2001
Interference Between the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in a Natural Reservoir Host
Levin M, Fish D. Interference Between the Agents of Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in a Natural Reservoir Host. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 139-148. PMID: 12653144, DOI: 10.1089/153036601316977741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisE. phagocytophilaB. burgdorferiGranulocytic ehrlichiosisLyme diseaseB. burgdorferi challengeGroups of miceB. burgdorferi-infected miceBurgdorferi-infected miceXenodiagnostic larvaeI. scapularis larvaeUninfected miceNatural reservoir hostsControl miceInfectious challengePrimary infectionXenodiagnostic ticksControl groupMiceInfectionMixed infectionsI. scapularis nymphsBurgdorferiWeekly intervalsSecond agentEffect of Tick Removal on Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi and Ehrlichia phagocytophila by Ixodes scapularis Nymphs
Vignes F, Piesman J, Heffernan R, Schulze T, Stafford K, Fish D. Effect of Tick Removal on Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi and Ehrlichia phagocytophila by Ixodes scapularis Nymphs. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 183: 773-778. PMID: 11181154, DOI: 10.1086/318818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEhrlichia phagocytophilaBorrelia burgdorferiLyme disease endemic areaHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisDisease-endemic areasScapularis nymphsPolymerase chain reaction analysisSerologic testingField strainsChain reaction analysisSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiIxodes scapularis nymphsTick removalProbability of infectionHuman infectionsE. phagocytophilaGranulocytic ehrlichiosisInfectionI. scapularis nymphsB. burgdorferiBurgdorferiMiceLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferiNymphal Ixodes scapularisFed ticks
2000
Immunity Reduces Reservoir Host Competence of Peromyscus leucopus forEhrlichia phagocytophila
Levin M, Fish D. Immunity Reduces Reservoir Host Competence of Peromyscus leucopus forEhrlichia phagocytophila. Infection And Immunity 2000, 68: 1514-1518. PMID: 10678968, PMCID: PMC97309, DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.3.1514-1518.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. phagocytophilaControl miceImmune responseNonimmune control miceWhite-footed miceSame agentsMajority of miceStrong immune responsePrevalence of infectionXenodiagnostic larvaeImmunized miceTick biteXenodiagnostic ticksIxodes scapularis nymphsControl groupSingle infectionEhrlichia phagocytophilaMiceUninfected ticksInfectionPartial protectionWeeksImmunityScapularis nymphsReservoir host competence