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 protectionAcceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA
Nawrocki C, Piedmonte N, Niesobecki S, Rowe A, Hansen A, Kaufman A, Foster E, Meek J, Niccolai L, White J, Backenson B, Eisen L, Hook S, Connally N, Hornbostel V, Hinckley A. Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2023, 14: 102231. PMID: 37531890, PMCID: PMC10883357, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102231.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntiparasitic AgentsConnecticutHumansIxodesLyme DiseasePyrazolesRodentiaTick InfestationsConceptsTickborne diseasesTreatment groupsInfection ratePlacebo-controlled trialPublic health problemTick encountersIxodes scapularis ticksTick exposureHousehold membersHealth problemsPathogen infection ratesDiseaseScapularis ticksSignificant differencesNymphal ticksTransmission cycleTrialsEnzootic cycleInterventionPathogen transmission cyclesBait boxesBiannual surveysGroupTicksYears
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