Evaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project by Meta-Analysis
Brei B, Brownstein J, George J, Pound J, Miller J, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Schulze T, Mather T, Carroll J, Fish D. Evaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project by Meta-Analysis. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 423-430. PMID: 19650737, PMCID: PMC2904192, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens
Hoen A, Rollend L, Papero M, Carroll J, Daniels T, Mather T, Schulze T, Stafford K, Fish D. Effects of Tick Control by Acaricide Self-Treatment of White-Tailed Deer on Host-Seeking Tick Infection Prevalence and Entomologic Risk for Ixodes scapularis-Borne Pathogens. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 431-438. PMID: 19650738, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEntomologic riskInfection prevalenceB. burgdorferiPrevalence of infectionFever group spirochetesBacterial coinfectionSelf treatmentTick infection prevalenceLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoiB. miyamotoiBacterial agentsPrevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiAnaplasma phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilumAdultsRiskBurgdorferiInfectionDiseaseHost-seeking ticksProportion of ticksAdult ticksTick controlAcaricidal Treatment of White-Tailed Deer to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a New York Lyme Disease-Endemic Community
Daniels T, Falco R, Mchugh E, Vellozzi J, Boccia T, Denicola A, Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D. Acaricidal Treatment of White-Tailed Deer to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a New York Lyme Disease-Endemic Community. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 381-387. PMID: 19650732, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions
Pound J, Miller J, George J, Fish D, Carroll J, Schulze T, Daniels T, Falco R, Stafford K, Mather T. The United States Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area-Wide Tick Control Project: Summary and Conclusions. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2009, 9: 439-448. PMID: 19650739, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLone star tickFree-living populationsTick-borne diseasePopulation recovery ratesAlternative food resourcesMajor environmental factorsUnited States DepartmentHost-targeted interventionsTick speciesAcorn mastEnvironment-friendly alternativeWhite-tailed deerTicksBait stationsControl projectFood resourcesEastern statesStates Department