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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBorrelia burgdorferiFinancial StressHumansIncidenceIxodesLyme DiseaseProspective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsTotal 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 evaluationPatientsVaccineIllnessDiagnosisDesigning 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 surveysGroupTicksYearsHuman‐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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArachnid VectorsConnecticutHumansLyme DiseaseMarylandNew YorkRisk FactorsTick BitesTicks
2014
Lyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States
Hinckley A, Connally N, Meek J, Johnson B, Kemperman M, Feldman K, White J, Mead P. Lyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 59: 676-681. PMID: 24879782, PMCID: PMC4646413, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of infectionsLarge commercial laboratoriesSource patientsLyme diseaseLyme disease testingFrequency of infectionTotal direct costsTwo-tiered testingCommercial laboratoriesPositive testPatientsDisease testingDiagnostic recommendationsVolume of testingLD testingInfectionDirect costsExposure historyLD testLaboratory resultsLaboratory testingUnited StatesAlternative testingTotal number
2013
Selection of Neighborhood Controls for a Population-Based Lyme Disease Case-Control Study by Using a Commercial Marketing Database
Connally NP, Yousey-Hindes K, Meek J. Selection of Neighborhood Controls for a Population-Based Lyme Disease Case-Control Study by Using a Commercial Marketing Database. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 178: 276-279. PMID: 23696105, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws464.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study
Connally NP, Durante AJ, Yousey-Hindes KM, Meek JI, Nelson RS, Heimer R. Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2009, 37: 201-206. PMID: 19595558, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutEnvironment DesignEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHygieneInfantLogistic ModelsLyme DiseaseMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTicksYoung AdultConceptsCase-control studyLyme diseaseDisease prevention initiativesConditional logistic regressionDisease prevention measuresErythema migransPotential confoundersRecreational exposureLogistic regressionProspective ageDiseaseCase onsetPrevention resultsPrevention measuresPersonal protectionRiskHoursConfoundersMigransTicksInfectionStudyConnecticut communitiesMonths
1996
Underreporting of Lyme Disease by Connecticut Physicians, 1992
Meek J, Roberts C, Smith E, Cartter M. Underreporting of Lyme Disease by Connecticut Physicians, 1992. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 1996, 2: 61-65. PMID: 10186700, DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199623000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research