2022
Designing an Intervention Trial of Human-Tick Encounters and Tick-Borne Diseases in Residential Settings Using 4-Poster Devices to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Challenges for Site Selection and Device Placement
Connally NP, Rowe A, Kaufman A, Meek JI, Niesobecki SA, Hansen AP, White J, Nawrocki C, Foster E, Hinckley AF, Eisen L. Designing an Intervention Trial of Human-Tick Encounters and Tick-Borne Diseases in Residential Settings Using 4-Poster Devices to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Challenges for Site Selection and Device Placement. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2022, 59: 911-921. PMID: 35294011, PMCID: PMC10903785, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Prevention of Lyme and other tickborne diseases using a rodent‐targeted approach: A randomized controlled trial in Connecticut
Hinckley A, Niesobecki S, Connally N, Hook S, Biggerstaff B, Horiuchi K, Hojgaard A, Mead P, Meek J. Prevention of Lyme and other tickborne diseases using a rodent‐targeted approach: A randomized controlled trial in Connecticut. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 578-587. PMID: 34050628, PMCID: PMC10898493, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTickborne diseasesTreatment groupsInfection ratePlacebo-controlled trialPublic health problemTick encountersIxodes scapularis ticksTick exposureHousehold membersHealth problemsPathogen infection ratesDiseaseScapularis ticksSignificant differencesNymphal ticksTransmission cycleTrialsEnzootic cycleInterventionPathogen transmission cyclesBait boxesBiannual surveysGroupTicksYears
2016
Effectiveness of Residential Acaricides to Prevent Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases in Humans
Hinckley A, Meek J, Ray J, Niesobecki S, Connally N, Feldman K, Jones E, Backenson P, White J, Lukacik G, Kay A, Miranda W, Mead P. Effectiveness of Residential Acaricides to Prevent Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases in Humans. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 214: 182-188. PMID: 26740276, PMCID: PMC10874626, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick-borne diseasesHuman-tick encountersMajor public health concernPlacebo-controlled trialMedical record reviewHuman tick-borne diseasesReports of illnessPublic health concernPublic health authoritiesTick-borne diseaseRecord reviewTick biteTick exposureTreatment groupsHealth authoritiesDiseaseHealth concernQuesting ticksHuman outcomesTicksUse of acaricidesIllnessIncidenceTrialsWeeks