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April 27, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (on-line)

Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
April 27, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (on-line)

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April 27, 2020

TimeAgenda ItemSpeaker
9:00 am – 9:03 amWelcome and Roll Call with IntroductionsJim Berger, DFO
9:03 am – 9:08 amRecap of Meeting #12
Review of Meeting #13 Agenda, Timeline and Goals
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
9:08 am – 9:10 amOverview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, ValuesJim Berger, DFO
9:10 am – 9:40 amPublic CommentLeigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
9:40 am – 9:55 amPublic Comment Subcommittee UpdateScott Commins, Co-Chair
Angel Davey, Co-Chair
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
9:55 am – 10:40 amFederal Inventory Subcommittee UpdateBen Beard
Dennis Dixon
Sam Donta
Beto Perez de Leon
Pat Smith
David Walker
10:40 am – 10:55 amChapter 3: Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control UpdateKevin Macaluso
Beto Perez de Leon
10:55 am – 11:10 amChapter 4: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Diagnostics UpdateSam Donta
Todd Myers
11:10 am – 11:25 amChapter 5: Causes, Pathogenesis, and Pathophysiology UpdateAngel Davey
Scott Commins
11:25 am – 11:40 amChapter 6: Treatment UpdateDennis Dixon
Sam Donta
11:40 am – 11:55 amChapter 7: Clinician and Public Education, Patient Access to Care UpdateScott Cooper
Pat Smith
11:55 am – 12:10 pmChapter 8: Epidemiology and Surveillance UpdateBen Beard
Gene Shapiro
12:10 pm - 12:15 pmReview of Meeting #13, Timeline and Next StepsLeigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
12:15 pmAdjournmentJim Berger, DFO

The thirteenth meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) was held on April 27, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Time. For this meeting, the TBDWG reviewed the work of the Public Comment and Federal Inventory Subcommittees and the chapters being developed for the 2020 report to Congress on federal tick-borne activities and research.

Federal Register Meeting Notice

Written Public Comment

Meeting Summary

Archived Webcast

If you would like the meeting slide presentation, please send your request to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.


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Content last reviewed March 17, 2020