ArticleBMC public health2019
Malaria and Lyme disease - the largest vector-borne US epidemics in the last 100 years: success and failure of public health.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography.Journal of medical entomology · 2021Pooled it
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- One Health, many approaches: integrated vector management strategies support One Health goals.Frontiers in insect science · 2025Review
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- Willingness and ability of existing mosquito control and public health agencies in New Jersey to assume responsibilities for management of ticks and tick-borne disease.Journal of medical entomology · 2024Article
- Leveraging machine learning approaches for predicting potential Lyme disease cases and incidence rates in the United States using Twitter.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Transmission Cycle of Tick-Borne Infections and Co-Infections, Animal Models and Diseases.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Recent Advances in the Immunologic Method Applied to Tick-Borne Diseases in Brazil.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A Survey of Potentially Pathogenic-Incriminated Arthropod Vectors of Health Concern in Botswana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Barriers to Effective Tick Management and Tick-Bite Prevention in the United States (Acari: Ixodidae).Journal of medical entomology · 2021Article
- The Rise of Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in the United States-Introduction.Journal of medical entomology · 2021Article
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- Control of ixodid ticks and prevention of tick-borne diseases in the United States: The prospect of a new Lyme disease vaccine and the continuing problem with tick exposure on residential properties.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2021Review
- Emerging tick-borne pathogens of public health importance: a mini-review.Journal of medical microbiology · 2020Review
- Lyme Disease: Diversity ofHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Stemming the Rising Tide of Human-Biting Ticks and Tickborne Diseases, United States.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Lyme Disease Frontiers: ReconcilingPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
Malaria and Lyme disease were the largest vector-borne epidemics in recent US history. Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease with intense transmission, had higher morbidity and mortality, whereas Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are more persistent in the environment. The responses to these two epidemics were markedly different. The anti-malaria campaign involved large-scale public works eradicating the disease within two decades. In contrast, Lyme disease control and prevention focused on the individual, advocating personal protection and backyard control, with the disease incidence steeply increasing since 1980s. Control of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases will require a paradigm shift emphasizing measures to reduce tick and host (deer) populations and a substantial R&D effort. These steps will require changing the political climate, perceptions and opinions to generate support among governmental levels and the general public. Such support is essential for providing a real solution to one of the most intractable contemporary public health problems.
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