2022
Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017.
Anderson J, Fish D, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Ferrandino F, Andreadis T, Stenglein M, Kapuscinski M. Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 106: 610-622. PMID: 35008051, PMCID: PMC8832897, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies of virusesSpecies of mosquitoesGumbo LimboShotgun metagenomic sequencingShark RiverSpecies complexWest Nile virusHardwood hammocksEverglades virusNotable speciesMosquito-Borne VirusesMetagenomic sequencingAnopheles speciesNile virusSeasonal dynamicsSpeciesFlorida EvergladesTensaw virusCulex nigripalpusEvergladesPools of CxCypress swampsNigripalpusMosquitoesAnopheles crucians
2009
Evaluation 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 Research
2006
Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Mosquito Vectors for West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA
Diuk-Wasser MA, Brown HE, Andreadis TG, Fish D. Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Mosquito Vectors for West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2006, 6: 283-295. PMID: 16989568, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.6.283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in a Natural Population of Peromyscus Leucopus Mice: A Longitudinal Study in an Area Where Lyme Borreliosis Is Highly Endemic
Bunikis J, Tsao J, Luke C, Luna M, Fish D, Barbour A. Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in a Natural Population of Peromyscus Leucopus Mice: A Longitudinal Study in an Area Where Lyme Borreliosis Is Highly Endemic. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 1515-1523. PMID: 15073690, DOI: 10.1086/382594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBlotting, WesternBorrelia burgdorferiConnecticutDisease ReservoirsDNA, BacterialEndemic DiseasesFemaleImmunoenzyme TechniquesIncidenceIxodesLongitudinal StudiesLyme DiseasePeromyscusPolymerase Chain ReactionRodent DiseasesSeasonsSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsPeromyscus leucopus miceLeucopus miceTransmission seasonBorrelia burgdorferi infectionPolymerase chain reactionSurface protein CBurgdorferi infectionBlood samplesMice ageEnzyme immunoassayLyme borreliosisMiceSerum samplesProtein CDynamics of infectionBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiChain reactionLongitudinal studyEnzootic siteInfectionAntibodiesEntire populationBurgdorferiIxodes scapularis
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 numberMigrans
1996
Timing of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Oviposition and arval Activity in Southern New York
Daniels T, Falco R, Curran K, Fish D. Timing of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Oviposition and arval Activity in Southern New York. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1996, 33: 140-147. PMID: 8906918, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease
Fish D. Environmental risk and prevention of Lyme disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 1995, 98: 2s-9s. PMID: 7726188, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)80038-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeer fencingLyme disease riskHigh-risk areasAdverse environmental impactsHuman disease potentialOverlapping host rangeEnvironmental alterationsSmall mammalsEnvironmental risksLikelihood of contactRelative abundanceHost speciesCompetent reservoirsEnvironmental impactsHuman exposureEnvironmental determinantsApplication of insecticidesFencingVertebrate blood mealHost rangeAbundanceDeerImmature stagesSpeciesImmature ticksEffect of Deer Exclusion on the Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Small and Medium-Sized Mammals
Daniels T, Fish D. Effect of Deer Exclusion on the Abundance of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Small and Medium-Sized Mammals. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1995, 32: 5-11. PMID: 7869342, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/32.1.5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Seasonal Activity and Survival of Adult Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State
Daniels T, Fish D, Falco R. Seasonal Activity and Survival of Adult Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern New York State. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1989, 26: 610-614. PMID: 2585455, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/26.6.610.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 variabilisSerologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Hyland K, Fish D, Mcaninch J. Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1988, 26: 1138-1141. PMID: 3384925, PMCID: PMC266549, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.6.1138-1141.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiIndirect fluorescent antibody testIndirect fluorescent antibody methodFluorescent antibody testSpirochete infectionSerologic analysisSerum specimensFluorescent antibody methodImmunosorbent assayDiseaseRodent reservoirsCausative agentAntibodiesBurgdorferiMicePeromyscus leucopusControl programsElevated amountsThreefold differenceInfectionPrevalence
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