Comparison of tick surveillance approaches: Utilizing trailhead tick-check stations to support tick surveillance and community education
Sabrina Gobran, Caroline Fagan, Lawson Dawe, Emma K. Harris, Christopher M. Roundy, Shelby Cagle, Nicole Kelp, Karla Saavedra-Rodríguez, Elizabeth Hemming‐Schroeder
This study evaluates tick-check stations as a surveillance tool, finding they provide comparable tick density estimates to active surveillance with lower effort in some scenarios and improve community knowledge about tick-borne diseases.
Frontiers in Public Health · Oct 7, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology