Predicting the risk of lyme disease: habitat suitability for Ixodes scapularis in the North Central United States. (Research)

Authors :: Guerra, Marta
Walker, Edward
Jones, Carl
Paskewitz, Susan
Cortinas, M. Roberto
Stancil, Ashley
Beck, Louisa
Bobo, Matthew
Kitron, Uriel
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. March, 2002, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p289, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: The distribution and abundance of Ixodes scapularis were studied in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by inspecting small mammals for ticks and by collecting [...]

Subjects :: Communicable diseases -- Research
Lyme disease -- Risk factors
Ticks -- Environmental aspects
Habitat (Ecology) -- Research

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