1999
Longitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland.
Hofmeister E, Ellis B, Glass G, Childs J. Longitudinal study of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of Peromyscus leucopus at a Lyme disease-enzootic site in Maryland. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1999, 60: 598-609. PMID: 10348235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionB. burgdorferiJuvenile miceCross-sectional sampleEar tissueBorrelia burgdorferi infectionIxodes scapularis ticksInfected miceSusceptible miceChronic infectionOverall prevalenceIncidence rateBurgdorferi infectionHigh riskLower riskInfectionMiceInfected ticksLongitudinal sampleBorrelia burgdorferiScapularis ticksChain reactionBurgdorferiLongitudinal studyIndirect transmission
1991
Junin virus activity in rodents from endemic and nonendemic loci in central Argentina.
Mills J, Ellis B, McKee K, Ksiazek T, Oro J, Maiztegui J, Calderon G, Peters C, Childs J. Junin virus activity in rodents from endemic and nonendemic loci in central Argentina. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 44: 589-97. PMID: 1650148, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArgentine hemorrhagic feverJunin virusEndemic areasAHF endemic areaAntigen capture enzyme immunoassayOverall prevalence