2012
Geographic Variation in the Relationship between Human Lyme Disease Incidence and Density of Infected Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs in the Eastern United States
Pepin KM, Eisen RJ, Mead PS, Piesman J, Fish D, Hoen AG, Barbour AG, Hamer S, Diuk-Wasser MA. Geographic Variation in the Relationship between Human Lyme Disease Incidence and Density of Infected Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs in the Eastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 86: 1062-1071. PMID: 22665620, PMCID: PMC3366524, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman 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
2008
Ecologic Factors Associated with West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States - Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Brown HE, Childs JE, Diuk-Wasser MA, Fish D. Ecologic Factors Associated with West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States - Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008, 14: 1539-1545. PMID: 18826816, PMCID: PMC2609885, DOI: 10.3201/eid1410.071396.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk
Brownstein JS, Skelly DK, Holford TR, Fish D. Forest fragmentation predicts local scale heterogeneity of Lyme disease risk. Oecologia 2005, 146: 469-475. PMID: 16187106, DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0251-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Bioterrorism
Fish D. Bioterrorism. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 179-179. PMID: 12653145, DOI: 10.1089/153036601753552530.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1993
Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Lyme Disease Risk by Deer Exclusion
Daniels T, Fish D, Schwartz I. Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Lyme Disease Risk by Deer Exclusion. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 1043-1049. PMID: 8271246, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.6.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, WildDeerLyme DiseaseNew YorkNymphPopulation DynamicsRisk FactorsTick ControlTicksEntomologic and demographic correlates of anti-tick saliva antibody in a prospective study of tick bite subjects in Westchester County, New York.
Schwartz B, Nadelman R, Fish D, Childs J, Forseter G, Wormser G. Entomologic and demographic correlates of anti-tick saliva antibody in a prospective study of tick bite subjects in Westchester County, New York. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1993, 48: 50-7. PMID: 8427388, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1993.48.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaliva antibodiesIndependent predictorsI. damminiLate-stage Lyme diseaseStrong independent predictorEnzyme-linked immunosorbentEngorgement indicesErythema migransProspective studyAntibody responseBiologic markersRisk factorsTick biteTick exposureNormal controlsSubject ageLogistic regressionLyme diseaseSalivary glandsOptical density valuesBiteTick engorgementConsistent changesDemographic correlatesAntibodies