Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network

Authors

• Yuri P. Springer, National Ecological Observatory Network
• David Hoekman, National Ecological Observatory Network
• Pieter T.J. Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder
• Paul A. Duffy, Neptune and Company, Inc.
• Rebecca A. Hufft, Denver Botanic Gardens
• David T. Barnett, National Ecological Observatory Network
• Brian F. Allan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Brian R. Amman, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
• Christopher M. Barker, University of California, Davis
• Roberto Barrera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention San Juan
• Charles B. Beard, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
• Lorenza Beati, Georgia Southern University
• Mike Begon, University of Liverpool
• Mark S. Blackmore, Valdosta State University
• William E. Bradshaw, University of Oregon
• Dustin Brisson, University of Pennsylvania
• Charles H. Calisher, Colorado State University
• James E. Childs, Yale University
• Maria A. Diuk-Wasser, Columbia University
• Richard J. Douglass, Montana Technological University
• Rebecca J. Eisen, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
• Desmond H. Foley, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• Janet E. Foley, University of California, Davis
• Holly D. Gaff, Old Dominion University
• Scott L. Gardner, University of Nebraska State Museum
• Howard S. Ginsberg, The University of Rhode Island
• Gregory E. Glass, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Sarah A. Hamer, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• Mary H. Hayden, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Brian Hjelle, UNM School of Medicine
• Christina M. Holzapfel, University of Oregon
• Steven A. Juliano, Illinois State University
• Todd P. Livdahl, Clark UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Parasites and pathogens are increasingly recognized as significant drivers of ecological and evolutionary change in natural ecosystems. Concurrently, transmission of infectious agents among human, livestock, and wildlife populations represents a growing threat to veterinary and human health. In light of these trends and the scarcity of long-term time series data on infection rates among vectors and reservoirs, the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will collect measurements and samples of a suite of tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasites through a continental-scale surveillance program. Here, we describe the sampling designs for these efforts, highlighting sampling priorities, field and analytical methods, and the data as well as archived samples to be made available to the research community. Insights generated by this sampling will advance current understanding of and ability to predict changes in infection and disease dynamics in novel, interdisciplinary, and collaborative ways.

Publication Title

Ecosphere

Publication Date

5-2016

Volume

7

Issue

5

ISSN

2150-8925

DOI

10.1002/ecs2.1271

Keywords

Infectious disease, Mosquito, National ecological observatory network, NEON design, Parasite, Pathogen, Reservoir, Rodent, Sampling design, Special feature NEON design, Tick, Vector, Zoonoses

Repository Citation

Springer, Yuri P.; Hoekman, David; Johnson, Pieter T.J.; Duffy, Paul A.; Hufft, Rebecca A.; Barnett, David T.; Allan, Brian F.; Amman, Brian R.; Barker, Christopher M.; Barrera, Roberto; Beard, Charles B.; Beati, Lorenza; Begon, Mike; Blackmore, Mark S.; Bradshaw, William E.; Brisson, Dustin; Calisher, Charles H.; Childs, James E.; Diuk-Wasser, Maria A.; Douglass, Richard J.; Eisen, Rebecca J.; Foley, Desmond H.; Foley, Janet E.; Gaff, Holly D.; Gardner, Scott L.; Ginsberg, Howard S.; Glass, Gregory E.; Hamer, Sarah A.; Hayden, Mary H.; Hjelle, Brian; Holzapfel, Christina M.; Juliano, Steven A.; and Livdahl, Todd P., "Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network" (2016). Biology. 405.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_biology/405

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Copyright Conditions

Springer, Y. P., Hoekman, D., Johnson, P. T., Duffy, P. A., Hufft, R. A., Barnett, D. T., ... & Yabsley, M. J. (2016). Tick‐, mosquito‐, and rodent‐borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network. Ecosphere, 7(5), e01271. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1271