Publications

detection of borrelia burgdorferi dna in lizards from southern maryland.	lizards serve as hosts for ixodes ticks in the western and southeastern united states and may affect the transmission cycles of borrelia burgdorferi in these regions. in maryland, the role of lizards in the maintenance and transmission cycle of this pathogen has not been examined. we tested 29 lizards (sceloporus undulatus and eumeces spp.) and 21 ticks from these lizards for the presence of b. burgdorferi. eight lizards were positive by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for at least one b. burgdo ...	2007	17417956
the role of lizards in the ecology of lyme disease in two endemic zones of the northeastern united states.	we examined the role of lizards in the ecology of lyme disease in new york and maryland. we collected data on vector tick infestations, measured lizard "realized" reservoir competence for the lyme disease spirochete borrelia burgdorferi, and estimated lizard population density. these data were incorporated into a model that predicts a host's ability to influence the prevalence of b. burgdorferi in the tick population, a primary risk factor in the epidemiology of lyme disease. published data on o ...	2007	17626342