Publications

entomologic index for human risk of lyme disease.	an entomologic index based on density estimates of lyme disease spirochete-infected nymphal deer ticks (lxodes scapularis) was developed to assess human risk of lyme disease. the authors used a standardized protocol to determine tick density and infection in numerous forested sites in six rhode island towns. an entomologic risk index calculated for each town was compared with the number of human lyme disease cases reported to the rhode island state health department for the same year. a strong p ...	1996	8942438
increasing health burden of human babesiosis in endemic sites.	human infection due to babesia microti has been regarded as infrequent and a condition primarily affecting the elderly or immunocompromised. to determine whether risk in endemic sites may be increasing relative to that of borrelia burgdorferi and to define its age-related clinical spectrum, we carried out a 10-year community-based serosurvey and case finding study on block island, rhode island. less intensive observations were conducted in nearby sites. incidence of babesial infection on block i ...	2003	12875292