Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA

Nawrocki, Courtney C.; Piedmonte, Nicholas P; Niesobecki, Sara A.; Rowe, Adam; Hansen, AmberJean P.; Kaufman, Alison; Foster, Erik; Meek, James; Niccolai, Linda M.; White, Jennifer L.; Backenson, Bryon; Eisen, Lars; Hook, Sarah; Connally, Neeta P.; Hornbostel, Victoria L.; Hinckley, Alison F.

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102231

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“…According to Eisen (2022) [29], protection measures include "use of repellents, wearing untreated or permethrin-treated protective clothing, and conducting tick checks after coming inside, aided by removing outdoor clothing articles and running them in a dryer on high heat (to kill undetected ticks) and taking a shower/bath (to aid in detecting ticks on the skin)". Other protection measures to consider include landscaping, vegetation management, tick host fencing, use of four-poster tick control deer feeders to apply acaracide to whitetailed deer, deer herd reduction, implementation of i-tree canopy vegetation cover subtype classification to predict peri-domestic tick presence, pet tick control, and interventions to kill host-seeking ticks or ticks infesting rodents [11,22,[30][31][32][33][34]. However, although some of these measures are widely used, factors such as income, age, gender, race, and county of residence may affect the application of protection measures such as pesticides, and the correlation between protection measures and protective impact needs to be investigated for better public guidance [22,29,30,35].…”

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Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide

de la Fuente,

Estrada-Peña,

Rafael

et al. 2023

Pathogens

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In this comprehensive review study, we addressed the challenge posed by ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) with growing incidence affecting human and animal health worldwide. Data and perspectives were collected from different countries and regions worldwide, including America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The results updated the current situation with ticks and TBD and how it is perceived by society with information bias and gaps. The study reinforces the importance of multidisciplinary and international collaborations to advance in the surveillance, communication and proposed future directions to address these challenges.

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Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide

de la Fuente,

Estrada-Peña,

Rafael

et al. 2023

Pathogens

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“…A previous effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tick-Borne Diseases Network (TickNET)50 research partners to design a population-based study to evaluate 4-Poster impacts on TBD incidence identified challenges to high-density 4-Poster installation specifically on residential properties 40. Results of a parallel TickNET survey suggested that 4-Posters are more acceptable to community residents if placed on public rather than on residential properties 51. Few studies have documented detailed logistics of a 4-Poster implementation on public lands in residential areas of the Northeast.…”

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Operational Considerations for Using Deer-Targeted 4-Poster Tick Control Devices in a Tick-borne Disease Endemic Community

Hornbostel,

Meek,

Hansen

et al. 2023

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

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Context: In the northeastern United States, recommendations to prevent diseases spread by black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) often rely on individuals to use personal protection or yard-based strategies. The 4-Poster deer treatment stations (4-Posters) suppress tick populations by treating deer hosts with acaricide, potentially offering a community-wide approach for reducing tick-borne diseases in endemic areas. The 4-Poster deployment logistics in mainland community settings are not well documented but are needed for future public health tick control efforts. Program: As part of a public health research effort to design a population-based 4-Poster effectiveness study aimed at reducing tick-borne disease incidence, TickNET researchers partnered with the Town of Ridgefield (Connecticut) to understand the feasibility and operational logistics of deploying 4-Posters on public land within a residential community to inform future public health interventions by municipalities or vector control agencies. Implementation: We deployed three 4-Posters on a municipal property from July to December 2020 and used motion-activated cameras to record wildlife activity nearby. We documented per-device operational details, costs, materials consumed, and animal activity. Evaluation: Operation of 4-Posters was feasible, and device challenges were easily remedied. Deer visitation and heavy nontarget animal use were documented at all devices. Unexpectedly, monthly corn consumption was not correlated with monthly deer-view days. The monthly cost per device was US $1279 or US $305 per hectare with an average 21 minutes of weekly service time. Discussion: Use of 4-Posters by communities, public health agencies, or vector control programs may be a practicable addition to tick management programs in tick-borne disease endemic areas in the Northeast. Such programs should carefully consider local and state regulations, follow manufacturer and pesticide label guidelines, and include wildlife monitoring. High labor costs incurred in this project could be mitigated by training vector control agency or municipality staff to service 4-Posters.

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Evaluation of tick salivary and midgut extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccines in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Gonzalez,

Harvey,

de Souza Ribeiro-Silva

et al. 2024

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Current tick control measures are focused on the use of synthetic acaricides and personal protective measures. However, the emergence of acaricide resistance and the maintenance of tick populations in wildlife has precluded the efficient management of ticks. Thus, host-targeted, non-chemical control measures are needed to reliably reduce ticks parasitizing sylvatic reservoirs. This project aimed to evaluate extracellular vesicles (EVs) from Amblyomma americanum as vaccine candidates for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; WTD). Salivary gland (SG) and midgut (MG) EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation. Three deer were vaccinated with SG and MG EVs and received two boosters at days 28 and 50. Two control deer were injected with adjuvant and PBS only. On day 58, WTD were infested with 100 A. americanum nymphs, 50 females, and 50 males that were allowed to feed to repletion. On-host and off-host mortality, tick engorgement weight, nymph molting, time to oviposition, and egg hatchability were evaluated. Serum samples were recovered every seven days until the last day of tick drop off, and then at one year (Y1) and 1-year and 1-month (Y1M1). Vaccination resulted in seroconversion and significant increases in total IgG levels that remained significantly higher than controls and pre-vaccination levels at Y1 and Y1M1. No negative effects were observed in nymphs, but on-host mortality of female A. americanum was significantly higher in vaccinated animals. No effects were observed on reproductive parameters. These results indicate that proteins within female tick SG and MG vesicles are not good candidates for vaccine design against nymphs; however, the on-host adult mortality suggests that tick EVs harbor protective antigens against A. americanum females.

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Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA

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Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide

Perception of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Worldwide

Operational Considerations for Using Deer-Targeted 4-Poster Tick Control Devices in a Tick-borne Disease Endemic Community

Evaluation of tick salivary and midgut extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccines in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

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