2018
Borrelia miyamotoi: An Emerging Tick-Borne Pathogen
Wormser GP, Shapiro ED, Fish D. Borrelia miyamotoi: An Emerging Tick-Borne Pathogen. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 132: 136-137. PMID: 30144406, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia
Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeldt K, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane R, Lienhard R, Lindgren P, Ogden N, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger R, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionary Microbiology 2017, 67: 1081-1084. PMID: 27930271, DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans
Krause PJ, Fish D, Narasimhan S, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2015, 21: 631-639. PMID: 25700888, PMCID: PMC4470780, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionClinical manifestationsB. miyamotoiLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi infectionAcute febrile illnessCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationPublic health importanceHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisFever group spirochetesFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyDisease groupEtiologic diagnosisSevere diseaseSmear examinationIxodes persulcatus ticksHealth importanceInfectionHuman casesGranulocytic anaplasmosisBorrelia miyamotoiDisease
2014
Long-term in vitro cultivation of Borrelia miyamotoi
Margos G, Stockmeier S, Hizo-Teufel C, Hepner S, Fish D, Dautel H, Sing A, Dzaferovic E, Rieger M, Jungnick S, Binder K, Straubinger RK, Fingerle V. Long-term in vitro cultivation of Borrelia miyamotoi. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2014, 6: 181-184. PMID: 25561082, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood 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 ticksBorrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Barbour AG, Platonov AE, Brancato J, Lepore T, Dardick K, Mamula M, Rollend L, Steeves TK, Diuk-Wasser M, Usmani-Brown S, Williamson P, Sarksyan DS, Fikrig E, Fish D, . Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 1183-1190. PMID: 24960072, PMCID: PMC4073859, DOI: 10.3201/eid2007.131587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSeroprevalence of IgGB. burgdorferi antigensLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasAntibody testingHealthy personsLyme diseaseSerum samplesSeroprevalenceBurgdorferiInfectionSame tickUnited StatesSensu latoArea residentsPersonsBorrelia spSeroreactivityIgGAntigenDiseaseSerum
2013
Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Rollend L, Fikrig E, Lepore T, Barbour A, Fish D. Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 368: 291-293. PMID: 23323920, PMCID: PMC3934646, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1215469.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations
Rollend L, Fish D, Childs JE. Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2012, 4: 46-51. PMID: 23238242, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Humans Infected with Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Platonov AE, Karan LS, Kolyasnikova NM, Makhneva NA, Toporkova MG, Maleev VV, Fish D, Krause PJ. Humans Infected with Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 1816-1823. PMID: 22000350, PMCID: PMC3310649, DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.101474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionInfectious Diseases journal - CDCBorrelia miyamotoiInfluenza-like illnessB. burgdorferi infectionFever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoiDisease-like symptomsFebrile illnessI. ricinus ticksErythema migransClinical manifestationsIxodid tick vectorsBurgdorferi infectionI. scapularis ticksIxodes persulcatus ticksInfectionRicinus ticksScapularis ticksB. burgdorferiB. gariniiFeverWidespread prevalenceIllnessMiyamotoi
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 ResearchEffects 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
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 Research
2001
A Relapsing Fever Group Spirochete Transmitted by Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Scoles G, Papero M, Beati L, Fish D. A Relapsing Fever Group Spirochete Transmitted by Ixodes scapularis Ticks. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 21-34. PMID: 12653133, DOI: 10.1089/153036601750137624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceArachnid VectorsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorreliaDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalFemaleFlagellinInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalIxodesLipoproteinsPeromyscusPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRabbitsRelapsing FeverSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSheep
1988
Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Hyland K, Fish D, Mcaninch J. Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1988, 26: 1138-1141. PMID: 3384925, PMCID: PMC266549, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.6.1138-1141.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiIndirect fluorescent antibody testIndirect fluorescent antibody methodFluorescent antibody testSpirochete infectionSerologic analysisSerum specimensFluorescent antibody methodImmunosorbent assayDiseaseRodent reservoirsCausative agentAntibodiesBurgdorferiMicePeromyscus leucopusControl programsElevated amountsThreefold differenceInfectionPrevalence
1987
Transovarlal Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes dammini (Acari:Ixodidae)
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Fish D. Transovarlal Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes dammini (Acari:Ixodidae). The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1987, 156: 234-236. PMID: 3598218, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.1.234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChoroid Plexitis in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Southern New York State
Levine S, Fish D, Magnarelli L, Anderson J. Choroid Plexitis in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Southern New York State. Veterinary Pathology 1987, 24: 207-210. PMID: 3603961, DOI: 10.1177/030098588702400302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChoroid plexitisHistologic evidenceSerologic evidenceNerve rootsSouthern New York StatePast infectionSpinal cordDural lesionsPneumostrongylus tenuisPlexitisLyme diseaseNew York StateSkeletal muscleInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiCausative agentIxodes damminiMuscle tissueBurgdorferiTick vectorEvidenceNerveCausal relationshipCord
1986
SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Apperson C, Fish D, Johnson R, Chappell W. SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1986, 22: 178-188. PMID: 3520030, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-22.2.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiIndirect immunofluorescence testIxodes damminiDirect fluorescent antibodyTick-infested areasSerologic evidenceLeptospira infectionImmunofluorescence testEtiologic agentLyme diseaseInfected ticksSerum samplesAntibodiesI. scapularisFluorescent antibodyRabbit antibodiesI. dammini nymphsBurgdorferiAdultsSpirochetesAmericanum adultsAmblyomma americanum adultsWhite-tailed deerIxodid ticksTicks