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
2015
Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
Barbour AG, Bunikis J, Fish D, Hanincová K. Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8: 299. PMID: 26024881, PMCID: PMC4459683, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0903-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody sizeLarge-sized mammalsMedium-sized mammalsDifferent mammalian speciesEastern North AmericaSpecies-specific PCRLyme disease agentSmall mammalsMammalian speciesWhite-footed mouseCommon raccoonSized mammalsMammalsBorrelia burgdorferiPine volesBody massGrey squirrelsVirginia opossumReservoir competenceEastern chipmunksIxodes scapularis ticksDisease agentsStriped skunksSpeciesNymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks
2006
An Ixodes scapularis protein required for survival of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in tick salivary glands
Sukumaran B, Narasimhan S, Anderson JF, DePonte K, Marcantonio N, Krishnan MN, Fish D, Telford SR, Kantor FS, Fikrig E. An Ixodes scapularis protein required for survival of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in tick salivary glands. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2006, 203: 1507-1517. PMID: 16717118, PMCID: PMC2118316, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20060208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. phagocytophilum-infected miceRNA interference-mediated silencingA. phagocytophilumTick salivary proteinsI. scapularis salivary glandsRickettsia-like pathogensTick salivary glandsMammalian hostsGenus RickettsiaAnaplasma phagocytophilumGene expressionSalivary glandsIntracellular organismsArthropodsSalivary proteinsPathogensProteinPhagocytophilumExpressionTicksHuman anaplasmosisSilencingGenesOrganismsAnaplasma
2003
Comment on "Parasites as a Viability Cost of Sexual Selection in Natural Populations of Mammals"
Brei B, Fish D. Comment on "Parasites as a Viability Cost of Sexual Selection in Natural Populations of Mammals". Science 2003, 300: 55a-55. DOI: 10.1126/science.1079746.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Comparison of the Reservoir Competence of Medium-Sized Mammals and Peromyscus leucopus for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Connecticut
Levin M, Nicholson W, Massung R, Sumner J, Fish D. Comparison of the Reservoir Competence of Medium-Sized Mammals and Peromyscus leucopus for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Connecticut. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2002, 2: 125-136. PMID: 12737542, DOI: 10.1089/15303660260613693.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Effect of Deer Exclusion on the Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Small and Medium-Sized Mammals
Daniels T, Fish D. Effect of Deer Exclusion on the Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Small and Medium-Sized Mammals. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1995, 32: 5-11. PMID: 7869342, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/32.1.5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
THE ROLE OF MEDIUM-SIZED MAMMALS AS RESERVOIRS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN SOUTHERN NEW YORK
Fish D, Daniels T. THE ROLE OF MEDIUM-SIZED MAMMALS AS RESERVOIRS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN SOUTHERN NEW YORK. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1990, 26: 339-345. PMID: 2388356, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-26.3.339.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Host Associations of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Medium-Sized Mammals in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area of Southern New York
Fish D, Dowler R. Host Associations of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Medium-Sized Mammals in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area of Southern New York. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1989, 26: 200-209. PMID: 2724317, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/26.3.200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research