Mark A. Pilgard
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View article: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Children and Adolescents
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Children and Adolescents Open
A better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from children and adolescents is crucial for informing public health mitigation strategies. We conducted a retrospective cohort study among household contacts of primary cases defined as ch…
View article: Exposures Before Issuance of Stay-at-Home Orders Among Persons with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — Colorado, March 2020
Exposures Before Issuance of Stay-at-Home Orders Among Persons with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — Colorado, March 2020 Open
On March 26, 2020, Colorado instituted stay-at-home orders to reduce community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To inform public health messaging and measures that could be used after r…
View article: Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks Are Not Vectors of the Lyme Disease Agent, Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirocheatales: Spirochaetaceae): A Review of the Evidence
Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks Are Not Vectors of the Lyme Disease Agent, Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirocheatales: Spirochaetaceae): A Review of the Evidence Open
In the early 1980s, Ixodes spp. ticks were implicated as the key North American vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt and Brenner) (Spirocheatales: Spirochaetaceae), the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Conc…
View article: Metabolic differentiation of early Lyme disease from southern tick–associated rash illness (STARI)
Metabolic differentiation of early Lyme disease from southern tick–associated rash illness (STARI) Open
Metabolic profiling provides a biochemical signature to objectively differentiate two illnesses with nearly identical clinical presentations, early Lyme disease and STARI.
View article: Prevalence and Diversity of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Nymphal<i>Ixodes scapularis</i>(Acari: Ixodidae) in Eastern National Parks
Prevalence and Diversity of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Nymphal<i>Ixodes scapularis</i>(Acari: Ixodidae) in Eastern National Parks Open
Tick-borne pathogens transmitted by Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae), also known as the deer tick or blacklegged tick, are increasing in incidence and geographic distribution in the United States. We examined the risk of tick-borne …
View article: Comparison of Vector Efficiency of<i>Ixodes scapularis</i>(Acari: Ixodidae) From the Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States for the Lyme Disease Spirochete<i>Borrelia mayonii</i>
Comparison of Vector Efficiency of<i>Ixodes scapularis</i>(Acari: Ixodidae) From the Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States for the Lyme Disease Spirochete<i>Borrelia mayonii</i> Open
Borrelia mayonii, a recently recognized species within the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, has been detected in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis Say ticks and found to be associated with Lyme disease in the Upper Midwest. This spiro…
View article: Paired real-time PCR assays for detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in North American Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)
Paired real-time PCR assays for detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in North American Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) Open
View article: Erratum for Stromdahl et al., Borrelia burgdorferi Not Confirmed in Human-Biting Amblyomma americanum Ticks from the Southeastern United States
Erratum for Stromdahl et al., Borrelia burgdorferi Not Confirmed in Human-Biting Amblyomma americanum Ticks from the Southeastern United States Open
Volume 53, no. 5, p. [1697–1704][1], 2015. Page 1698, column 1, lines 10–11: “Although we initially reported that seven samples (0.3%), all from 1997, produced amplicons (19), we believe …” should read “Although we initially reported that …
View article: Borrelia burgdorferi Not Confirmed in Human-Biting Amblyomma americanum Ticks from the Southeastern United States
Borrelia burgdorferi Not Confirmed in Human-Biting Amblyomma americanum Ticks from the Southeastern United States Open
The predominant human-biting tick throughout the southeastern United States is Amblyomma americanum . Its ability to transmit pathogens causing Lyme disease-like illnesses is a subject of ongoing controversy. Results of previous testing by…