Tick Species and Life Stages Most Likely to Bite Humans in the Eastern U.S. and the Diseases They May Cause
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
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.
Domestic Animals
Dog with Lyme Arthritis
Cat with B. burgdorferi in eye
HorsesWild animals are asymptomatic
EHRLICHIOSIS
HGE - Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
HGA - Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
HME - Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
Peromyscus leucopis White footed Mouse Range (green), Hanta Cases (red)
Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
Study SiteStudy Site 0.5 kilometers
Three CO2 Traps per Sampling Site
Three CO2 Traps per Sampling Site
Sites in blue indicate Amblyomma americanum nymphs and/or adults positive for Ehrlichia chaffeensis shown over 90% population contours for nymphs and adults.
1999 20012001
33
n =1295, tested = 1295 n = 187, tested = 187
20002000
66
22
20002000
n = 1068, tested = 1068
Ft AP Hill Jamboree Area
Threat Map
Probability of Encountering
Lone Star Ticks
Red = Higher
Yellow = Lower
Green = Unlikely
ALTERNATIVE CONTROL STRATEGIES
DEER FEEDING STATIONFeeding corn treated with Doramectin for Systemic Tick Control
4-POSTER Deer Treatment Bait StationMarket Rep: American Lyme Disease Foundatione-mail: [email protected]
Supplier: CR Danials Inc. Ellicott City, MDContact: Andy Szulinski, 1-800-933-2638, ext 2481e-mail: [email protected]
Pesticide: Y-TEX, 4-Poster Tickicide, 10.0% permethrin
QUESTIONS
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Karl Neidhardt, USCHPPM-North, ESD4411 Llewellyn, Ft Meade, MD 20755-5225E-mail: [email protected]
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