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Item Vector-Borne Disease Workforce Training & Development Needs AssessmentMader, Emily M; Lehane, Áine; Harrington, Laura C; Greiner Safi, Amelia; Fritz, Megan (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2025-01-02)A primary goal of the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases: Teaching & Evaluation Center (NEVBD-TEC) is to offer professional development opportunities for the public health entomology workforce. In spring 2024, NEVBD-TEC conducted an online needs assessment to understand the training needs for vector-borne disease (VBD) and public health professionals working in public agencies. The assessment focused on those involved in the surveillance and control of ticks, mosquitoes, and their associated diseases in the northeastern United States. This report provides a summary of the outcomes from this training needs assessment.Item Village of Cayuga Heights Tick Density ProjectLehane, Aine; Mader, Emily; Fell, Veronica; Peh, Amanda; Kendregan, Hopper; Martin, Elisabeth; Baxter, Lindsay; Fikrig, Kara; Harrington, Laura (2024-10-17)NEVBD reports the results of an evaluation project conducted in Ithaca, NY in June 2024. In 2012, the Village of Cayuga Heights (VCH) in Ithaca, NY initiated a deer management program, in collaboration with White Buffalo Inc., due to concerns regarding deer-related accidents and transmission of tick-borne disease. Since the start of the program the deer population has decreased from ~225 to <10 deer in the VCH. There are no data on the density of I. scapularis prior to initiation of the deer management program in the VCH. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the Village’s deer removal program reduced the abundance of I. scapularis in the Village by comparing tick abundance in the Village to tick abundance in South Hill, an area which does not have a deer removal program.Item New York State Tick Blitz Summary 2021 - 2024Lehane, Aine; Bailey, Natalie; Mader, Emily; Foley, Nicole; Harrington, Laura (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023-09-25)The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) issues a report summarizing outcomes of the New York State Tick Blitz from 2021-2024.Item Zika Virus Messaging to Pregnant Women Based on Travel Associations: Review of Vector-Borne Disease Communication Resources in the Northeastern U.S.Cardona, Angelyse (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022-07-28)Resources such as infographics, small print media, and videos can be used by public health professionals to educate the public on measures to protect themselves against infection. The purpose of this assessment was to evaluate state campaigns targeting pregnant travelers regarding Zika virus risk and prevention against best practice guidance for effective and persuasive public health communication.Item NEVBD Digest Newsletter Issue 11 - May 2022Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022-05-12)The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) issues a digest newsletter featuring articles on the latest NEVBD-sponsored research programs, training events, and highlights of our regional partners. In this special issue, we take a look back at accomplishments and partnerships built during five years of funding with the CDC, from 2016-2022.Item Which Ticks Spread Powassan Virus?McInerney, Sophie; Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022-02-18)Powassan virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected tick. Although still rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from Powassan virus has increased in recent years. This infographic summarizes NEVBD-supported research to understand if lone star ticks and American dog ticks can acquire and spread this pathogen. Information based on the manuscript by Sharma et al. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04974-1.Item Climate Change and West Nile Virus Spread in New York and ConnecticutMcInerney, Sophie; Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021-11-15)West Nile virus is the most commonly reported mosquito-borne virus that makes people sick in the United States. This infographic summarizes NEVBD-supported research to estimate how the number of human cases of West Nile virus might change under future climate change conditions in New York and Connecticut. Information based on the manuscript by Keyel et al. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15842.Item What is Powassan Virus?Zhong, Kaylee; Villarreal, Daniela (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021-08-30)Powassan virus is a rare but serious virus spread through the bite of an infected tick. This virus is mostly detected in the northeastern US and parts of the upper midwest. This pamphlet provides a overview of how Powassan virus is spread, where it occurs, symptoms of illness, and what individuals can do to prevent being bitten by ticks infected with this virus. Thank you to the following individuals for their expertise and assistance in developing this fact sheet: Lindsay Baxter, MS; Laura Harrington, PhD.Item What You Need to Know About EEE Virus in the NortheastZhong, Kaylee (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021-08-30)Eastern equine encephalitis virus is a rare but serious virus spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. This virus is common in southern New England, New York and New Jersey, and other areas of the midwest and southeast United States. This pamphlet provides a overview of how EEE is spread, where it occurs, symptoms of illness, and what individuals can do to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes infected with this virus. Materials also available as a brief flyer using simple language. Thank you to the following individuals for their expertise and assistance in developing this fact sheet: Philip Armstrong, ScD; Laura Harrington, PhD.Item Review of Vector-Borne Disease Communication Resources in the Northeastern USADeckerman, Peter; Cardona, Angelyse; Dolan, Brady; Varanasi, Sravya; Mader, Emily (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021-08-18)In May 2020, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) initiated a project to document tick and mosquito-borne disease outreach materials developed and promoted by vector-borne disease programs throughout the northeast region. The goal of this work was to characterize existing outreach materials and identify gaps in content for vector-borne disease educational materials developed for communities in the northeastern US. This report summarizes the results of this cross-sectional assessment of outreach materials and subsequent content gap analysis.