2017
Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control
Kilpatrick AM, Dobson ADM, Levi T, Salkeld DJ, Swei A, Ginsberg HS, Kjemtrup A, Padgett KA, Jensen PM, Fish D, Ogden NH, Diuk-Wasser MA. Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017, 372: 20160117. PMID: 28438910, PMCID: PMC5413869, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBorrelia burgdorferiCommunicable Disease ControlHumansIncidenceIxodesLyme DiseaseRiskConceptsNorth AmericaLyme disease ecologyDeer abundanceDifferent habitatsVector-borne zoonotic diseaseTemperate regionsDisease ecologyLyme disease preventionHost speciesDisease riskTick abundanceKnowledge gapsTemporal variationReservoir competenceCommon tick-borne diseaseEcologySubstantial uncertaintyAbundanceHost communitiesTick-borne diseaseTick populationsCritical gapAmericaAreas of consensusDisease prevention
2015
Response to Esteve-Gassent et al.: flaB sequences obtained from Texas PCR products are identical to the positive control strain Borrelia burgdorferi B31
Norris SJ, Barbour AG, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Response to Esteve-Gassent et al.: flaB sequences obtained from Texas PCR products are identical to the positive control strain Borrelia burgdorferi B31. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8: 310. PMID: 26050617, PMCID: PMC4489397, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0899-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States
Barbour AG, Bunikis J, Fish D, Hanincová K. Association between body size and reservoir competence of mammals bearing Borrelia burgdorferi at an endemic site in the northeastern United States. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8: 299. PMID: 26024881, PMCID: PMC4459683, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0903-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody sizeLarge-sized mammalsMedium-sized mammalsDifferent mammalian speciesEastern North AmericaSpecies-specific PCRLyme disease agentSmall mammalsMammalian speciesWhite-footed mouseCommon raccoonSized mammalsMammalsBorrelia burgdorferiPine volesBody massGrey squirrelsVirginia opossumReservoir competenceEastern chipmunksIxodes scapularis ticksDisease agentsStriped skunksSpeciesNymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks
2014
Analysis of the intergenic sequences provided by Feria-Arroyo et al. does not support the claim of high Borrelia burgdorferi tick infection rates in Texas and northeastern Mexico
Norris SJ, Barbour AG, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Analysis of the intergenic sequences provided by Feria-Arroyo et al. does not support the claim of high Borrelia burgdorferi tick infection rates in Texas and northeastern Mexico. Parasites & Vectors 2014, 7: 467. PMID: 25428816, PMCID: PMC4203928, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0467-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Barbour AG, Platonov AE, Brancato J, Lepore T, Dardick K, Mamula M, Rollend L, Steeves TK, Diuk-Wasser M, Usmani-Brown S, Williamson P, Sarksyan DS, Fikrig E, Fish D, . Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States - Volume 20, Number 7—July 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2014, 20: 1183-1190. PMID: 24960072, PMCID: PMC4073859, DOI: 10.3201/eid2007.131587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSeroprevalence of IgGB. burgdorferi antigensLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasAntibody testingHealthy personsLyme diseaseSerum samplesSeroprevalenceBurgdorferiInfectionSame tickUnited StatesSensu latoArea residentsPersonsBorrelia spSeroreactivityIgGAntigenDiseaseSerum
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 populationsDiagnosisPredicted Outcomes of Vaccinating Wildlife to Reduce Human Risk of Lyme Disease
Tsao K, Fish D, Galvani AP. Predicted Outcomes of Vaccinating Wildlife to Reduce Human Risk of Lyme Disease. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2012, 12: 544-551. PMID: 22251312, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMice vaccinationTick biteB. burgdorferi transmissionLyme disease preventionTick blood mealVaccination outcomesHuman riskVaccination effortsDisease preventionLyme diseaseVaccinationInfection prevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiMiceWildlife vaccinationB. burgdorferiCausative agentPredicted outcomeBlood mealVector ticksBiteOutcomesBurgdorferiRiskWildlife reservoirs
2011
Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
Margos G, Vollmer S, Ogden N, Fish D. Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2011, 11: 1545-1563. PMID: 21843658, PMCID: PMC3214628, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary relationshipsSingle-locus approachesMultilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemeSequence typing schemePopulation geneticsPopulation structureBacterial speciesSensu latoLyme borreliosis spirochetesNovel insightsPhylogenyImportant groupLocus approachZoonotic bacteriaBacterial microorganismsBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoTaxonomyTyping schemeBurgdorferi sensu latoGeneticsSpeciesLatoMicroorganismsBacteriaEvolution
2010
Klaus Kurtenbach – a tribute to his life
Margos G, Fish D. Klaus Kurtenbach – a tribute to his life. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 1: 69-72. PMID: 21894640, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2009.08.001.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 ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferi populationsPhylogeographic population structurePopulation size expansionBacterial housekeeping geneDisease emergence eventsPopulation structureRange expansionHousekeeping genesB. burgdorferiDescendent clonesEuropean settlementEmergence eventsEastern United StatesSize expansionCoastal ConnecticutTick vectorGeographic extentCommunity-Based Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Through Topical Application of Acaricide to White-Tailed Deer: Background and Rationale
Fish D, Childs JE. Community-Based Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Through Topical Application of Acaricide to White-Tailed Deer: Background and Rationale. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 357-364. PMID: 19650729, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation 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 ResearchThe 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 ResearchAcaricidal Treatment of White-Tailed Deer to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a New York Lyme Disease-Endemic Community
Daniels T, Falco R, Mchugh E, Vellozzi J, Boccia T, Denicola A, Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D. Acaricidal Treatment of White-Tailed Deer to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a New York Lyme Disease-Endemic Community. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 381-387. PMID: 19650732, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens
Hoen A, Rollend L, Papero M, Carroll J, Daniels T, Mather T, Schulze T, Stafford K, Fish D. Effects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 431-438. PMID: 19650738, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEntomologic riskInfection prevalenceB. burgdorferiPrevalence of infectionFever group spirochetesBacterial coinfectionSelf treatmentTick infection prevalenceLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoiB. miyamotoiBacterial agentsPrevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiAnaplasma phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilumAdultsRiskBurgdorferiInfectionDiseaseHost-seeking ticksProportion of ticksAdult ticksTick controlClimate and Tick Seasonality Are Predictors of Borrelia burgdorferi Genotype Distribution
Gatewood AG, Liebman KA, Vourc'h G, Bunikis J, Hamer SA, Cortinas R, Melton F, Cislo P, Kitron U, Tsao J, Barbour AG, Fish D, Diuk-Wasser MA. Climate and Tick Seasonality Are Predictors of Borrelia burgdorferi Genotype Distribution. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2009, 75: 2476-2483. PMID: 19251900, PMCID: PMC2675205, DOI: 10.1128/aem.02633-08.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
MLST of housekeeping genes captures geographic population structure and suggests a European origin of Borrelia burgdorferi
Margos G, Gatewood A, Aanensen D, Hanincová K, Terekhova D, Vollmer S, Cornet M, Piesman J, Donaghy M, Bormane A, Hurn M, Feil E, Fish D, Casjens S, Wormser G, Schwartz I, Kurtenbach K. MLST of housekeeping genes captures geographic population structure and suggests a European origin of Borrelia burgdorferi. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 8730-8735. PMID: 18574151, PMCID: PMC2435589, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800323105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousekeeping genesIntergenic spacerPopulation structureGeographic population structureChromosomal housekeeping genesMultilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemeB. burgdorferiPhylogenetic signalNorth AmericaEvolutionary relationshipsSequence typing schemeEvolutionary trajectoriesIGS locusSequence dataMLST schemeCultured isolatesGenesBorrelia burgdorferiOuter surface protein CMLST dataDistinct populationsSurface protein CBacterium Borrelia burgdorferiEuropean populationsVector-borne diseases
2007
Fitness Variation of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in Mice
Hanincová K, Ogden NH, Diuk-Wasser M, Pappas CJ, Iyer R, Fish D, Schwartz I, Kurtenbach K. Fitness Variation of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in Mice. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2007, 74: 153-157. PMID: 17981941, PMCID: PMC2223198, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01567-07.Peer-Reviewed Original Research