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
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
2002
Interdisciplinary Focus
Fish D. Interdisciplinary Focus. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2002, 2: 1-1. PMID: 12656124, DOI: 10.1089/153036602760260715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBioterrorismCommunicable Disease ControlDisease VectorsHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationZoonoses