Publications

transfusion medicine illustrated. the expanding range and severity of babesiosis.		2010	20233358
co-circulating microorganisms in questing ixodes scapularis nymphs in maryland.	ixodes scapularis can be infected with borrelia burgdorferi, anaplasma phagocytophilum, bartonella spp., babesia microti, and rickettsia spp., including spotted-fever group rickettsia. as all of these microorganisms have been reported in maryland, the potential for these ticks to have concurrent infections exists in this region. to assess the frequency of these complex infections, 348 i. scapularis nymphs collected in 2003 were screened for these microorganisms by pcr with positives being confir ...	2007	18260514
risk of lyme disease: perceptions of residents of a lone star tick-infested community.	lone star ticks (amblyomma americanum) have been suggested as a vector of the agent of lyme disease (borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) in the usa, based on associations with an infection manifesting mainly as erythema migrans. in laboratory experiments, however, they failed to transmit b. burgdorferi sensu stricto.	2001	11693973
ixodes dammini (acari: ixodidae) in maryland, usa, and a preliminary survey for babesia microti.		1986	3735353