Richard Ostfeld

The impact of temperature and precipitation on blacklegged tick activity and Lyme disease incidence in endemic and emerging regions
Burtis, J. C., Patrick Sullivan, Taal Levi, Kelly M. Oggenfuss, Timothy J. Fahey, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2016. “The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation on Blacklegged Tick Activity and Lyme Disease Incidence in Endemic and Emerging Regions”. Parasites & Vectors 9 (16). doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1894-6.
Defining the risk of Zika and chikungunya virus transmission in human population centers of the eastern United States
Manore, Carrie, Richard S. Ostfeld, F. Agusto, H. Gaff, and Shannon L. LaDeau. 2016. “Defining the Risk of Zika and Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Human Population Centers of the Eastern United States”. doi:10.1101/061382.
Interactions between tick and transmitted pathogens evolved to minimise competition through nested and coherent networks
Estrada-Peña, Agustin, José de la Fuente, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz. 2015. “Interactions Between Tick and Transmitted Pathogens Evolved to Minimise Competition through Nested and Coherent Networks”. Scientific Reports 5: 10361. doi:10.1038/srep10361.
Redefining disease emergence to improve prioritization and macro-ecological analyses
Rosenthal, Samantha R., Richard S. Ostfeld, Stephen T. McGarvey, Mark N. Lurie, and Katherine F. Smith. 2015. “Redefining Disease Emergence to Improve Prioritization and Macro-Ecological Analyses”. One Health 1: 17-23. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2015.08.001.
The Relationship Between Soil Arthropods and the Overwinter Survival of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Under Manipulated Snow Cover
Burtis, J. C., Richard S. Ostfeld, Joseph B. Yavitt, and Timothy J. Fahey. 2015. “The Relationship Between Soil Arthropods and the Overwinter Survival of Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Under Manipulated Snow Cover”. Journal of Medical Entomology 53 (1): 225-29. doi:10.1093/jme/tjv151.
Interactions between mammals and pathogens: an introduction
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2015. “Interactions Between Mammals and Pathogens: An Introduction”. Journal of Mammalogy 96 (1): 2-3. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyu009.
Is biodiversity good for your health?
Keesing, Felicia, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2015. “Is Biodiversity Good for Your Health?”. Science 349 (6245): 235-36. doi:10.1126/science.aac7892.
Bottlenecks in domestic animal populations can facilitate the emergence of Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease
Levy, Michael Z., Aaron Tustin, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Tarub S. Mabud, Katelyn Levy, Corentin M. Barbu, Victor R. Quispe-Machaca, et al. 2015. “Bottlenecks in Domestic Animal Populations Can Facilitate the Emergence of Trypanosoma Cruzi, the Aetiological Agent of Chagas Disease”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1810): 20142807. doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.2807.
Climate change and Ixodes tick-borne diseases of humans
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Jesse L. Brunner. 2015. “Climate Change and Ixodes Tick-Borne Diseases of Humans”. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 370. doi:10.1098/rstb.2014.0051.
Climate, environmental and socio-economic change: weighing up the balance in vector-borne disease transmission
Parham, P. E., J. Waldock, G. K. Christophides, D. Hemming, F. Agusto, K. J. Evans, N. Fefferman, et al. 2015. “Climate, Environmental and Socio-Economic Change: Weighing up the Balance in Vector-Borne Disease Transmission”. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 3709 (1665). doi:10.1098/rstb.2013.0551.