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United States Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine

United States Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine. WHERE WE’RE LOCATED. Landstuhl Germany. APG Maryland. Ft. Meade Maryland. Ft. Lewis Washington. Camp Zama Japan. Ft McPherson Georgia. Force Health Protection thru Prevention.

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United States Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine

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  1. United States Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine

  2. WHERE WE’RE LOCATED Landstuhl Germany APG Maryland Ft. Meade Maryland Ft. Lewis Washington Camp Zama Japan Ft McPherson Georgia Force Health Protection thru Prevention

  3. Entomological ServicesSubordinate Commands • Vector-borne disease risk assessments • Vector and pest identification • Rapid diagnostic testing • Training assistance visits • On-site consultation/reviews

  4. USACHPPM-NEntomological Sciences Division • Sand fly and mosquito analysis • Tick population prediction studies Contact: LTC Tom Burroughs DSN: 622-3466; Comm: 301-677-3466

  5. USACHPPM-SEntomological Sciences Division • Tick surveillance for STARI • Possible collaboration with VETCOM and AMEDDC&S Contact: MAJ. Tony Schuster DSN: 367-3460/Comm. 404-464-3460

  6. USACHPPM-WEntomological Sciences Division • Stored Products Pest Voucher Specimens • DoD-GEIS Influenza Surveillance & Response Program Contact: LTC Sonya Schleich DSN: 347-0073/Comm: 253-966-0073

  7. USACHPPM-EUR • Routine support to US forces in Pakistan • New PCR laboratory to analyze disease vectors Contact: LTC Dave West DSN: (314) 486-8540

  8. CHPPM-PAC • Disease Vector Testing • Identify and test mosquitoes for malaria, Japanese Encephalitis, and Dengue • Pesticide Applicator Cert/Recert • Can be taught by CHPPM-PAC as of March 2007 Contact: CPT Robert Moore DSN: 315-263-8531/Comm: 011-81-46-407-8531

  9. USACHPPM-MAINENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM • Vector-borne disease educational material • Human Tick Test Kit Program • DoD Pesticide Hotline • Vector-borne disease threat assessments • Pesticide monitoring • GIS/GPS training/projects • Pesticide archiving • Field-expedient PCR devices Contact: Dr. Ed Evans DSN: 584-3613/Comm: 410-436-3613

  10. Wallet Cards • Defend Yourself Against Sand Flies • Leishmaniasis • Defend Yourself Against Vector-Borne Diseases/DOD Insect Repellent System • Target Ticks for Disease Prevention/ Stop Rodent-Borne Disease in its Tracks Fact Sheets • DOD Insect Repellent System • Animal Flea & Tick Collars are NOT for Human Use! • Leishmaniasis • Bed Bugs • Ocular Myiasis Power Point Presentation: Web & Compact Disk Large Posters: Specific Deployment Hazards

  11. DOD Human Tick Test Kit Program Clinical support for tick-bite patients and their health care providers Tick I.D. and analysis Lyme disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever Human monocytic ehrlichiosis Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis Babesiosis Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)

  12. DOD HUMAN TICK TEST KIT PROGRAM Ticks Removed from Humans, CY 2006 Positive Results Tick Species Tested Identified LD1 Bab2 HGA3 EE4 HME5 STARI6 RMSF7 RP8 Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick) --- 1065 1059* --- --- 17 10 18 --- --- Dermacentor variabilis(American dog tick) --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 --- 568 568 Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged tick, a.k.a. deer tick) --- --- 460 449** 106 5 12 --- --- --- Amblyomma maculatum(Gulf Coast tick) 2 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) 13 13 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 --- Ixodes pacificus (western blacklegged tick) 1 1 0 0 0 --- --- --- --- --- Rhipicephalus sanguineus(brown dog tick) 5 5 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 --- Totals 2114 2097 106 5 12 17 10 18 0 0 1. Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi 5. Human monocytic ehrlichiosis, caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis 2. Babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti 6. Southern tick-associated rash illness, caused by Borrelia lonestari 3. Human granulocytic anaplasmosis, caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum 7. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii 4. Human ehrlichiosis, caused by Ehrlichia ewingii, a pathogen formerly only known to cause canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis 8. Rickettsial illness, caused by Rickettsia parkeri * 1 of these ticks was coinfected with B. lonestari and E. ewingii. ** 1 of these ticks was coinfected with B. burgdorferi and B. microti; 7 were coinfected with B. burgdorferi and A. phagocytophilum.

  13. DOD Pesticide Hotline410-436-3773/DSN 584-3773 • Contact us for the following information: • Pesticide products • Pesticide label information • Material Safety Data Sheets • Pest biology and control information • Technical guides • Fact sheets • Federal Register information

  14. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil

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