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
1988
TICKS PARASITIZING HUMANS IN A LYME DISEASE ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE
FALCO R, FISH D. TICKS PARASITIZING HUMANS IN A LYME DISEASE ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1988, 128: 1146-1152. PMID: 3189288, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD. variabilis adultsLyme diseaseProphylactic antibiotic treatmentAge 10 yearsTick bite victimsWestchester County DepartmentNew York Medical CollegeProphylactic therapyMean ageAntibiotic treatmentLower extremitiesTick biteBite victimsAge groupsMedical CollegeCounty DepartmentIxodes damminiI. dammini nymphsI. damminiAdultsDiseaseSouthern New York StateAmblyomma americanumNew York StateDermacentor variabilis