2001
Immunization of Mice Against West Nile Virus with Recombinant Envelope Protein
Wang T, Anderson J, Magnarelli L, Wong S, Koski R, Fikrig E. Immunization of Mice Against West Nile Virus with Recombinant Envelope Protein. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 167: 5273-5277. PMID: 11673542, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.9.5273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWN virus infectionRecombinant E proteinWest Nile virusVirus infectionC3H/HeN miceE proteinNile virusImmunization of miceRecombinant envelope proteinsPassive administrationCandidate vaccinesHeN miceFatal encephalitisImmunization experimentsImmunoblot assayWN virusInfectionVirus isolatesEnvelope proteinProtein antiserumVirusMiceEncephalitisPatientsImmunization
2000
The Emergence of Another Tickborne Infection in the 12-Town Area around Lyme, Connecticut: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
IJdo J, Meek J, Cartter M, Magnarelli L, Wu C, Tenuta S, Fikrig E, Ryder R. The Emergence of Another Tickborne Infection in the 12-Town Area around Lyme, Connecticut: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 1388-1393. PMID: 10751139, DOI: 10.1086/315389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisTickborne infectionProspective population-based surveillanceGranulocytic ehrlichiosisCommon tickborne infectionPopulation-based surveillancePrimary care providersSubset of seraIndirect fluorescent antibody methodIllness suggestiveCare providersLaboratory evidenceImportant causeProbable casesFluorescent antibody methodImmunoblot assayLyme diseaseInfectionAntibody methodIncidenceEhrlichiosisLymeMorbidityDiseaseSuggestive