2023
Everglades virus: an underrecognized disease-causing subtype of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus endemic to Florida, USA
Burkett-Cadena N, Fish D, Weaver S, Vittor A. Everglades virus: an underrecognized disease-causing subtype of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus endemic to Florida, USA. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2023, 60: 1149-1164. PMID: 37862065, PMCID: PMC10645373, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEverglades virusEncephalitis virusCases of meningitisCotton rat Sigmodon hispidusHigh natural infection rateEpidemic strainsNatural infection rateInfection rateWidespread transmissionAbundance of AedesNatural infectionSubtype IISubtypesFrequent feedingFrequency of contactCertain mosquitoesVector competenceVirusHuman diseasesRodentsVertebrate hosts
2017
Genetic characterization, molecular epidemiology, and phylogenetic relationships of insect-specific viruses in the taxon Negevirus
Nunes MRT, Contreras-Gutierrez MA, Guzman H, Martins LC, Barbirato MF, Savit C, Balta V, Uribe S, Vivero R, Suaza JD, Oliveira H, Neto J, Carvalho VL, da Silva SP, Cardoso JF, de Oliveira RS, da Silva Lemos P, Wood TG, Widen SG, Vasconcelos PFC, Fish D, Vasilakis N, Tesh RB. Genetic characterization, molecular epidemiology, and phylogenetic relationships of insect-specific viruses in the taxon Negevirus. Virology 2017, 504: 152-167. PMID: 28193550, PMCID: PMC5394984, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect-specific virusesGenetic characterizationNovel insect-specific virusesPlant virus generaMajor phylogenetic groupsHigh genetic variabilityComprehensive genetic characterizationFull-length sequencesCross-species transmissionPhylogenetic relationshipsEvolutionary analysisVirus taxaGenetic variabilityPhylogenetic groupsDistinct generaVirus genusNegevirusesMolecular analysisGenusMolecular epidemiologyDiverse groupPhlebotomine sandfliesTaxaArthropodsVirusAssessment of synthetic floral-based attractants and sugar baits to capture male and female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Fikrig K, Johnson BJ, Fish D, Ritchie SA. Assessment of synthetic floral-based attractants and sugar baits to capture male and female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10: 32. PMID: 28095875, PMCID: PMC5240245, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1946-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGravid Aedes TrapFemale AeSugar baitsFemale Aedes aegyptiATSB solutionsZika virusAedes aegyptiConclusionsOur findingsNumber of mosquitoesNulliparous femalesPublic healthMalesControl programsSugar feedingVirusMale AeAegyptiFemalesAttraction assaysMango nectarAssaysPhysiological needsControlGravid female Ae
2005
What about the ducks? An alternative vaccination strategy.
Fish D. What about the ducks? An alternative vaccination strategy. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2005, 78: 301-8. PMID: 17132336, PMCID: PMC2259165.Peer-Reviewed Original Research