1993
Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States
Daniels T, Fish D, Levine J, Greco M, Eaton A, Padgett P, Lapointe D. Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 171-178. PMID: 8433324, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.1.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseEndemic areasHuman casesPublic health workersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCanine exposureHigh-risk countiesNonendemic areasHealth workersCanine seroprevalenceEtiologic agentDisease riskSurveillance programDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes damminiCanine serumRegression analysisLyme disease riskPrevalenceSame countyRiskSignificant positive linear relationshipSeroprevalenceImmunosorbent
1992
A comparison of methods for sampling the deer tick,Ixodes dammini, in a Lyme disease endemic area
Falco R, Fish D. A comparison of methods for sampling the deer tick,Ixodes dammini, in a Lyme disease endemic area. Experimental And Applied Acarology 1992, 14: 165-173. PMID: 1638929, DOI: 10.1007/bf01219108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Potential for exposure to tick bites in recreational parks in a Lyme disease endemic area.
Falco R, Fish D. Potential for exposure to tick bites in recreational parks in a Lyme disease endemic area. American Journal Of Public Health 1989, 79: 12-5. PMID: 2909174, PMCID: PMC1349459, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.79.1.12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
TICKS PARASITIZING HUMANS IN A LYME DISEASE ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE
FALCO R, FISH D. TICKS PARASITIZING HUMANS IN A LYME DISEASE ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1988, 128: 1146-1152. PMID: 3189288, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD. variabilis adultsLyme diseaseProphylactic antibiotic treatmentAge 10 yearsTick bite victimsWestchester County DepartmentNew York Medical CollegeProphylactic therapyMean ageAntibiotic treatmentLower extremitiesTick biteBite victimsAge groupsMedical CollegeCounty DepartmentIxodes damminiI. dammini nymphsI. damminiAdultsDiseaseSouthern New York StateAmblyomma americanumNew York StateDermacentor variabilis
1987
Choroid Plexitis in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Southern New York State
Levine S, Fish D, Magnarelli L, Anderson J. Choroid Plexitis in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Southern New York State. Veterinary Pathology 1987, 24: 207-210. PMID: 3603961, DOI: 10.1177/030098588702400302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChoroid plexitisHistologic evidenceSerologic evidenceNerve rootsSouthern New York StatePast infectionSpinal cordDural lesionsPneumostrongylus tenuisPlexitisLyme diseaseNew York StateSkeletal muscleInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiCausative agentIxodes damminiMuscle tissueBurgdorferiTick vectorEvidenceNerveCausal relationshipCord
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