A determination of the spatial concordance between Lyme disease incidence and habitat probability of its primary vector Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick)

The spatial distribution of <em>Ixodes scapularis</em>, the most common tick vector of the bacterium <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em>, the cause of Lyme disease in humans, has not been studied previously in Texas, United States of America. It has only rarely been reported in thi...

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Main Authors: Samuel F. Atkinson, Sahotra Sarkar, Aldo Aviña, Jim A. Schuermann, Phillip Williamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/17