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

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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Author Springer, Yuri
Hoekman, David
Johnson, Pieter
Duffy, Paul
Hufft, Rebecca
Barnett, David
Allan, Brian
Amman, Brian
Barker, Christopher
Barrera, Roberto
Beard, Charles
Beati, Lorenza
Begon, Mike
Blackmore, Mark
Bradshaw, William
Brisson, Dustin
Calisher, Charles
Childs, James
Diuk-Wasser, Maria
Douglass, Richard
Eisen, Rebecca
Foley, Desmond
Foley, Janet
Gaff, Holly
Gardner, Scott
Ginsberg, Howard
Glass, Gregory
Hamer, Sarah
Hayden, Mary
Hjelle, Brian
Holzapfel, Christina
Juliano, Steven
Kramer, Laura
Kuenzi, Amy
LaDeau, Shannon
Livdahl, Todd
Mills, James
Moore, Chester
Morand, Serge
Nasci, Roger
Ogden, Nicholas
Ostfeld, Richard
Parmenter, Robert
Piesman, Joseph
Reisen, William
Savage, Harry
Sonenshine, Daniel
Swei, Andrea
Yabsley, Michael
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Library
Publication Date 2016-05-01T00:00:00
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Suggested Citation Springer, Yuri, Hoekman, David, Johnson, Pieter, Duffy, Paul, Hufft, Rebecca, Barnett, David, Allan, Brian, Amman, Brian, Barker, Christopher, Barrera, Roberto, Beard, Charles, Beati, Lorenza, Begon, Mike, Blackmore, Mark, Bradshaw, William, Brisson, Dustin, Calisher, Charles, Childs, James, Diuk-Wasser, Maria, Douglass, Richard, Eisen, Rebecca, Foley, Desmond, Foley, Janet, Gaff, Holly, Gardner, Scott, Ginsberg, Howard, Glass, Gregory, Hamer, Sarah, Hayden, Mary, Hjelle, Brian, Holzapfel, Christina, Juliano, Steven, Kramer, Laura, Kuenzi, Amy, LaDeau, Shannon, Livdahl, Todd, Mills, James, Moore, Chester, Morand, Serge, Nasci, Roger, Ogden, Nicholas, Ostfeld, Richard, Parmenter, Robert, Piesman, Joseph, Reisen, William, Savage, Harry, Sonenshine, Daniel, Swei, Andrea, Yabsley, Michael. (2016). Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network. UCAR/NCAR - Library. http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7cv4kb6. Accessed 23 June 2025.

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