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The Lyme and Tickborne Disease Dashboard: A map-based resource to promote public health awareness and research collaboration.
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PLoS ONE . 12/1/2021, Vol. 16 Issue 12, p1-11. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- With the incidence of Lyme and other tickborne diseases on the rise in the US and globally, there is a critical need for data-driven tools that communicate the magnitude of this problem and help guide public health responses. We present the Johns Hopkins Lyme and Tickborne Disease Dashboard (https://www.hopkinslymetracker.org/), a new tool that harnesses the power of geography to raise awareness and fuel research and scientific collaboration. The dashboard is unique in applying a geographic lens to tickborne diseases, aiming not only to become a global tracker of tickborne diseases but also to contextualize their complicated geography with a comprehensive set of maps and spatial data sets representing a One Health approach. We share our experience designing and implementing the dashboard, describe the main features, and discuss current limitations and future directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TICK-borne diseases
*GEOGRAPHY
*LYME disease
*COOPERATIVE research
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153891946
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260122