2024
Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades
Anderson J, Molaei G, Fish D, Armstrong P, Khalil N, Brudner S, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Olson M, Andreadis T. Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2024, 24: 520-531. PMID: 38648543, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2023.0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispid cotton ratsWest Nile virusWading birdsAmerican alligatorMosquito speciesSusceptibility to WNVCulex nigripalpus</i>,Blood meals of mosquitoesFlorida EvergladesBlood mealMarsh rabbitWhite-tailed deerIndustrial sitesBlood-fed specimensEverglades virusSpecies of rodentsHost speciesBlood-fed mosquitoesAvian hostsTransmit West Nile virusBehavior of mosquitoesFrequent hostsPCR assayTensaw virusHost feeding behavior
2017
Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control
Kilpatrick AM, Dobson ADM, Levi T, Salkeld DJ, Swei A, Ginsberg HS, Kjemtrup A, Padgett KA, Jensen PM, Fish D, Ogden NH, Diuk-Wasser MA. Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017, 372: 20160117. PMID: 28438910, PMCID: PMC5413869, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth AmericaLyme disease ecologyDeer abundanceDifferent habitatsVector-borne zoonotic diseaseTemperate regionsDisease ecologyLyme disease preventionHost speciesDisease riskTick abundanceKnowledge gapsTemporal variationReservoir competenceCommon tick-borne diseaseEcologySubstantial uncertaintyAbundanceHost communitiesTick-borne diseaseTick populationsCritical gapAmericaAreas of consensusDisease prevention
2004
An ecological approach to preventing human infection: Vaccinating wild mouse reservoirs intervenes in the Lyme disease cycle
Tsao J, Wootton J, Bunikis J, Luna M, Fish D, Barbour A. An ecological approach to preventing human infection: Vaccinating wild mouse reservoirs intervenes in the Lyme disease cycle. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 18159-18164. PMID: 15608069, PMCID: PMC536054, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405763102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferiCommunicable DiseasesDisease ReservoirsEcologyGenotypeGlutathione TransferaseHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesIxodesLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseMicePeromyscusPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTicksVaccinesConceptsWild white-footed miceTick infection prevalenceNegative control antigenReservoir host speciesVector-borne diseasesSympatric ticksField experimentDisease cycleB. burgdorferiDisease incidenceDisease agentsArthropod vectorsEcological approachAnimal reservoirsImmunization of humansMouse densityTicksHost speciesLyme disease agentInfection dynamicsHuman vaccinesPopulation structureWhite-footed miceOuter surface protein AHuman infectionsA 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
1995
Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease
Fish D. Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 1995, 98: 2s-9s. PMID: 7726188, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)80038-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeer fencingLyme disease riskHigh-risk areasAdverse environmental impactsHuman disease potentialOverlapping host rangeEnvironmental alterationsSmall mammalsEnvironmental risksLikelihood of contactRelative abundanceHost speciesCompetent reservoirsEnvironmental impactsHuman exposureEnvironmental determinantsApplication of insecticidesFencingVertebrate blood mealHost rangeAbundanceDeerImmature stagesSpeciesImmature ticks