The impact of temperature and precipitation on blacklegged tick activity and Lyme disease incidence in endemic and emerging regions

The impact of temperature and precipitation on blacklegged tick activity and Lyme disease incidence in endemic and emerging regions

Abstract Background The incidence of Lyme disease shows high degrees of inter-annual variation in the northeastern United States, but the factors driving this variation are not well understood. Complicating matters, it is also possible that these driving factors may vary in regions with differing hi...

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Main Authors: James C. Burtis, Patrick Sullivan, Taal Levi, Kelly Oggenfuss, Timothy J. Fahey, Richard S. Ostfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ixodes scapularis
Lyme disease
Temperature
Precipitation
United States
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1894-6

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