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     PREVENTI NG, DI AGNOSI NG, AND M ANAGI NG TI CK-BORNE DI SEASES
 - Tick-borne diseases among New Yorkers have been trending upward since 2000 with fluctuations from year to
   year.
 - Most New Yorkers are infected with a tick-borne disease during travel to endemic areas in upstate New York,
   Long Island, and surrounding states.
 - Locally acquired cases of Lyme disease and babesiosis continue to be reported from Staten Island, and smaller
   numbers have been reported from the Bronx.
 - Be aware of the types of ticks and tick-borne diseases present in and around NYC, how to diagnose tick-borne
   diseases, and where to find guidance on treatment.

   Tick-bor ne diseases am ong r esidents of New Yor k City     W ith the exception of RM SF, m ost cases of tick-bor ne
(NYC) have been tr ending upw ar d since 2000, w ith          diseases ar e associated w ith tr avel outside of NYC,
fluctuations fr om year to year.1,2 The m ost com m only      com m only to upstate New Yor k, Long Island,
r epor ted tick-bor ne disease is Lym e disease, follow ed    Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jer sey, and
by anaplasm osis and babesiosis. Ver y few cases of           M assachusetts.2 Not all ar eas of NYC ar e suitable for all
ehr lichiosis and Rocky M ountain spotted fever (RM SF)       ticks because of their com plex life cycle that r equir es
ar e r epor ted in NYC.2                                      desir able habitat and host anim als. How ever , the
                                                              blacklegged tick has becom e established on Staten
                                                              Island and in the nor ther n Br onx, w her e cases of Lym e
INSIDE THIS ISSUE (click t o access)                          disease and babesiosis w ithout associated tr avel have
                                                              been r epor ted for sever al year s (Box 12).
INTRODUCTION
  Tick-borne diseases in New York City (box)                    The geogr aphic expansion of Lym e disease cases over
TICKS OF CONCERN
                                                              the past sever al decades is associated w ith incr eases in
                                                              subur ban developm ent and defor estation in the
EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT TICK-BORNE DISEASES
                                                              nor theaster n United States. The changing landscape
  Tick prevention (box)
                                                              puts people in close contact w ith host species, such as
  Insect repellent (box)
                                                              sm all r odents and deer , that enable the spr ead and
  How to remove a tick (box)                                  gr ow th of tick populations. Fur ther m or e, changing
DIAGNOSING TICK-BORNE DISEASES                                clim ate patter ns can alter the natur al envir onm ent and
  Lyme disease rash: erythema migrans (figure)                long-standing ecological r elationships causing expected
  Testing for tick-borne diseases (box)                       changes in seasonality and location of tick-bor ne
LYM E DISEASE PROPHYLAXIS                                     diseases.3
TREATM ENT OF TICK-BORNE DISEASE
REPORTING
RESOURCES FOR PROVIDERS
RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS
REFERENCES
CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITY
                                                              BLACKLEGGED TICK       LONE STAR TICK     AM ERICAN DOG TICK
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 TICKS OF CONCERN                                                                BOX 2. TICK PREVENTION 10,11
   Thr ee m ain ticks of concer n in the nor theaster n                          Ou t door s
 United States ar e the blacklegged tick (Ixodes
                                                                                 - Avoid going through areas with overgrown bushes, grasses,
 scapularis), lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum),                               and lots of dead leaves
 and Am er ican dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis).4
                                                                                 - Use insect repellent as directed (Box 3)
    The bl ack l egged t i ck tr ansm its the bacter ia that can                 Clot h in g
 cause Lym e disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) and
                                                                                 - Wear light-colored clothing to see ticks more easily
 anaplasm osis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum), the
                                                                                 - Tuck pants into socks and shirts into pants
 intr aer ythr ocytic par asite that causes babesiosis
                                                                                 - If desired, use products containing 0.5% permethrin on
 (Babesia microti), and Pow assan vir us, w hich causes
                                                                                   clothing or shoes (but not the skin) to repel ticks
 Pow assan vir us disease.4 In NYC, the blacklegged tick is
                                                                                 Ret u r n in g in door s
 pr evalent only in Staten Island and ar eas of the Br onx,
 including Pelham Bay Par k and Hunter Island.2 The                              - Check for ticks
 tick is pr evalent in Dutchess, Or ange, Putnam ,                                 - in the navel
 Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster counties in upstate New                            - behind the ears and knees
 Yor k .5,6 B. miyamotoi, a spir al-shaped bacter ia distantly                     - between the legs
 r elated to B. burgdorferi, has also been found in                                - around the waist
 blacklegged ticks in the nor theaster n United States. At                         - in the hairline
 this tim e, infection w ith B. miyamotoi is thought to be                         - in other skin folds
 an uncom m on cause of illness, though it is not a
                                                                                 - Immediately remove any attached ticks (Box 4)
 r epor table condition so national case counts ar e
                                                                                 - Shower within 2 hours of coming indoors to wash off and
 unknow n.7
                                                                                   find any crawling ticks
    The l on e st ar t i ck tr ansm its the bacter ia that can                   - Wash clothing in hot water to kill ticks (if hot water cannot
 cause ehr lichiosis (Ehrlichia chaffeensis, E. ewingii).2                         be used, tumble dry on low heat for 70 minutes or high
 Ehr lichiosis cases in NYC ar e pr edom inantly                                   heat for 40 minutes)
 tr avel-associated. The lone star tick is pr evalent on                         - Place dry clothing in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to
                                                                                   kill ticks. Wet or damp clothing might need more time in the
                                                                                   dryer
 BOX 1. TICK-BORNE DISEASES IN                                                   Pet s
 NEW YORK CITY2                                                                  - Ask your veterinarian which tick prevention products are
 - The number of tick-borne diseasea cases has been                                best for your pet
   increasing over time                                                          - Check for ticks on your pet and immediately remove any
     - Cases rose from 610 in 2012 to 922 in 2018? a 51%                           that are found
       increase                                                                  - If you think your pet may have been bitten by a tick and
 - Most cases of tick-borne diseases are among residents of                        they become sick, speak with your veterinarian
   Manhattan and Brooklyn, who were infected while traveling                     Yar d
   to endemic areas surrounding New York City
                                                                                 - Trim shrubs and tree branches around your yard to let in
 - Surveillance for local transmission of tick-borne diseases                      more sunlight
   found in Staten Island:
                                                                                 - Use gravel or woodchips to define a tick-safe zone around
     - Increasing proportion of locally acquired Lyme disease                      your yard
       cases from 31% in 2012 to 64% in 2018b
                                                                                 - Keep playground equipment and outdoor furniture in a
     - Increasing number of locally acquired babesiosis cases                      sunny location, away from yard edges and trees
       from 3 in 2016 to 10 in 2018
                                                                                 - Don?t leave out food that attracts deer and other wildlife

 a
                                                                                 - Consider hiring a pest management professional
  Anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted
 fever
 b
   Residents of outer boroughs diagnosed with erythema migrans (EM) April
 1?October 31 were interviewed about travel during the 3- to 30-day incubation
 period prior to onset. Manhattan residents were excluded as there is no
 evidence of local transmission of Lyme disease in the borough; a previous       See Resources for Patients for tick-prevention materials
 study showed 97% of EM cases reported travel, and there are no established      including tick identification and removal graphics
 blacklegged ticks in the borough

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 Long Island and in upstate NY (par ticular ly the low er                  Ot h er t i ck s include the br ow n dog tick
 Hudson Valley r egion), New Jer sey, Connecticut,                       (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) and the Asian longhor ned
 M assachusetts, and Pennsylvania. In NYC, the tick is                   tick . The br ow n dog tick pr im ar ily feeds on dogs and
 only pr evalent in Staten Island and focal ar eas of the                can tr ansm it bacter ia that cause canine ehr lichiosis.
 Br onx.2 The bite of a lone star tick is associated in som e            The Asian longhor ned tick is found in Staten Island and
 people w ith the developm ent of an alpha-gal aller gy,                 the Br onx 2; it has not been show n to tr ansm it hum an
 w hich is an aller gy to m am m alian m eat.8                           pathogens in the United States to date.9
    The Am er i can dog t i ck is found in all bor oughs,
 though num ber s have been decr easing over tim e.2 It                  EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT TICK-BORNE
 tr ansm its the bacter ium Rickettsia rickettsii, w hich                DISEASE
 causes RM SF, and the bacter ium Francisella tularensis,                  Educate patients w ho visit, live, w or k, or tr avel in
 w hich causes tular em ia.                                              endem ic ar eas on pr evention of tick bites and
                                                                         tick-bor ne diseases (Box es 210,11 an d 312,13) and on
                                                                         cor r ect r em oval of an em bedded tick (Box 410). Ticks
 BOX 3. INSECT REPELLENT12,13                                            ar e m ost active in the w ar m er m onths, fr om M ar ch to
 Abou t r epellen t s                                                    Novem ber. Advise patients to take pr ecautions against
 Repellents last for different amounts of time depending on              ticks dur ing these m onths and be aw ar e of signs and
 the active ingredient. Generally, the higher the percentage of          sym ptom s of tick-bor ne diseases in patients. M ost
 the active ingredient, the longer the duration of protection.
                                                                         infections r esult fr om an undetected tick; ear ly
 However, products with more than 30% DEET do not offer
 longer protection. Look for repellents with one of the
                                                                         detection and pr om pt r em oval r educe the chance of
 following active ingredients:                                           disease.14 Er ythem a m igr ans (EM )? a r ed r ing-like or
 - DEET
 - Picaridin
 - IR3535
                                                                         BOX 4. HOW TO REM OVE A TICK10
                                                                         - Dispose of a crawling tick or an embedded tick that has
 - Oil of lemon eucalyptus (also known as PMD)
                                                                           been removed by wrapping it tightly in tape and throwing it
 Not all r epellen t s ar e r egist er ed by t h e En vir on m en t al     out or flushing it down the toilet. To save a tick, you can put
 Pr ot ect ion Agen cy (EPA). Products with active ingredients             it in a container with alcohol or in a sealed bag/container
 deemed to pose minimal risk have not been evaluated for
                                                                         - To remove an embedded tick
 effectiveness. Examples of ingredients used in unregistered
 repellents include essential oils such as citronella, cedar,              - Using pointed-tip tweezers, grab the tick at the point
 geranium, peppermint, and soybean                                           where it is closest to the skin (this is the head of the tick);
                                                                             do not grab the body of the tick, as that can cause the
 Repellen t t ips
                                                                             mouth parts to break off and remain in the skin and
 - Use a repellent that is registered with
                                                                             increase the risk of an infection
   the EPA (Resou r ces). Look for the
   repellency awareness graphic                                            - Gently pull up on the tick with slow, even pressure to
                                                                             ease out the mouth parts. After removing the tick, wash
 - Follow directions on the repellent?s label                                your hands and skin with soap and water or rubbing
 - Permethrin can be applied to clothing                                     alcohol
   and shoes but not to skin                                             - Do not
 - Do not spray products directly to your                                  - Handle the tick with bare hands
   face; instead, spray your hands and then rub them carefully
                                                                           - Squash or squeeze the tick
   over the face, avoiding the eyes and mouth
                                                                           - Use petroleum jelly (Vaseline® ), nail polish remover, or
 - Ch ildr en                                                                heat to remove the tick. These methods can increase the
   - Apply the repellent to children?s skin, avoiding eyes,                  risk of infection
     mouth, and hands, and use sparingly on the ears                     - Advise patients to contact a health care provider
   - DEET-based repellents are approved for use on children                immediately if they develop fever, aches and pains, or a
   - Apply repellent to children aged 2 months and older                   rash

   - Don?t apply oil of lemon eucalyptus to children aged
     younger than 3 years                                                See the video ?Tick Prevention: Removal? on the Lyme
                                                                         Disease and Other Diseases Carried by Ticks page for a
                                                                         demonstration of correct tick removal
 See Find the Repellent That Is Right for You

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 expanding r ash (Fi gu r e)? is diagnostic for Lym e            for diagnosis of Lym e disease w ithout other signs or
 disease and should pr om pt the patient to seek m edical        sym ptom s.14 A r ash is som etim es seen w ith
 attention. Advise patients to contact you or go                 ehr lichiosis, par ticular ly am ong childr en, but is r ar e
 im m ediately to the em er gency depar tm ent if they           w ith anaplasm osis (< 10%). No r ash is seen w ith
 develop sym ptom s of fever , headache, confusion,              babesiosis or Pow assan vir us disease.4 See Box 515 for
 w eakness, vom iting, or difficulty br eathing in the days      infor m ation on testing.
 follow ing a tick bite.                                           A histor y of a tick bite is not a pr er equisite for
                                                                 consider ing tick-bor ne diseases for patients w ith
 DIAGNOSING TICK-BORNE DISEASES                                  com patible illness, since only a sm all pr opor tion of
    Tick-bor ne diseases ar e associated w ith nonspecific       patients diagnosed w ith these diseases r ecall being
 and var iable signs and sym ptom s that m im ic vir al          bitten by a tick .16 Recent tr avel dur ing w ar m er m onths
 illness, such as chills, acute fever , headache, and            to upstate New Yor k, Long Island, and other par ts of the
 myalgias. Labor ator y findings include                         Nor theast, M id-Atlantic, and Upper M idw est should
 thr om bocytopenia, anem ia, and elevated liver values.14       pr om pt consider ation of tick-bor ne diseases.17
 W hile not com m on, coinfection w ith a second                   For m or e detailed guidance, see Tickborne Diseases of
 tick-bor ne disease pathogen can occur fr om a single           the United States: A Reference M anual for Healthcare
 tick bite. Rashes occur in 70% to 80% of RM SF patients.4       Providers.
  EM (Fi gu r e) is r epor ted am ong 60% to 80% of
 patients w ith Lym e disease.4 An EM > 5 cm is sufficient

 FIGURE. LYM E DISEASE RASH: ERYTHEM A M IGRANS

 Sources: Top row, CDC Public Health Image Library; bottom row (left to right), Bernard Cohen, Robin Stevenson, Taryn
 Holman

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 LYM E DISEASE PROPHYLAXIS                                             TREATM ENT OF TICK-BORNE DISEASE
   Antibiotic pr ophylaxis m ay be used for Lym e disease                M ost tick-bor ne diseases ar e tr eatable w ith
 but not for other tick-bor ne diseases. A single dose of              antim icr obials. See Tickborne Diseases of the United
 doxycycline (200 m g for adults or 4.4 m g/kg for                     States: A Reference M anual for Healthcare Providers for
 childr en of any age w eighing less than 45 kg) m ay be               guidance.
 offer ed to patients to r educe the r isk of Lym e disease
 w hen all of the follow ing cir cum stances exist 14:                 REPORTING
   - the patient has spent tim e in a Lym e-endem ic                     Lym e disease, babesiosis, anaplasm osis, ehr lichiosis,
     r egion,                                                          spotted fever gr oup r ickettsioses, tular em ia, and
   - the tick has been attached for ? 36 hour s, based on              Pow assan vir us disease ar e r epor table in NYC. Repor t
     engor gem ent or histor y,                                        confir m ed tick-bor ne diseases w ithin 24 hour s via
   - pr ophylaxis can be star ted w ithin 72 hour s of tick            NYCM ED.
     r em oval,                                                         For m or e infor m ation, see Provider Reporting: How to
   - the tick can be r eliably identified as I. scapularis,            Report Diseases, Events, and Conditions to the NYC
   - the patient does not have any contr aindications to               Health Department.
     tr eatm ent w ith doxycycline.

 BOX 5. TESTING FOR TICK-BORNE DISEASES15
 Optimal diagnostic tests depend on timing relative to symptom onset and disease
 - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis are most sensitive during the first week of illness
 - Serologic assays may lead to false-negative results when performed in the 1 to 2 weeks following illness onset due to a delayed
   antibody response. Additionally, antibodies may persist for several years, and if detected, may not be indicative of current
   illness
 - With anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), repeat serologic testing on a convalescent specimen
   after 2 to 4 weeks; a fourfold or greater rise in antibody titers confirms a diagnosis
 - False-positive serologic results may occur with RMSF. Antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) other than RMSF
   may reflect past exposures to a wide variety of SFGR species, including Rickettsia akari, and not reflect incident cases of RMSF.
   R. akari is the causative agent of rickettsialpox, testing for which is available at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
   (CDC)
 - The CDC recommends a two-step test for Lyme disease. If the first antibody test is negative, no further testing is recommended.
   If positive or indeterminate (or equivocal), perform the second Western blot test. The overall result is positive only when the
   first and second tests are positive (or equivocal)
 Tick t est in g
 Testing ticks for diseases is generally not recommended because
 - Results may be unreliable; laboratories that test ticks are not required to meet the same quality standards as clinical
   laboratories
 - A positive test does not mean that the tick was attached long enough to transmit the pathogen
 - A negative test might provide a false sense of security as a patient might have unknowingly been bitten by a different tick

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City Health Infor m ation                                                                                                                       Volum e 39 (2020)

 RESOURCES FOR PROVIDERS
 Tick -bor n e diseases                                                               Disease r epor t in g
 - Tickborne Diseases of the United States: A Reference Manual for                    - Provider Reporting: How to Report Diseases, Events, and
   Healthcare Providers                                                                 Conditions to the NYC Health Department

 RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS
 In sect r epellen t                                                                  Addit ion al r esou r ces
 - Find the repellent that is right for you: https://www.epa.gov/                     - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ticks:
   insect-repellents/find-repellent-right-you                                           https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html
 - Insect repellent safety: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/                              - Tick bite: what to do
   health/health-topics/insect-repellent-safety.page                                    - What you need to know about Asian longhorned ticks? a
 NYC Healt h Depar t m en t                                                               new tick in the United States
 - Ticks: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/                         - Tick Encounter Resource Center: https://tickencounter.org/
   ticks.page                                                                         - The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-
   - New York City tick ID and removal wallet card (with tick                           Borne Diseases: https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com
     identification and removal illustrations)                                        - New York State Department of Health. Tick prevention:
   - Ticks taking over? Take back your yard                                             removal (video): https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/
   - All about ticks: a workbook for kids and their parents                             communicable/lyme

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Com m issioner of Health and M ental Hygiene

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Dem etr e Daskalakis, M D, M PH, Deputy Com m issioner

Bu r eau of Com m u n i cabl e Di sease
M ar celle Layton, M D, Assistant Com m issioner
Scott Har per , M D, M PH, M edical Dir ector , Zoonotic, Influenza, and Vector -bor ne
                                                                                                             ASK CHI
Disease Unit
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and Vector -bor ne Disease Unit
Asha Abdool, M PH, City Resear ch Scientist                                                                  about ticks?
Jennifer Reich, M PH, CHES, City Resear ch Scientist
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