2016
Evaluating the effectiveness of localized control strategies to curtail chikungunya
Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Durham DP, Skrip LA, Nsoesie EO, Brownstein JS, Fish D, Galvani AP. Evaluating the effectiveness of localized control strategies to curtail chikungunya. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 23997. PMID: 27045523, PMCID: PMC4820747, DOI: 10.1038/srep23997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute febrile phaseChronic joint painRe-emerging arbovirusOutbreak of chikungunyaJoint painFebrile phaseSymptomatic casesChikungunya casesChikungunya outbreakTropical diseasesDiseaseAlbopictus mosquitoesDisease surveillanceChikungunyaTransmission dynamicsPrimary measureVector control effortsAedes aegyptiMosquito movementContainment strategiesOutbreakSubsequent spreadVector controlMosquitoesPain
2004
An ecological approach to preventing human infection: Vaccinating wild mouse reservoirs intervenes in the Lyme disease cycle
Tsao J, Wootton J, Bunikis J, Luna M, Fish D, Barbour A. An ecological approach to preventing human infection: Vaccinating wild mouse reservoirs intervenes in the Lyme disease cycle. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 18159-18164. PMID: 15608069, PMCID: PMC536054, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405763102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferiCommunicable DiseasesDisease ReservoirsEcologyGenotypeGlutathione TransferaseHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesIxodesLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseMicePeromyscusPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTicksVaccinesConceptsWild white-footed miceTick infection prevalenceNegative control antigenReservoir host speciesVector-borne diseasesSympatric ticksField experimentDisease cycleB. burgdorferiDisease incidenceDisease agentsArthropod vectorsEcological approachAnimal reservoirsImmunization of humansMouse densityTicksHost speciesLyme disease agentInfection dynamicsHuman vaccinesPopulation structureWhite-footed miceOuter surface protein AHuman infections