Publications by authors named "Caitlin A Gould"
Abstract: Commercial fishing is a dangerous profession with known hazards for musculoskeletal injuries, yet minimal examination of microbiological or attendant psychosocial hazards from water- and food-borne pathogens like Vibrio vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus exists. Improving knowledge of Vibrio -related hazards addresses Total Worker Health® concerns for commercial fisheries workers.
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- Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector-borne illness in the U.S., and this study examines how climate change affects its incidence, particularly in the eastern and upper Midwest regions.
- Climate models predict an increase in Ixodes scapularis habitat suitability, leading to an estimated rise in LD cases—up to 38% with a 3°C increase and 145% with 6°C.
- Projected economic impacts include a significant rise in healthcare costs, estimated at $236 million annually at the 3°C warming mark, highlighting the importance of preparing for LD in the context of climate change.
Background: This paper represents, to our knowledge, the first national-level (United States) estimate of the economic impacts of vibriosis cases as exacerbated by climate change. Vibriosis is an illness contracted through food- and waterborne exposures to various species (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHumans, animals, and the environment face a universal crisis: antimicrobial resistance (AR). Addressing AR and its multi-disciplinary causes across many sectors including in human and veterinary medicine remains underdeveloped. One barrier to AR efforts is an inconsistent process to incorporate the plenitude of stakeholders about what AR is and how to stifle its development and spread-especially stakeholders from the animal agriculture sector, one of the largest purchasers of antimicrobial drugs.
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