2015
Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
Barbour AG, Bunikis J, Fish D, Hanincová K. Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8: 299. PMID: 26024881, PMCID: PMC4459683, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0903-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody sizeLarge-sized mammalsMedium-sized mammalsDifferent mammalian speciesEastern North AmericaSpecies-specific PCRLyme disease agentSmall mammalsMammalian speciesWhite-footed mouseCommon raccoonSized mammalsMammalsBorrelia burgdorferiPine volesBody massGrey squirrelsVirginia opossumReservoir competenceEastern chipmunksIxodes scapularis ticksDisease agentsStriped skunksSpeciesNymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks
2014
Borrelia burgdorferi Promotes the Establishment of Babesia microti in the Northeastern United States
Dunn JM, Krause PJ, Davis S, Vannier EG, Fitzpatrick MC, Rollend L, Belperron AA, States SL, Stacey A, Bockenstedt LK, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Borrelia burgdorferi Promotes the Establishment of Babesia microti in the Northeastern United States. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e115494. PMID: 25545393, PMCID: PMC4278703, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBabesia microtiBabesiosisBorrelia burgdorferiCoinfectionIxodesNew EnglandPeromyscusConceptsB. microtiB. burgdorferiBabesia microtiLyme diseaseRespective causative agentsSpread of babesiosisI. scapularis larvaeInfected micePrimary reservoir hostHigh prevalenceLeucopus miceMiceHuman babesiosisBorrelia burgdorferiLaboratory dataLarval burdenCausative agentMicrotiBurgdorferiCoinfectionReservoir hostsDiseaseR0 modelBasic reproduction numberEnzootic cycleBorrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Barbour AG, Platonov AE, Brancato J, Lepore T, Dardick K, Mamula M, Rollend L, Steeves TK, Diuk-Wasser M, Usmani-Brown S, Williamson P, Sarksyan DS, Fikrig E, Fish D, . Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 1183-1190. PMID: 24960072, PMCID: PMC4073859, DOI: 10.3201/eid2007.131587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSeroprevalence of IgGB. burgdorferi antigensLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasAntibody testingHealthy personsLyme diseaseSerum samplesSeroprevalenceBurgdorferiInfectionSame tickUnited StatesSensu latoArea residentsPersonsBorrelia spSeroreactivityIgGAntigenDiseaseSerumMonitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA - Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Diuk-Wasser MA, Liu Y, Steeves TK, Folsom-O'Keefe C, Dardick KR, Lepore T, Bent SJ, Usmani-Brown S, Telford SR, Fish D, Krause PJ. Monitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA - Volume 20, Number 2—February 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 225-231. PMID: 24447577, PMCID: PMC3901474, DOI: 10.3201/eid2002.130644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman babesiosisInfectious Diseases journal - CDCProtozoan Babesia microtiDisease-endemic areasTick-borne diseaseBabesiosis-endemic areasSame tick vectorInfection rateInfection ratioTick infection ratesLyme diseaseBabesia microtiHuman casesDiseaseDisease expansionBabesiosisReservoir hostsTick vectorHuman diseasesSurveillanceClose association
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
2009
Evaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project by Meta-Analysis
Brei B, Brownstein J, George J, Pound J, Miller J, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Schulze T, Mather T, Carroll J, Fish D. Evaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project by Meta-Analysis. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 423-430. PMID: 19650737, PMCID: PMC2904192, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens
Hoen A, Rollend L, Papero M, Carroll J, Daniels T, Mather T, Schulze T, Stafford K, Fish D. Effects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 431-438. PMID: 19650738, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEntomologic riskInfection prevalenceB. burgdorferiPrevalence of infectionFever group spirochetesBacterial coinfectionSelf treatmentTick infection prevalenceLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoiB. miyamotoiBacterial agentsPrevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiAnaplasma phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilumAdultsRiskBurgdorferiInfectionDiseaseHost-seeking ticksProportion of ticksAdult ticksTick controlThe United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: History and Protocol
Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D. The United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: History and Protocol. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 365-370. PMID: 19650730, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions
Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D, Carroll J, Schulze T, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Mather T. The United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 439-448. PMID: 19650739, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLone star tickFree-living populationsTick-borne diseasePopulation recovery ratesAlternative food resourcesMajor environmental factorsUnited States DepartmentHost-targeted interventionsTick speciesAcorn mastEnvironment-friendly alternativeWhite-tailed deerTicksBait stationsControl projectFood resourcesEastern statesStates DepartmentCommunity-Based Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Through Topical Application of Acaricide to White-Tailed Deer: Background and Rationale
Fish D, Childs JE. Community-Based Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Through Topical Application of Acaricide to White-Tailed Deer: Background and Rationale. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 357-364. PMID: 19650729, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate and Tick Seasonality Are Predictors of Borrelia burgdorferi Genotype Distribution
Gatewood AG, Liebman KA, Vourc'h G, Bunikis J, Hamer SA, Cortinas R, Melton F, Cislo P, Kitron U, Tsao J, Barbour AG, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Climate and Tick Seasonality Are Predictors of Borrelia burgdorferi Genotype Distribution. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2009, 75: 2476-2483. PMID: 19251900, PMCID: PMC2675205, DOI: 10.1128/aem.02633-08.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2006
Epidemic Spread of Lyme Borreliosis, Northeastern United States - Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hanincová K, Kurtenbach K, Diuk-Wasser M, Brei B, Fish D. Epidemic Spread of Lyme Borreliosis, Northeastern United States - Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, 12: 604-611. PMID: 16704808, PMCID: PMC3294694, DOI: 10.3201/eid1204.051016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States
Daniels T, Fish D, Levine J, Greco M, Eaton A, Padgett P, Lapointe D. Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 171-178. PMID: 8433324, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.1.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseEndemic areasHuman casesPublic health workersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCanine exposureHigh-risk countiesNonendemic areasHealth workersCanine seroprevalenceEtiologic agentDisease riskSurveillance programDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes damminiCanine serumRegression analysisLyme disease riskPrevalenceSame countyRiskSignificant positive linear relationshipSeroprevalenceImmunosorbent