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 infections
1999
Disparity in the Natural Cycles of Borrelia burgdorferi and the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis - Volume 5, Number 2—April 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Levin M, Vignes F, Fish D. Disparity in the Natural Cycles of Borrelia burgdorferi and the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis - Volume 5, Number 2—April 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 204-208. PMID: 10221871, PMCID: PMC2640706, DOI: 10.3201/eid0502.990203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisAgent of HGEB. burgdorferi infectionBurgdorferi infectionInfectious Diseases journal - CDCBorrelia burgdorferiWhite-footed miceIxodes scapularis ticksWild white-footed miceDifferent prevalenceGranulocytic ehrlichiosisPrevalenceMiceScapularis ticksInfectionHost-seeking ticksNatural cycleBurgdorferiTicksAgentsEhrlichiosis