D T Dennis

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A major new test for plague
    David T Dennis
    Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
    Lancet 361:191-2. 2003
  2. ncbi Tularemia as a biological weapon: medical and public health management
    D T Dennis
    Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PO Box 2087, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
    JAMA 285:2763-73. 2001
  3. ncbi Coccidioidomycosis among workers at an archeological site, northeastern Utah
    Lyle R Petersen
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft Collins, Colorado, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 10:637-42. 2004
  4. ncbi An outbreak of primary pneumonic tularemia on Martha's Vineyard
    K A Feldman
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colo, USA
    N Engl J Med 345:1601-6. 2001
  5. ncbi Cases of cat-associated human plague in the Western US, 1977-1998
    K L Gage
    Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 30:893-900. 2000
  6. ncbi The cost effectiveness of vaccinating against Lyme disease
    M I Meltzer
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 5:321-8. 1999
  7. ncbi Outbreak of tick-borne relapsing fever at the north rim of the Grand Canyon: evidence for effectiveness of preventive measures
    W S Paul
    Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:71-5. 2002
  8. ncbi Plague
    David T Dennis
    National Center for Infectious Diseases, Fort, Collins, CO, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:69-71. 2004
  9. ncbi Evaluation of a two-test serodiagnostic method for community assessment of Lyme disease in an endemic area
    R T Trevejo
    Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 65:563-6. 2001
  10. ncbi Surveillance for pneumonic plague in the United States during an international emergency: a model for control of imported emerging diseases
    C L Fritz
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 2:30-6. 1996

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Publications13

  1. ncbi A major new test for plague
    David T Dennis
    Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
    Lancet 361:191-2. 2003
  2. ncbi Tularemia as a biological weapon: medical and public health management
    D T Dennis
    Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PO Box 2087, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
    JAMA 285:2763-73. 2001
    ..The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense has developed consensus-based recommendations for measures to be taken by medical and public health professionals if tularemia is used as a biological weapon against a civilian population...
  3. ncbi Coccidioidomycosis among workers at an archeological site, northeastern Utah
    Lyle R Petersen
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft Collins, Colorado, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 10:637-42. 2004
    ..This outbreak documents a new endemic focus of coccidioidomycosis, which extends northward its known geographic distribution in Utah by approximately 200 miles...
  4. ncbi An outbreak of primary pneumonic tularemia on Martha's Vineyard
    K A Feldman
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colo, USA
    N Engl J Med 345:1601-6. 2001
    ..In the summer of 2000, an outbreak of primary pneumonic tularemia occurred on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The only previously reported outbreak of pneumonic tularemia in the United States also occurred on the island in 1978...
  5. ncbi Cases of cat-associated human plague in the Western US, 1977-1998
    K L Gage
    Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 30:893-900. 2000
    ..The risk of cat-associated human plague is likely to increase as residential development continues in areas where plague foci exist in the western US. Enhanced awareness is needed for prompt diagnosis and treatment...
  6. ncbi The cost effectiveness of vaccinating against Lyme disease
    M I Meltzer
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 5:321-8. 1999
    ..005, economic benefits will be greatest when vaccination is used on the basis of individual risk, specifically, in persons whose probability of contracting Lyme disease is >0.01...
  7. ncbi Outbreak of tick-borne relapsing fever at the north rim of the Grand Canyon: evidence for effectiveness of preventive measures
    W S Paul
    Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:71-5. 2002
    ..This investigation suggests that measures to rodent-proof cabins at sites where TBRF is endemic prevent reinfestation of cabins by infected rodents and tick vectors, thereby preventing the spread of disease in humans...
  8. ncbi Plague
    David T Dennis
    National Center for Infectious Diseases, Fort, Collins, CO, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:69-71. 2004
  9. ncbi Evaluation of a two-test serodiagnostic method for community assessment of Lyme disease in an endemic area
    R T Trevejo
    Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 65:563-6. 2001
    ..In this highly LD-endemic community, the overall specificity of the CDC-recommended approach was highest (100%), followed by WB alone (98.7%), then the simplified approach (95%)...
  10. ncbi Surveillance for pneumonic plague in the United States during an international emergency: a model for control of imported emerging diseases
    C L Fritz
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 2:30-6. 1996
    ..This coordinated response to an international health emergency may serve as a model for detecting other emerging diseases and preventing their importation...
  11. ncbi First reported prairie dog-to-human tularemia transmission, Texas, 2002
    Swati B Avashia
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 10:483-6. 2004
    ..These findings represent the first evidence for prairie-dog-to-human tularemia transmission and demonstrate potential human health risks of the exotic pet trade...
  12. ncbi Tularemia outbreak investigation in Kosovo: case control and environmental studies
    Ralf Reintjes
    Institute of Public Health North Rhine Westphalia, Muenster, Germany
    Emerg Infect Dis 8:69-73. 2002
    ..Environmental circumstances in war-torn Kosovo led to epizootic rodent tularemia and its spread to resettled rural populations living under circumstances of substandard housing, hygiene, and sanitation...
  13. ncbi Gentamicin and tetracyclines for the treatment of human plague: review of 75 cases in new Mexico, 1985-1999
    L Lucy Boulanger
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 38:663-9. 2004
    ..Gentamicin alone or in combination with a tetracycline was as efficacious as streptomycin for treating human plague. The efficacy of a tetracycline alone could not be determined from the study...