Rebecca Trout Fryxell

Backyard Tick Management

Silas Pickhardt, Angela Tucker, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

Ticks are invertebrates closely related to spiders that feed on blood from animals, including humans, as a necessary part of their life cycle. Tick populations are increasing, and the home ranges of many tick species are expanding. Because of this, ticks are …

What to Do When a Tick Bites

Katlyn Smith, Angela Tucker, Elizabeth Ragland, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

Ticks are more than just a nuisance; they can transmit disease-causing pathogens to people and pets. Knowing how to identify that a tick is biting, safely removing it, and monitoring signs of illness can help protect you and your animals’ health. This …

Preventing Tick Bites

Angela Tucker, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

There are three commonly encountered tick species in Tennessee associated with tick-borne diseases (TBDs) and can negatively impact people and pets. While antibiotics are available for many of the TBDs, each person responds to pathogens differently and the severity of the disease …

Alpha-gal Syndrome: The Red Meat Allergy

Angela Tucker, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

Although alpha-gal or α-gal Syndrome (AGS) is a relatively new condition, ongoing research enhances our understanding of its development and management. Case histories of those with AGS suggest that individuals with multiple tick bites are more likely to develop AGS. Since its …

Detection and response to Haemaphysalis longicornis and Theileria orientalis Ikeda on a cow‐calf farm in Tennessee ( USA )

Kathlene Smith, Jennifer G. Chandler, Rebecca Butler, Whitnie Smartt et autres

Bovine theileriosis is a vector-borne disease poised to become one of the most economically significant diseases of cattle in the United States. The hemoparasite Theileria orientalis Ikeda genotype causes bovine theileriosis (Piroplasmida: Theileriidae), which is primarily transmitted by Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Acari: …

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Beyond Rocky Mountain spotted fever: investigation of the presence and diversity of spotted fever Rickettsia species in ticks submitted from forestry workers

Vishvapali Kobbekaduwa, Jennifer G. Chandler, James T. Vogt, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

Ticks present a significant risk to people in the southern United States, particularly those who spend time outdoors, as ticks can transmit agents that cause various diseases. This study evaluated the risk of exposure to ticks positive for spotted fever group (SFG) …

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Travel Considerations: Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Rebecca Trout Fryxell, Angela Tucker

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a virus that was first identified in an outbreak in Massachusetts in 1938. Roughly <8 humans in the United States are diagnosed with EEE each year (May- October). While this disease is rarely diagnosed, about 30% of …

West Nile Virus

Angela Tucker, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by the bite of a Culex mosquito. Since it's discovery in the US in 1999, we have learned a lot about the virus, its epidemiology, and it's mosquito vector. This publication includes relevant information …

Species Highlight: New World Screwworm

Katlyn Smith, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

The New World screwworm is a species of blow fly in the family Calliphoridae. This fly received its common name because of its larval (maggot) stage’s feeding behavior, in which they cause extensive damage to the living tissue of warm-blooded animals using …

First identification of Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in host-attached Dermacentor variabilis and across a large geographic sampling region, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Emily Owens Pickle, Kyndall C. Dye‐Braumuller, Lídia Gual-González, Rebecca Trout Fryxell et autres

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Travel Considerations: Dengue

Angela Tucker, Rebecca Trout Fryxell

Dengue is a disease caused by infection with dengue virus. In the U.S., most cases are travel-related, originating from visits to regions where dengue is common, such as the Caribbean and some continental U.S. states. The yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes, …

Managing Container Mosquitoes

Rebecca Trout Fryxell, C.A. Day

There are several mosquito species that use natural or artificial water-holding containers to lay their eggs. Many container mosquitoes are vectors of pathogens that cause diseases in animals and/or humans. It is important to know how to prevent mosquito bites and how …