Tereza Magalhaes

Areas of Expertise

• Medical Entomology or Public Health Entomology
• Mosquito-borne diseases
• Host-vector-pathogen interactions
• Disease epidemiology and ecology

Professional Summary

Tereza Magalhaes, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology. Through transdisciplinary research, she studies factors influencing mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics, with a focus on host-vector-virus interactions and arbovirus epidemiology.

Her projects integrate laboratory-based experiments and epidemiological studies in endemic areas. The aim of her work is to advance the understanding of arbovirus transmission dynamics and contribute to the development of improved prevention and control strategies. In the field, Magalhaes works closely with human populations affected by mosquito-borne diseases. Her research has led to high-impact publications and the acquisition of significant financial resources over the years.

She currently teaches two courses in the Department of Entomology: Public Health Entomology at the undergraduate level and Vector-Borne Disease Management and Response at the graduate level. These courses address related topics from different perspectives on vector-borne diseases.

Selected Publications

1. Gil L. H. V. G. & Magalhaes T., Santos B. S. A. S., Oliveira L. V., Oliveira-Filho E. F., Cunha J. L. R., Fraiha A. L. S., Rocha B. M. M., Longo, C., Ecco R., Faria G. C., Furtini R., Drumond S. R. M., Maranhão R. P. A., Lobato Z. I. P., Guedes M. I. M. C., Teixeira R. B. C. and Costa E.A. (2021) Active Circulation of Madariaga Virus, a Member of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Complex, in Northeast Brazil. Pathogens, Vol 10, #983: 1-13. 983, https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10080983
2.  Magalhaes T., Morais C. N. L., Jacques I. J. A. A., Azevedo E. A. N., Brito A. M., Lima P. V., Carvalho G. M. M., Lima A. R. S., Castanha P. M. S., Cordeiro M. T., Oliveira A. L. S., Jaenisch T., Lamb M. M., Marques E. T. A., Foy B. D. (2021) Follow-Up Household Serosurvey in Northeast Brazil for Zika Virus: Sexual Contacts of Index Patients Have the Highest Risk for Seropositivity. J Infect Dis, Vol 223, #4: 673-685, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa563
3. Magalhaes T., Chalegre K. D. M., Braga C., Foy B. D. (2020) The Endless Challenges of Arboviral Diseases in Brazil. Trop Med Infect Dis, Vol 5, #75: 1-6, https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020075
4. Magalhaes T., Robison A., Young M. C., Black IV W. C., Foy B. D., Ebel G. D. and Rückert C. (2018) Sequential Infection of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes with Chikungunya Virus and Zika Virus Enhances Early Zika Virus Transmission. Insects, Vol 9, #177: 1-12, https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9040177
5.  Magalhaes T., Braga C., Cordeiro M. T., Oliveira A. L. S., Castanha P. M. S., Maciel A. P. R., Amancio N. M. L., Gouveia P. N., Peixoto-da-Silva Jr. V. J., Peixoto T. F. L., Britto H., Lima P. V., Lima A. R. S., Rosenberger D., Jaenisch T., Marques E. T. A. (2017) Zika virus displacement by a chikungunya outbreak in Recife, Brazil. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, Vol 6, #11: 1-25, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006055

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