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