2023
Operational Considerations for Using Deer-Targeted 4-Poster Tick Control Devices in a Tick-borne Disease Endemic Community
Hornbostel V, Meek J, Hansen A, Niesobecki S, Nawrocki C, Hinckley A, Connally N. Operational Considerations for Using Deer-Targeted 4-Poster Tick Control Devices in a Tick-borne Disease Endemic Community. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 30: 111-121. PMID: 37566802, PMCID: PMC10840788, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndemic areasFuture public health interventionsPublic health interventionsDisease-endemic areasPublic health agenciesEndemic communitiesHealth interventionsCommunity settingsCommunity-wide approachEffectiveness studiesMonthly costHealth agenciesTick-borne diseasesLone star tickPersonal protection
2021
Human‐tick encounters as a measure of tickborne disease risk in lyme disease endemic areas
Hook S, Nawrocki C, Meek J, Feldman K, White J, Connally N, Hinckley A. Human‐tick encounters as a measure of tickborne disease risk in lyme disease endemic areas. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 384-392. PMID: 33554467, PMCID: PMC10883354, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in endemic areas
Niesobecki S, Hansen A, Rutz H, Mehta S, Feldman K, Meek J, Niccolai L, Hook S, Hinckley A. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in endemic areas. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2019, 10: 101264. PMID: 31431351, PMCID: PMC10948045, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndemic areasPrevalence of LDPrevention behaviorsShowering/bathingTick checksDisease preventionPerceived PrevalenceLyme disease vaccineLD endemic areasInsect repellentSelf-rated knowledgeUnadjusted analysesOdds ratioMultivariable modelFemale genderLD vaccineDisease vaccinePrevention optionsLocal prevalencePreventive behaviorsSociodemographic characteristicsPrevalenceMajority of respondentsOnly factorTick control