Publications

serologic testing for human granulocytic ehrlichiosis at a national referral center.	an indirect immunofluorescence assay (ifa) was used to identify patients with antibodies reactive to the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (hge) agent. serum samples collected from clinically ill individuals were submitted to the centers for disease control and prevention by physicians via state health departments from throughout the united states and tested against a panel of ehrlichial and rickettsial pathogens. antibodies reactive to the hge agent were detected in 142 (8.9%) of 1,602 individual ...	1999	9986812
serological survey of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in pet cats and cats from animal shelters and feral colonies.	although cats and their arthropod parasites can sometimes be important sources of zoonotic diseases in humans, the extent of exposure among various cat populations to many potential zoonotic agents remains incompletely described. in this study, 170 domestic cats living in private homes, feral cat colonies, and animal shelters from california and wisconsin were evaluated by serology to determine the levels of exposure to a group of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens. serological positive test result ...	2006	16434226