Frequent Exposure to Many Hunting Dogs Significantly Increases Tick Exposure

Angela J Toepp; Kelsey Willardson; Mandy Larson; Benjamin D Scott; Ashlee Johannes; Reid Senesac; Christine A Petersen

doi:10.1089/vbz.2017.2238

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Frequent Exposure to Many Hunting Dogs Significantly Increases Tick Exposure

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Frequent Exposure to Many Hunting Dogs Significantly Increases Tick Exposure

Angela J Toepp, Kelsey Willardson, Mandy Larson, Benjamin D Scott, Ashlee Johannes, Reid Senesac and Christine A Petersen

Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), Vol.18(10), pp.519-523

10/01/2018

DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2238

PMCID: PMC6426272

PMID: 30016206

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Certain professionals have more exposure to animals and therefore an increased risk of zoonoses. Professional hunting dog caretakers work with upwards of 50 dogs and are exposed to zoonoses through exposure to multiple potentially infectious canine secretions or excretions, as well as to the ticks that dogs carry. Dog caretakers reported having found embedded ticks on their bodies 5.83 times more than environment-only controls. Zoonotic Lyme disease, first in the United States for morbidity due to a vector-borne infection, has dramatically expanded its geographic range over the last two decades. This finding emphasizes the increased risk of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, based on dog exposure and in areas of disease emergence.

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Title: Subtitle: Frequent Exposure to Many Hunting Dogs Significantly Increases Tick Exposure
Creators: Angela J Toepp - 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Kelsey Willardson - 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Mandy Larson - 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Benjamin D Scott - 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Ashlee Johannes - 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Reid Senesac - 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Christine A Petersen - 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), Vol.18(10), pp.519-523
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2238
PMID: 30016206
PMCID: PMC6426272
NLM abbreviation: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
ISSN: 1530-3667
eISSN: 1557-7759
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers
Language: English
Date published: 10/01/2018
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983995176402771

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