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Estimated cumulative incidence of West Nile virus infection in US adults, 1999–2010 by PETERSEN, L. R., CARSON, P. J., BIGGERSTAFF, B. J., CUSTER, B., BORCHARDT, S. M., BUSCH, M. P.

“…West Nile virus (WNV) was first recognized in the USA in 1999. We estimated the cumulative incidence of WNV infection in the USA from 1999 to 2010 using…”
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Comparing diagnostic tests: a simple graphic using likelihood ratios by Biggerstaff, Brad J.

“…The diagnostic abilities of two or more diagnostic tests are traditionally compared by their respective sensitivities and specificities, either separately or…”
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Transmission dynamics of primary pneumonic plague in the USA by HINCKLEY, A. F., BIGGERSTAFF, B. J., GRIFFITH, K. S., MEAD, P. S.

“…Plague is thought to have killed millions during three catastrophic pandemics. Primary pneumonic plague, the most severe form of the disease, is transmissible…”
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INCORPORATING VARIABILITY IN ESTIMATES OF HETEROGENEITY IN THE RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL IN META‐ANALYSIS by BIGGERSTAFF, B. J., TWEEDIE, R. L.

“…When combining results from separate investigations in a meta‐analysis, random effects methods enable the modelling of differences between studies by…”
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Vector Competence of Culex restuans (Diptera: Culicidae) from Two Regions of Chicago with Low and High Prevalence of West Nile Virus Human Infections by Mutebi, J.-P., Swope, B. N., Doyle, M. S., Biggerstaff, B. J.

“…Vector competence studies for West Nile virus (WNV) were conducted for two Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald populations Edison Park (EP) and Illinois Medical…”
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Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks: Evidence of an Enzootic Cycle of Dual Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in Northern Colorado by Zeidner, Nordin S., Burkot, Thomas R., Massung, Robert, Nicholson, William L., Dolan, Marc C., Rutherford, Jeremiah S., Biggerstaff, Brad J., Maupin, Gary O.

“…Previous work described an enzootic cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (hereafter referred to as B. burgdorferi) maintained by the rodent Neotoma…”
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Incidence of West Nile virus infection in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area during the 2012 epidemic by WILLIAMSON, P. C., CUSTER, B., BIGGERSTAFF, B. J., LANCIOTTI, R. S., SAYERS, M. H., EASON, S. J., DIXON, M. R., WINKELMAN, V., LANTERI, M. C., PETERSEN, L. R., BUSCH, M. P.

“…The 2012 West Nile virus (WNV) epidemic was the largest since 2003 and the North Texas region was the most heavily impacted. We conducted a serosurvey of blood…”
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La Crosse Encephalitis Virus Habitat Associations in Nicholas County, West Virginia by Nasci, R. S., Moore, C. G., Biggerstaff, B. J., Panella, N. A., Liu, H. Q., Karabatsos, N., Davis, B. S., Brannon, E. S.

“…Aedes triseriatus(Say) population density patterns and La Crosse encephalitis virus infection rates were evaluated in relation to a variety of habitat…”
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Borreliacidal activity of saliva of the tick Amblyomma americanum by Ledin, K.E, Zeidner, N.S, Ribeiro, J.M.C, Biggerstaff, B.J, Dolan, M.C, Dietrich, G, Vredevoe, L, Piesman, J

“…Amblyomma americanum (Linneaus) (Acari: Ixodidae), an important tick vector of human and animal disease, is not a competent vector of the bacterial agent of…”
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Use of laboratory reports as predictors of West Nile virus disease cases, Texas, 2008–2012 by YENDELL, S. J., TAYLOR, J., BIGGERSTAFF, B. J., TABONY, L., STAPLES, J. E., FISCHER, M.

“…We evaluated laboratory reports as early indicators of West Nile virus (WNV) disease cases in Texas. We compared WNV laboratory results in the National…”
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Epidemic West Nile encephalitis, New York, 1999: results of a household-based seroepidemiological survey by Mostashari, Farzad, Bunning, Michel L, Kitsutani, Paul T, Singer, Daniel A, Nash, Denis, Cooper, Michael J, Katz, Naomi, Liljebjelke, Karen A, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Fine, Annie D, Layton, Marcelle C, Mullin, Sandra M, Johnson, Alison J, Martin, Denise A, Hayes, Edward B, Campbell, Grant L

“…In the summer of 1999, West Nile virus was recognised in the western hemisphere for the first time when it caused an epidemic of encephalitis and meningitis in…”
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Genetic differentiation in the yellow fever virus vector, Aedes simpsoni complex, in Africa: Sequence variation in the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers of anthropophilic and non-anthropophilic populations by Mukwaya, L. G., Kayondo, J. K., Crabtree, M. B., Savage, H. M., Biggerstaff, B. J., Miller, B. R.

“…Mosquitoes of the Aedes simpsoni complex are important vectors of yellow fever virus in Africa. We examined the ribosomal DNA sequence divergence in the…”
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Differential virulence of West Nile strains for American crows by Brault, Aaron C, Langevin, Stanley A, Bowen, Richard A, Panella, Nicholas A, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Miller, Barry R, Komar, Nicholas

“…Crow deaths were observed after West Nile virus (WNV) was introduced into North America, and this phenomenon has subsequently been used to monitor the spread…”
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Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease by Kinetic Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Recombinant VlsE1 or Peptide Antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi Compared with 2-Tiered Testing Using Whole-Cell Lysates by Bacon, Rendi Murphree, Biggerstaff, Brad J., Schriefer, Martin E., Gilmore, Robert D., Philipp, Mario T., Steere, Allen C., Wormser, Gary P., Marques, Adriana R., Johnson, Barbara J. B.

“…In a study of US patients with Lyme disease, immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM antibody responses to recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi antigen VlsE1 (rVlsE1), IgG…”
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Bayesian meta-analysis, with application to studies of ETS and lung cancer by Tweedie, Richard L., Scott, D.J., Biggerstaff, B.J., Mengersen, K.L.

“…Meta-analysis enables researchers to combine the results of several studies to assess the information they provide as whole. It has been used to give a…”
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West Nile virus-associated flaccid paralysis by Sejvar, James J, Bode, Amy V, Marfin, Anthony A, Campbell, Grant L, Ewing, David, Mazowiecki, Michael, Pavot, Pierre V, Schmitt, Joseph, Pape, John, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Petersen, Lyle R

“…The causes and frequency of acute paralysis and respiratory failure with West Nile virus (WNV) infection are incompletely understood. During the summer and…”
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Experimental infection of horses with West Nile virus by Bunning, Michel L, Bowen, Richard A, Cropp, C Bruce, Sullivan, Kevin G, Davis, Brent S, Komar, Nicholas, Godsey, Marvin S, Baker, Dale, Hettler, Danielle L, Holmes, Derek A, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Mitchell, Carl J

“…A total of 12 horses of different breeds and ages were infected with West Nile virus (WNV) via the bites of infected Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Half the…”
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West Nile Virus-associated flaccid paralysis outcome by Sejvar, James J, Bode, Amy V, Marfin, Anthony A, Campbell, Grant L, Pape, John, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Petersen, Lyle R

“…We report 1-year follow-up data from a longitudinal prospective cohort study of patients with West Nile virus-associated paralysis. As in the 4-month…”
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Use of immunoglobulin m cross-reactions in differential diagnosis of human flaviviral encephalitis infections in the United States by Martin, Denise A, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Allen, Becky, Johnson, Alison J, Lanciotti, Robert S, Roehrig, John T

“…To define the virus specificity of the immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MAC-ELISA) among the medically important…”
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The epidemic of West Nile virus in the United States, 2002 by O'Leary, Daniel R, Marfin, Anthony A, Montgomery, Susan P, Kipp, Aaron M, Lehman, Jennifer A, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Elko, Veronica L, Collins, Peggy D, Jones, John E, Campbell, Grant L

“…Since 1999, health officials have documented the spread of West Nile virus across the eastern and southern states and into the central United States. In 2002,…”
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