2022
Early Release - Economic Burden of Reported Lyme Disease in High-Incidence Areas, United States, 2014–2016 - Volume 28, Number 6—June 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hook S, Jeon S, Niesobecki S, Hansen A, Meek J, Bjork J, Dorr F, Rutz H, Feldman K, White J, Backenson P, Shankar M, Meltzer M, Hinckley A. Early Release - Economic Burden of Reported Lyme Disease in High-Incidence Areas, United States, 2014–2016 - Volume 28, Number 6—June 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2022, 28: 1170-1179. PMID: 35608612, PMCID: PMC9155891, DOI: 10.3201/eid2806.211335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal societal costsSocietal costsLyme diseasePatient costsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCMean patient costMean societal costLyme disease endemic stateTotal patient costsCost-effectiveness analysisDisseminated diseaseProspective studyEarly diagnosisIncidence areaDiseaseEffective preventionProbable diseaseDemographic factorsPrevention methodsComprehensive economic evaluationEconomic evaluationPatientsVaccineIllnessDiagnosis
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 acaricidesIllnessIncidenceTrialsWeeksRespiratory Viral Testing and Influenza Antiviral Prescriptions During Hospitalization for Acute Respiratory Illnesses
Rolfes MA, Yousey-Hindes KM, Meek JI, Fry AM, Chaves SS. Respiratory Viral Testing and Influenza Antiviral Prescriptions During Hospitalization for Acute Respiratory Illnesses. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2016, 3: ofv216. PMID: 26885545, PMCID: PMC4751920, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv216.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Performance of an Algorithm for Assessing Smallpox Risk among Patients with Rashes That May Be Confused with Smallpox
Hutchins S, Sulemana I, Heilpern K, Schaffner W, Wax G, Lerner E, Watson B, Baltimore R, Waltenburg R, Aronsky D, Coffin S, Ng G, Craig A, Behrman A, Meek J, Sherman E, Chavez S, Harpaz R, Schmid S. Performance of an Algorithm for Assessing Smallpox Risk among Patients with Rashes That May Be Confused with Smallpox. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: s195-s203. PMID: 18284359, DOI: 10.1086/524383.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut.
Kluger M, Sofair A, Heye C, Meek J, Sodhi R, Hadler J. Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 1214-9. PMID: 11499106, PMCID: PMC1446748, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.8.1214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive prospective surveillanceInfectious causesUnexplained illnessProspective surveillanceRetrospective surveillanceRetrospective validationProspective surveillance systemHospital discharge dataSurveillance systemSuch patientsAnnual incidenceStudy criteriaMedical recordsNew Haven CountyComputerized searchIllnessLess labor-intensive alternativeDeathLabor-intensive alternativePatientsReference populationSurveillanceCauseDischarge dataStudy counties