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TICK-BORNE DISEASE

TICK-BORNE DISEASE. Presented By Karl Neidhardt. Tick Species and Life Stages Most Likely to Bite Humans in the Eastern U.S. and the Diseases They May Cause. Anaplasma phagocytophilum. ZOONOTIC CYCLE. COMMON TICK VECTORS. Borrelia burgdorferi.

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TICK-BORNE DISEASE

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  1. TICK-BORNE DISEASE Presented By Karl Neidhardt

  2. Tick Species and Life Stages Most Likely to Bite Humans in the Eastern U.S. and the Diseases They May Cause Anaplasma phagocytophilum

  3. ZOONOTIC CYCLE

  4. COMMON TICK VECTORS

  5. Borrelia burgdorferi Agent of Lyme Disease

  6. Ixodes scapularis Blacklegged Tick

  7. What are the symptoms of Lyme Disease? • An EM rash is the most definitive sign. • Early stages produce flu like symptoms. • Later symptoms include problems with the muscles and joints, brain and nervous system, heart and circulation, digestion, reproductive system and skin.

  8. ERYTHEMA MIGRANS

  9. ERYTHEMA MIGRANS Secondary Rash

  10. LYME ARTHRITIS

  11. Neurological Manifestations Bell’s Palsy

  12. Domestic Animals Cat with B. burgdorferi in eye Dog with Lyme Arthritis Horses Wild animals are asymptomatic

  13. Check Pets For Ticks And Use Repellent (available from Vet.)

  14. BABESIOSIS Babesia microti Vector: Ixodes scapularis

  15. EHRLICHIOSIS HGE - Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis HGA - Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis HME -Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

  16. Ehrlichia Life Cycle

  17. Amblyomma americanum Lone Star Tick

  18. LONE STAR TICK PROGRESSIVE ENGORGEMENT

  19. RMSF - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Agent: Rickettsia rickettsii Vector: American Dog Tick

  20. RMSFRASH Foot Hand

  21. Dermacentor variabilis American Dog Tick

  22. TULAREMIA Lone Star Tick 1990-2000 American Dog Tick Ulcer

  23. SPECIES COMPARISON

  24. American Dog Tick Lone Star Tick Blacklegged Tick TICK RANGES

  25. Peromyscus leucopis White footed Mouse Range (green), Hanta Cases (red) Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse

  26. TICK HABITAT

  27. SURVEILLANCE Flagging

  28. Study Site 0.5 kilometers Three CO2 Traps per Sampling Site

  29. 2000 2000 2001 3 2 6 Sites in blue indicate Amblyomma americanum nymphs and/or adults positive for Ehrlichia chaffeensisshown over 90% population contours for nymphs and adults. 1999 n =1295, tested = 1295 n = 187, tested = 187 n = 1068, tested = 1068

  30. Ft AP Hill Jamboree Area Threat Map Probability of Encountering Lone Star Ticks Red = Higher Yellow = Lower Green = Unlikely

  31. PERSONAL PROTECTION Wear light colored clothing. Blouse pants inside socks.

  32. PERSONAL PROTECTION Buddy Checks Prompt Tick Removal

  33. Repellents DoD Repellent System

  34. Stop complaining Billy, It’s either this, the suit or hose.

  35. CONTROL Brush Removal Targeted Backpack Spraying

  36. Prescription Burns

  37. ALTERNATIVE CONTROL STRATEGIES DEER FEEDING STATION Feeding corn treated with Doramectin for Systemic Tick Control

  38. 4-POSTER Deer Treatment Bait Station Market Rep: American Lyme Disease Foundation e-mail: davidlweld@aldf.com Supplier: CR Danials Inc. Ellicott City, MD Contact: Andy Szulinski, 1-800-933-2638, ext 2481 e-mail: ars@dandux.com Pesticide: Y-TEX, 4-Poster Tickicide, 10.0% permethrin

  39. QUESTIONS ? Karl Neidhardt, USCHPPM-North, ESD 4411 Llewellyn, Ft Meade, MD 20755-5225 E-mail: karl.neidhardt@na.amedd.army.mil

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