Richard Ostfeld

The more, the healthier: Tree diversity reduces forest pests and pathogens
Keesing, Felicia, and Richard S. Ostfeld. (2026) 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. (2026) 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) 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 Felicia Keesing. (2026) 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.
Obituary: Dr. William Z. Lidicker, Jr. (1932–2022)
Heske, Edward J, Richard S. Ostfeld, Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda, Barry J Fox, and William F Laurance. 2022. “Obituary: Dr. William Z. Lidicker, Jr. (1932–2022)”. Journal of Mammalogy, gyac109+. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac109.
Deployment of a Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Against Borrelia burgdorferi Reduces the Prevalence of Babesia microti Coinfection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Vannier, Edouard, Luciana M Richer, Duy M Dinh, Dustin Brisson, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Maria Gomes-Solecki. 2022. “Deployment of a Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Against Borrelia Burgdorferi Reduces the Prevalence of Babesia Microti Coinfection in Ixodes Scapularis Ticks”. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiac462+. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiac462.
Estimates of wildlife species richness, occupancy, and habitat preference in a residential landscape in New York State
Mowry, Stacy, Jennifer Pendleton, Felicia Keesing, Marissa Teator, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2022. “Estimates of Wildlife Species Richness, Occupancy, and Habitat Preference in a Residential Landscape in New York State”. Urban Ecosystems. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11252-022-01318-4.
Population fluctuations and synanthropy explain transmission risk in rodent-borne zoonoses
Ecke, Frauke, Barbara A. Han, Birger Hörnfeldt, Hussein Khalil, Magnus Magnusson, Navinder J. Singh, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2022. “Population Fluctuations and Synanthropy Explain Transmission Risk in Rodent-Borne Zoonoses”. Nature Communications 13 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35273-7.