September 12, 2019
Meeting Materials
The tenth meeting of the Tick-borne Disease Working Group was held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. For this meeting, the Working Group received reports from the eight subcommittees that were formed during the June 4, 2019, meeting and continue to focus on plans to develop the 2020 report to the HHS Secretary and Congress on federal tick-borne activities and research.
September 12, 2019
| Time | Agenda Item | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am – 9:05 am | Welcome from the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 9:05 am – 9:07 am | New Member Introduction | Kevin Macaluso |
| 9:07 am – 9:09 am | Overview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, Values | Jim Berger, DFO |
| 9:09 am – 9:20 am | - Update from June 4, 2019 Meeting to Today - Review 2020 TBDWG Objectives - What We Hope to Accomplish Today - Introduction of Subcommittees Updates |
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 9:20 am – 9:30 am | Alpha-gal Subcommittee Update | Scott Commins, Co-Chair Angel Davey, Co-Chair Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair |
| 9:30 am – 9:40 am | Babesiosis and Tick-Borne Viruses Subcommittee Update | Ben Beard, Co-Chair Gene Shapiro, Co-Chair |
| 9:40 am – 9:50 am | Clinical Aspects of Lyme Disease Subcommittee | CDR Rebecca Bunnell, Co-Chair Sam Donta, Co-Chair |
| 9:50 am – 10:00 am | Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Subcommittee | Dennis Dixon, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 10:00 am – 10:10 am | Pathogenesis and Physiology of Lyme Disease Subcommittee | Sam Donta, Co-Chair Leith States, Co-Chair |
| 10:10 am – 10:20 am | Rickettsiosis Subcommittee | Estella Jones, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 10:20 am – 10:30 am | Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control Subcommittee | Kevin Macaluso, Co-Chair Beto Perez de Leon, Co-Chair |
| 10:30 am – 10:40 am | Training and Education Subcommittee | CDR Rebecca Bunnell, Co-Chair Pat Smith, Co-Chair |
| 10:40 am – 10:50 am | Discussion of Public Comment Subcommittee | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 10:50 am – 11:10 am | Topic Development Brief Update – Causes of Increased Tick-Borne Diseases | Selena Gonzalez |
| 11:10 am – 11:35 am | Topic Development Brief Update – Lyme Diagnosis/Persistent Infection | Selena Gonzalez |
| 11:35 am – 11:55 am | Topic Development Brief Update – Persistent Symptoms | Selena Gonzalez |
| 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Public Comments | |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm – 1:35 pm | Quick Recap of the Morning | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 1:35 pm – 2:35 pm | Discussion of Federal Inventory | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 2:35 pm – 2:45 pm | Discussion of Next 2 In-person Meetings | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair |
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Recap of Decisions Made Next Steps |
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| 3:00 pm | Adjourn |
