Isabella Cattadori
Professor of Biology

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W128 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802 - imc3@psu.edu
- 814-865-9594
Research Summary
Immuno-epidemiology of co-infection, how host immunity modulates parasite interactions and transmission and how host molecular processes explain the dynamics of infection at the population level.
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Rabbits Infection Myxoma Virus Helminths Viruses Parasites Infections Virulence Genome Tanzania Phenotype Temperature Pathogens Genes Parasite Sheep Goats Climate Change Cattle Small Intestine Seasonal Variation Disease Transmission Immune Response Animals SimulationMost Recent Publications
Divergent Evolutionary Pathways of Myxoma Virus in Australia: Virulence Phenotypes in Susceptible and Partially Resistant Rabbits Indicate Possible Selection for Transmissibility
Peter J. Kerr, Isabella M. Cattadori, Derek Sim, June Liu, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew F. Read, 2022, Journal of Virology
Spatial scaling of gregarious host populations and nonlinearities in infectious disease transmission
Isabella M. Cattadori, 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology on p. 912-915
The enemy of my enemy is my friend: Immune-mediated facilitation contributes to fitness of co-infecting helminths
Francesca Dagostin, Chiara Vanalli, Brian Boag, Renato Casagrandi, Marino Gatto, Lorenzo Mari, Isabella M. Cattadori, 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology
Gastrointestinal helminths increase Bordetella bronchiseptica shedding and host variation in supershedding
Nhat Nguyen, Ashutosh Pathak, Isabella M. Cattadori, 2022, eLife on p. 11:e70347
Identification of Bacillus anthracis, Brucella spp., and Coxiella burnetii DNA signatures from bushmeat
Robab Katani, Megan A. Schilling, Beatus Lyimo, Ernest Eblate, Andimile Martin, Triza Tonui, Isabella M. Cattadori, Stephen C. Francesconi, Anna Bond Estes, Dennis Rentsch, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Samson Lyimo, Lidia Munuo, Christian K. Tiambo, Francesca Stomeo, Paul Gwakisa, Fausta Mosha, Peter John Hudson, Joram J. Buza, Vivek Kapur, 2021, Scientific Reports
The enemy of my enemy is my friend: immune-mediated facilitation contributes to fitness of co-infecting helminths.
Francesca Dagostin, Chiara Vanalli, et al. , Brian Boag, Isabella Cattadori, Renato Casagrandi, Marino Gatto, Lorenzo Mari, 2021, Journal of Animal Ecology
Gastrointestinal Helminths Increase Bordetella bronchiseptica Shedding and Host Variation in Supershedding
Nhat Nguyen, A Pathak, Isabella Cattadori, 2021, bioRxiv
Within-host mechanisms of immune regulation explain the contrasting dynamics of two helminth species in both single and dual infections
Chiara Vanalli, Lorenzo Mari, Lorenzo Righetto, Renato Casagrandi, Marino Gatto, Isabella M. Cattadori, 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
Peste des petits ruminants Virus Transmission Scaling and Husbandry Practices That Contribute to Increased Transmission Risk: An Investigation among Sheep, Goats, and Cattle in Northern Tanzania
Catherine Herzog, William de Glanville, Brian Willett, Isabella Cattadori, Vivek Kapur, Peter Hudson, Joram Buza, Emmanuel Swai, Sarah Cleaveland, O Bjornstad, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, 2020, Viruses
Relationship between Anti-Spike Protein Antibody Titers and SARS-CoV-2 <i>In Vitro</i> Virus Neutralization in Convalescent Plasma.
E. Salazar, Suresh Kuchipudi, P. Christensen, T. Eagar, X. Yi, P. Zhao, Z. Jin, S. Long, R. Olsen, J. Chen, B. Castillo, C. Leveque, D. Towers, J. Lavinder, J. Gollihar, J. Cardona, G. Ippolito, R. Nissly, I. Bird, D. Greenawalt, R. Rossi, A. Gontu, S. Srinivasan, I. Poojary, Isabella Cattadori, P Hudson, N. Joselyn, L. Prugar, K. Huie, A. Herbert, D. Bernard, J. Dye, Vivek Kapur, J. Musser, 2020, bioRxiv
Most-Cited Papers
Convalescent plasma anti–SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ectodomain and receptor-binding domain IgG correlate with virus neutralization
Eric Salazar, 23 names , Suresh Kuchipudi, Isabella Cattadori, Paul Christensen, Todd Eagar, Xin Yi, Picheng Zhao, Zhicheng Jin, S. Long, Randall Olsen, Jian Chen, Brian Castillo, Christopher Leveque, Dalton Towers, Jason Lavinder, Jimmy Gollihar, Jose Cardona, Gregory Ippolito, Ruth Nissly, Ian Bird, Denver Greenawalt, Randall Rossi, Abhinay Gontu, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Indira Poojary, I Cattadori, Peter J. Hudson, Nicole Josleyn, Laura Prugar, Kathleen Huie, Andrew Herbert, David Bernard, John Dye, Vivek Kapur, James Musser, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation on p. 6728-6738
Myxoma virus and the leporipoxviruses: An evolutionary paradigm
Peter Kerr, June Liu, Isabella Cattadori, Elodie Ghedin, Andrew F. Read, E Holmes, 2015, Viruses on p. 1020-1061
Next step in the ongoing arms race between myxoma virus and wild rabbits in Australia is a novel disease phenotype
Peter J. Kerr, Isabella M. Cattadori, June Liu, Derek G. Sim, Jeff W. Dodds, Jason W. Brooks, Mary J. Kennett, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew F. Read, 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 9397-9402
Impact of helminth infections and nutritional constraints on the small intestine microbiota
Isabella M. Cattadori, Aswathy Sebastian, Han Hao, Robab Katani, Istvan Albert, Kirsten E. Eilertson, Vivek Kapur, Ashutosh Pathak, Susan Mitchell, 2016, PLoS One on p. e0159770
Genome scale evolution of myxoma virus reveals host-pathogen adaptation and rapid geographic spread
Peter J. Kerr, Matthew B. Rogers, Adam Fitch, Jay V. DePasse, Isabella M. Cattadori, Alan C. Twaddle, Peter J. Hudson, David C. Tscharke, Andrew F. Read, Edward C. Holmes, Elodie Ghedin, 2013, Journal of Virology on p. 12900-12915
Climate changes influence free-living stages of soil-transmitted parasites of European rabbits
Alexander D. Hernandez, Adam Poole, Isabella M. Cattadori, 2013, Global Change Biology on p. 1028-1042
Seasonal variation of tsetse fly species abundance and prevalence of trypanosomes in the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
H Nnko, A Ngonyoka, L Salekwa, A Estes, P Hudson, P Gwakisa, Isabella Cattadori, 2017, Journal of Vector Ecology on p. 24-33
A co-infection with two gastrointestinal nematodes alters host immune responses and only partially parasite dynamics
L. Murphy, A. K. Pathak, I. M. Cattadori, 2013, Parasite Immunology on p. 421-432
Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequence of the california msw strain of myxoma virus reveals potential host adaptations
Peter J. Kerr, Matthew B. Rogers, Adam Fitch, Jay V. DePasse, Isabella M. Cattadori, Peter J. Hudson, David C. Tscharke, Edward C. Holmes, Elodie Ghedin, 2013, Journal of Virology on p. 12080-12089
Pastoral production is associated with increased peste des petits ruminants seroprevalence in northern Tanzania across sheep, goats and cattle
C Herzog, W de Glanville, B Willett, T Kibona, Isabella Cattadori, V Kapur, P Hudson, J Buza, S Cleaveland, O Bjørnstad, 2019, Journal of Hygiene on p. e242
News Articles Featuring Isabella Cattadori
Nov 09, 2022
Gut parasites may increase onward transmission of respiratory bugs in rabbits
Rabbits co-infected with a respiratory bacterial infection and one or more gut helminth parasites are more likely to shed bacteria that can infect others, according to a report led by researchers at Penn State and published today in eLife.
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Jan 10, 2022
‘Flurona’ is real, but don’t panic — it’s common to get two viruses at once
No, flurona is not some scary new variant of the coronavirus. And — do we really need to say this? — it is not an actual scientific term. But the phenomenon of “coinfection” with influenza and the coronavirus is real and, to those in the medical community, not the least bit surprising. A person can be infected with multiple viruses at the same time — or with a virus and some other type of pathogen, such as bacteria or parasites.
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Apr 06, 2020
Efforts to control livestock disease should focus on management style, not age
The risk of transmitting the virus PPRV, which produces a highly infectious and often fatal disease in sheep and goats, does not appear to vary significantly by an animal’s age, unlike its sibling virus measles, which is most prominent in children.
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