2015
Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans
Krause PJ, Fish D, Narasimhan S, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2015, 21: 631-639. PMID: 25700888, PMCID: PMC4470780, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionClinical manifestationsB. miyamotoiLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi infectionAcute febrile illnessCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationPublic health importanceHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisFever group spirochetesFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyDisease groupEtiologic diagnosisSevere diseaseSmear examinationIxodes persulcatus ticksHealth importanceInfectionHuman casesGranulocytic anaplasmosisBorrelia miyamotoiDisease
2013
Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Rollend L, Fikrig E, Lepore T, Barbour A, Fish D. Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 368: 291-293. PMID: 23323920, PMCID: PMC3934646, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1215469.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi ospC Genotypes in Host Tissue and Feeding Ticks by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms
Tsao K, Bent S, Fish D. Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi ospC Genotypes in Host Tissue and Feeding Ticks by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2012, 79: 958-964. PMID: 23183976, PMCID: PMC3568573, DOI: 10.1128/aem.03106-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeographic Variation in the Relationship between Human Lyme Disease Incidence and Density of Infected Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs in the Eastern United States
Pepin KM, Eisen RJ, Mead PS, Piesman J, Fish D, Hoen AG, Barbour AG, Hamer S, Diuk-Wasser MA. Geographic Variation in the Relationship between Human Lyme Disease Incidence and Density of Infected Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs in the Eastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 86: 1062-1071. PMID: 22665620, PMCID: PMC3366524, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States
Diuk-Wasser MA, Hoen AG, Cislo P, Brinkerhoff R, Hamer SA, Rowland M, Cortinas R, Vourc'h G, Melton F, Hickling GJ, Tsao JI, Bunikis J, Barbour AG, Kitron U, Piesman J, Fish D. Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 86: 320-327. PMID: 22302869, PMCID: PMC3269287, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseHuman riskSpread of infectionHuman infection riskBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoRisk factorsBurgdorferi sensu strictoInfection riskTick-borne pathogensLyme disease agentPrevention effortsInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiConfidence intervalsB. burgdorferiInfected nymphsRiskDiseaseRisk focusBurgdorferiUnited StatesDisease agentsHost-seeking nymphsI. scapularis populationsDiagnosis
2010
Anaplasma phagocytophilum induces Ixodes scapularis ticks to express an antifreeze glycoprotein gene that enhances their survival in the cold
Neelakanta G, Sultana H, Fish D, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum induces Ixodes scapularis ticks to express an antifreeze glycoprotein gene that enhances their survival in the cold. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2010, 120: 3179-3190. PMID: 20739755, PMCID: PMC2929727, DOI: 10.1172/jci42868.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Phylogeography of Borrelia burgdorferi in the eastern United States reflects multiple independent Lyme disease emergence events
Hoen AG, Margos G, Bent SJ, Diuk-Wasser MA, Barbour A, Kurtenbach K, Fish D. Phylogeography of Borrelia burgdorferi in the eastern United States reflects multiple independent Lyme disease emergence events. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 15013-15018. PMID: 19706476, PMCID: PMC2727481, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903810106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBacterial Typing TechniquesBase SequenceBorrelia burgdorferiDNA, BacterialLyme DiseasePhylogenyUnited StatesConceptsB. burgdorferi populationsPhylogeographic population structurePopulation size expansionBacterial housekeeping geneDisease emergence eventsPopulation structureRange expansionHousekeeping genesB. burgdorferiDescendent clonesEuropean settlementEmergence eventsEastern United StatesSize expansionCoastal ConnecticutTick vectorGeographic extentThe United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: History and Protocol
Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D. The United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: History and Protocol. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 365-370. PMID: 19650730, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions
Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D, Carroll J, Schulze T, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Mather T. The United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 439-448. PMID: 19650739, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLone star tickFree-living populationsTick-borne diseasePopulation recovery ratesAlternative food resourcesMajor environmental factorsUnited States DepartmentHost-targeted interventionsTick speciesAcorn mastEnvironment-friendly alternativeWhite-tailed deerTicksBait stationsControl projectFood resourcesEastern statesStates DepartmentEvaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project by Meta-Analysis
Brei B, Brownstein J, George J, Pound J, Miller J, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Schulze T, Mather T, Carroll J, Fish D. Evaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project by Meta-Analysis. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 423-430. PMID: 19650737, PMCID: PMC2904192, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States
Diuk-Wasser M, Gatewood A, Cortinas M, Yaremych-Hamer S, Tsao J, Kitron U, Hickling G, Brownstein J, Walker E, Piesman J, Fish D. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 166-176. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/43.2.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States.
Diuk-Wasser M, Gatewood A, Cortinas M, Yaremych-Hamer S, Tsao J, Kitron U, Hickling G, Brownstein J, Walker E, Piesman J, Fish D. Spatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 166-76. PMID: 16619595, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0166:spohis]2.0.co;2.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
2003
A climate-based model predicts the spatial distribution of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in the United States.
Brownstein JS, Holford TR, Fish D. A climate-based model predicts the spatial distribution of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 111: 1152-1157. PMID: 12842766, PMCID: PMC1241567, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6052.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Bioterrorism
Fish D. Bioterrorism. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2001, 1: 179-179. PMID: 12653145, DOI: 10.1089/153036601753552530.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
The Biological and Social Phenomenon of Lyme Disease
Barbour A, Fish D. The Biological and Social Phenomenon of Lyme Disease. Science 1993, 260: 1610-1616. PMID: 8503006, DOI: 10.1126/science.8503006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Hyland K, Fish D, Mcaninch J. Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1988, 26: 1138-1141. PMID: 3384925, PMCID: PMC266549, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.6.1138-1141.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, BacterialBorreliaDisease VectorsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayPeromyscusSeasonsUnited StatesConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiIndirect fluorescent antibody testIndirect fluorescent antibody methodFluorescent antibody testSpirochete infectionSerologic analysisSerum specimensFluorescent antibody methodImmunosorbent assayDiseaseRodent reservoirsCausative agentAntibodiesBurgdorferiMicePeromyscus leucopusControl programsElevated amountsThreefold differenceInfectionPrevalence