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Tick Surveillance Practices in the Northeast

Author
Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases; Backenson, Bryon; Patti, Casey; Maria, Diuk-Wasser; Charles, Lubelczyk; Melissa, Prusinski; Kirby, Stafford
Abstract
A review of tick surveillance guidance and best practices tailored for the Northeast USA. Speakers include experts from the New York State Department of Health, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, and Columbia University. Topics to be covered include: Considerations for starting a surveillance program; Field methods for medically important species; Pathogen testing; Data analysis and communication considerations; and Lessons learned from regional programs. Supplementary materials included: example personnel training manuals, tick field collection protocols and forms, estimated program start-up and operational costs.
Description
Material included in the supplemental file has been previously published. These materials are either open access or were included with express permission of authors.
Sponsorship
Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases.
Date Issued
2019-12-02Publisher
Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
Subject
tick surveillance; best practices; data analysis; field collections; pathogen testing
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type
pamphlet video/moving image
Accessibility Feature
captions
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