2013
Quantitative PCR for Detection of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis Ticks and in Human Blood
Rollend L, Bent SJ, Krause PJ, Usmani-Brown S, Steeves TK, States SL, Lepore T, Ryan R, Dias F, Mamoun C, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Quantitative PCR for Detection of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis Ticks and in Human Blood. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2013, 13: 784-790. PMID: 24107203, PMCID: PMC3822370, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti DNAIxodes scapularis ticksHuman babesiosisScapularis ticksBabesia microtiQuantitative PCRViral-like illnessB. microti infectionAcute infectionBlood transfusionDisparate incidenceMicroti infectionProlonged illnessBlood supplyI. scapularis ticksBlood samplesEpidemiological surveillanceInfected peopleBorrelia miyamotoiB. microtiBorrelia burgdorferiHuman blood samplesI. scapularis nymphsAnaplasma phagocytophilumSpecific quantitative PCR
2006
Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Mosquito Vectors for West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA
Diuk-Wasser MA, Brown HE, Andreadis TG, Fish D. Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Mosquito Vectors for West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2006, 6: 283-295. PMID: 16989568, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.6.283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
A climate-based model predicts the spatial distribution of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in the United States.
Brownstein JS, Holford TR, Fish D. A climate-based model predicts the spatial distribution of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 111: 1152-1157. PMID: 12842766, PMCID: PMC1241567, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6052.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Estimation of the Incidence of Lyme Disease
Campbell G, Fritz C, Fish D, Nowakowski J, Nadelman R, Wormser G. Estimation of the Incidence of Lyme Disease. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1998, 148: 1018-1026. PMID: 9829875, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009568.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi OspA in Ixodes scapularis larvae by an antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Mannelli A, Fish D, Daniels T, Kharitonenkov I, Tun H, Cozzolino A, Bucher D. Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi OspA in Ixodes scapularis larvae by an antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Microbiologica 1997, 20: 355-9. PMID: 9385607.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Entomologic 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