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Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2015 Aug; Vol. 21 (8), pp. 1455-7. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Lyme disease occurs in specific geographic regions of the United States. We present a method for defining high-risk counties based on observed versus expected number of reported human Lyme disease cases. Applying this method to successive periods shows substantial geographic expansion of counties at high risk for Lyme disease.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26196670
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141878