Tickborne disease awareness and protective practices among US Forest Service employees from the upper Midwest, USA

A Schotthoefer, K Stinebaugh, M Martin… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
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) …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and practices for tick bite prevention and tick control among residents of Long Island, New York, USA

MKQ Cuadera, EM Mader, AG Safi… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a major public health concern
and a source of significant morbidity. To reduce tick-borne disease incidence, understanding …

Targeted Tick-Borne Disease Recognition: Assessing Risk for Improved Public Health

P Kim, S Maxwell, N Parijat, D Kim, CL McNeely - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) pose a rapidly growing threat to public health. The incidence of
TBDs is on the rise, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of the risk factors beyond …

Effects of tick surveillance education on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of local health department employees

LA Lyons, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The number of cases of tick-borne diseases in humans is increasing rapidly
within Illinois. The responsibility for increased surveillance of tick-borne disease cases and …

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in endemic areas

S Niesobecki, AJ Hansen, H Rutz, S Mehta… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
As part of a TickNET collaboration we evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
related to tick-borne disease (TBD) prevention among persons living in endemic areas of …

US public's experience with ticks and tick-borne diseases: results from national HealthStyles surveys

SA Hook, CA Nelson, PS Mead - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2015 - Elsevier
Surveillance data indicate that tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a substantial public health
problem in the United States, yet information on the frequency of tick exposure and TBD …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing knowledge gaps and empowering Extension workers in Illinois with information on ticks and tickborne diseases through KAP surveys

S Chakraborty, H Kopsco, C Evans, N Mateus-Pinilla… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Tickborne diseases (TBDs) are increasingly prevalent in Illinois and the Upper Midwest
region. People who work in occupations that require time outdoors in agricultural or natural …

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in Lyme disease-endemic areas of the Upper Midwest, United States

A Beck, J Bjork, BJ Biggerstaff, L Eisen, R Eisen… - Ticks and Tick-Borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are a major public health threat in the Upper
Midwestern United States, including Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. To prevent tick …

Personal protection measures to prevent tick bites in the United States: knowledge gaps, challenges, and opportunities

L Eisen - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal protection measures to prevent human tick encounters from resulting in bites are
widely recommended as the first line of defense against health impacts associated with ticks …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Illinois medical professionals related to ticks and tick-borne disease

DA Carson, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla… - One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The rising incidence of tick-borne disease (TBD) underscores the importance of
proficiency in TBD diagnosis. Clinicians' knowledge about vector ticks and TBDs in their …