Phone: (919) 733-3986
Fax: (919) 733-0454
E-mail: gene.erickson@ncmail.net
Address:
1031 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1031
USA

Diagnostic Focus / Areas of Expertise:
Viral diseases of domestic animals and early detection and control of foreign animal diseases

Swine Influenza, Classical Swine Fever, Exotic Newcastle Disease, Vesicular Stomatitis, Biosafety Level 3 laboratory construction and operation

Education & Certifications:
D.V.M.: Iowa State University, 1970
M.S.: Iowa State University, 1973
Ph.D.: Iowa State University, 1976
Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, 1975

Selected Publications:
Erickson, G. A., C. J. Maré, G. A. Gustafson, L. D. Miller, S. J. Proctor and E. A. Carbrey. Interactions between viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease virus and pet birds of six species. I. Clinical and serologic responses, and viral excretion. Avian Dis. 21:642-654. 1977.

Erickson, G.A., Krauss, S., Landgraf, J.G., Swenson, S.L., Greer-Graham, S. New approaches to swine influenza virus isolation. Proc. Am. Assoc. Vet. Lab. Diagnosticians 42:45. 1999.

Erickson, G., Rapp-Gabrielson, V., Jackson, T., Eddy, B., Gergen, L., Bennett, K., Velek, K. Duration of HI and ELISA antibodies following vaccination against SIV. Proc. Int. Pig Vet. Soc. 17:180. 2002.

Zhou N.N., Senne, D.A., Landgraf, J.G., Swenson, S.L., Erickson G., Rossow, K., Liu, L., Yoon, K.J., Krauss, S., Webster, R.G. Genetic reassortment of avian, swine, and human influenza A viruses in American pigs. J. Virology 73:8851-8856. 1999.

Fawcett, L., Erickson, G., Eernisse, K., Lu, W., Daniels, S., Swenson, S., Nelson, E., Zeman, D., Hesse, R., Chase, C. A comparison of hemagglutination inhibition tests to detect swine influenza virus H3N2 antibodies. Proc. Am. Assoc. Vet. Lab. Diagnoticians 42:46. 1999.

Olsen, C.W., Karasin, A.I., Erickson, G.A. Characterization of a swine-like H1N2 influenza virus isolated from a wild duck in the United States. Virus Res. 93:115-121. 2003.

Webby, R.J., Rossow, K., Erickson, G., Siims, Y., Webster, R. Multiple lineages of antigenically and genetically diverse influenza A co-circulate in the United States swine population. Virus Res. 103:67-73. 2004.

Leadership:
Head, Avian and Ovine Viruses Unit, Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, National
    Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), 1971-1976
Head, Bovine and Porcine Viruses Section, Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, NVSL,
    1979-1989
Board of Governors, American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, 1986-1989
Chair, Biologics and Diagnostics Subcommittee, Pseudorabies Committee, US Animal
    Health Association, 1992-present
Interim Director, NC Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, 2003-2005