2014
Blood transfusion transmission of the tick‐borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in mice
Krause PJ, Hendrickson JE, Steeves TK, Fish D. Blood transfusion transmission of the tick‐borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in mice. Transfusion 2014, 55: 593-597. PMID: 25251880, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion transmissionRed blood cellsBorrelia miyamotoiBlood transfusion transmissionMurine transfusion modelFever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoiSpirochete clearanceRecipient bloodC57BL/6 miceMouse recipientsTransfusion modelMouse modelTransfusionMurine bloodHuman infectionsWet mountLyme diseaseStudy designBlood cellsMiceMiyamotoiSpirochetemiaFever spirochetesBloodBodied ticks
2013
Quantitative PCR for Detection of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis Ticks and in Human Blood
Rollend L, Bent SJ, Krause PJ, Usmani-Brown S, Steeves TK, States SL, Lepore T, Ryan R, Dias F, Mamoun C, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Quantitative PCR for Detection of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis Ticks and in Human Blood. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2013, 13: 784-790. PMID: 24107203, PMCID: PMC3822370, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti DNAIxodes scapularis ticksHuman babesiosisScapularis ticksBabesia microtiQuantitative PCRViral-like illnessB. microti infectionAcute infectionBlood transfusionDisparate incidenceMicroti infectionProlonged illnessBlood supplyI. scapularis ticksBlood samplesEpidemiological surveillanceInfected peopleBorrelia miyamotoiB. microtiBorrelia burgdorferiHuman blood samplesI. scapularis nymphsAnaplasma phagocytophilumSpecific quantitative PCR
2010
Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii
Margos G, Hojgaard A, Lane R, Cornet M, Fingerle V, Rudenko N, Ogden N, Aanensen D, Fish D, Piesman J. Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 1: 151-158. PMID: 21157575, PMCID: PMC3000690, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilocus sequence analysisSequence analysisGenetic distance analysisNew Borrelia speciesBorrelia speciesDifferent transmission cyclesBorrelia bissettiiB. bissettiiLinear chromosomesPhylogenetic relationshipsEcological differencesConcatenated sequencesPhylogenetic analysisHousekeeping genesVector associationNorth AmericaInternal fragmentDistance analysisBorrelia genospeciesB. carolinensisReservoir hostsTransmission cycleI. spinipalpisIxodes pacificusRelated clusters
2009
Niche Partitioning of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in the Same Tick Vector and Mammalian Reservoir Species
Barbour A, Bunikis J, Travinsky B, Hoen A, Diuk-Wasser M, Fish D, Tsao J. Niche Partitioning of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in the Same Tick Vector and Mammalian Reservoir Species. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2009, 81: 1120-1131. PMID: 19996447, PMCID: PMC2841027, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0208.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Mosquito Vectors for West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA
Diuk-Wasser MA, Brown HE, Andreadis TG, Fish D. Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Mosquito Vectors for West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2006, 6: 283-295. PMID: 16989568, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.6.283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemic Spread of Lyme Borreliosis, Northeastern United States - Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hanincová K, Kurtenbach K, Diuk-Wasser M, Brei B, Fish D. Epidemic Spread of Lyme Borreliosis, Northeastern United States - Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, 12: 604-611. PMID: 16704808, PMCID: PMC3294694, DOI: 10.3201/eid1204.051016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBorrelia burgdorferiDidelphisDisease OutbreaksIxodesLyme DiseaseNew EnglandRaccoonsRodentiaSpecies Specificity
2004
Typing of Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group Strains - Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Bunikis J, Tsao J, Garpmo U, Berglund J, Fish D, Barbour A. Typing of Borrelia Relapsing Fever Group Strains - Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004, 10: 1661-1664. PMID: 15498172, PMCID: PMC3320305, DOI: 10.3201/eid1009.040236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBorreliaDNA, BacterialDNA, IntergenicGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansPhylogenyRelapsing FeverRibotypingRNA, RibosomalSpecies Specificity
1993
Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State
Battaly G, Fish D. Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 740-747. PMID: 8360897, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.4.740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, WildBirdsFemaleHost-Parasite InteractionsLarvaLyme DiseaseMaleNew YorkNymphPopulation DensitySpecies SpecificityTicksTime FactorsConceptsBird speciesAmerican robinsHouse wrenCommon gracklesAbundance of birdsBird density estimatesRelative density estimatesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi JohnsonAbundance dataQuiscalus quisculaTick parasitesBirdsSpeciesBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonImportance valueGracklesWrenDensity estimatesRadius countsHostImmature Ixodes damminiLawnsLyme diseaseRelative importanceVieillot
1991
Landscape Ecology of Lyme Disease in a Residential Area of Westchester County, New York
Maupin G, Fish D, Zultowsky J, Campos E, Piesman J. Landscape Ecology of Lyme Disease in a Residential Area of Westchester County, New York. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 133: 1105-1113. PMID: 2035514, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115823.Peer-Reviewed Original Research