2017
Assessment of synthetic floral-based attractants and sugar baits to capture male and female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Fikrig K, Johnson BJ, Fish D, Ritchie SA. Assessment of synthetic floral-based attractants and sugar baits to capture male and female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10: 32. PMID: 28095875, PMCID: PMC5240245, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1946-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGravid Aedes TrapFemale AeSugar baitsFemale Aedes aegyptiATSB solutionsZika virusAedes aegyptiConclusionsOur findingsNumber of mosquitoesNulliparous femalesPublic healthMalesControl programsSugar feedingVirusMale AeAegyptiFemalesAttraction assaysMango nectarAssaysPhysiological needsControlGravid female Ae
2016
A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control
Alfaro-Murillo JA, Parpia AS, Fitzpatrick MC, Tamagnan JA, Medlock J, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Fish D, Ávila-Agüero ML, Marín R, Ko AI, Galvani AP. A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004743. PMID: 27205899, PMCID: PMC4874682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuillain-Barré syndromeZika infectionHealth burdenVirus controlRisk of microcephalyDirect medical costsCost-effectiveness toolsCurrent Zika outbreakGBS casesMedical costsZika casesZika virusMicrocephalyIncidence dataCountry of implementationZika outbreakInfectionInterventionBurdenInforming PolicyDALYsCountry-specific settingsOutbreakMosquitoesPregnancy
2015
Spatial and Temporal Clustering of Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Dominica
Nsoesie EO, Ricketts RP, Brown HE, Fish D, Durham DP, Mbah M, Christian T, Ahmed S, Marcellin C, Shelly E, Owers K, Wenzel N, Galvani AP, Brownstein JS. Spatial and Temporal Clustering of Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Dominica. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003977. PMID: 26274813, PMCID: PMC4537218, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation 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
2014
Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Barbour AG, Platonov AE, Brancato J, Lepore T, Dardick K, Mamula M, Rollend L, Steeves TK, Diuk-Wasser M, Usmani-Brown S, Williamson P, Sarksyan DS, Fikrig E, Fish D, . Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 1183-1190. PMID: 24960072, PMCID: PMC4073859, DOI: 10.3201/eid2007.131587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSeroprevalence of IgGB. burgdorferi antigensLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasAntibody testingHealthy personsLyme diseaseSerum samplesSeroprevalenceBurgdorferiInfectionSame tickUnited StatesSensu latoArea residentsPersonsBorrelia spSeroreactivityIgGAntigenDiseaseSerum
2012
Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations
Rollend L, Fish D, Childs JE. Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2012, 4: 46-51. PMID: 23238242, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States
Brown H, Diuk-Wasser M, Andreadis T, Fish D. Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2008, 8: 197-206. PMID: 18452400, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVegetation indexWest Nile virus vectorsUrban landscapeEnvironmental variablesVector-competent mosquito speciesNortheastern United StatesHabitat differencesMosquito-borne disease controlMosquito habitatsWest Nile virus transmissionLandscapePopulated urban environmentsUrban environmentMosquito speciesUrban areasAdult mosquitoesCanonical correlation analysisHabitatsCorrelation analysisImportant implicationsSitesCompetent vectorsSignificant relationshipSpeciesMosquitoes
2007
Fitness Variation of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in Mice
Hanincová K, Ogden NH, Diuk-Wasser M, Pappas CJ, Iyer R, Fish D, Schwartz I, Kurtenbach K. Fitness Variation of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in Mice. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2007, 74: 153-157. PMID: 17981941, PMCID: PMC2223198, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01567-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole of Outer Surface Protein D in the Borrelia burgdorferi Life Cycle
Li X, Neelakanta G, Liu X, Beck DS, Kantor FS, Fish D, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. Role of Outer Surface Protein D in the Borrelia burgdorferi Life Cycle. Infection And Immunity 2007, 75: 4237-4244. PMID: 17620358, PMCID: PMC1951184, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00632-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiSecond blood mealMurine modelSpirochete transmissionB. burgdorferi persistenceLyme borreliosisMiceB. burgdorferi strainsProtein DI. scapularisTick gutBlood mealBurgdorferi strainsSpirochete life cycleBurgdorferiGut extractsIxodes scapularisB. burgdorferi infectivityThreefold decreaseHost-specific signalsScapularisTicksBorreliosis
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
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
Detection of Attenuated, Noninfectious Spirochetes in Borrelia burgdorferi–Infected Mice after Antibiotic Treatment
Bockenstedt LK, Mao J, Hodzic E, Barthold SW, Fish D. Detection of Attenuated, Noninfectious Spirochetes in Borrelia burgdorferi–Infected Mice after Antibiotic Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 186: 1430-1437. PMID: 12404158, DOI: 10.1086/345284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionSham-treated miceAntibiotic-treated miceBorrelia burgdorferi infectionReal-time polymerase chain reactionIxodes scapularis ticksAntibiotic therapyNaive miceHistopathologic evidenceAntibiotic treatmentBurgdorferi infectionPersistent infectionSpirochete DNAMiceBorrelia burgdorferiMonthsScapularis ticksChain reactionTherapyXenodiagnosisInfectionSpirochetesLimited durationTreatmentLow levels
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 burgdorferiA Relapsing Fever Group Spirochete Transmitted by Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Scoles G, Papero M, Beati L, Fish D. A Relapsing Fever Group Spirochete Transmitted by Ixodes scapularis Ticks. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 21-34. PMID: 12653133, DOI: 10.1089/153036601750137624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceArachnid VectorsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorreliaDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalFemaleFlagellinInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalIxodesLipoproteinsPeromyscusPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRabbitsRelapsing FeverSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSheep
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 ResearchConceptsErythema 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
1998
Prevention of Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in guinea pigs by tick immunity.
Nazario S, Das S, de Silva AM, Deponte K, Marcantonio N, Anderson JF, Fish D, Fikrig E, Kantor FS. Prevention of Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in guinea pigs by tick immunity. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 58: 780-5. PMID: 9660463, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.780.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Host-Seeking Ixodus scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State
Vignes F, Fish D. Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Host-Seeking Ixodus scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1997, 34: 379-382. PMID: 9220669, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.4.379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisGranulocytic ehrlichiosisXenodiagnostic larvaeUninfected micePolymerase chain reaction analysisI. scapularis ticksChain reaction analysisBlood smearsHGE agentLyme diseaseMiceWhole bloodInfectionScapularis ticksMicroscopic examinationEhrlichiosisBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonSouthern New York StateReaction analysisAgentsIxodes scapularisNew York StateWestchester CountyI. scapularisNatural foci
1996
Duration of Tick Bites in a Lyme Disease-endemic Area
Falco R, Fish D, Piesman J. Duration of Tick Bites in a Lyme Disease-endemic Area. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 143: 187-192. PMID: 8546120, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTiming of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Oviposition and arval Activity in Southern New York
Daniels T, Falco R, Curran K, Fish D. Timing of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Oviposition and arval Activity in Southern New York. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1996, 33: 140-147. PMID: 8906918, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research