scholarly journals Kissing Bugs in the United States: Risk for Vector-Borne Disease in Humans

2014 ◽  
Vol 8s2 ◽  
pp. EHI.S16003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Klotz ◽  
Patricia L. Dorn ◽  
Mark Mosbacher ◽  
Justin O. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Advancing the Science of Tick and Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance in the United States

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Wisely ◽  
Gregory Glass
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Centers Of Excellence ◽  
Public Health Burden ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Tick Borne Disease ◽  
Vector Borne

Globally, vector-borne diseases are an increasing public health burden; in the United States, tick-borne diseases have tripled in the last three years. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes the need for resilience to the increasing vector-borne disease burden and has called for increased partnerships and sustained networks to identify and respond to the most pressing challenges that face vector-borne disease management, including increased surveillance. To increase applied research, develop communities of practice, and enhance workforce development, the CDC has created five regional Centers of Excellence in Vector-borne Disease. These Centers are a partnership of public health agencies, vector control groups, academic institutions, and industries. This special issue on tick and tick-borne disease surveillance is a collection of research articles on multiple aspects of surveillance from authors that are affiliated with or funded by the CDC Centers of Excellence. This body of work illustrates a community-based system of research by which participants share common problems and use integrated methodologies to produce outputs and effect outcomes that benefit human, animal and environmental health.

scholarly journals Lyme Disease Presenting with Multiple Cranial Nerve Deficits: Report of a Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Chaturvedi ◽  
Keith Baker ◽  
Donald Jeanmonod ◽  
Rebecca Jeanmonod
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Cranial Nerve ◽  
Cranial Nerves ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Multiple Cranial Nerve

Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirocheteBorrelia burgdorferi. With more than 25,000 CDC reported cases annually, it has become the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. We report a case of 38-year-old man with Lyme disease presenting with simultaneous palsy of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th cranial nerves.

Regional Seroreactivity and Vector-Borne Disease Co-Exposures in Dogs in the United States from 2004–2010: Utility of Canine Surveillance

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 724-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline B. Yancey ◽  
Barbara C. Hegarty ◽  
Barbara A. Qurollo ◽  
Michael G. Levy ◽  
Adam J. Birkenheuer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Impact of El Niño Southern Oscillation on infectious disease hospitalization risk in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (51) ◽  
pp. 14589-14594 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. Fisman ◽  
Ashleigh R. Tuite ◽  
Kevin A. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
United States ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Enteric Disease ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
The Impact

Although the global climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, links between weather and infectious disease have received little attention in high income countries. The “El Niño Southern Oscillation” (ENSO) occurs irregularly and is associated with changing temperature and precipitation patterns. We studied the impact of ENSO on infectious diseases in four census regions in the United States. We evaluated infectious diseases requiring hospitalization using the US National Hospital Discharge Survey (1970–2010) and five disease groupings that may undergo epidemiological shifts with changing climate: (i) vector-borne diseases, (ii) pneumonia and influenza, (iii) enteric disease, (iv) zoonotic bacterial disease, and (v) fungal disease. ENSO exposure was based on the Multivariate ENSO Index. Distributed lag models, with adjustment for seasonal oscillation and long-term trends, were used to evaluate the impact of ENSO on disease incidence over lags of up to 12 mo. ENSO was associated more with vector-borne disease [relative risk (RR) 2.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03–8.48] and less with enteric disease (0.73, 95% CI 0.62–0.87) in the Western region; the increase in vector-borne disease was attributable to increased risk of rickettsioses and tick-borne infectious diseases. By contrast, ENSO was associated with more enteric disease in non-Western regions (RR 1.12, 95% CI 1.02–1.15). The periodic nature of ENSO may make it a useful natural experiment for evaluation of the impact of climatic shifts on infectious disease risk. The impact of ENSO suggests that warmer temperatures and extreme variation in precipitation events influence risks of vector-borne and enteric disease in the United States.

Nonviral Vector-Borne Zoonoses Associated with Mammals in the United States

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth L. Gage ◽  
Richard S. Ostfeld ◽  
James G. Olson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nonviral Vector ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Projected expansion in climatic suitability for Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas Disease, and five widespread Triatoma species by 2070: the role of climate change on infectious diseases

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Nichols ◽  
Chris J Butler ◽  
Wayne D Lord ◽  
Michelle L Haynie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Current Potential

The vector-borne parasite Trypanosoma cruzi infects seven million individuals globally and causes chronic cardiomyopathy and gastrointestinal diseases. Recently, T. cruzi has emerged in the southern United States. It is crucial for disease surveillance efforts to detail regions that present favorable climatic conditions for T. cruzi and vector establishment. We used MaxEnt to develop an ecological niche model for T. cruzi and five widespread Triatoma vectors based on 546 published localities within the United States. We modeled regions of current potential T. cruzi and Triatoma distribution and then regions projected to have suitable climatic conditions by 2070. Regions with suitable climatic conditions for the study organisms are predicted to increase within the United States. Our findings agree with the hypothesis that climate change will facilitate the expansion of tropical diseases throughout temperate regions and suggest climate change will influence the expansion of T. cruzi and Triatoma vectors in the United States.

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