Michael E Von Fricken,
Associate Professor
Department:
Department of Environmental and Global Health
Business Phone:
(352) 273-5245
Business Email:
mvonf@ufl.edu
About Michael E Von Fricken
Additional Positions:
Director
2023 – Current
·
One Health Center of Excellence
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2013-2014
PHC3440 Global Public Health
2014
HSC3801 Clinical Observation / Health Care Volunteer Work
2024
PHC6313 Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health
2024-2025
PHC7979 Advanced Research
2024-2025
PHC6940 Master of Public Health Capstone
2024-2025
PHC6326 Environmental and One Health
2024-2025
PHC6937 Special Topics in Public Health
2024-2025
PHC7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
Comparison of test performance of a conventional PCR and two field-friendly tests to detect Coxiella burnetii DNA in ticks using Bayesian latent class analysis.
Frontiers in veterinary science.
11
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2024.1396714.
[PMID] 38962707.
2024
Data release: targeted systematic literature search for tick and tick-borne pathogen distributions in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1901 to 2020.
Parasites & vectors.
17(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s13071-023-06086-4.
[PMID] 38389097.
2024
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malaria transmission and prevention in an indigenous Maijuna community: a qualitative study in the Peruvian Amazon.
Malaria journal.
23(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12936-024-05121-8.
[PMID] 39425050.
2024
Metagenomic Nanopore Sequencing of Tickborne Pathogens, Mongolia.
Emerging infectious diseases.
30(14):105-110
[DOI] 10.3201/eid3014.240128.
[PMID] 39530915.
2024
Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from animals and the environment in Uganda.
Zoonoses and public health.
71(8):869-875
[DOI] 10.1111/zph.13168.
[PMID] 38982627.
2024
Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks infesting wild and domestic animals in the Eastern region of Punjab, Pakistan.
Tropical animal health and production.
56(7)
[DOI] 10.1007/s11250-024-04087-8.
[PMID] 39225870.
2024
The PreQuine Platform: A novel diagnostic tool for measuring glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity and hemoglobin concentration
PLOS ONE.
19(5)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0297918.
[PMID] 38728310.
2023
An investigation of the seasonal relationships between meteorological factors, water quality, and sporadic cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Washington, DC
Epidemiology and Infection.
151
[DOI] 10.1017/s0950268823000651.
2023
Antimicrobial resistance patterns and characterisation of emerging beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in camels sampled from Northern Kenya.
Veterinary medicine and science.
9(3):1407-1416
[DOI] 10.1002/vms3.1090.
[PMID] 36795022.
2023
Applying next generation sequencing to detect tick-pathogens in Dermacentor nuttalli, Ixodes persulcatus, and Hyalomma asiaticum collected from Mongolia
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.
14(5)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102203.
2023
Assessing IRS performance in a gender-integrated vector control programme on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, 2010-2021.
Malaria journal.
22(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12936-023-04755-4.
[PMID] 37880774.
2023
Editorial: Metagenomics for epidemiological surveillance in One Health.
Frontiers in microbiology.
14
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1191946.
[PMID] 37065150.
2023
Molecular epidemiology of Bartonella species from sympatric mammals collected in urban and rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan.
Acta tropica.
243
[DOI] 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106940.
[PMID] 37160189.
2023
Wide distribution of Mediterranean and African spotted fever agents and the first identification of Israeli spotted fever agent in ticks in Uganda.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases.
17(7)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011273.
[PMID] 37498943.
2022
Correction: Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and sand fly-borne pathogens in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review.
Parasites & vectors.
15(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s13071-022-05550-x.
[PMID] 36397153.
2022
Editorial: New infectious agents in arthropod vectors.
Frontiers in microbiology.
13
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1105082.
[PMID] 36569089.
2022
Genetic variation of Borreliella burgdorferi in Fairfax County, Virginia, targeting the OspC gene in white-footed mice.
Frontiers in microbiology.
13
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2022.998365.
[PMID] 36466686.
2022
High Diversity and Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Wildlife Hosts, Domestic Animals, and Ticks in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China.
Frontiers in microbiology.
13
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2022.876079.
[PMID] 35602075.
2022
Hotspots in a cold land‐reported cases of rabies in wildlife and livestock in Mongolia from 2012–2018
Zoonoses and Public Health.
69(6):655-662
[DOI] 10.1111/zph.12954.
[PMID] 35583250.
2022
Impact of the Ebola Virus Outbreak on Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence and Outcomes in a Military Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
106(5):1345-51
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0176.
[PMID] 35292595.
2022
Metagenomic profiles of Dermacentor tick pathogens from across Mongolia, using next generation sequencing.
Frontiers in microbiology.
13
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2022.946631.
[PMID] 36033893.
2022
Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and sand fly-borne pathogens in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review.
Parasites & vectors.
15(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s13071-022-05464-8.
[PMID] 36199150.
2022
Repeatability and reproducibility of a handheld quantitative G6PD diagnostic
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
16(2)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010174.
[PMID] 35176015.
2022
The need for larval source management accompanying urban development projects in malaria endemic areas: a case study on Bioko Island.
Malaria journal.
21(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12936-022-04362-9.
[PMID] 36376966.
2022
Tracking tick-borne diseases in Mongolian livestock using next generation sequencing (NGS)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.
13(1)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101845.
[PMID] 34689003.
2021
A scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions
Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
193
[DOI] 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105345.
2021
Environmental Correlates of Lyme Disease Emergence in Southwest Virginia, 2005–2014
Journal of Medical Entomology.
58(4):1680-1685
[DOI] 10.1093/jme/tjab038.
[PMID] 33825903.
2021
Molecular evidence of Candidatus Rickettsia longicornii and a novel Rickettsia strain from ticks in Southern China.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases.
12(3)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101679.
[PMID] 33578256.
2021
Survival analysis of factors affecting the timing of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions by U.S. universities.
BMC public health.
21(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12889-021-12035-6.
[PMID] 34727895.
2020
Access to Care During a Pandemic: Improving Planning Efforts to Incorporate Community Primary Care Practices and Public Health Stakeholders
World Medical & Health Policy.
12(3):274-281
[DOI] 10.1002/wmh3.369.
2020
Correction: Quantification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity by spectrophotometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLoS medicine.
17(7)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003311.
[PMID] 32706838.
2020
COVID-19 observations and accompanying dataset of non-pharmaceutical interventions across U.S. universities, March 2020
PLOS ONE.
15(10)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0240786.
[PMID] 33064753.
2020
Genetic Diversity and Coexistence of Babesia in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Northeastern China.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.).
20(11):817-824
[DOI] 10.1089/vbz.2020.2635.
[PMID] 32749919.
2020
Genetic diversity of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia bacteria found in Dermacentor and Ixodes ticks in Mongolia
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.
11(1)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101316.
2020
Improving the performance of spray operators through monitoring and evaluation of insecticide concentrations of pirimiphos-methyl during indoor residual spraying for malaria control on Bioko Island.
Malaria journal.
19(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12936-020-3118-y.
[PMID] 31964374.
2020
Living with the longhorned: A perspective on invasive Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks in the United States
Zoonoses and Public Health.
67(7):841-842
[DOI] 10.1111/zph.12750.
2020
Molecular Characteristics of Rickettsia in Ticks Collected along the Southern Border of Mongolia
Pathogens.
9(11)
[DOI] 10.3390/pathogens9110943.
[PMID] 33202715.
2020
Optimization of tissue sampling for Borrelia burgdorferi in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)
PLOS ONE.
15(1)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0226798.
[PMID] 31978068.
2020
Quantification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity by spectrophotometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine.
17(5)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003084.
[PMID] 32407380.
2020
Spatial Associations Between Land Use and Infectious Disease: Zika Virus in Colombia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
17(4)
[DOI] 10.3390/ijerph17041127.
[PMID] 32053906.
2019
Discrepancies between self‐reported tick bites and evidence of tick‐borne disease exposure among nomadic Mongolian herders
Zoonoses and Public Health.
66(5):480-486
[DOI] 10.1111/zph.12579.
[PMID] 30969028.
2019
Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya.
Emerging infectious diseases.
25(11):2147-2149
[DOI] 10.3201/eid2511.190716.
[PMID] 31625860.
2019
Evaluation of the residual effectiveness of Fludora™ fusion WP-SB, a combination of clothianidin and deltamethrin, for the control of pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
Acta tropica.
196:42-47
[DOI] 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.05.006.
[PMID] 31077641.
2019
Geographic Range of Lyme Borreliosis in Mongolia.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.).
19(9):658-661
[DOI] 10.1089/vbz.2018.2421.
[PMID] 30835648.
2019
Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine.
16(12)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002992.
[PMID] 31834890.
2019
The Association Between Hunter-Killed Deer and Lyme Disease in New Jersey, 2000–2014
EcoHealth.
16(2):330-337
[DOI] 10.1007/s10393-019-01401-x.
2018
A cross-sectional study of small mammals for tick-borne pathogen infection in northern Mongolia.
Infection ecology & epidemiology.
8(1)
[DOI] 10.1080/20008686.2018.1450591.
[PMID] 29696073.
2018
Elimination or more accurate estimation? Investigation of trends in malaria diagnoses in the Ouest Department of Haiti from 2008 to 2017
PLOS ONE.
13(6)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0198070.
[PMID] 29879170.
2018
Estimated seroprevalence of Anaplasma spp. and spotted fever group Rickettsia exposure among herders and livestock in Mongolia.
Acta tropica.
177:179-185
[DOI] 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.10.015.
[PMID] 29054570.
2018
Evidence for transovarial transmission of tick-borne rickettsiae circulating in Northern Mongolia
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
12(8)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006696.
[PMID] 30148847.
2018
Potential novel tick-borne Colpodella species parasite infection in patient with neurological symptoms
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
12(8)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006546.
[PMID] 30071019.
2018
Seroepidemiology of Burkholderia pseudomallei, Etiologic Agent of Melioidosis, in the Ouest and Sud-Est Departments of Haiti.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
99(5):1222-1228
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0352.
[PMID] 30226137.
2018
Willingness to pay for an Ebola vaccine during the 2014-2016 ebola outbreak in West Africa: Results from a U.S. National sample.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics.
14(7):1665-1671
[DOI] 10.1080/21645515.2018.1423928.
[PMID] 29333950.
2017
A Tale of Two Flaviviruses: A Seroepidemiological Study of Dengue Virus and West Nile Virus Transmission in the Ouest and Sud-Est Departments of Haiti.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
96(1):135-140
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0422.
[PMID] 27879463.
2017
Cross-sectional analysis of the association between bedtime and malaria exposure in the Ouest and Sud-Est Departments of Haiti.
Acta tropica.
176:188-191
[DOI] 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.08.011.
[PMID] 28818627.
2017
Distribution and molecular characteristics of rickettsiae found in ticks across Central Mongolia
Parasites & Vectors.
10(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s13071-017-1981-3.
[PMID] 28153052.
2017
Field Trial of the CareStart Biosensor Analyzer for the Determination of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Haiti.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
97(4):1262-1270
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0714.
[PMID] 28820691.
2017
Interest in an Ebola vaccine among a U.S. national sample during the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Vaccine.
35(4):508-512
[DOI] 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.093.
[PMID] 28040206.
2017
Wide Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Babesia microti in Small Mammals from Yunnan Province, Southwestern China.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases.
11(10)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005898.
[PMID] 29059184.
2016
Sparse serological evidence of Plasmodium vivax transmission in the Ouest and Sud-Est departments of Haiti.
Acta tropica.
162:27-34
[DOI] 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.05.011.
[PMID] 27230796.
2015
Hepatotoxicity from antituberculous therapy in the elderly: a systematic review.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland).
95(2):112-22
[DOI] 10.1016/j.tube.2014.10.006.
[PMID] 25595441.
2014
Age-specific malaria seroprevalence rates: a cross-sectional analysis of malaria transmission in the Ouest and Sud-Est departments of Haiti.
Malaria journal.
13
[DOI] 10.1186/1475-2875-13-361.
[PMID] 25218803.
2014
Detection of sickle cell hemoglobin in Haiti by genotyping and hemoglobin solubility tests.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
91(2):406-11
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0572.
[PMID] 24957539.
2014
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency A- variant in febrile patients in Haiti.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
91(2):412-4
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0053.
[PMID] 24891465.
2014
Performance of the CareStart glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) rapid diagnostic test in Gressier, Haiti.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
91(1):77-80
[DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0100.
[PMID] 24778197.
2014
Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in the Ouest and Sud-Est departments of Haiti.
Acta tropica.
135:62-6
[DOI] 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.03.011.
[PMID] 24681219.
2013
High frequency of the erythroid silent Duffy antigen genotype and lack of Plasmodium vivax infections in Haiti.
Malaria journal.
12
[DOI] 10.1186/1475-2875-12-30.
[PMID] 23347639.
2013
Malaria treatment policies and drug efficacy in Haiti from 1955-2012.
Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice.
6
[DOI] 10.1186/2052-3211-6-10.
[PMID] 25848539.
Grants
Oct 2024
ACTIVE
Exploring Usage of Interim Analyses and Stopping Rules
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
Oct 2024
ACTIVE
Providing Evidence Basis for a Best Practice Recruitment Plan
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
Oct 2024
– Oct 2024
Collaboration Agreement with Ginkgo Biosecurity, LLC
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: GINKGO BIOSECURITY LLC
Jul 2024
ACTIVE
Ectoparasite and ectoparasite disease mapping in Mongolia.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: VYSNOVA PARTNERS
via NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Oct 2023
ACTIVE
Mitigating the Risk of Vector-Borne Disease in Northern Kenya
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: SMITHSONIAN INST
via DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
Sep 2023
– Sep 2024
University of Florida, REDINET Phase 3 Support
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: H J FOU ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MED
via US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION
Sep 2023
– Aug 2024
Determining the Threat of Detection-Resistant Malaria and Arboviruses in Haiti
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
via US NAVY
Jul 2023
– Jul 2024
Ectoparasite and Ectoparasite-Borne Diseases Mapping in Mongolia
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: VYSNOVA PARTNERS
via NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-5245
Emails:
- Business:
- mvonf@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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EMERGING PATHOGENS INSTITUTE, 2055 MOWRY ROA
GAINESVILLE FL 326110001