CDC Tickborne Diseases of the United States: A Reference Manual for Health Care Providers – PDF
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An early head’s up, perhaps - but given the interest in the topic - I’m sure a lot of people will want to adjust their schedule accordingly. Next week – Thursday April 10th – the CDC will hold a 1 hour COCA Call / Webinar on tickborne diseases, with an emphasis on Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Although primarily of interest to clinicians, the CDC holds frequent COCA (Clinician Outreach Communication Activity) calls which are designed to ensure that practitioners have up-to-date information for their practices.
If you are unable to attend the call at the time it is presented, transcripts, audio, and often video are usually posted on the CDC website within a few days.
Tickborne Diseases: A Springtime Review of Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Date:Thursday, April 10, 2014
Time:2:00 – 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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Presenter(s)
Christina Nelson, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
Bacterial Diseases Branch
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNaomi Drexler, MPH
Epidemiologist
Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionOverview
From May through July, people get tick bites and tickborne diseases more often than any other time of year in the United States. In 2012, over 4,000 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and 30,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to CDC. Tickborne diseases can cause symptoms that range from mild to life-threatening. Early recognition and treatment of tickborne diseases decreases the risk of serious complications. During this COCA call, CDC subject matter experts will describe the signs and symptoms, treatment, management, and prevention of tickborne diseases in the U.S., with an emphasis on Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:
- Discuss the geographic distribution of Lyme disease, Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis.
- Explain the signs and symptoms of tickborne diseases.
- Describe the appropriate use of serologic tests for confirming diagnoses of tickborne diseases.
- State the appropriate use of antibiotics in treatment of tickborne diseases.
For more background, some recent blogs on tickborne illnesses include:
MMWR: Heartland Virus Disease — United States, 2012–2013
CDC: Estimate Of Yearly Lyme Disease Diagnoses In The United States
PHAC: Lyme Disease Risk Increasing In Canada
