2009
Effects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens
Hoen A, Rollend L, Papero M, Carroll J, Daniels T, Mather T, Schulze T, Stafford K, Fish D. Effects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 431-438. PMID: 19650738, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEntomologic riskInfection prevalenceB. burgdorferiPrevalence of infectionFever group spirochetesBacterial coinfectionSelf treatmentTick infection prevalenceLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoiB. miyamotoiBacterial agentsPrevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiAnaplasma phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilumAdultsRiskBurgdorferiInfectionDiseaseHost-seeking ticksProportion of ticksAdult ticksTick control
1991
Evaluation of Host-Targeted Acaricide for Reducing Risk of Lyme Disease in Southern New York State
Daniels T, Fish D, Falco R. Evaluation of Host-Targeted Acaricide for Reducing Risk of Lyme Disease in Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1991, 28: 537-543. PMID: 1941916, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/28.4.537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseasePermethrin-treated cottonDiseaseMiceBorrelia burgdorferiSignificant decreaseCausative agentIxodes dammini SpielmanI. damminiTreatment sitesWhite-footed miceTreatmentHost-seeking ticksFirst yearProportion of ticksSouthern New York StateRiskTreatment areaSpirochetesNew York StateWestchester CountyYearsDensity of nymphsTicksControl area