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Alexander Welker Biondo

Immunology and Microbiology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1998Rising activity
Vector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsRabies epidemiology and controlVector-Borne Animal DiseasesToxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Publications

387

Citations

4,747

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Alexander Welker Biondo studies infectious diseases that pass between animals and humans, applying a 'One Health' approach that looks at people, animals (especially dogs, cats, and wildlife), and the environment together. His recent work focuses on diseases like Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), hemotropic mycoplasmas, toxocariasis, Brazilian spotted fever, and schistosomiasis, often examining vulnerable or understudied populations such as indigenous and quilombola communities, homeless individuals, and incarcerated women in Brazil. Prospective students would likely engage in fieldwork-based epidemiological and molecular detection studies combining public health, veterinary science, and social vulnerability analysis.

One Health and zoonotic diseasesVector-borne and rickettsial diseases (e.g., Q fever, spotted fever)Molecular detection of blood-borne pathogens (hemoplasmas)Toxocariasis and parasitic zoonosesSocioeconomic vulnerability and infectious disease risk in Brazil

Publication output has remained fairly steady to slightly growing over the last decade, rising from around 20-24 papers per year in 2017-2019 to a peak of about 26 per year in 2022-2024, with a partial count for 2026 reflecting the year still in progress.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 22.4/year recently
2017: 24 publications172018: 20 publications182019: 17 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 22 publications212022: 26 publications26222023: 26 publications26232024: 26 publications26242025: 22 publications252026: 12 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×18
  • Frontiers in Public Health×16
  • One Health×13
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease×11
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science×10
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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