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
2009
The 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 Department