Posts Tagged ‘Mather’

Lyme Disease in Massachusetts: A Report Issued by the Special Commission to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the Incidence and Impacts of Lyme Disease

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Special Commission, 2013. Report and recommendations on Lyme disease in Massachusetts, covering the areas of surveillance, education for prevention, the need for more research, the cost of the disease to residents, and insurance issues. Includes map, table, and a list of references.

http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/207251/ocn866580960.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 

Passive Surveillance of Ixodes scapularis (Say), Their Biting Activity, and Associated Pathogens in Massachusetts

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2016. University of Massachusetts, Amherst reported on seven years of receiving and testing ticks for Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilim, and Babesia microti. Includes tables, map, and charts.

http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2015.1912

Duration of Tick Attachment and Borrelia Burgdorferi Transmission

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1986.  A hamster and mouse study of the length of time ticks needed to be attached to transmit Lyme disease. Includes table.

http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/25/3/557

Tick Encounter Resource Center – Education

University of Rhode Island.  Website on the identification of ticks and prevention of tick-borne illnesses.  Includes detailed images.

http://www.tickencounter.org/education/tick_identification/ 

Creature Features — Blacklegged Tick or Deer Tick

University of Florida. Tick distribution, habitat, life cycle, surveillance techniques, and management are discussed.

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/medical/deer_tick.htm