2001
Fort Chaffee Revisited: The Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Diseases at a Natural Focus
McCall C, Curns A, Rotz L, Singleton J, Treadwell T, Comer J, Nicholson W, Olson J, Childs J. Fort Chaffee Revisited: The Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Diseases at a Natural Focus. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 119-127. PMID: 12653142, DOI: 10.1089/153036601316977723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick-borne pathogensSerum samplesRetrospective cohort studyDetectable antibody titersPrimary risk factorRisk of transmissionFort ChaffeeFever group rickettsiaeCompatible illnessReactive EIAsTick-borne diseaseCohort studyDoxycycline useAntibody titersRisk factorsTick biteEhrlichial diseasesGroup rickettsiaeDiseaseMore pathogensProbable diseaseSeropositivityIllnessEhrlichia speciesInfection
1999
An investigation into the possibility of transmission of tick‐borne pathogens via blood transfusion
Arguin P, Singleton J, Rotz L, Marston E, Treadwell T, Slater K, Chamberland M, Schwartz A, Tengelsen L, Olson J, Childs J, Force T. An investigation into the possibility of transmission of tick‐borne pathogens via blood transfusion. Transfusion 1999, 39: 828-833. PMID: 10504117, DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39080828.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood DonorsBlood PlateletsErythrocytesHumansMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelRocky Mountain Spotted FeverTransfusion ReactionConceptsNational Guard personnelTick-borne pathogensOnset of symptomsPossibility of transmissionBlood transfusionProbable infectionRisk factorsMultistate investigationBlood samplesProbable casesNational Guard membersStudy designBlood componentsTick-borne diseasesIllnessRecipientsSymptomsInfectionBlood drivesGuard membersBloodVoluntary recallTransfusionFeverPathogens