Richard Ostfeld

A modified matrix model captures the population dynamics for the primary vector of Lyme disease in North America
Foster, John R., Shannon L. LaDeau, Kelly Oggenfuss, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Michael C. Dietze. 2024. “A Modified Matrix Model Captures the Population Dynamics for the Primary Vector of Lyme Disease in North America”. Ecosphere 15 (10). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: e70022+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70022.
Responses of juvenile blacklegged ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) to hosts of varying quality
Burton, ES, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Jesse L. Brunner. 2024. “Responses of Juvenile Blacklegged Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) to Hosts of Varying Quality”. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY. doi:10.1093/jme/tjae103.
Emerging patterns in rodent-borne zoonotic diseases
Keesing, Felicia, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2024. “Emerging Patterns in Rodent-Borne Zoonotic Diseases”. SCIENCE 385: 1305-10. doi:10.1126/science.adq7993.
Effects of residential acaricide treatments on patterns of pathogen coinfection in blacklegged ticks
Ostfeld, Richard S., Sahar Adish, Stacy Mowry, William Bremer, Shannon Duerr, Andrew S. Evans, Ilya R. Fischhoff, et al. 2024. “Effects of Residential Acaricide Treatments on Patterns of Pathogen Coinfection in Blacklegged Ticks”. Parasitology. Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1-7. doi:10.1017/s0031182024000349.
The more, the healthier: Tree diversity reduces forest pests and pathogens
Keesing, Felicia, and Richard S. Ostfeld. (2024) 2024. “The More, the Healthier: Tree Diversity Reduces Forest Pests and Pathogens”. PLOS BIOLOGY 22 (2). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002525.
Spatial variation in risk for tick-borne diseases in residential areas of Dutchess County, New York
Keesing, Felicia, Emma Tilley, Stacy Mowry, Sahar Adish, William Bremer, Shannon Duerr, Andrew S. Evans, et al. 2023. “Spatial Variation in Risk for Tick-Borne Diseases in Residential Areas of Dutchess County, New York”. PLOS ONE 18 (11). Public Library of Science (PLoS): e0293820. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293820.
Impacts Over Time of Neighborhood-Scale Interventions to Control Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Incidence
Ostfeld, Richard S., S Mowry, W Bremer, S Duerr, AS Evans, IR Fischhoff, AF Hinckley, et al. 2023. “Impacts Over Time of Neighborhood-Scale Interventions to Control Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Incidence”. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 23 (3): 89-105,. doi:10.1089/vbz.2022.0094.
Off-host survival of blacklegged ticks in eastern North America: A multistage, multiyear, multisite study
Brunner, JL, Shannon L. LaDeau, M Killelea, E Valentine, M Schierer, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2023. “Off-Host Survival of Blacklegged Ticks in Eastern North America: A Multistage, Multiyear, Multisite Study”. ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS. doi:10.1002/ecm.1572.
Does Experimental Reduction of Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Abundance Reduce Lyme Disease Incidence?
Ostfeld, Richard S., and F Keesing. 2023. “Does Experimental Reduction of Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes Scapularis) Abundance Reduce Lyme Disease Incidence?”. PATHOGENS 12 (5). doi:10.3390/pathogens12050714.
The ecology of infectious diseases: an homage to multi-factor perspectives
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2022. “The Ecology of Infectious Diseases: An Homage to Multi-Factor Perspectives”. Therya 13: 39-44,. doi:10.12933/therya-22-1183.