Preventing tick-bites among children in Indiana, USA: An analysis of factors associated with parental protective behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 101647
Author(s):  
Oghenekaro Omodior ◽  
Kristina R. Anderson ◽  
William Clark ◽  
Paul Eze ◽  
Holly Donohoe
Keyword(s):  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Serosurvey of Borrelia in dogs, horses, and humans exposed to ticks in a rural settlement of southern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Amaral Gomes Nascimento ◽  
Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira ◽  
Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira ◽  
Roberta dos Santos Toledo ◽  
Katia Tamekuni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhipicephalus Sanguineus ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Rural Settlement ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi S.L ◽  
Immunofluorescence Antibody Test ◽  
Immunofluorescence Antibody

Abstract The aims of the present study were to serosurvey dogs, horses, and humans highly exposed to tick bites for anti-Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. antibodies, identify tick species present, and determine risk factors associated with seropositivity in a rural settlement of Paraná State, southern Brazil. Eighty-seven residents were sampled, along with their 83 dogs and 18 horses, and individual questionnaires were administered. Immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) was performed on serum samples and positive samples were subjected to western blot (WB) analysis. Anti-B. burgdorferi antibodies were found in 4/87 (4.6%) humans, 26/83 (31.3%) dogs, and 7/18 (38.9%) horses by IFAT, with 4/4 humans also positive by WB. Ticks identified were mostly from dogs and included 45/67 Rhipicephalus sanguineus, 21/67 Amblyomma ovale, and 1/67 A. cajennense sensu lato. All (34/34) horse ticks were identified as A. cajennense s.l.. No significant association was found when age, gender, or presence of ticks was correlated to seropositivity to Borrelia sp. In conclusion, although anti-Borrelia antibodies have been found in dogs, horses and their owners from the rural settlement, the lack of isolation, molecular characterization, absence of competent vectors and the low specificity of the commercial WB kit used herein may have impaired risk factor analysis.

scholarly journals Factors associated with tick bites and pathogen prevalence in ticks parasitizing humans in Georgia, USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Gleim ◽  
Laurel E. Garrison ◽  
Marianne S. Vello ◽  
Mason Y. Savage ◽  
Gaylord Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tick Bites ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Pathogen Prevalence

scholarly journals Out and about: Factors associated with nurses' use of COVID‐19 personal protective behaviors when not at work

Nursing Forum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Huffman ◽  
Nathaniel O'Connell ◽  
Melina Burns ◽  
Michele Blakely ◽  
William Gilliland
Keyword(s):  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Personal Protective Behaviors

Identifying Environmental and Human Factors Associated With Tick Bites using Volunteered Reports and Frequent Pattern Mining

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Garcia‐Martí ◽  
Raul Zurita‐Milla ◽  
Arno Swart ◽  
Kees C. van den Wijngaard ◽  
Arnold J.H. van Vliet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Pattern Mining ◽  
Frequent Pattern Mining ◽  
Frequent Pattern ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Socio-demographic factors associated with self-protecting behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 691-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas W. Papageorge ◽  
Matthew V. Zahn ◽  
Michèle Belot ◽  
Eline van den Broek-Altenburg ◽  
Syngjoo Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Housing Quality ◽  
Socioeconomic Differences ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

AbstractGiven the role of human behavior in the spread of disease, it is vital to understand what drives people to engage in or refrain from health-related behaviors during a pandemic. This paper examines factors associated with the adoption of self-protective health behaviors, such as social distancing and mask wearing, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in the USA. These behaviors not only reduce an individual’s own risk of infection but also limit the spread of disease to others. Despite these dual benefits, universal adoption of these behaviors is not assured. We focus on the role of socioeconomic differences in explaining behavior, relying on data collected in April 2020 during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data include information on income, gender and race along with unique variables relevant to the current pandemic, such as work arrangements and housing quality. We find that higher income is associated with larger changes in self-protective behaviors. These gradients are partially explained by the fact that people with less income are more likely to report circumstances that make adopting self-protective behaviors more difficult, such as an inability to tele-work. Both in the USA and elsewhere, policies that assume universal compliance with self-protective measures—or that otherwise do not account for socioeconomic differences in the costs of doing so—are unlikely to be effective or sustainable.

Stain contamination and embedding in electron microscopy

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Hilton H. Mollenhauer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Epoxy Resins ◽  
Image Contrast ◽  
Sample Preservation ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Electron Microscopical ◽  
Contrast Information

Many factors (e.g., resolution of microscope, type of tissue, and preparation of sample) affect electron microscopical images and alter the amount of information that can be retrieved from a specimen. Of interest in this report are those factors associated with the evaluation of epoxy embedded tissues. In this context, informational retrieval is dependant, in part, on the ability to “see” sample detail (e.g., contrast) and, in part, on tue quality of sample preservation. Two aspects of this problem will be discussed: 1) epoxy resins and their effect on image contrast, information retrieval, and sample preservation; and 2) the interaction between some stains commonly used for enhancing contrast and information retrieval.

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