2001
Serologic evidence of Rickettsia akari infection among dogs in a metropolitan city.
Comer J, Vargas M, Poshni I, Childs J. Serologic evidence of Rickettsia akari infection among dogs in a metropolitan city. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 2001, 218: 1780-2. PMID: 11394829, DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.1780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndirect immunofluorescence antibodyEnzyme immunoassaySerum samplesPossible risk factorsFever group rickettsiaeClinical illnessRoutine careSerologic evidenceSeropositive dogsRisk factorsTime serum samplesIFA testingClinical relevanceImmunofluorescence antibodySerologic surveyRickettsia akariInfectionGroup rickettsiaeDogsTitersCausative agentVeterinary clinicsFurther studiesDog ownersTick infestation
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