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
1994
Competence of dogs as reservoirs for Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi).
Mather T, Fish D, Coughlin R. Competence of dogs as reservoirs for Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi). Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1994, 205: 186-8. PMID: 7928571, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1994.205.02.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect fluorescent antibodyBurgdorferi-infected ticksInfected adult ticksAdult deer ticksChallenge exposureImmature ticksInfected dogsLyme diseaseInfected ticksDogsBorrelia burgdorferiFluorescent antibodyDeer ticksBlood mealCompetent reservoirsAdult ticksHuman riskExposureLarval ticksReservoir competenceTicksDiseaseWeeksAntibodies