Durland Fish, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Forestry And Environmental Studies
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Microbiology
Global Health Initiative: Infectious Diseases | Environmental Influences
School of Public Health: Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases: Fish Lab | Global Health | Parasitology Program
Research Interests
Vector-borne diseases; ecology; evolution; epidemiology; prevention; climate change; borrelia; babesia; ticks; mosquitoes more...
Education
- Ph.D., University of Florida, 1976
Selected Publications
- Margos G, Vollmer SA, Ogden NH, Fish D. Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Infect Genet Evol. 2011; 11(7):1545-63.
- Diuk-Wasser, M A., Vourc’h, G, Cislo, P, Gatewood, AG, Melton, F, Hamer, SA, Rowland, M, Cortinas, R, Hickling, Tsao JI, Barbour, AG, Kitron, K, Piesman, J, Fish, D. 2010. Field and climate based model for predicting the density of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 4: 504 - 514.
- Gatewood Hoen, AG, Margos, G, Bent, SJ, Diuk-Wasser MA, Barbour, A, Kurtenbach, K, and Fish, D. 2009 Phylogeography of Borrelia burgdorferi in the eastern United States reflects multiple independent Lyme disease emergence events. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106: 15013-15018.
