§ Li Q, Li H, Blitvich BJ, Zhang J. The Aedes albopictus inhibitor of Apoptosis 1 gene protects vertebrate cells from bluetongue virus-induced apoptosis. Insect Mol Biol. 2007. 16(1):93-105.
§ Elizondo-Quiroga A, Flores-Suarez A, Elizondo-Quiroga D, Ponce-Garcia G, Blitvich BJ, Contreras-Cordero, Jose Ignacio Gonzalez-Rojas JF, Mercado-Hernandez R, Beaty BJ, Fernandez-Salas I. Host-feeding preference of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Monterrey, northeastern Mexico. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2006. 22(4): 654-61.
§ Lefrancois T, Blitvich BJ, Pradel J, Molia S, Vachiery N, Martinez D. West Nile virus in Guadeloupe: introduction, spread, and decrease in circulation level: 2002-2005. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006. 1081:206-215.
§ Morales-Betoulle ME, Morales H, Blitvich BJ, Powers AM, Davis EA, Klein R, Cordon-Rosales C. West Nile virus in horses, Guatemala. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 12(6):1038-1039.
§ Farfán-Ale JA, Blitvich BJ, Marlenee NL, Loroño-Pino MA, Puerto-Manzano F, García-Rejón JE, Rosado-Paredes EP, Flores-Flores LF, Carlos-Cremieux J, Correa-Morales F, Hernandez-Gaona G, Méndez-Galván JF, Ortega-Salazar A, Chávez-Medina J, Beaty BJ. Antibodies to West Nile virus in asymptomatic mammals, birds and reptiles in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006. 74(5):908-914.
§ Elizondo-Quiroga A, Fernandez-Salas I, Flores-Suarez A, Elizondo-Quiroga D, Blitvich BJ, Contreras-Cordero JF, Gonzalez-Rojas JI, Mercado-Hernandez R, Beaty BJ. Gonotrophic cycle and survivorship of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) using sticky ovitraps in Monterrey, northeastern Mexico. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2006. 22(1):10-14.
Memberships
1998 – present: American Society for Virology (Life Member)
2001 – present: American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Member)
