2014
Borrelia burgdorferi Promotes the Establishment of Babesia microti in the Northeastern United States
Dunn JM, Krause PJ, Davis S, Vannier EG, Fitzpatrick MC, Rollend L, Belperron AA, States SL, Stacey A, Bockenstedt LK, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Borrelia burgdorferi Promotes the Establishment of Babesia microti in the Northeastern United States. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e115494. PMID: 25545393, PMCID: PMC4278703, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microtiB. burgdorferiBabesia microtiLyme diseaseRespective causative agentsSpread of babesiosisI. scapularis larvaeInfected micePrimary reservoir hostHigh prevalenceLeucopus miceMiceHuman babesiosisBorrelia burgdorferiLaboratory dataLarval burdenCausative agentMicrotiBurgdorferiCoinfectionReservoir hostsDiseaseR0 modelBasic reproduction numberEnzootic cycle
2004
Interaction and Transmission of Two Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in a Tick-Rodent Maintenance System
Derdáková M, Dudiòák V, Brei B, Brownstein J, Schwartz I, Fish D. Interaction and Transmission of Two Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in a Tick-Rodent Maintenance System. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2004, 70: 6783-6788. PMID: 15528545, PMCID: PMC525125, DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.11.6783-6788.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferi sensu strictoBurgdorferi sensu strictoXenodiagnostic ticksBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoUninfected larval ticksGroups of miceWhite-footed miceTransmission cycleControl miceInfected micePrimary infectionExperimental miceI. scapularis ticksLeucopus miceDouble infectionMiceLyme disease agentInfectionScapularis ticksMajor genotypesWeekly intervalsTransmission dynamicsExperimental groupSame strainLarval ticksBorrelia burgdorferi Infection in a Natural Population of Peromyscus Leucopus Mice: A Longitudinal Study in an Area Where Lyme Borreliosis Is Highly Endemic
Bunikis J, Tsao J, Luke C, Luna M, Fish D, Barbour A. Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in a Natural Population of Peromyscus Leucopus Mice: A Longitudinal Study in an Area Where Lyme Borreliosis Is Highly Endemic. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 1515-1523. PMID: 15073690, DOI: 10.1086/382594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBlotting, WesternBorrelia burgdorferiConnecticutDisease ReservoirsDNA, BacterialEndemic DiseasesFemaleImmunoenzyme TechniquesIncidenceIxodesLongitudinal StudiesLyme DiseasePeromyscusPolymerase Chain ReactionRodent DiseasesSeasonsSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsPeromyscus leucopus miceLeucopus miceTransmission seasonBorrelia burgdorferi infectionPolymerase chain reactionSurface protein CBurgdorferi infectionBlood samplesMice ageEnzyme immunoassayLyme borreliosisMiceSerum samplesProtein CDynamics of infectionBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiChain reactionLongitudinal studyEnzootic siteInfectionAntibodiesEntire populationBurgdorferiIxodes scapularis
1999
Comparative Vector Competence of Dermacentor variabilis and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) for the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
Vignes F, Levin M, Fish D. Comparative Vector Competence of Dermacentor variabilis and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) for the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1999, 36: 182-185. PMID: 10083755, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.2.182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgent of HGEHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisPolymerase chain reactionD. variabilis nymphsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisI. scapularis nymphsEvidence of transmissionVector competenceScapularis nymphsI. scapularisLeucopus miceD. variabilis larvaeMiceDermacentor variabilisComparative vector competenceRepletionChain reactionCompetent vectorsD. variabilisWhite-footed miceTrialsEhrlichiosisAgentsIxodes scapularisIxodes scapularis Say