RESEARCH<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Tick-related Diseases at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nTicks are an important vector of zoonotic diseases, and tick-borne diseases are commonly observed in central Illinois. We aim to better understand the role of human behavior, pets, and environmental factors in the exposure of people and domestic animals to these diseases.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/figure>\n\n- Effects of tick surveillance education on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of local health department employees. LA Lyons, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>BMC public health 22 (1), 215<\/span><\/li>\n
- Effects of climate on the variation in abundance of three tick species in Illinois. EA Bacon, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of medical entomology 59 (2), 700-709<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals towards ticks and tick-borne diseases in Illinois. SD Crist, H Kopsco, A Miller, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 14, 100391<\/span><\/li>\n
- A scoping review of species distribution modeling methods for tick vectors. HL Kopsco, RL Smith, SJ Halsey. <\/span>Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 893016<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Illinois medical professionals related to ticks and tick-borne disease. DA Carson, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, GS Smith, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 15, 100424<\/span><\/li>\n
- Current and Future Habitat Suitability Models for Four Ticks of Medical Concern in Illinois, USA. HL Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Insects 14 (3), 213<\/span><\/li>\n
- Farmers\u2019 Knowledge and Practices About Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in Illinois. S Chakraborty, TL Steckler, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of Agromedicine, 1-13<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also see the I-TICK<\/a> program, a project to determine where ticks are across the state of Illinois, and the Tick App<\/a>, a service to provide tick monitoring, identification, and support to members of the community.<\/p>\nAs part of the Upper Midwestern Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Tick-related Diseases at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Tick-related Diseases at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nTicks are an important vector of zoonotic diseases, and tick-borne diseases are commonly observed in central Illinois. We aim to better understand the role of human behavior, pets, and environmental factors in the exposure of people and domestic animals to these diseases.<\/p>\n
Publications:<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/figure>\n\n- Effects of tick surveillance education on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of local health department employees. LA Lyons, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>BMC public health 22 (1), 215<\/span><\/li>\n
- Effects of climate on the variation in abundance of three tick species in Illinois. EA Bacon, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of medical entomology 59 (2), 700-709<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals towards ticks and tick-borne diseases in Illinois. SD Crist, H Kopsco, A Miller, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 14, 100391<\/span><\/li>\n
- A scoping review of species distribution modeling methods for tick vectors. HL Kopsco, RL Smith, SJ Halsey. <\/span>Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 893016<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Illinois medical professionals related to ticks and tick-borne disease. DA Carson, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, GS Smith, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 15, 100424<\/span><\/li>\n
- Current and Future Habitat Suitability Models for Four Ticks of Medical Concern in Illinois, USA. HL Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Insects 14 (3), 213<\/span><\/li>\n
- Farmers\u2019 Knowledge and Practices About Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in Illinois. S Chakraborty, TL Steckler, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of Agromedicine, 1-13<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also see the I-TICK<\/a> program, a project to determine where ticks are across the state of Illinois, and the Tick App<\/a>, a service to provide tick monitoring, identification, and support to members of the community.<\/p>\nAs part of the Upper Midwestern Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Ticks are an important vector of zoonotic diseases, and tick-borne diseases are commonly observed in central Illinois. We aim to better understand the role of human behavior, pets, and environmental factors in the exposure of people and domestic animals to these diseases.<\/p>\n
Publications:<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/figure>\n\n- Effects of tick surveillance education on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of local health department employees. LA Lyons, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>BMC public health 22 (1), 215<\/span><\/li>\n
- Effects of climate on the variation in abundance of three tick species in Illinois. EA Bacon, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of medical entomology 59 (2), 700-709<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals towards ticks and tick-borne diseases in Illinois. SD Crist, H Kopsco, A Miller, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 14, 100391<\/span><\/li>\n
- A scoping review of species distribution modeling methods for tick vectors. HL Kopsco, RL Smith, SJ Halsey. <\/span>Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 893016<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Illinois medical professionals related to ticks and tick-borne disease. DA Carson, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, GS Smith, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 15, 100424<\/span><\/li>\n
- Current and Future Habitat Suitability Models for Four Ticks of Medical Concern in Illinois, USA. HL Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Insects 14 (3), 213<\/span><\/li>\n
- Farmers\u2019 Knowledge and Practices About Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in Illinois. S Chakraborty, TL Steckler, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of Agromedicine, 1-13<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also see the I-TICK<\/a> program, a project to determine where ticks are across the state of Illinois, and the Tick App<\/a>, a service to provide tick monitoring, identification, and support to members of the community.<\/p>\nAs part of the Upper Midwestern Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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- Effects of tick surveillance education on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of local health department employees. LA Lyons, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>BMC public health 22 (1), 215<\/span><\/li>\n
- Effects of climate on the variation in abundance of three tick species in Illinois. EA Bacon, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of medical entomology 59 (2), 700-709<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of veterinary professionals towards ticks and tick-borne diseases in Illinois. SD Crist, H Kopsco, A Miller, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 14, 100391<\/span><\/li>\n
- A scoping review of species distribution modeling methods for tick vectors. HL Kopsco, RL Smith, SJ Halsey. <\/span>Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 893016<\/span><\/li>\n
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Illinois medical professionals related to ticks and tick-borne disease. DA Carson, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, GS Smith, RL Smith. <\/span>One Health 15, 100424<\/span><\/li>\n
- Current and Future Habitat Suitability Models for Four Ticks of Medical Concern in Illinois, USA. HL Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Insects 14 (3), 213<\/span><\/li>\n
- Farmers\u2019 Knowledge and Practices About Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in Illinois. S Chakraborty, TL Steckler, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of Agromedicine, 1-13<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also see the I-TICK<\/a> program, a project to determine where ticks are across the state of Illinois, and the Tick App<\/a>, a service to provide tick monitoring, identification, and support to members of the community.<\/p>\n
As part of the Upper Midwestern Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
- Effects of climate on the variation in abundance of three tick species in Illinois. EA Bacon, H Kopsco, P Gronemeyer, N Mateus-Pinilla, RL Smith. <\/span>Journal of medical entomology 59 (2), 700-709<\/span><\/li>\n