MUVE: Vector Ecology and Surveillance 1

Moderator(s)

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  Ashley Kennedy, BCE

  Tick Biologist
  Mosquito Control Section
  Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife Mosquito Control
  Wilmington, Delaware
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  Corey Day

  Ph.D. Student
  Entomology & Plant Pathology
  University of Tennessee
  Knoxville, Tennessee

Presentations:

• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM PT

  Let's talk ticks: Impacts and insights from Delaware's tick awareness campaign
  

  Presenting Author: Ashley C. Kennedy, BCE – Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife Mosquito Control
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM PT

  An AI-based imaging and identification tool for diverse vector identification
  

  Presenting Author: Adam Goodwin – VecTech LLC

  Co-Author: Roy Faiman – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  Co-Author: Jewell Brey – VecTech LLC

  Co-Author: Sanket Padmanabhan – VecTech LLC

  Co-Author: Bala Murali Manoghar Sai Sudhakar – University of Lincoln

  Co-Author: Ghnana Madineni – VecTech LLC

  Co-Author: Tristan Ford – VecTech LLC
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM PT

  Anaplasma species surveillance in livestock and deer associated ticks from Northwest Arkansas
  

  Presenting Author: Cierra Briggs – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Jordan Vansandt – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Brandon Carr – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Elizabeth Smith – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Kelly Loftin, BCE – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Emily Gray McDermott – University of Arkansas
• 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM PT

  Changes in the frequency and dynamics of ticks and tick-borne pathogens as a serious public health concern in the Northeastern USA
  

  Presenting Author: Kirby C. Stafford, III (he/him/his) – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

  Co-Author: Goudarz Molaei – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• 9:48 AM – 10:00 AM PT

  Eco-epidemiology of spotted fever group rickettsioses and their tick vectors in South Carolina
  

  Presenting Author: Melissa S. Nolan – University of South Carolina

  Co-Author: Kyndall Braumuller – University of South Carolina
• 10:00 AM – 10:12 AM PT

  Integrated human behavior and tick risk maps to prioritize Lyme disease interventions using a 'One Health' approach
  

  Presenting Author: Catherine Bouchard – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: Ariane Dumas – Université de Montréal

  Co-Author: Geneviève Baron – DSP Estrie - CIUSSS Estrie

  Co-Author: Natasha Bowser – Université de Montréal

  Co-Author: Patrick A. Leigton – Université de Montréal

  Co-Author: Nicholas Ogden – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: François Milord – DSP Montérégie

  Co-Author: Robbin Lindsay – Public Health Agency of Canada

  Co-Author: Cécile Aenishaenslin – Université de Montréal
• 10:12 AM – 10:24 AM PT

  Break
• 10:24 AM – 10:36 AM PT

  Mid-infrared spectroscopy for rapid determination of mosquito infection status
  

  Presenting Author: Michael H. Reiskind – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Brian D. Byrd – Western Carolina University

  Co-Author: Scott Huffman – Western Carolina University

  Co-Author: Stephanie Richards – East Carolina University
• 10:36 AM – 10:48 AM PT

  Surveillance for tick-borne pathogens on US military installations in California and Alaska
  

  Presenting Author: Tolulope Morawo – U.S. Navy

  Co-Author: Riley Tedrow – U.S. Navy

  Co-Author: Faye Geary – U.S. Air Force

  Co-Author: Carrie De Jesus – U.S. Air Force

  Co-Author: Leah Colton – U.S. Air Force

  Co-Author: Hanayo Arimoto – U.S. Navy
• 10:48 AM – 11:00 AM PT

  The Maine forest tick survey: Cross-disciplinary and community-engaged science for public health
  

  Presenting Author: Allison Gardner – University of Maine

  Co-Author: Elissa S. Ballman – University of Maine
• 11:12 AM – 11:24 AM PT

  Spatial and seasonal patterns of the mosquito community in central Oklahoma
  

  Presenting Author: David Hoekman – Olivet Nazarene University

  Co-Author: Caio Franca – Southern Nazarene University