| factors associated with the risk of giardia species infection in two sympatric species of peromyscus mice. | an epidemiologic case-control study was conducted to identify factors that predispose peromyscus spp. to the risk of infection with giardia sp. in watersheds. a total of 200 giardia sp.-positive mice (cases) and a similar number of giardia sp.-negative mice (controls) were selected from a population 2,528 mice captured in a watershed in southeastern new york state. the giardia sp. infection status of the mice was determined by centrifugation concentration flotation and an enzyme-linked immunosor ... | 2009 | 19366280 |
| prevalence of cryptosporidium species in wildlife populations within a watershed landscape in southeastern new york state. | a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidium in wildlife in the new york city (nyc) watershed in southeastern new york state. a total of 6227 fecal samples were collected and evaluated from 5892 mammals (38 species), 263 birds (14 species), 2 reptiles (2 species), 8 amphibians (4 species), and 62 fish (15 species). cryptosporidium was detected in 30 species. of the species found positive for cryptosporidium, 16 represented new records for this parasite-alo ... | 2007 | 17466459 |
| prevalence of borrelia burgdorferi in small mammals in new york state. | intensive small mammal trapping was conducted in 12 counties in new york state during 1998-2000 to investigate the prevalence and site specificity of the lyme disease spirochete, borrelia burgdorferi in, and presence of the blacklegged tick, ixodes scapularis say on, the wild mice peromyscus leucopus rafinesque and peromyscus maniculatus wagner and other small mammal species. previously captured mice (1992-1997) from throughout new york state also were recruited into the study, providing a total ... | 2006 | 17017230 |