2023
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
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
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
2021
Evaluating public acceptability of a potential Lyme disease vaccine using a population-based, cross-sectional survey in high incidence areas of the United States
Hook SA, Hansen AP, Niesobecki SA, Meek JI, Bjork JKH, Kough EM, Peterson MS, Schiffman EK, Rutz HJ, Rowe AJ, White JL, Peel JL, Biggerstaff BJ, Hinckley AF. Evaluating public acceptability of a potential Lyme disease vaccine using a population-based, cross-sectional survey in high incidence areas of the United States. Vaccine 2021, 40: 298-305. PMID: 34895785, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme disease vaccineDisease vaccineSurvey-weighted descriptive statisticsMultivariable multinomial logistic regression modelsCross-sectional studyLyme disease incidenceHigh incidence areaCross-sectional surveyLogistic regression modelsSafety concernsMultinomial logistic regression modelsVaccine uptakeAdults 45Vaccine parametersVaccine candidatesVaccine attitudesPrevention optionsHealthcare providersWeb-based surveyVaccineSociodemographic characteristicsIncidence areaLyme diseaseDisease incidenceIncidence