Tick-Borne Diseases & Associated Illnesses: San Francisco, CA Meeting June 11, 2024

Morning Session

Introduction and Welcome Remarks

• James Berger, MS, MT(ASCP), SBB Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
• B. Kaye Hayes, MPA Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
• ADM Rachel L. Levine, MD U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

9:20 am – 11:00 am

(approx. 20 mins each)

U.S Federal Agency Report-Outs

CDC Tick-Borne Disease Updates 

• Ben Beard, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Update on DoD-Funded Research and Activities Focused on Tick-Borne Diseases 

• Gabriela Zollner, PhD, and Angel Davey, PhD U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Updates on NIAID-funded Research and Activities Focused on Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases 

• Nadine Bowden, PhD, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People 

• Leith J. States, MD MPH MBA FACPM, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)

Surveillance and Integrated Tick Management of Ticks of Human Importance 

• Robert Miller, PhD, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Epidemiology and Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases in California

• Anne Kjemtrup, DVM, MPVM, PhD, California Department of Public Health

Great Arizona Tick Check 

• Kathleen Walker, PhD, The University of Arizona  

Afternoon Session

Panel Discussion of Questions Pre-Submitted by the Public 
Moderator: B. Kaye Hayes, MPA (OIDP)

Panelists:

• C. Ben Beard, PhD (CDC)
• COL Michelle Colacicco-Mayhugh, PhD, PMP (DoD)
• Samuel Perdue, PhD (NIH)
• Leith J. States, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM (OASH)

Concluding Remarks and Adjournment 
B. Kaye Hayes, MPA (OIDP)
James Berger, MS, MT(ASCP), SBB (OIDP)

What did we hear today? 
What’s next?