Perspectives from federal and state public health departments on their participation in and the utility of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Ixodes pacificus tick and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in the United States.

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    • Publication Information:
      Ahead of Print
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      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0375400 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-2928 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00222585 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Entomol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Honolulu, Entomology Dept., B. P. Bishop Museum.
    • Abstract:
      In response to notable increases in tick-associated illnesses in the United States, recent public health policies encouraged multi-sector collaborative approaches to preventing vector-borne diseases. Primary prevention strategies focus on educating the public about risks for tick-borne diseases and encouraging adoption of personal protection strategies. Accurate descriptions of when and where people are at risk for tick-borne diseases aid in the optimization of prevention messaging. Tick and tick-borne pathogen data can be used to fill gaps in epidemiological surveillance. However, the utility of acarological data is limited by their completeness. National maps showing the distribution of medically important tick species and the pathogens they carry are often incomplete or non-existent. Recent policies encourage accelerated efforts to monitor changes in the distribution and abundance of medically important ticks and the presence and prevalence of human pathogens that they carry, and to provide actionable, evidence-based information to the public, health care providers and public health policy makers. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated a national tick surveillance program focused on Ixodes ticks. The national program coordinated and expanded upon existing efforts led by public health departments and academic institutions. Here, we describe experiences of state public health departments engaged in Ixodes tick surveillance, including information on why they initiated Ixodes surveillance programs, programmatic objectives, and strategies for maintaining tick surveillance programs. We share experiences and challenges in interpreting or communicating tick surveillance data to stakeholders and explore how the acarological data are used to complement epidemiological data.
      (Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America 2024.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Anaplasma; Babesia; Borrelia; blacklegged tick; tick-borne disease
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20241210 Latest Revision: 20241210
    • Publication Date:
      20241211
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/jme/tjae149
    • Accession Number:
      39657826