2007
Role of Outer Surface Protein D in the Borrelia burgdorferi Life Cycle
Li X, Neelakanta G, Liu X, Beck DS, Kantor FS, Fish D, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. Role of Outer Surface Protein D in the Borrelia burgdorferi Life Cycle. Infection And Immunity 2007, 75: 4237-4244. PMID: 17620358, PMCID: PMC1951184, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00632-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiSecond blood mealMurine modelSpirochete transmissionB. burgdorferi persistenceLyme borreliosisMiceB. burgdorferi strainsProtein DI. scapularisTick gutBlood mealBurgdorferi strainsSpirochete life cycleBurgdorferiGut extractsIxodes scapularisB. burgdorferi infectivityThreefold decreaseHost-specific signalsScapularisTicksBorreliosis
1999
Temporal Relation between Ixodes scapularis Abundance and Risk for Lyme Disease Associated with Erythema Migrans
Falco R, McKenna D, Daniels T, Nadelman R, Nowakowski J, Fish D, Wormser G. Temporal Relation between Ixodes scapularis Abundance and Risk for Lyme Disease Associated with Erythema Migrans. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 149: 771-776. PMID: 10206627, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythema migransLyme diseaseWestchester County Medical CenterLyme Disease AssociatedEarly Lyme diseaseCounty Medical CenterDisease prevention effortsYears of ageSuccessful prevention programsAdult ticksDisease AssociatedPrevention criteriaMedical CenterPatientsPrevention programsDisease controlPrevention effortsCase numbersI. scapularisDiseaseAdult I. scapularisEM casesEM incidenceAnnual numberMigransComparative Vector Competence of Dermacentor variabilis and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) for the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
Vignes F, Levin M, Fish D. Comparative Vector Competence of Dermacentor variabilis and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) for the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1999, 36: 182-185. PMID: 10083755, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.2.182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgent of HGEHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisPolymerase chain reactionD. variabilis nymphsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisI. scapularis nymphsEvidence of transmissionVector competenceScapularis nymphsI. scapularisLeucopus miceD. variabilis larvaeMiceDermacentor variabilisComparative vector competenceRepletionChain reactionCompetent vectorsD. variabilisWhite-footed miceTrialsEhrlichiosisAgentsIxodes scapularisIxodes scapularis Say
1998
Density-dependent factors regulating feeding success of Ixodes scapularis larvae (Acari: Ixodidae).
Levin M, Fish D. Density-dependent factors regulating feeding success of Ixodes scapularis larvae (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Parasitology 1998, 84: 36-43. PMID: 9488335, DOI: 10.2307/3284526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMice fed 2Larval Ixodes scapularis ticksIxodes scapularis ticksReplete larvaeIxodes scapularis larvaeUnattached ticksFed 2MiceScapularis ticksLarval I. scapularisEngorgement weightSolitary miceDifferent parasitesUnfed ticksTicksContinuous infestationI. scapularisGroupFeeding successTick density
1997
Feeding Density Influences Acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi in Larval Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Levin M, Papero M, Fish D. Feeding Density Influences Acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi in Larval Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1997, 34: 569-572. PMID: 9379464, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.5.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of infectionBorrelia burgdorferi transmissionConsecutive weeksLarval Ixodes scapularisSpirochete prevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiLarval I. scapularisInfluences acquisitionPrevalenceBurgdorferiIxodes scapularisWhite-footed mouseIxodes scapularis SayI. scapularisEfficiency of acquisitionI. scapularis populationsInfectionMiceTransmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Host-Seeking Ixodus scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State
Vignes F, Fish D. Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Host-Seeking Ixodus scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1997, 34: 379-382. PMID: 9220669, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.4.379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisGranulocytic ehrlichiosisXenodiagnostic larvaeUninfected micePolymerase chain reaction analysisI. scapularis ticksChain reaction analysisBlood smearsHGE agentLyme diseaseMiceWhole bloodInfectionScapularis ticksMicroscopic examinationEhrlichiosisBorrelia burgdorferi JohnsonSouthern New York StateReaction analysisAgentsIxodes scapularisNew York StateWestchester CountyI. scapularisNatural foci
1995
Increase in Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in an Emergent Lyme Disease Endemic Area
Falco R, Daniels T, Fish D. Increase in Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in an Emergent Lyme Disease Endemic Area. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1995, 32: 522-526. PMID: 7650715, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/32.4.522.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Lyme Disease Risk by Deer Exclusion
Daniels T, Fish D, Schwartz I. Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Lyme Disease Risk by Deer Exclusion. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 1043-1049. PMID: 8271246, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.6.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Apperson C, Fish D, Johnson R, Chappell W. SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1986, 22: 178-188. PMID: 3520030, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-22.2.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiIndirect immunofluorescence testIxodes damminiDirect fluorescent antibodyTick-infested areasSerologic evidenceLeptospira infectionImmunofluorescence testEtiologic agentLyme diseaseInfected ticksSerum samplesAntibodiesI. scapularisFluorescent antibodyRabbit antibodiesI. dammini nymphsBurgdorferiAdultsSpirochetesAmericanum adultsAmblyomma americanum adultsWhite-tailed deerIxodid ticksTicks