Due Jan. 2--Federal TBD Working Group Sub-Committee Nominations
The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was established by Congress in 2016 as part of the 21st Century Cures Act to provide subject matter expertise and to review federal efforts related to all tick-borne diseases, to help ensure interagency coordination and minimize overlap, and to examine research priorities.
For people in state health departments who are interested in participating (via conference call) in sub-committee workgroups, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group is seeking nominations for appointment to one of six subcommittees. Nominations will be accepted until midnight on January 2, 2018.
Subcommittees include:
For people in state health departments who are interested in participating (via conference call) in sub-committee workgroups, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group is seeking nominations for appointment to one of six subcommittees. Nominations will be accepted until midnight on January 2, 2018.
Subcommittees include:
- Disease Vectors, Surveillance and Prevention (includes epidemiology of tick-borne diseases).
- Pathogenesis, Transmission, and Treatment
- Testing and Diagnostics (including laboratory-based diagnoses and clinical-diagnoses)
- Access to Care Services and Support to Patients
- Vaccine and Therapeutics
- Other Tick-Borne Diseases and Co-infections
For information about nomination submittal, see: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/notices/index.html. Please direct questions to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.
Comments & Events
Anna Perea
Update--Nominations will be accepted until midnight on January 7, 2018.
Anna Perea
Work group members announced: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/notices/index.html