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Christine A. Petersen

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1978

Publications

161

Citations

4,094

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1978

Research summary
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Christine A. Petersen studies vector-borne diseases, with a particular focus on leishmaniasis (a parasitic disease spread by sand flies) and tick-borne infections like Lyme disease and related coinfections. Her work spans dogs and humans, covering vaccine development, diagnostics, disease transmission, insecticide resistance, and immune responses to infection. This research is relevant to students interested in parasitology, immunology, epidemiology, and One Health approaches connecting animal and human disease.

Leishmaniasis and Leishmania parasite biologyTick-borne diseases and coinfectionsVector-borne disease diagnostics and surveillanceVaccine development for parasitic and bacterial infectionsCanine and zoonotic disease reservoirs

Publication output rose from around 10 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 15 in 2022, then gradually declined to about 8-10 per year in 2024-2025, suggesting a steady but slightly slowing pace over the past decade.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.4/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 15 publications15222023: 12 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases×9
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×9
  • Parasites & Vectors×6
  • Trends in Parasitology×4
  • The Journal of Immunology×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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