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Andrew Spielman
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 300
Citations - 20644
Andrew Spielman is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lyme disease & Borrelia burgdorferi. The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 300 publications receiving 19645 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew Spielman include Yale University & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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A global index representing the stability of malaria transmission
Anthony E. Kiszewski,Andrew D. Mellinger,Andrew Spielman,Pia Malaney,Sonia Ehrlich Sachs,Jeffrey D. Sachs +5 more
TL;DR: An index representing the contribution of regionally dominant vector mosquitoes to the force of transmission was derived and it was found that these biologic characteristics of diverse vector mosquitoes interact with climate to explain much of the regional variation in the intensity of transmission.
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Duration of tick attachment and Borrelia burgdorferi transmission.
TL;DR: Nymphal Ixodes dammini transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi to 1 of 14 rodents exposed for 24 h, 5 of 14 rodent exposed for 48 h, and 13 of 14 mice exposed for greater than or equal to 72 h.
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Ecology of Ixodes dammini-borne human babesiosis and Lyme disease
TL;DR: The number of diseases transmitted by Ixodes ticks is remarkable; European I. ricinus and Siberian I. persulcatus each have been incriminated as vectors of ten or more infections, and North American I. dammini serves as vector for at least two as discussed by the authors.
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Concurrent Lyme disease and babesiosis. Evidence for increased severity and duration of illness.
Peter J. Krause,Sam R. Telford,Andrew Spielman,Vijay K. Sikand,Raymond W. Ryan,Diane Christianson,Georgine Burke,Peter Brassard,Richard J. Pollack,Judith Peck,David H. Persing +10 more
TL;DR: The possibility of concomitant babesial infection should be considered when moderate to severe Lyme disease has been diagnosed and the number of symptoms and duration of illness in patients with concurrent Lyme disease and babesiosis are greater than in Patients with either infection alone.
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Antihemostatic, antiinflammatory, and immunosuppressive properties of the saliva of a tick, Ixodes dammini.
TL;DR: Pilocarpine-induced saliva of the tick, Ixodes dammini, inhibited platelet aggregation triggered by ADP and collagen, as well as platelet- aggregation factor, and apyrase activity and an anticoagulant were found.