Dermatologic Aspects of Tick Bites and Tick-Transmitted Diseases

Merchant, Sandra R.; Taboada, Joseph

doi:10.1016/s0195-5616(91)50015-2

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“…Tick-borne diseases pose serious health threats to U.S. military forces and civilian populations throughout the world, including the ROK (Merchant and Taboada 1991, Steen et al 2004, Anna et al 2012, Anonymous 2012. Over the past several years, there have been Ͼ5,000 cases of scrub typhus reported among Korean populations (Korean Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention [K-CDC] 2012), but few cases of tick-borne rickettsial infections, most likely because they are not reportable diseases and empirically (presence of an eschar) may be confused with scrub typhus.…”

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Comparison of Dragging and Sweeping Methods for Collecting Ticks and Determining Their Seasonal Distributions for Various Habitats, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

Chong¹,

Kim²,

Lee³

et al. 2013

J Med Entomol

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As part of the 65th Medical Brigade tick-borne disease surveillance program to determine the abundance, geographical and seasonal distributions, and tick-borne pathogens present in the Republic of Korea, dragging and sweeping methods were compared to determine their efficiency for collecting ticks in grass and deciduous, conifer, and mixed forest habitats at military training sites and privately owned lands in northern Gyeonggi Province near the demilitarized zone from April-October, 2004-2005. Three species of Ixodid ticks, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Haemaphysalis flava, and Ixodes nipponensis, were collected. Overall, H. longicornis adults and nymphs were most frequently collected from grass and deciduous forest habitats, accounting for 98.2 and 66.2%, respectively, of all ticks collected. H. flava adults and nymphs were most frequently collected from conifer and mixed forests, accounting for 81.6, and 77.8%, respectively, of all ticks collected. I. nipponensis adults and nymphs accounted for 9.3% of all ticks collected from mixed forests, were less commonly collected from deciduous (4.1%) and conifer (4.1%) forests, and infrequently collected from grass habitats (0.9%). Overall, there were no significant differences between dragging and sweeping methods for the three species when the areas sampled were similar (sweeping = 2 x the area over the same transect). Adults and nymphs of H. longicornis were most commonly collected from April-August, while those of H. flava and I. nipponensis were most commonly collected during April-July and again during October. Larvae of all three species were most frequently observed from July-September.

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Comparison of Dragging and Sweeping Methods for Collecting Ticks and Determining Their Seasonal Distributions for Various Habitats, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

Chong¹,

Kim²,

Lee³

et al. 2013

J Med Entomol

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“…Ticks alone cause minimal signs unless the dog develops a hypersensitivity reaction leading to a more granulomatous response at the bite location (Merchant and Taboada, 1991). Genera that more commonly infest dogs in the United States include species of Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor, Amblyomma, and Ixodes.…”

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Biology and Diseases of Dogs

Nemzek

Lester

Wolfe

et al. 2015

Laboratory Animal Medicine

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Kubala¹

1994

Family Medicine

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What is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)? Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by the bacteria (germ) Rickettsia rickettsii. Where do cases of RMSF occur? RMSF is a rare disease in Massachusetts. Between 1995-2005, six cases were reported. The disease is most often reported from the southeastern part of the state, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. How is RMSF spread? In the Northeast, RMSF is spread by the bite of an infected dog tick, also called the eastern wood tick. The longer a tick remains attached and feeding, the higher the likelihood that it may spread the bacteria. However, unlike for other tickborne diseases, the germ that causes RMSF often spreads within 24 hours of the tick attaching. How soon do symptoms of RMSF appear after a tick bite? Symptoms usually start to appear about 7 days after the bite of an infected tick, but can begin anywhere between 3 and 14 days.

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Dermatologic Aspects of Tick Bites and Tick-Transmitted Diseases

Cited by 5 publications

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Comparison of Dragging and Sweeping Methods for Collecting Ticks and Determining Their Seasonal Distributions for Various Habitats, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

Comparison of Dragging and Sweeping Methods for Collecting Ticks and Determining Their Seasonal Distributions for Various Habitats, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

Biology and Diseases of Dogs

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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