2005
Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk
Brownstein JS, Skelly DK, Holford TR, Fish D. Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk. Oecologia 2005, 146: 469-475. PMID: 16187106, DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0251-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Landscape features associated with lyme disease risk in a suburban residential environment
Frank D, Fish D, Moy F. Landscape features associated with lyme disease risk in a suburban residential environment. Landscape Ecology 1998, 13: 27-36. DOI: 10.1023/a:1007965600166.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease
Fish D. Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 1995, 98: 2s-9s. PMID: 7726188, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)80038-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeer fencingLyme disease riskHigh-risk areasAdverse environmental impactsHuman disease potentialOverlapping host rangeEnvironmental alterationsSmall mammalsEnvironmental risksLikelihood of contactRelative abundanceHost speciesCompetent reservoirsEnvironmental impactsHuman exposureEnvironmental determinantsApplication of insecticidesFencingVertebrate blood mealHost rangeAbundanceDeerImmature stagesSpeciesImmature ticks
1993
Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Lyme Disease Risk by Deer Exclusion
Daniels T, Fish D, Schwartz I. Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Lyme Disease Risk by Deer Exclusion. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 1043-1049. PMID: 8271246, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.6.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCanine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States
Daniels T, Fish D, Levine J, Greco M, Eaton A, Padgett P, Lapointe D. Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 171-178. PMID: 8433324, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.1.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseEndemic areasHuman casesPublic health workersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCanine exposureHigh-risk countiesNonendemic areasHealth workersCanine seroprevalenceEtiologic agentDisease riskSurveillance programDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes damminiCanine serumRegression analysisLyme disease riskPrevalenceSame countyRiskSignificant positive linear relationshipSeroprevalenceImmunosorbent