2022
Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017.
Anderson J, Fish D, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Ferrandino F, Andreadis T, Stenglein M, Kapuscinski M. Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 106: 610-622. PMID: 35008051, PMCID: PMC8832897, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies of virusesSpecies of mosquitoesGumbo LimboShotgun metagenomic sequencingShark RiverSpecies complexWest Nile virusHardwood hammocksEverglades virusNotable speciesMosquito-Borne VirusesMetagenomic sequencingAnopheles speciesNile virusSeasonal dynamicsSpeciesFlorida EvergladesTensaw virusCulex nigripalpusEvergladesPools of CxCypress swampsNigripalpusMosquitoesAnopheles crucians
2021
Emergence potential of mosquito-borne arboviruses from the Florida Everglades
Fish D, Tesh R, Guzman H, da Rosa A, Balta V, Underwood J, Sither C, Vasilakis N. Emergence potential of mosquito-borne arboviruses from the Florida Everglades. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0259419. PMID: 34807932, PMCID: PMC8608345, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHardwood hammocksEverglades regionWater levelEnvironmental changesTensaw virusBig Cypress National PreserveLargest natural wetlandWetland restoration projectsGreater Everglades regionEverglades National ParkMajor landscape featuresMajor environmental changesEmergence of arbovirusesInvasive speciesUndergoing restorationNatural wetlandsRestoration projectsSubtropical ecosystemsFlorida EvergladesLandscape featuresState ForestNational ParkNational PreservePathogenic mosquitoEverglades virus
2017
Characterization of Three New Insect-Specific Flaviviruses: Their Relationship to the Mosquito-Borne Flavivirus Pathogens
Guzman H, Contreras-Gutierrez MA, da Rosa A, Nunes MRT, Cardoso JF, Popov VL, Young KI, Savit C, Wood TG, Widen SG, Watts DM, Hanley KA, Perera D, Fish D, Vasilakis N, Tesh RB. Characterization of Three New Insect-Specific Flaviviruses: Their Relationship to the Mosquito-Borne Flavivirus Pathogens. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017, 98: 410-419. PMID: 29016330, PMCID: PMC5929187, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0350.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Almendravirus: A Proposed New Genus of Rhabdoviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes in Tropical Regions of the Americas.
Contreras MA, Eastwood G, Guzman H, Popov V, Savit C, Uribe S, Kramer LD, Wood TG, Widen SG, Fish D, Tesh RB, Vasilakis N, Walker PJ. Almendravirus: A Proposed New Genus of Rhabdoviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes in Tropical Regions of the Americas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 96: 100-109. PMID: 27799634, PMCID: PMC5239673, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL protein sequencesSimilar genome organizationStructural protein genesAnimal rhabdovirusesGenome organizationUnique cladePhylogenetic analysisEverglades National ParkArthropod populationsProtein geneProtein sequencesL geneVertebrate hostsNew genusSequence analysisDiverse familyHematophagous arthropodsRNA virusesAnopheles quadrimaculatus mosquitoesGenesNational ParkCladeArthropodsNovel virusRhabdovirus
2010
Ecology: A Prerequisite for Malaria Elimination and Eradication
Ferguson H, Dornhaus A, Beeche A, Borgemeister C, Gottlieb M, Mulla M, Gimnig J, Fish D, Killeen G. Ecology: A Prerequisite for Malaria Elimination and Eradication. PLOS Medicine 2010, 7: e1000303. PMID: 20689800, PMCID: PMC2914634, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000303.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 ResearchEffectiveness of mosquito traps in measuring species abundance and composition.
Brown H, Paladini M, Cook R, Kline D, Barnard D, Fish D. Effectiveness of mosquito traps in measuring species abundance and composition. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 517-21. PMID: 18533447, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[517:eomtim]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffectiveness of Mosquito Traps in Measuring Species Abundance and Composition
Brown H, Paladini M, Cook R, Kline D, Barnard D, Fish D. Effectiveness of Mosquito Traps in Measuring Species Abundance and Composition. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 517-521. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/45.3.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRemotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States
Brown H, Diuk-Wasser M, Andreadis T, Fish D. Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2008, 8: 197-206. PMID: 18452400, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCitiesConnecticutCulicidaeEcosystemFemaleInsect ControlInsect VectorsPlantsWest Nile virusConceptsVegetation indexWest Nile virus vectorsUrban landscapeEnvironmental variablesVector-competent mosquito speciesNortheastern United StatesHabitat differencesMosquito-borne disease controlMosquito habitatsWest Nile virus transmissionLandscapePopulated urban environmentsUrban environmentMosquito speciesUrban areasAdult mosquitoesCanonical correlation analysisHabitatsCorrelation analysisImportant implicationsSitesCompetent vectorsSignificant relationshipSpeciesMosquitoes
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
2004
Enhancing West Nile Virus Surveillance, United States - Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Brownstein J, Holford T, Fish D. Enhancing West Nile Virus Surveillance, United States - Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004, 10: 1129-1133. PMID: 15207069, PMCID: PMC3323153, DOI: 10.3201/eid1006.030457.Peer-Reviewed Original Research