Identification and Treatment of Tickborne Diseases

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Target Audience           

This activity is targeted towards primary care practitioners.

Statement of Need

In the United States, vector-borne diseases, including those transmitted by ticks, are occurring more frequently and represent a significant public health concern.  The CDC reported the number of disease cases in the US and its territories caused by mosquito, tick, and flea bites grew more than threefold from 2004 to 2016. Tickborne diseases can be very serious and sometimes fatal, providers need to be aware of common symptoms. Because of the inherent delay in obtaining laboratory confirmation, early implementation of evidence-based treatment based on the patient’s clinical presentation is extremely important. 

Objectives

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss common diseases related to tick bites.
• Summarize the clinical symptoms of tickborne diseases.
• Discuss diagnostic testing to confirm a tickborne disease.
• Define evidence-based treatment for tick-related diseases.

 

Moderator

Mark J. McDonald, MD, CPE, FAAP Medical Director, Norton Children’s Hospital & Norton Children’s Medical Center Professor, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Critical Care University of Louisville School of Medicine

Speaker

Victoria Statler, M.D. M.Sc Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Associate Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Louisville Attending Physician Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases Service at Norton Children’s Hospital Norton Children’s Hospital

 

Date of Original Release | August 2020

All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.

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Resources for Additional Study 

John, M.D., Teny and Taege, M.D., Alan; Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme Disease; Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, Volume 86, Number 11, November 2019, pages 751 - 759.

Tickborne Diseases of the United States: A Reference Manual for Healthcare Providers, Fifth Edition, 2018. U.S. Department of Health and Humana Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/TickborneDiseases-P.pdf

 

Xiaojing Chen, et.al; Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis in China, 2007-2018; PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226712.;  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226712  .

 

 

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