2009
The United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions
Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D, Carroll J, Schulze T, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Mather T. The United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 439-448. PMID: 19650739, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLone star tickFree-living populationsTick-borne diseasePopulation recovery ratesAlternative food resourcesMajor environmental factorsUnited States DepartmentHost-targeted interventionsTick speciesAcorn mastEnvironment-friendly alternativeWhite-tailed deerTicksBait stationsControl projectFood resourcesEastern statesStates DepartmentEffects 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
2006
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States
Diuk-Wasser M, Gatewood A, Cortinas M, Yaremych-Hamer S, Tsao J, Kitron U, Hickling G, Brownstein J, Walker E, Piesman J, Fish D. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 166-176. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/43.2.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States.
Diuk-Wasser M, Gatewood A, Cortinas M, Yaremych-Hamer S, Tsao J, Kitron U, Hickling G, Brownstein J, Walker E, Piesman J, Fish D. Spatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 166-76. PMID: 16619595, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0166:spohis]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
A Dispersal Model for the Range Expansion of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae)
Madhav N, Brownstein J, Tsao J, Fish D. A Dispersal Model for the Range Expansion of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 2004, 41: 842-852. PMID: 15535611, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.5.842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRange expansionHome rangesLarger home rangesSmaller home rangesHome range sizeOdocoileus virginianus ZimmermannMore mobile hostsEcology of ticksVertebrate host speciesWhite-footed miceSimple landscapesRange sizeHigher tick burdensDispersal modelAmerican robinsHost speciesTick burdenPopulation densityBlacklegged ticks
2002
Spatial Analysis of West Nile Virus: Rapid Risk Assessment of an Introduced Vector-Borne Zoonosis
Brownstein J, Rosen H, Purdy D, Miller J, Merlino M, Mostashari F, Fish D. Spatial Analysis of West Nile Virus: Rapid Risk Assessment of an Introduced Vector-Borne Zoonosis. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2002, 2: 157-164. PMID: 12737545, DOI: 10.1089/15303660260613729.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Estimating Population Size and Drag Sampling Efficiency for the Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae)
Daniels T, Falco R, Fish D. Estimating Population Size and Drag Sampling Efficiency for the Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 2000, 37: 357-363. PMID: 15535578, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585%282000%29037%5b0357%3aepsads%5d2.0.co%3b2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Temporal Relation between Ixodes scapularis Abundance and Risk for Lyme Disease Associated with Erythema Migrans
Falco R, McKenna D, Daniels T, Nadelman R, Nowakowski J, Fish D, Wormser G. Temporal Relation between Ixodes scapularis Abundance and Risk for Lyme Disease Associated with Erythema Migrans. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 149: 771-776. PMID: 10206627, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsErythema Chronicum MigransFemaleHumansIxodesLarvaLyme DiseaseNew YorkPopulation DensitySeasonsConceptsErythema migransLyme diseaseWestchester County Medical CenterLyme Disease AssociatedEarly Lyme diseaseCounty Medical CenterDisease prevention effortsYears of ageSuccessful prevention programsAdult ticksDisease AssociatedPrevention criteriaMedical CenterPatientsPrevention programsDisease controlPrevention effortsCase numbersI. scapularisDiseaseAdult I. scapularisEM casesEM incidenceAnnual numberMigrans
1995
Increase in Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in an Emergent Lyme Disease Endemic Area
Falco R, Daniels T, Fish D. Increase in Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in an Emergent Lyme Disease Endemic Area. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1995, 32: 522-526. PMID: 7650715, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/32.4.522.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State
Battaly G, Fish D. Relative Importance of Bird Species as Hosts for Immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Suburban Residential Landscape of Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 740-747. PMID: 8360897, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.4.740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBird speciesAmerican robinsHouse wrenCommon gracklesAbundance of birdsBird density estimatesRelative density estimatesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi JohnsonAbundance dataQuiscalus quisculaTick parasitesBirdsSpeciesBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonImportance valueGracklesWrenDensity estimatesRadius countsHostImmature Ixodes damminiLawnsLyme diseaseRelative importanceVieillot