PPT-Lyme Disease Epidemiology & Surveillance in Virginia

David Trump MD MPH MPA State Epidemiologist Director Office of Epidemiology Virginia Department of Health History of Lyme Disease Illness first described in Lyme CT in 1975 By 1977 the Ixodes scapularis. ZN J Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks Typical symptoms include fever headache fatigue and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans If Surveillance Part 1: . The Surveillance Plan . Adapted from the FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (2011).. Surveillance. Intensive form of data recording. Gathering, documenting, and analyzing. Michael J. Cima, MPH. PhD Candidate. West Virginia University. Department of Epidemiology. Thomas C. Hulsey, MSPH, . Sc.D. , F.A.C.E.. Professor and Chairman. Department of Epidemiology. West Virginia University. Holly Ahern MS, MT(ASCP). Associate Professor of Microbiology. SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY. ahernh@sunyacc.edu. Lyme Disease – A Tick-borne . Spirochetosis. ? . Lyme disease in humans was first described in 1977 as an “epidemic of arthritis” preceded by a rash. . Megan Saunders. 1,2 . MSPH, Sara Robinson. 2. MPH, Anne Sites. 2. MPH MCHES. 1. University of Southern Maine. 2. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. BACKGROUND. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States and the third most commonly reported infectious disease in Maine.. Borrelia. . burgdorferi. Carried by blacklegged ticks. Lyme Disease. Most common places found for Lyme disease:. . -Virginia to Maine. . - Wisconsin and Minnesota. . - northern California. Lyme Disease. Epidemiology Part 1:. Principles of Epidemiology. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to epidemiology . Overview of disease characteristics . Epidemiology Part 2:. Epidemiology in an FAD Outbreak. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Describes the epidemiology investigation and response. Holly Ahern MS, MT(ASCP). Associate Professor of Microbiology. SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY. ahernh@sunyacc.edu. Lyme Disease – A Tick-borne . Spirochetosis. ? . Lyme disease in humans was first described in 1977 as an “epidemic of arthritis” preceded by a rash. . John N. Aucott, M.D.. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Lyme Disease Research Foundation. Park Medical, L.L.C.. 10755 Falls Road, Suite 200. Lutherville, MD. www.LymeMD.org. Overview. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to when and why. Definitions for technical terms. Organizational structure. PharmD. , BCACP, CGP. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Husson University School of Pharmacy. Maine Pharmacy Association fall convention. September 12, 2015. Overview. Epidemiology. Disease Summary. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. TUNRAYO OLUWADARE. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS. It has grown from. PURE OBSERVATIONS AND ADVICES. (Hippocrates). COUNTING OF CASES AND ANALYSIS. the Beginning of an Uptick Related to Global Climate Change. Serum:. WBC count 6.4 x 10. 3. /mL. C-reactive protein <1.0 mg/mL. HIV p24 antigen and HIV 1+2 antibody screening negative . Treponemal antibody negative.