Citizen science informs human-tick exposure in the Northeastern United States

Abstract Background Tick-borne disease is the result of spillover of pathogens into the human population. Traditionally, literature has focused on characterization of tick-borne disease pathogens and ticks in their sylvatic cycles. A limited amount of research has focused on human-tick exposure in t...

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Main Authors: W. Tanner Porter, Peter J. Motyka, Julie Wachara, Zachary A. Barrand, Zahraa Hmood, Marya McLaughlin, Kelsey Pemberton, Nathan C. Nieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-019-0173-0