Personal profile
Research Interests
Veterinary Epidemiology, One Health, Wildlife Diseases, Tick-borne Diseases, Multi-host pathogens, Zoonotic diseases, Disease Ecology, Chronic Wasting Disease, CWD, Prion biology.
Education/Academic qualification
Veterinary Epidemiology, DVM, PhD, MS, MBA
Keywords
- Q Science
- CWD
- Zoonotic diseases
- Prion
- PRNP
- Deer
- One Health
- Disease ecology
- Epidemiology
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Neospora
- Leptospira
- Ticks
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Maternal chronic wasting disease infection restricts fetal head size in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Mori, J., Perez-Girones, S. V., Latif, T., Rivera, N., Skinner, D., Schlichting, P., Novakofski, J. & Mateus-Pinilla, N., 2026, In: Prion. 20, 1, p. 18-30 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Haemoproteus syrnii and other haemosporidians infecting owls from North America
Pacheco, M. A., Miller, E. A., Harl, J., Ferreira, F. C., Cepeda, A. S., Valkiūnas, G., Beckerman, S., Oswald, M., Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. & Escalante, A. A., Dec 2025, In: Malaria Journal. 24, 1, 365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hunter risk sensitivity to ticks and tick-borne disease in Illinois
Kopsco, H. L., Vaske, J. J., Mateus-Pinilla, N. & Miller, C. A., 2025, In: Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 30, 2, p. 220-230 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Impact of low testing numbers on chronic wasting disease apparent prevalence
Mori, J. J., Rivera, N. A., Brown, W. M., Skinner, D. J., Schlichting, P. E., Novakofski, J. E. & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E., 2025, In: Prion. 19, 1, p. 28-35 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interactions Between Humans and White-Tailed Deer in Illinois: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Pratt, A., Prezioso, T., Mateus-Pinilla, N., Pepin, K. M. & Smith, R. L., Mar 2025, In: EcoHealth. 22, 1, p. 147-160 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Impact of dog ownership, immediate housing environment, and dog owners’ behaviors on their exposure to ticks and mosquitoes in Illinois
Black, H. (Creator), Chakraborty, S. (Creator), Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. (Creator) & Smith, R. L. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dec 1 2026
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-5266692_V1
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Illinois medical professionals related to ticks and tick-borne disease
Carson, D. (Creator), Kopsco, H. (Creator), Gronemeyer, M. A. (Creator), Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. (Creator), Smith, G. (Creator), Sandstrom, E. (Creator) & Smith, R. L. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Aug 6 2022
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-0685545_V1
Dataset
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Data for Methods of active surveillance for hard ticks and associated tick-borne pathogens of public health importance in the contiguous United States: A Comprehensive Systematic Review
Smith, R. L. (Creator), Chakraborty, S. (Creator), Lyons, L. A. (Creator), Winata, F. (Creator) & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Apr 24 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-5121711_V1
Dataset
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Assessing contact between humans and white-tailed deer in Illinois: a cross-sectional survey
Smith, R. L. (Creator) & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jan 23 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-1661924_V1
Dataset
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Pregnancy and chronic wasting disease (CWD) status for female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in northern Illinois, USA between fiscal years 2005 and 2024
Mori, J. (Creator), Rivera, N. (Creator), Brown, W. (Creator), Skinner, D. (Creator), Schlichting, P. (Creator), Novakofski, J. E. (Creator) & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jul 25 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-6395643_V1
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Press/Media
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Study identifies hotspots of disease-carrying ticks in Illinois
Smith, R. L., Varga, C., Allan, B. F. & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E.
9/22/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research