2010
SEASONAL PREVALENCE OF SERUM ANTIBODIES TO WHOLE CELL AND RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI AND ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM IN WHITE-TAILED DEER IN CONNECTICUT
Magnarelli LA, Williams SC, Fikrig E. SEASONAL PREVALENCE OF SERUM ANTIBODIES TO WHOLE CELL AND RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI AND ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM IN WHITE-TAILED DEER IN CONNECTICUT. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 2010, 46: 781-790. PMID: 20688684, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant antigensInfected Ixodes scapularis ticksCoexistence of antibodiesAnaplasma phagocytophilumRespective causative agentsTick-borne infectionsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayIndirect fluorescent antibodyHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisPolyvalent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assaysIxodes scapularis ticksWhole blood samplesAntibody titersCurrent infectionWhole-cell B. burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoSerum antibodiesTotal antibodyBlood samplesHigher antibodyBurgdorferi sensu strictoSpecific recombinant antigensLyme borreliosisDeer seraImmunosorbent assay
2002
Antibodies to granulocytic ehrlichiae in cattle from Connecticut
Magnarelli LA, Ijdo JW, Sherman B, Bushmich SL, Levy SA, Fikrig E. Antibodies to granulocytic ehrlichiae in cattle from Connecticut. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2002, 51: 326-331. PMID: 11926738, DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-4-326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndirect fluorescent antibody
1997
Antibodies to Ehrlichia equi in dogs from the northeastern United States.
Magnarelli L, IJdo J, Anderson J, Madigan J, Dumler J, Fikrig E. Antibodies to Ehrlichia equi in dogs from the northeastern United States. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1997, 211: 1134-7. PMID: 9364226, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1997.211.09.1134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE equiIndirect fluorescent antibodyWestern blot analysisSerologic testing methodsFluorescent antibodyBlot analysisTick-infested areasSeropositive dogsIll dogsMarked leukopeniaNormal dogsSubclinical infectionSerologic analysisEtiologic agentLaboratory diagnosisEnd pointGranulocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichia equiDogsAntibodiesHuman isolatesBorrelia burgdorferiDog serumMultiple pathogensEhrlichiosis
1987
Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis
Jones T, Johnson W, Barretto A, Lago E, Badaro R, Cerf B, Reed S, Netto E, Tada M, Franca F, Wiese K, Golightly L, Fikrig E, Costa J, Cuba C, Marsden P. Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1987, 156: 73-83. PMID: 3598227, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.1.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lesionMucosal diseaseCutaneous leishmaniasisFive-year prospective studyLeishmania braziliensis braziliensisYears of ageAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisAntimony therapyAnnual incidenceSkin testingProspective studyRecent lesionsSkin testSkin lesionsEndemic areasPatientsLesionsDiseaseMost diseasesLeishmaniasisYearsTherapyEpidemiologyPrevalenceIncidence