2017
Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control
Kilpatrick AM, Dobson ADM, Levi T, Salkeld DJ, Swei A, Ginsberg HS, Kjemtrup A, Padgett KA, Jensen PM, Fish D, Ogden NH, Diuk-Wasser MA. Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017, 372: 20160117. PMID: 28438910, PMCID: PMC5413869, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth AmericaLyme disease ecologyDeer abundanceDifferent habitatsVector-borne zoonotic diseaseTemperate regionsDisease ecologyLyme disease preventionHost speciesDisease riskTick abundanceKnowledge gapsTemporal variationReservoir competenceCommon tick-borne diseaseEcologySubstantial uncertaintyAbundanceHost communitiesTick-borne diseaseTick populationsCritical gapAmericaAreas of consensusDisease prevention
2012
Predicted Outcomes of Vaccinating Wildlife to Reduce Human Risk of Lyme Disease
Tsao K, Fish D, Galvani AP. Predicted Outcomes of Vaccinating Wildlife to Reduce Human Risk of Lyme Disease. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2012, 12: 544-551. PMID: 22251312, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMice vaccinationTick biteB. burgdorferi transmissionLyme disease preventionTick blood mealVaccination outcomesHuman riskVaccination effortsDisease preventionLyme diseaseVaccinationInfection prevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiMiceWildlife vaccinationB. burgdorferiCausative agentPredicted outcomeBlood mealVector ticksBiteOutcomesBurgdorferiRiskWildlife reservoirs
2002
Spatial Analysis of West Nile Virus: Rapid Risk Assessment of an Introduced Vector-Borne Zoonosis
Brownstein J, Rosen H, Purdy D, Miller J, Merlino M, Mostashari F, Fish D. Spatial Analysis of West Nile Virus: Rapid Risk Assessment of an Introduced Vector-Borne Zoonosis. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2002, 2: 157-164. PMID: 12737545, DOI: 10.1089/15303660260613729.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery.
Dister S, Fish D, Bros S, Frank D, Wood B. Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 687-92. PMID: 9430528, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk propertiesGeographic information systemLandsat Thematic Mapper (TM) dataFine-scale differencesLarge geographic areasThematic Mapper dataLandscape compositionLandscape variablesVegetation structureVegetation abundanceLandscape characterizationDisease exposure riskBroadleaf treesOpen lawnSatellite imageryGreater proportionExposure riskCommunityGeographic areasDrag samplingScale differencesWetterSpectral indexInformation systemsIxodes scapularis nymphs