The Nuts and Bolts of Lyme Disease PreventionLaura Badeski
Oral Vaccinations of Sciurus carolinensis to
Reduce the Prevalence of Lyme borreliolis
Vector-Borne DiseaseSpread by Borrelia burgdoferi
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Prevention
Apply acaracides on hosts
Developed by SmithKline BeechamStimulates antibodies against OspA76% effective
LYMErix Vaccine
Vaccine available 1998-2002Speculated to cause arthritis
OspA to be used as an ecologicalprevention method
Theory
Recycles past researchRelatively low-risk
Objectives
Determine efficacy of OspA vaccineReduce B. burdorferi in Eastern Grey squirrels & ticksDecrease Lyme disease prevalence
White-footed mice vs.Eastern grey squirrels
Decrease B. burgdorferiDecrease Lyme disease
Hypothesis
Methods
Lyme disease prevalence survey
Drag sampling