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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1894-6 |