2012
Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States
Diuk-Wasser MA, Hoen AG, Cislo P, Brinkerhoff R, Hamer SA, Rowland M, Cortinas R, Vourc'h G, Melton F, Hickling GJ, Tsao JI, Bunikis J, Barbour AG, Kitron U, Piesman J, Fish D. Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 86: 320-327. PMID: 22302869, PMCID: PMC3269287, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseHuman riskSpread of infectionHuman infection riskBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoRisk factorsBurgdorferi sensu strictoInfection riskTick-borne pathogensLyme disease agentPrevention effortsInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiConfidence intervalsB. burgdorferiInfected nymphsRiskDiseaseRisk focusBurgdorferiUnited StatesDisease agentsHost-seeking nymphsI. scapularis populationsDiagnosis
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 ticks