2001
Prophylaxis with Single-Dose Doxycycline for the Prevention of Lyme Disease after an Ixodes scapularis Tick Bite
Nadelman R, Nowakowski J, Fish D, Falco R, Freeman K, McKenna D, Welch P, Marcus R, Agüero-Rosenfeld M, Dennis D, Wormser G. Prophylaxis with Single-Dose Doxycycline for the Prevention of Lyme Disease after an Ixodes scapularis Tick Bite. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 345: 79-84. PMID: 11450675, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200107123450201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose of doxycyclineTick biteLyme diseaseErythema migransSingle-dose doxycyclinePlacebo-controlled trialFrequent adverse effectsMore frequent adverse effectsEfficacy of treatmentSerum antibody testsNymphal ticksAsymptomatic seroconversionPlacebo groupDoxycycline groupBlood culturesDegree of engorgementExtracutaneous signsI. scapularis ticksAntibody testAntimicrobial treatmentDiseaseAdverse effectsDoxycyclineBiteBorrelia burgdorferi
1995
Evidence of hantavirus infection in rodents and human beings from Connecticut and New York, USA
Wilson M, Tesh R, Fish D, Gerber M, Magnarelli L, Feder H, Shapiro E. Evidence of hantavirus infection in rodents and human beings from Connecticut and New York, USA. The Lancet 1995, 345: 738. PMID: 7885165, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90915-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Entomologic and demographic correlates of anti-tick saliva antibody in a prospective study of tick bite subjects in Westchester County, New York.
Schwartz B, Nadelman R, Fish D, Childs J, Forseter G, Wormser G. Entomologic and demographic correlates of anti-tick saliva antibody in a prospective study of tick bite subjects in Westchester County, New York. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1993, 48: 50-7. PMID: 8427388, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1993.48.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaliva antibodiesIndependent predictorsI. damminiLate-stage Lyme diseaseStrong independent predictorEnzyme-linked immunosorbentEngorgement indicesErythema migransProspective studyAntibody responseBiologic markersRisk factorsTick biteTick exposureNormal controlsSubject ageLogistic regressionLyme diseaseSalivary glandsOptical density valuesBiteTick engorgementConsistent changesDemographic correlatesAntibodies
1988
TICKS PARASITIZING HUMANS IN A LYME DISEASE ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE
FALCO R, FISH D. TICKS PARASITIZING HUMANS IN A LYME DISEASE ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1988, 128: 1146-1152. PMID: 3189288, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD. variabilis adultsLyme diseaseProphylactic antibiotic treatmentAge 10 yearsTick bite victimsWestchester County DepartmentNew York Medical CollegeProphylactic therapyMean ageAntibiotic treatmentLower extremitiesTick biteBite victimsAge groupsMedical CollegeCounty DepartmentIxodes damminiI. dammini nymphsI. damminiAdultsDiseaseSouthern New York StateAmblyomma americanumNew York StateDermacentor variabilis