Ecosphere (May 2016)
Tick‐, mosquito‐, and rodent‐borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network
- Yuri P. Springer,
- David Hoekman,
- Pieter T. J. Johnson,
- Paul A. Duffy,
- Rebecca A. Hufft,
- David T. Barnett,
- Brian F. Allan,
- Brian R. Amman,
- Christopher M. Barker,
- Roberto Barrera,
- Charles B. Beard,
- Lorenza Beati,
- Mike Begon,
- Mark S. Blackmore,
- William E. Bradshaw,
- Dustin Brisson,
- Charles H. Calisher,
- James E. Childs,
- Maria A. Diuk‐Wasser,
- Richard J. Douglass,
- Rebecca J. Eisen,
- Desmond H. Foley,
- Janet E. Foley,
- Holly D. Gaff,
- Scott L. Gardner,
- Howard S. Ginsberg,
- Gregory E. Glass,
- Sarah A. Hamer,
- Mary H. Hayden,
- Brian Hjelle,
- Christina M. Holzapfel,
- Steven A. Juliano,
- Laura D. Kramer,
- Amy J. Kuenzi,
- Shannon L. LaDeau,
- Todd P. Livdahl,
- James N. Mills,
- Chester G. Moore,
- Serge Morand,
- Roger S. Nasci,
- Nicholas H. Ogden,
- Richard S. Ostfeld,
- Robert R. Parmenter,
- Joseph Piesman,
- William K. Reisen,
- Harry M. Savage,
- Daniel E. Sonenshine,
- Andrea Swei,
- Michael J. Yabsley
Affiliations
- Yuri P. Springer
- National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Inc. 1685 38th St. Suite 100 Boulder Colorado 80301 USA
- David Hoekman
- National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Inc. 1685 38th St. Suite 100 Boulder Colorado 80301 USA
- Pieter T. J. Johnson
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Colorado Ramaley N122 Boulder Colorado 80309 USA
- Paul A. Duffy
- Neptune and Company Inc. 1435 Garrison St. Suite 100 Lakewood Colorado 80215 USA
- Rebecca A. Hufft
- Denver Botanic Gardens 909 York St. Denver Colorado 80206 USA
- David T. Barnett
- National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Inc. 1685 38th St. Suite 100 Boulder Colorado 80301 USA
- Brian F. Allan
- Department of Entomology University of Illinois Urbana‐Champaign Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
- Brian R. Amman
- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Viral Special Pathogens Branch U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Atlanta Georgia 30333 USA
- Christopher M. Barker
- Center for Vectorborne Diseases and Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California 95616 USA
- Roberto Barrera
- Division of Vector‐Borne Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1324 Calle Canada San Juan Porto Rico 00969 USA
- Charles B. Beard
- Division of Vector‐Borne Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3150 Rampart Rd. Fort Collins Colorado 80521 USA
- Lorenza Beati
- Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology Georgia Southern University Georgia Ave. Bldg. 204 P.O. Box 8056 Statesboro Georgia 30460 USA
- Mike Begon
- IIB The University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB UK
- Mark S. Blackmore
- Department of Biology Valdosta State University Valdosta Georgia 31698 USA
- William E. Bradshaw
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution University of Oregon Eugene Oregon 97403 USA
- Dustin Brisson
- Evolution and Ecology of Disease Systems Laboratory Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania 209 Leidy Laboratories 433 S. University Ave. Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 USA
- Charles H. Calisher
- Arthropod‐borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Colorado State University 3195 Rampart Rd. Foothills Campus Fort Collins Colorado 80523 USA
- James E. Childs
- Department of Epidemiology and Microbiology Yale University School of Public Health New Haven Connecticut 06520 USA
- Maria A. Diuk‐Wasser
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Columbia University 1200 Amsterdam Ave. New York New York 10027 USA
- Richard J. Douglass
- Department of Biological Sciences Montana Tech Butte Montana 59701 USA
- Rebecca J. Eisen
- Division of Vector‐Borne Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3150 Rampart Rd. Fort Collins Colorado 80521 USA
- Desmond H. Foley
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit Division of Entomology Walter Reed Army Institute of Research 503 Robert Grant Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20910 USA
- Janet E. Foley
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California 95616 USA
- Holly D. Gaff
- Department of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk Virginia 23529 USA
- Scott L. Gardner
- State Museum Harold W. Manter Lab of Parasitology University of Nebraska Lincoln Nebraska 68588 USA
- Howard S. Ginsberg
- U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center PSE University of Rhode Island Coastal Field Station Woodward Hall Kingston Rhode Island 02881 USA
- Gregory E. Glass
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore Maryland 21205 USA
- Sarah A. Hamer
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843 USA
- Mary H. Hayden
- National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder Colorado 80307 USA
- Brian Hjelle
- Departments of Pathology, Biology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of New Mexico HSC Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 USA
- Christina M. Holzapfel
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution University of Oregon Eugene Oregon 97403 USA
- Steven A. Juliano
- School of Biological Sciences Illinois State University Normal Illinois 61790‐4120 USA
- Laura D. Kramer
- Arbovirus Labs Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health Slingerlands New York 12159 USA
- Amy J. Kuenzi
- Department of Biological Sciences Montana Tech Butte Montana 59701 USA
- Shannon L. LaDeau
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies 2801 Sharon Turnpike Millbrook New York 12545 USA
- Todd P. Livdahl
- Department of Biology Clark University Worcester Massachusetts 01610 USA
- James N. Mills
- Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution Program Emory University 1335 Springdale Road Atlanta Georgia 30306 USA
- Chester G. Moore
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology Colorado State University 1690 Campus Delivery Ft. Collins Colorado 80523 USA
- Serge Morand
- CNRS – CIRAD AGIRs Centre d'Infectiologie Christophe Mérieux du Laos Vientiane Laos
- Roger S. Nasci
- Division of Vector‐Borne Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3150 Rampart Rd. Fort Collins Colorado 80521 USA
- Nicholas H. Ogden
- Public Health Agency of Canada 3200 Sicotte Saint‐Hyacinthe Quebec J2S 7C6 Canada
- Richard S. Ostfeld
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies 2801 Sharon Turnpike Millbrook New York 12545 USA
- Robert R. Parmenter
- Valles Caldera National Preserve P.O. Box 359 Jemez Springs New Mexico 87025 USA
- Joseph Piesman
- Division of Vector‐Borne Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3150 Rampart Rd. Fort Collins Colorado 80521 USA
- William K. Reisen
- Center for Vectorborne Diseases and Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California 95616 USA
- Harry M. Savage
- Division of Vector‐Borne Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3150 Rampart Rd. Fort Collins Colorado 80521 USA
- Daniel E. Sonenshine
- Department of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk Virginia 23529 USA
- Andrea Swei
- Department of Biology San Francisco State University San Francisco California 94132 USA
- Michael J. Yabsley
- Department of Population Health College of Veterinary Medicine Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30605 USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1271
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
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.
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