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September 12, 2019, TBDWG Meeting (on-line)








  
  
    

  
      
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      September 12, 2019

Time
			Agenda Item
			Presenter9:00 am – 9:05 am
			Welcome from the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair9:05 am – 9:07 am
			New Member Introduction
			Kevin Macaluso9:07 am – 9:09 am
			Overview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, Values
			Jim Berger, DFO9:09 am – 9:20 am
			- Update from June 4, 2019 Meeting to Today
			    - Review 2020 TBDWG Objectives
			- What We Hope to Accomplish Today
			- Introduction of Subcommittees Updates
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair9:20 am – 9:30 am
			Alpha-gal Subcommittee Update
			Scott Commins, Co-Chair
			Angel Davey, Co-Chair
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair9:30 am – 9:40 am
			Babesiosis and Tick-Borne Viruses Subcommittee Update
			Ben Beard, Co-Chair
			Gene Shapiro, Co-Chair9:40 am – 9:50 am
			Clinical Aspects of Lyme Disease Subcommittee
			CDR Rebecca Bunnell, Co-Chair
			Sam Donta, Co-Chair9:50 am – 10:00 am
			Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Subcommittee
			Dennis Dixon, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair10:00 am – 10:10 am
			Pathogenesis and Physiology of Lyme Disease Subcommittee
			Sam Donta, Co-Chair
			Leith States, Co-Chair10:10 am – 10:20 am
			Rickettsiosis Subcommittee
			Estella Jones, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair10:20 am – 10:30 am
			Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control Subcommittee
			Kevin Macaluso, Co-Chair
			Beto Perez de Leon, Co-Chair10:30 am – 10:40 am
			Training and Education Subcommittee
			CDR Rebecca Bunnell, Co-Chair
			Pat Smith, Co-Chair10:40 am – 10:50 am
			Discussion of Public Comment Subcommittee
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair10:50 am – 11:10 am
			Topic Development Brief Update – Causes of Increased Tick-Borne Diseases
			Selena Gonzalez11:10 am – 11:35 am
			Topic Development Brief Update – Lyme Diagnosis/Persistent Infection
			Selena Gonzalez11:35 am – 11:55 am
			Topic Development Brief Update – Persistent Symptoms
			Selena Gonzalez12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
			Public Comments12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
			Lunch1:30 pm – 1:35 pm
			Quick Recap of the Morning
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair1:35 pm – 2:35 pm
			Discussion of Federal Inventory
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair2:35 pm – 2:45 pm
			Discussion of Next 2 In-person Meetings
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
			Recap of Decisions Made
			Next Steps3:00 pm
			Adjourn
  





The tenth meeting of the Tick-borne Disease Working Group was held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. For this meeting, the Working Group received reports from the eight subcommittees that were formed during the June 4, 2019, meeting and continue to focus on plans to develop the 2020 report to the HHS Secretary and Congress on federal tick-borne activities and research.

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