Migrant and seasonal workers in the United States, among others in rural agricultural
communities, may be at an elevated risk for tick-borne diseases (TBDs). This research …

Background People with occupations that require them to spend time working outdoors in
suitable tick habitats are predicted to be at an increased risk for tick-borne diseases (TBDs) …

Objectives: To assess knowledge and preventive behaviors of individuals in the endemic
area of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, to better understand how sociodemographic data …

Surveillance indicates that tick-borne diseases are a common problem in the United States.
Nevertheless, little is known regarding the experience or management practices of …

Lyme disease (LD) risk is increasing in Canada. In 2014, the government of Canada
launched a national communication campaign to raise awareness and promote the adoption …

Recent scholarship supports the use of tick bite encounters as a proxy for human disease
risk. Extending entomological monitoring, this study was designed to provide geographically …

Prevention of tick-borne diseases requires an understanding of when and where exposure
to ticks is most likely. We used an epidemiologic approach to define these parameters for …

BACKGROUND: Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the tickborne bacterium Borrelia
burgdorferi and, in 2000, accounted for> 90% of all reported cases of vectorborne illness in …

Tick-borne pathogens are increasing their range and incidence in North America as a
consequence of numerous factors including improvements in diagnostics and diagnosis …

Abstract In the United States, exposure to human-biting ixodid ticks can occur while
spending time on residential properties or in neighborhood green spaces as well as during …